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128 Civics Questions in ORDER (MILA VOICE) for U.S. Citizenship Test – Fast Female Voice, One Answer, No Repetition · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  What is the form of government of the United States Republic?
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  What is the supreme law of the land?
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  US Constitution Name one thing the US Constitution does forms
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  the government. the US Constitution starts with the
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  words we the people. What does we the people mean?
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  Self Government. How are changes made to the US
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  Constitution? Amendments.
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  What does the Bill of Rights protect the basic rights of
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  Americans? How many amendments does the US
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  Constitution have? 27 Why is the Declaration of
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  Independence important? It says all people are created
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  equal. What founding document said the
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  American colonies were free from Britain?
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  Declaration of Independence Name 2 important ideas from the
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  Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution.
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  Equality Liberty The words life, liberty, and the pursuit of
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  happiness are in what founding document Declaration of
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  Independence What is the economic system of the United
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  States? Capitalism What is the rule of
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  law? Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influence the US Constitution.
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  Name 1. Federalist Papers There are
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  three branches of government. Why Checks and balances?
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  Name the three branches of government Congress, President
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  and the courts. The president of the United
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  States is in charge of which branch of government?
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  Executive branch. What part of the federal
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  government writes laws? U.S.
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  Congress What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  Senate and House Name one power of the US Congress rights laws.
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  How many US Senators are there? 100 How long is a term for AUS
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  Senator? Six years.
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  Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
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  Answers will vary. To find your state's US
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  Senators, please visit How many voting members are in the House
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  of Representatives? 435 How long is a term for a
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  member of the House of Representatives?
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  Two years. Why do US Representatives serve
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  shorter terms than US Senators? To more closely follow public
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  opinion. How many senators does each
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  state have? 2 Why does each state have two
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  senators? Equal representation for small
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  states, Name your US Representative.
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  Answers will vary. To find your US Representative,
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  please visit What is the name of the Speaker of the House of
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  Representatives now? Mike Johnson.
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  Who does AUS senator represent? Citizens of their state Who
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  elects US Senators? Citizens from their state who
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  does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
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  Citizens in their district. Who elects members of the House
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  of Representatives? Citizens from their district.
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  Some states have more representatives than other
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  states. Why?
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  Because they have more people. The President of the United
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  States is elected for how many years?
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  Four years. The President of the United
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  States can serve only two terms. Why?
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  Because of the 22nd Amendment. What is the name of the
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  President of the United States now?
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  Donald Trump What is the name of the Vice President of the United
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  States now? JD Vance If the president can no
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  longer serve, who becomes president?
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  The vice president of the United States Name one Power of the
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  president vetoes bills. Who is commander in chief of the
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  US military? The president who signs bills to
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  become laws? The president who vetoes bills.
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  The President Who appoints federal judges?
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  The President The executive branch has many parts.
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  Name 1 President What does the President's cabinet do?
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  Advises the President. What are two cabinet level
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  positions? Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
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  State. Why is the Electoral College
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  important? It decides who is elected
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  president. What is one part of the judicial
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  branch Supreme Court? What does the Judicial branch
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  do? Reviews laws.
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  What is the highest court in the United States Supreme Court?
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  How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
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  9 How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to
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  decide a case? 5 How long do Supreme Court
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  justices serve for life? Supreme Court justices serve for
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  life. Why?
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  To be independent of politics. Who is the Chief Justice of the
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  United States now? John Roberts Name one power that
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  is only for the federal government.
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  Print paper money Name one power that is only for the states.
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  Give a driver's license. What is the purpose of the 10th
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  Amendment? Powers not given to the federal
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  government belong to the states or to the people.
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  Who is the governor of your state now?
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  Answers will vary. To find the governor of your
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  state, please visit. What is the capital of your
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  state? Answers will vary.
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  To find the capital of your state, please visit.
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  There are 4 amendments to the US Constitution about who can vote.
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  Describe one of them. Any citizen can goat who can
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  vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on
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  a jury in the United States. Citizens.
