What are the colors of our flag

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What are the colors of our flag?
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What are the colors of our flag? Red, white
and blue
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How many stars are there in our flag?
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How many stars are there in our flag? Fifty
(50) One for each state
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What color are the stars on our flag?
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What color are the stars on our flag?White
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What do the stars on the flag mean?
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What do the stars on the flag mean?The flag has
one star for each state in America
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How many stripes are there in the flag?
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How many stripes are there in the flag?
Thirteen (13)
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What color are the stripes?
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What color are the stripes? Red and white
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What do the stripes on the flag mean?
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What do the stripes on the flag mean?They
represent the 13 original states (the colonies).
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How many states are there in the union?
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How many states are there in the union? Fifty
(50)
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What is the 4th of July?
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What is the 4th of July? Independence Day
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What is the date of Independence Day?
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What is the date of Independence Day? July 4th

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Independence from whom?
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Independence from whom? England
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What country did we fight during the
Revolutionary War?
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What country did we fight during the
Revolutionary War?England
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Who was the first President of the United
States?
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Who was the first President of the United
States? George Washington
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Who is the President of the United States today?
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Who is the President of the United States
today? George W. Bush
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Who is the Vice-President of the United States
today?
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Who is the Vice-President of the United States
today? Richard Cheney
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Who elects the President of the United States?
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Who elects the President of the United States?
The people vote to elect the President.
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Who becomes President of the United States if
the President should die?
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Who becomes President of the United States if
the President should die?The Vice-President
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For how long do we elect the President?
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For how long do we elect the President? Four
(4) years. Then he can be elected one more time,
for a limit of eight years (8).
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What is the Constitution?
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What is the Constitution? The supreme law of
the land
We the People of the United States, in Order to
form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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Can the Constitution be changed?
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Can the Constitution be changed? Yes.
This Bill of Rights
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What do we call a change to the Constitution?
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What do we call a change to the Constitution?
An Amendment
This Bill of Rights
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How many changes or amendments are there to the
Constitution?
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How many changes or amendments are there to the
Constitution? Twenty-seven (27)
This Bill of Rights
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How many branches are there in our government?
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How many branches are there in our government?
Three (3)
Executive (President, White House)
Legislative(Congress)
Judiciary(Courts)
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What are the three branches of our government?
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What are the three branches of our government?
Legislative, executive and judiciary
Executive (President, White House)
Legislative(Congress)
Judiciary(Courts)
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What is the legislative branch of our
government?
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What is the legislative branch of our
government? Congress
Senate House of Representatives
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Who makes the laws in the United States?
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Who makes the laws in the United States?
Congress
Senate House of Representatives
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What is Congress?
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What is Congress? The Senate and the House of
Representatives
Senate House of Representatives
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What are the duties of Congress?
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What are the duties of Congress? To make laws
Senate House of Representatives
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Who elects Congress?
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Who elects Congress? The people
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How many Senators are there in Congress?
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How many Senators are there in Congress? 100 2
from each state
Senate House of Representatives
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Can you name the two Senators from your state?
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Can you name the two Senators from your state?
Charles SchumerHilary Clinton
New York State
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For how long do we elect each Senator?
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For how long do we elect each Senator? 6
years
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How many representatives are there in
Congress?
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How many representatives are there in
Congress? 435 (Four-hundred and thirty five)
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For how long do we elect the Representatives?
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For how long do we elect the Representatives?
Two (2) years
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What is the executive branch of our government?
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What is the executive branch of our
government? The President, Cabinet and
departments under the Cabinet members

• Department of
• Law Enforcement
• Housing
• Social Security
• Health and Education
• Defense
• Internal Revenue Service

