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| What is the supreme law of the land? | The Constitution
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| What does the constitution do? | Protects basic rights of Americans
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| What are the first 3 words of the constitution? | We the people
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| What is an amendment? | A change/addition to the constitution
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| What do you call the first 10 amendments? | The bill of rights
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| What is one right from the first amendment? | Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press
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| How many amendments does the constitution have? | 27
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| What did the Declaration or Independence do? | declared our independence
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| What are two rights in the declaration of independence? | Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness
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| What is freedom of religion? | You can practice any religion
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| What is the economic system in the United States? | Capitalist/Market economy
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| What is the "rule of law"? | Everyone must follow the law
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| Name one branch of gov? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial
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| What stops one branch of gov from becoming to powerful? | A system of checks and balances
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| Who is in charge of the executive branch? | The President
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| Who makes federal laws? | congress/senate and house
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| What are two parts of the u.s. congress? | senate and house of reps
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| how many senators are there? | 100
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| We elect a senator for how many years? | 6
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| Who is one of your states senators now? | Robert Casey and Arlen Spector
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| How many members in the House of reps? | 435
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| How often are Reps elected? | every 2 years
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| Name your U.S. Rep? | Tim Holden (Lebanon) Robert Brady(Philadelphia)
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| Who does a U.S. Senator Represent? | All the people of the state
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| Why do some states have more reps than others? | more people
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| Vice President? | Joe Biden
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| If both the Pres and V.P. can no longer serve, who becomes pres? | The speaker of the house
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| Who is the commander in chief of the military? | The pres
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| Who signs bills to become laws? | The pres
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| Who vetoes bills? | The pres
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| What does the presidents cabinet do? | Advises the president
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| Name two cabinet level positions? | Vice Pres, secretary of state, secretary of education, secretary of defense, attorney general
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| What does the judicial branch do? | reviews/explains laws
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| What is the highest court in the U.S.? | The Supreme Court
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| How many justices are on the supreme court? | 9
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| Who is the chief justice of the U.S. right now? | John Roberts
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| What is one power of the federal gov? | print money/declare war/create an army/make treaties
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| What is one power of the states? | provide education/protection/safety
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| Who is the governor of your state? | Ed Rendell
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| Capital of your state? | Harrisburg
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| Who is the speaker of the house? | Nancy Pelosi
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| Describe one amendment about voting? | citizens 18 and older can vote
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| One responsibility only for u.s. citizens? | serve on a jury, vote
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| One right of u.s. citizens? | vote, run for office
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| 2 rights of everyone in U.S. | right to bear arms, freedom of speech/religion
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| what do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance? | the flag
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| What is one promise you make when you become a u.s. citizen? | give up loyalty to other countries, obey u.s. laws, serve in the military if needed
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| What are 2 ways to participate in democracy? | vote, join a political party, run for office
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| When is the last day you can send income tax forms? | April 15th
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| when must all men register for the selective service? | 18
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| What is one reason colonists came to america? | religious freedom, political freedom
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| Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | Native Americans
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| Why did the colonists fight the British? | High taxes, wanted to self govern, quartering
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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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| There were 13 original colonies, name 3? | PA, VA, RI, DE, NY, NJ
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| What happened at the constitutional convention? | Constitution was written
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| When was the constitution written? | 1787
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| Name one writer of the federalist papers? | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay
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| One thing Ben Franklin is famous for? | Started the first free libraries, U.S. Diplomat
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| Who is "The father of our country"? | George Washington
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| What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? | Louisiana
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| Name one war fought by the u.s. in the 1800's? | War of 1812, mex-amer war, civil war
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| Name the u.s. war between the north and the south? | The civil war
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| Name one prob that led to the civil war? | slavery
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| What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? | freed the slaves
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| What did the emancipation proclamation do? | freed the slaves
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| what did Susan B. Anthony do? | fought for women's rigths
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| Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1900's | WWII, WWI, Vietnam
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| Who was the pres. during WWI? | Wilson
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| Who was the Pres. during the great depression and WWII? | Roosevelt
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| Who did the U.S. fight in WWII? | Italy, Japan, and Germany
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| Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general in what war? | WWII
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| During the cold war, what was the main concern of the U.S.? | Communism
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| What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | Civil rights
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| What did Martin Luther King Jr. Do? | fought for civil rights
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| what major event happened on September 11, 2001? | Terrorist attack on the U.S.
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| Name one american indian tribe? | Cherokee
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| Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.? | Mississippi, and Missouri
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| Name one U.S. territory? | Puerto Rico, U.S. virgin islands, guam
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| Name one state that boarders Canada? | N.Y.
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| Name one state that boarders Mexico? | Texas
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| Where is the Statue of Liberty? | New York Harbor
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| Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | Represent the 13 colonies
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| Why does the flag have 50 stars? | represent the 50 states
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| What is the name of the national anthem? | The Star-Spangled Banner
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| Name 2 national U.S. holidays? | Independence day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving
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