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128 Civics Questions for MASSACHUSETTS in RANDOM (V001_FF023) – Fast Female Voice, 1 Answer, No Repetition · 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test

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  Who is one of your state's US senators now?
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  Elizabeth Warren. Who is the governor of your
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  state now? Maura Healey.
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  What is the capital of your state?
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  Boston. Name your US representative look
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  up on house.gov link in description.
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  Remember, state officials can change.
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  Subscribe for updates. What is the form of government
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  of the United States Republic? What is the supreme law of the
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  land? The Constitution Name one thing
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  the US Constitution does forms the government. the US
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  Constitution starts with the words We the people.
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  What does we the people mean Self Government.
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  How are changes made to the US Constitution?
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  Amendments. What does the Bill of Rights
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  protect rights of 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 America is free from
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  British control. 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 Liberty and
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  self government 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
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  the United States? Capitalism.
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  What is the rule of law? Everyone must follow the law.
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  Many documents influenced the US Constitution.
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  Name 1 Declaration of Independence There are three
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  branches of government. Why checks and balances?
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  Name the three branches of government legislative,
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  executive, and judicial. 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 rights laws? Congress.
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  What are the two parts of the US Congress?
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  The Senate and House Name one Power of the US Congress
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  declares war. How many US Senators are there?
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  100 How long is a term for AUS senator?
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  Six years. How many voting members are in
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  the House 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? Two, Why does each state have
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  two senators? Equal representation.
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  What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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  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 of
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  Representatives? Citizens from their
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  Congressional District. Some states have more
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  representatives than other states.
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  Why 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 To keep the president from
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  becoming too powerful. 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
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  President of the United States now?
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  JD Vance If the president can no longer serve, who becomes
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  president? The vice president.
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  Name one power of the president signs bills into law.
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  Who is commander in chief of the US military?
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  The president. Who signs bills to become laws?
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  The President Who vetoes bills? The President Who appoints
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  federal judges? The President.
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  The executive branch has many parts.
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  Name 1. The President What does the
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  president's cabinet do? Advises the president.
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  What are two cabinet level positions Secretary of State and
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  Vice President. 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.
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  What does the judicial branch do?
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  Reviews laws. What is the highest court in the
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  United States? The Supreme Court How many seats
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  are on the Supreme Court? 9 How many Supreme Court
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  justices are usually needed to decide a case?
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  5 How long do Supreme Court justices serve life?
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  Supreme Court justices serve for life.
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  Why? To be independent.
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  Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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  John Roberts. Name one power that is only for
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  the federal government. Declare war.
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  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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  There are 4 amendments to the US Constitution about who can vote.
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  Describe one of them. Any citizen can vote 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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  religion, and the right to bear arms.
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  What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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  The United States name 2 promises that new citizens make
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  in the Oath of allegiance. Obey the laws of the United
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  States and be loyal to the United States.
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  How can people become United States citizens?
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  Naturalize. What are two examples of civic
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  participation in the United States?
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  Vote and 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 age 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 Freedom Who lived in
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  America before the Europeans arrived?
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  Native Americans. What group of people was taken
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  and sold as slaves? Africans.
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  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.
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  The American 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 New Hampshire, New York,
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  New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
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  What founding document was written in 1787?
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  Constitution. The Federalist Papers supported
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  the passage of the United States Constitution.
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  Name one of the writers Alexander Hamilton.
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  Why were The Federalist Papers important?
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  They helped people understand the Constitution.
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  Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things, name 1.
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  U.S. diplomat George Washington is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 1st President of the United States.
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  Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 Writer of the Declaration of Independence.
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  James Madison is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 one of the writers of The Federalist Papers.
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  Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things.
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  Name 1 one of the writers of The Federalist Papers.
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  What territory did the United States buy from?
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  France in eighteen O 3. Louisiana Name 1.
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  War fought by the United States in the 1800s Civil War Name the
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  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 Emancipation Proclamation Abraham Lincoln is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 Freed the slaves What did
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  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.
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  When did all men get the right to vote after the Civil War?
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  Name 1. Leader of the women's rights
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  movement in the 1800s Susan B Anthony Name 1.
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  War fought by the United States in the 1900s World War 2.
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  Why did the United States enter World War One?
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  Because Germany attacked US ships.
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  When did all women get the right to vote after World War One?
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  What was the Great Depression? Longest economic recession in
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  modern history. When did the Great Depression
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  start? Stock market crash of 1929.
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  Who was president during the Great Depression and World War
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  2? Franklin Roosevelt.
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  Why did the United States enter World War 2?
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  Pearl Harbor? Dwight Eisenhower is famous for
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  many things. Name 1 general during World War
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  Two. Who was the United States main
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  rival during the Cold War? Russia during the Cold War.
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  What was 1 main concern of the United States?
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  Communism. Why did the United States enter
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  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? Thought 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 Name one U.S. military
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  conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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  War in Iraq. Name 1 American Indian tribe in
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  the United States. Cherokee.
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  Name one example of an American innovation airplane.
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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. 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 The
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  nation's first motto was E Pluribus Unum.
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  What does that mean? We all become one.
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  What is Independence Day? The country's birthday Name
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  three national US holidays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
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  and New Year's 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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  military.