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| what are the colors of the flag? |
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| how many stars are there in our flag? |
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| what color are the stars on our flag? |
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| what do the stars on the flag mean? |
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| how many stripes are there in the flag? |
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| what color are the stripes? |
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| what do the stripes on the flag mean? |
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| one for each of the original 13 states (colonies) |
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| how many states are there in the union? |
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| name 6 of the 13 original states |
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| new hampshire, massachusetts,connecticut,rhode island,pennsylvania,south carolina |
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| what were the 13 original states called? |
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| what is the 49th state of the union? |
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| what is the 50th state of the union? |
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| what is the name of the president's official home? |
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| who is the president of the united states? |
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| the honorable mr. barack h. obama |
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| who is the vice president of the united states? |
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| the honorable mr. joseph biden |
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| who elects the president of the united states? |
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| who becomes the president if the president should die? |
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| who becomes the president if the president & the vice president should die? |
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| the speaker of the house of representatives |
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| for how long do we elect each president? |
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| how many terms may a president serve? |
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| name 1 of the constitutional requirements to be elgible to serve as the president. |
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| must be at least 35 years old |
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| who signs bills into laws? |
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| what special group advises the president? |
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| what president is called, "the father of our country?" |
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| can the president declare war? |
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| where is the white house located? |
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| 1600 pennsylvania ave. nw washington, dc |
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| the president's official residence |
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| who is the commander in chief of the armed forces? |
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| which president was the first commander in chief of the u.s. military? |
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| in what month do we vote for the president? |
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| in what month is the new president inaugurated? |
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| name maryland's 2 senators |
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barbara a. mikulski
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paul s. sarbanes |
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| what is the capitol of maryland? |
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| who is the current governor of maryland? |
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| the honorable mr. richard cheney |
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| who is the howard county executive? |
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| the honorable mr. ken ulman |
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| what is the head executive of state called? |
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| what is the head executive of a city called? |
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| what is the date of independence day? |
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| what country did we fight during the revolutionary war? |
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| who was the first president of the united states of america? |
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| who said, "give me liberty or give me death?" |
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| name 3 of our principle allies during ww11 (world war 2) |
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| united kingdom (uk), france, russia, australia, china, canada |
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| who was rev. dr. martin luther king, jr.? |
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| how did the pilgrims come to america? |
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| when was the declaration of independence? |
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| who was the main writer of the declaration of independence? |
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| who wrote the star spangled banner? |
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| what is the minimum age requirement for voting age in the u.s.? |
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| what is the basic belief of the declaration of independence? |
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| that all men are created equal |
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| who was the president of the u.s. during the civil war |
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| what did the emancipation proclamation do? |
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| who helped the pilgrims in america? |
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| name 1 purpose of the united nations |
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| to provide economic aid to many countries |
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| what is the constitution? |
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| the supreme law of the land |
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| what is the supreme law of the u.s.? |
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| what state ratified the constitution first? |
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| what colony ratified the constitution last? |
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| what is the introduction to the constitution called? |
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| can the constitution be changed? |
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| what is a change to the constitution called? |
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| how many changes or amendments are there to the constitution? |
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| how many amendments to the constitution have been proposed? |
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| how many amendments have been ratified? |
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| how many states are needed to ratify an amendment? |
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| what is the bill of rights? |
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| what are the first 10 amendments to the constitution called? |
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| where does the freedom of speech come from? |
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| name one amendment that addresses or guarantees voting rights. |
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| whose rights do the constitution and the bill of rights guarantee? |
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| everyone (citizens & non-citizens) living in the u.s. |
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| name 1 right guaranteed by the first amendment |
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| freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceably assemble, & requesting a change in the government |
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| how many branches are there in our government? |
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| what are the 3 branches of our government? |
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| judicial, legislative, & executive |
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| what is the legislative branch of the u.s.? |
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| who makes the laws in the u.s.? |
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| what 2 bodies make up congress? |
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| the house of representatives & the senate |
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| what are the duties of congress? |
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| how many senators are there in congress? |
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| for how long do we elect each senator? |
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