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| What is the theory of evolution and who proposed it? (one sentence definition) |
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| The process in which species change over time using natural selection – Charles Darwin. |
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| How many feet make a mile |
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation – US law enforcement agency |
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| Central Intelligence Agency – gathers foreign intelligence (info) |
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| U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services – oversees lawful immigration to the US |
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Center for Disease Control – focuses on the prevention of diseases
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization – created during the Cold
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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome – final stage of HIV
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Human Immunodificiency Virus – a virus that attacks your immune
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| National Aeronautics Space Administration |
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uniform resource
locator (web address) |
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How many members are in the Senate and House of Representatives and
what are their terms? |
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| S=100 (6 years – 1/3 re-elected every 2 years) HofR=435 (2 years) |
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What are the three branches of government and their main
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Executive – enforces laws Legislative – makes laws Judicial – interprets
laws |
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| Who were Lewis and ClarK? |
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were explorers commissioned (paid)
by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore and map the American West
(sparked by Louisiana Purchase) |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| Thomas Jefferson (main author), Benjamin Franklin, John Adams |
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| Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”? |
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| A saying that makes a truth or piece of wisdom easier to remember |
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| An expression thats not to be taKen literally. |
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| First 10 amendments to the US Constitution are called: |
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“We find these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal…”
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When/where was President John F. Kennedy assassinated?
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November 22, 1963 – Dallas, Texas
Lee Harvey Oswald |
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When/where was Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated?
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April 4, 1968 – Memphis Tennessee
James Earl Ray |
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When/where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
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April 14, 1865 – Washington, D.C.
John Wilkes Booth |
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In what major countries have/are uprisings and rebellions
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