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| What is the supreme law of the land? | Constitution
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| What does the constitution do? | Declares the us a free country, sets up military, sets up laws, declares our rights
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| What are the first three words of the Constitution? | "We the people..."
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| What is an amendment? | An addition or change to a law or constitution
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| First 10 amendments | Bill of Rights
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| What is one right guaranteed in the first amendment? | Freedom or speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
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| How many amendments are in the constitution? | 27
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| What did the Declaration of Independence do? | Declared us a free nation
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| What are two rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? | Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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| What is freedom of religion? | Being able to choose your own religion
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| What is the economic system in the US? | Market or Capitalist
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| What is the definition of "rule of the law?" | Everyone has to follow the same laws
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| Name one part of the legal system. | Judicial, Executive, and Legislative
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| What keeps one branch from becoming too powerful? | Checks and balances or separation of powers
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| Who is in charge of the executive branch? | President
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| Who makes federal laws? | Legislative branch
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| Two parts of congress? | House of Representative and Senate
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| # of US senators? | 100
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| How long do we elect a US senator for? | 6 years
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| Name one of the state senators. | Heidi Heitkamp and John Hoven
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| The House of Representatives has how many voting #s? | 435
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| How long is a term in the House of Representatives? | 2 years
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| Name of ND senator? | Kevin Kramer
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| Who or what do the senators represent? | People of his or her state
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| Why do some states have more representatives? | Based on population
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| How long is a presidential term? | 4 years
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| What month do we vote for president? | November
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| Name the current president. | Barack Obama
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| Name the current VP. | Joe Biden
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| Who serves if the president cannot? | Vice President
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| Who serves if neither the president nor the VP can serve? | Speaker of the house
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| Who is the commander and chief of the military, vetoes laws, and signs laws, | President
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| What does the president's cabinet do? | Advises president
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| Name two positions in the cabinet. | Secretary of State, Secratary or Education, Secratary of Energy, Secratary of Defense, Treasurer, etc.
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| What does the judicial branch do? | Interprets and studies laws
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| What is the highest court in the US? | Supreme Court
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| How many judges are on the Supreme Court? | 9
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| Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? | John Roberts
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| What is one power of the federal government? | Can raise taxes, declare war, etc.
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| What is one power that belongs to the state government? | Set education standards, create some taxes, etc.
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| Governor of ND? | Jack Dahlrimple
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| Capitol of ND? | Bismarck
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| Two main political parties in the US? | Republican and Democratic
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| What is the political party of the current president? | Democratic
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| Name of Speaker of the House? | Paul Ryan from WI
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| Name one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights? | 18 yrs old, male or female
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| What is one responsibility of US citizens? | Vote, serve jury duty, etc.
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| Two rights of everyone in the US? | Freedom of speech, religion, press, expression, right to bear arms
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| What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? | Flag and country
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| What is one promise you make when you become an US citizen? | Will not commit treason, defend constitution, etc.
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| How old do you have to be to vote? | 18
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| What are two ways people can participate in democracy? | Vote, run for office, jury duty
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| What is the last day you can file your federal income taxes? | April 15
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| When must all males register for the selective services? | 18
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| What is one reason the colonists came to America? | Religious freedom, etc.
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| Why did the colonists fight GB? | To gain independence
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson
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| When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776
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| What were three of the first states? | Virginia, Deleware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island
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| What happened at the Constitutional Convention? | The constitution was formed
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| When was the Constitution written? | 1787
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| Name one of the writers of the federalist papers? | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
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| What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | Lightning rod
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| Who is considered the father of the US? | George Washington
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| What territory did the did the us buy from France 1803? | Louisiana purchase
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| Name one of the four wars the US was involved in in the 1800s. | War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, Spanish American War
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| Name one of the things that lead to the civil war. | Slavery, Lincoln's election
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| Name one important thing Lincoln did. | Abolished slavery
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| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Abolished slavery in the rebellion states (south)
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| What did Susan B. Anthony do? | Fought for women's rights and civil rights
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| Name one war the US fought in the 1900s? | WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Persian Golf
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| President during WWI? | Woodrow Wilson
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| President during WWII? | Franklin Delanore Rosevelt
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| Who did the US fight during WWII? | Germany, Italy, & Japan
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| What was the main concern of the US during the Cold War? | Nuclear Warfare and Communism
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| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | Civil Rights Movement
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| What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? | Spoke out for equal rights
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| What major event happened in the US on September 11, 2001? | Terrorist attack on the US (Pentagon, Twin Towers, and tried for the White House)
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| Name one Native American tribe in the US. | Sioux, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Etc.
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| Name one of the two longest rivers in the US. | Missouri and Mississippi
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| What ocean is on the East Coast? | Atlantic Ocean
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| What ocean is on the West Coast? | Pacific Ocean
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| Name one US territory. | Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands
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