President, Vice President White House
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What is the judiciary branch of our government?
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What is the judiciary branch of our
government?The Supreme Court and other courts
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What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
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What are the duties of the Supreme Court?To
interpret laws
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What is the supreme law of the United States?
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What is the supreme law of the United
States?The Constitution
We the People of the United States, in Order to
form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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What is the Bill of Rights?
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What is the Bill of Rights? The first 10
amendments to the Constitution
We The People
This Bill of Rights
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What is the capital of your state?
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What is the capital of your state? Albany
New York State Albany
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Who is the current governor of your state?
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Who is the current governor of your
state?George Pataki
New York State Albany
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Who becomes President of the United States of
America if the President and the Vice-President
should die?
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Who becomes President of the United States of
America if the President and the Vice-President
should die? Speaker of the House
President
Vice President
Speaker of the House of Representatives
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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court?William Rehnquist
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Can you name the 13 original states?
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Can you name the 13 original states?
Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode
Island, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Maryland
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Who said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death?
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Who said "Give Me Liberty or Give Me
Death?Patrick Henry
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Which countries were our enemies during World
War II?
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Which countries were our enemies during World
War II?Germany, Italy and Japan
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What are the 49th and 50th states of the union?
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What are the 49th and 50th states of the
union?Hawaii and Alaska
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How many terms can a President serve?
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How many terms can a President serve? Two (2)
terms, four years each time
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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
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Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?A civil rights
leader
...I say to you today, my friends, so even though
we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I
still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream. I have a dream that one
day this nation will rise up and live out the
true meaning of its creed "We hold these truths
to be self-evident that all men are created
equal."
I have a dream that one day, on the red hills of
Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit down
together at the table of brotherhood. I have a
dream that one day even the state of Mississippi,
a state sweltering with the heat of injustice,
sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be
transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will not be
judged by the color of their skin but by the
content of their character. I have a dream
today.
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Who is the head of our local government?
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Who is the head of our local government?Mayor
Alan Cohen
Ithaca
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According to the Constitution, a person must
meet certain requirements in order to be
eligible to become President. Name one of the
requirements.
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According to the Constitution, a person must
meet certain requirements in order to be
eligible to become President. Name one of the
requirements. Must be a natural-born citizen
of the United States must be 35 years old must
have lived in the United States for 14 years.
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Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
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Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?There
are 50 states, and each state has 2 Senators
50 x 2 100
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Who selects the Supreme Court Justices?
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Who selects the Supreme Court Justices?They
are nominated by the President but must be
approved by Congress
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
Nine
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Why did the pilgrims come to America?
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Why did the pilgrims come to America?For
religious freedom
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What is the head executive of state government
called?
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What is the head executive of state government
called? The Governor
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What is the head executive of city government
called?
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What is the head executive of city government
called?The Mayor
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What holiday was celebrated for the first time
by the American colonists?
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What holiday was celebrated for the first time
by the American colonists?Thanksgiving
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Who was the main writer of the Declaration of
Independence?
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Who was the main writer of the Declaration of
Independence? Thomas Jefferson
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all
Men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, the Pursuit
of Happiness
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When was the Declaration of Independence
adopted?
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When was the Declaration of Independence
adopted? July 4, 1776
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all
Men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, the Pursuit
of Happiness
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What is the basic belief of the Declaration of
Independence?
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What is the basic belief of the Declaration of
Independence?That all men are created equal
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all
Men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty, the Pursuit
of Happiness
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What is the national anthem of the United
States?
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What is the national anthem of the United
States?The Star-Spangled Banner
Oh, say can you see By the dawns early
light What so proudly we hailed At the twilights
last gleaming
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Who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner"?
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Who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner"? Francis
Scott Key
Oh, say can you see By the dawns early
light What so proudly we hailed At the twilights
last gleaming
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Where does freedom of speech come from?
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Where does freedom of speech come from?
The Bill of Rights
This Bill of Rights
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What is the minimum voting age in the United
States?
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What is the minimum voting age in the United
States?18 (Eighteen years old)
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Who signs bills into law?
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Who signs bills into law?The President
Congress writes the new law, or bill
The President signs it
New Law
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What is the highest court in the United States?
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What is the highest court in the United
States?The Supreme Court
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Who was the President during the Civil War?
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Who was the President during the Civil
War?Abraham Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation Freed slaves
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed many slaves
President Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation
Proclamation
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What special group advises the President?
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What special group advises the President? The
Cabinet

• Department of
• Law Enforcement
• Housing
• Social Security
• Health and Education
• Defense
• Internal Revenue Service

President, Vice President White House
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Which President is called the "Father of Our
Country?
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Which President is called the "Father of Our
Country? George Washington
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What Immigration and Naturalization Service
form is used to apply to become a naturalized
citizen?
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What Immigration and Naturalization Service
form is used to apply to become a naturalized
citizen?Form N-400
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Who helped the pilgrims in America?
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Who helped the pilgrims in America?The
American Indians (Native Americans)
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What is the name of the ship that brought the
pilgrims to America?
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What is the name of the ship that brought the
pilgrims to America?The Mayflower
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What were the 13 original states of the United
States called?
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What were the 13 original states of the United
States called?Colonies
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Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights.
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Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the
Bill of Rights. (1) Freedom of speech, and of
the press. (2) Freedom of religion.(3) Trial
by jury (for serious crimes)
This Bill of Rights
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Who has the power to declare war?
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Who has the power to declare war?The Congress
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What kind of government does the United States
have?
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What kind of government does the United States
have?A democracy.
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Which President freed the slaves?
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Which President freed the slaves? Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation Freed slaves
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In what year was the Constitution written?
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In what year was the Constitution
written? 1787 (Seventeen eighty seven)
We the People of the United States, in Order to
form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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What are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution called?
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What are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution called? The Bill of
Rights
We The People
This Bill of Rights
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Name one purpose of the United Nations.
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Name one purpose of the United Nations. For
countries to discuss and try to resolve world
problems to help countries in a crisis.
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Where does Congress meet?
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Where does Congress meet?In the Capitol, in
Washington D.C.
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Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights?
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Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights?Everyone living in the
U.S (citizens and non-citizens.)
We The People
This Bill of Rights
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What is the introduction to the Constitution
called?
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What is the introduction to the Constitution
called? The Preamble
We The People
We the People of the United States, in Order to
form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and
our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
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Name one benefit of being a citizen of the
United States.
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Name one benefit of being a citizen of the
United States. Obtain federal government jobs
travel with a U.S. passport petition for close
relatives to come to the U.S. to live.
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What is the most important right granted to
U.S. citizens?
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What is the most important right granted to
U.S. citizens?The right to vote
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What is the United States Capital Building?
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What is the United States Capital Building?The
place where Congress meets.
Senate
House of Representatives
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What is the White House?
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What is the White House?The President's
official home and the office where he works
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Where is the White House located?
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Where is the White House located? Washington,
D.C.
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What is the name of the President's official
home?
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What is the name of the President's official
home? The White House
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Name one right guaranteed by the first
amendment.
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Name one right guaranteed by the first
amendment. Freedom of speech, press, religion,
peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the
government.
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S.
military?
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S.
military? The President
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Which President was the first Commander in
Chief of the U.S. military?
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Which President was the first Commander in
Chief of the U.S. military? George Washington
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In what month do we vote for the President?
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In what month do we vote for the
President?November
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What month is the new President inaugurated?
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What month is the new President
inaugurated? January
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How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
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How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
There is no limit
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How many times may a Congressman be
re-elected?
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How many times may a Congressman be
re-elected? There is no limit
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What are the two major political parties in the
United States today?
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What are the two major political parties in the
United States today? The Democrats and The
Republicans
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How many states are there in the United
States?
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How many states are there in the United States?
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