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  What are three rights of everyone living in the United
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  States? Freedom of speech, freedom of
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  assembly, freedom of religion. What do we show loyalty to when
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  we say the Pledge of Allegiance the United States name 2
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  promises that new citizens make in the oath of allegiance.
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  Obey the laws of the United States.
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  Be loyal to the United States. How can people become United
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  States citizens? Naturalize.
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  What are two examples of civic participation in the United
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  States? Vote.
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  Run for office. What is one way Americans can
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  serve their country? Vote.
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  Why is it important to pay federal taxes required by law?
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  It is important for all men aged 18 through 25 to register for
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  the Selective Service. Name one reason why required by
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  law. The colonists came to America
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  for many reasons. Name 1.
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  Freedom. Who lived in America before the
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  Europeans arrived? American Indians What group of
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  people was taken and sold as slaves?
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  Africans What war did the Americans fight to win?
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  independence from Britain? American Revolution Name one
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  reason why the Americans declared independence from
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  Britain? High taxes.
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  Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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  Thomas Jefferson. When was the Declaration of
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  Independence adopted? July 4th, 1776 The American
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  Revolution had many important events.
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  Name 1 Declaration of Independence.
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  There were 13 original states. Name 5.
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  New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South
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  Carolina. What founding document was
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  written in 1787? Constitution.
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  The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US
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  Constitution. Name one of the writers, John
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  Day. Why were The Federalist Papers
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  important? They supported passing the US
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  Constitution. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
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  many things, name 1. U.S. diplomat George Washington
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  is famous for many things name 1 Father of our country.
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  Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things name 1.
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  Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
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  James Madison is famous for many things, name 1.
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  Father of the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton is famous for
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  many things, name 1. One of the writers of The
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  Federalist Papers. What territory did the United
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  States buy from? France in eighteen O 3 Louisiana
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  Name 1 War fought by the United States in the 1800s Civil War
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  Name the US war between the North and the South.
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  The Civil War The Civil War had many important events.
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  Name 1 Lincoln was assassinated. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things. Name 1.
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  Freed the slaves What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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  Freed the slaves What US war ended slavery?
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  The Civil War What amendment says all persons born or
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  naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction
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  thereof are U.S. citizens? 14th Amendment When did all men
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  get the right to vote after the Civil War?
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  Name 1 leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s,
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  Susan V Anthony. Name 1 war fought by the United
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  States in the 1900s World War One.
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  Why did the United States enter World War One to support the
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  Allied powers. When did all women get the right
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  to vote after World War One? What was the Great Depression?
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  Longest economic recession in modern history?
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  When did the Great Depression start?
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  The Great Crash 1929 Who was president during the Great
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  Depression and World War 2? Franklin Roosevelt Why did the
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  United States enter World War 2? To support the Allied powers.
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  Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 general during World War 2.
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  Who was the United States main rival during the Cold War?
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  Russia during the Cold War. What was 1 main concern of the
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  United States? Communism Why did the United
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  States enter the Korean War? To stop the spread of communism
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  Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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  To stop the spread of communism. What did the civil rights
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  movement do? Fought to end racial
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  discrimination. Martin Luther King Junior is
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  famous for many things. Name 1 fought for civil rights.
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  Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War to force
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  the Iraqi military from Kuwait. What major event happened on
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  September 11th, 2001 in the United States?
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  Terrorists attacked the United States.
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  Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11th, 2001
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  attacks war in Iraq. Name 1 American Indian tribe in
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  the United States. Chacky.
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  Name one example of an American innovation landing on the moon.
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  What is the capital of the United States?
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  Washington, DC. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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  New York Harbor. Why does the flag have 13
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  stripes? Because there were 13 original
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  colonies. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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  Because there are 50 states. What is the name of the national
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  anthem? The Star Spangled Banner.
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  The nation's first motto was E Pluribus Unum.
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  What does that mean out of many? One What is Independence Day?
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  The country's birthday? Name three national US holidays
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  New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day What is Memorial Day?
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  A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service.
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  What is veteran's day? A holiday to honor people in the
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  US military.