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Who's Who; by A-Rod
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Political Studies
11th Grade
08/29/2007

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Term
The President
Definition
George Walker Bush
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The Vice President
Definition
Dick Cheney
Term
Secretary of State
Definition
Dr. Condaleezza Rice
Term
Secretary of Treasury
Definition
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Term
Secretary of Defense
Definition
Dr. Robert Gates
Term
Attorney General
Definition
Alberto Gonzalez
Term
White House Chief of Staff
Definition
Joshua B. Bolten
Term
Press Secretary
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Tony Snow
Term
Speaker of the House
Definition
Nancy Pelosi (D, CA)
Term
House Majority Leader
Definition
Steny Hoyer (D, MD)
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House Minority Leader
Definition
John Boehner (R, OH)
Term
President of the Senate
Definition
Dick Cheney
Term
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Definition
Robert Byrd (D, WV)
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Senate Majority Leader
Definition
Sen. Harry Reid (D, NV)
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Senate Minority Leader
Definition
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R, KY)
Term
Senior Senator from Florida
Definition
Bill Nelson (D, FL)
Term
Junior Senator from Florida
Definition
Mel Martinez (R, FL)
Term
17th Chief Justice of the United States
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John Roberts
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Definition
Ben Bernanke
Term
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Definition
Gen. Peter Pace
Term
Governor of Florida
Definition
Charlie Crist
Term
Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Definition
Carlos Alvarez
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Mayor of City of Miami
Definition
Katherine Fernandez Rundle
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State Attorney (for M.D. County)
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Manny Diaz
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U.N., Secretary-General
Definition
Ban Ki-Moon
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Paper $$ is printed in...
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Washington, D.C.
Fort Worth, TX
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U.S. coins are minted in
Definition
Philadelphia, PA
Denver, CO
West Point, NY (Mint)
San Francisco, CA (Mint)
Term
$1
Definition
George Washington
The Great Seal
Term
$5
Definition
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
Term
$10
Definition
Alexander Hamilton
U.S. Treasury
Term
$20
Definition
Andrew Jackson
White House
Term
$50
Definition
Ulyses S. Grant
U.S. Capitol
Term
$100
Definition
Benjamin Franklin
Independance Hall
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Father of the U.S.A.
Definition
George Washington
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Father of the Declaration of Independance
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Thomas Jefferson
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Father of the Constitution
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James Madison
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Father of Capitalism
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Adam Smith
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Father of Communism
Definition
Karl Marx
Term
National Anthem written by
Definition
Francis Scott Key
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Motto of the U.S.A.
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In God We Trust
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E Pluribis Unum
Definition
From many comes one
Term
Roman numerals for 1776
Definition
MDCCLXXVI
Term
Statue of Liberty is a gift from
Definition
France
Term
When does one place his/her right hand over the heart to Salute the American Flag?
Definition
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. National Anthem
3. Ceremony of raising/lowering flag
4. When passing in a parade
Term
Election Day in America
Definition
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even numbered years
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The birthplace of democracy
Definition
Athens, Greece
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Lincoln's defenition of democracy
Definition
Government of the people, by the people, for the people
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Lincoln's definition is written in...
Definition
Gettysburg Address
Term
Architect of Washington, D.C.
Definition
Pierre Charles L. Enfant
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Address of the White House
Definition
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
Term
Shape of the Washington Monument
Definition
Obelisk
Term
World's largest library
Definition
The U.S. Library of Congress
Term
Declaration of Independance is preserved in the
Definition
Rotunda of National Archives Building
Term
The prominent museums in D.C.
Definition
the Smithsonian Institute
Term
Tomb of the Unknowns
Definition
Arlington National Cemetary
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Opening words to the Surpreme Court
Definition
"Mr. Chief Justice, may it please the court..."
Term
Largesr Catholic church in USA
Definition
Basilica of the National Shrine of Immaculate Conception
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First Catholic U.S. President (1961)
Definition
John F. Kennedy
Term
Oldest Jesuit university in USA
Definition
Georgetown University
Term
First President to graduate from SJ college
Definition
Bill Clinton (Georgetown Univ)
Term
Four Catholic priests in Statuary Hall
Definition
Fr. Jacques Marquette (SJ)
Fr. Eusebio Kino (SJ)
Fr. Damien
Fr. Junipero Serra
Term
Four Presidents on Mt. Rushmore (l to r)
Definition
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Term
Four state capitals named for Presidents
Definition
1. Jefferson City, MO (Thomas Jefferson)
2. Madison, WS (James Madison)
3. Jackson, MS (Andrew Jackson)
4. Lincoln, NB (Abraham Lincoln)
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President during WWI
President during WWII
Definition
Woodrow Wilson (WWI)
FDR, Harry Truman (WWII)
Term
US Military Academy location
Definition
West Point, New York
Term
US Naval Academy location
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Annapolis, MD
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US Air Force location
Definition
Colorado Springs, CO
Term
US population and rank
Definition
300,000,000; 3rd
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Florida population and rank
Definition
18,082,378; 4th
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First person in space (April, 1961)
Definition
Yuri Gagarin (USSR)
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First person on the moon (July, 1969)
Definition
Neil Armstrong (US)
Term
The word Florida means
Definition
"feast of flowers"
Term
The word Miami means
Definition
Sweetwater
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Motto of Florida
Definition
In God We Trust
Term
State nickname
Definition
Sunshine State
Term
State flower
Definition
Orange Blosson
Term
State tree
Definition
Sabal Palm
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State bird
Definition
Mockingbird
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State animal
Definition
Panther
Term
State song
Definition
Swanee River, by Stephen Collins Foster
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Father of A.C. in Statuary Hall
Definition
John Gorrie
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The two streets in Miami that create NE, SE, SW, NW
Definition
Flagler Street
Miami Avenue
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Entrepreneur who developed Florida with the Florida East Coast RR
Definition
Henry Flagler
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Mother of Miami
Definition
Julia Tuttle
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