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| 1. What is the supreme law of the land? |
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| 2. What does the Constitution do? |
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A: sets up the government
A: defines the government
A: protects basic rights of Americans |
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| 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? |
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A: a change (to the Constitution)
A: an addition (to the Constitution) |
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| 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? |
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| 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* |
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A: speech
A: religion
A: assembly
A: press
A: petition the government |
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| 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? |
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| 8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? |
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A: announced our independence (from Great Britain)
A: declared our independence (from Great Britain)
A: said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) |
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| 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? |
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A: life
A: liberty
A: pursuit of happiness |
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| 10. What is freedom of religion? |
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| A: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. |
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| 11. What is the economic system in the United States?* |
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A: capitalist economy
A: market economy |
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| 12. What is the "rule of law"? |
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A: Everyone must follow the law.
A: Leaders must obey the law.
A: Government must obey the law.
A: No one is above the law. |
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| 13. Name one branch or part of the government.* |
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A: Congress
A: legislative
A: President
A: executive
A: the courts
A: judicial |
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| 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? |
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A: checks and balances
A: separation of powers |
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| 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? |
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| 16. Who makes federal laws? |
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A: Congress
A: Senate and House (of Representatives)
A: (U.S. or national) legislature |
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| 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* |
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| A: the Senate and House (of Representatives) |
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| 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? |
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| 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? |
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| 20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?* |
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| 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? |
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| A: four hundred thirty-five (435) |
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| 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? |
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| 23. Name your U.S. Representative. |
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| 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? |
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| A: all people of the state |
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| 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? |
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A: (because of) the state's population
A: (because) they have more people
A: (because) some states have more people |
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| 26. We elect a President for how many years? |
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| 27. In what month do we vote for President?* |
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| 28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?* |
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| 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? |
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| 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? |
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| A: the Speaker of the House |
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| 32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? |
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| 33. Who signs bills to become laws? |
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| 35. What does the President's Cabinet do? |
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| 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? |
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A: Secretary of Agriculture
A: Secretary of Commerce
A: Secretary of Defense
A: Secretary of Education
A: Secretary of Energy
A: Secretary of Health and Human Services
A: Secretary of Homeland Security
A: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
A: Secretary of Interior
A: Secretary of State
A: Secretary of Transportation
A: Secretary of Treasury
A: Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
A: Secretary of Labor
A: Attorney General |
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| 37. does the judicial branch do? |
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A: reviews laws
A: explains laws
A: resolves disputes (disagreements)
A: decides if a law goes against the Constitution |
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| 38. What is the highest court in the United States? |
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| 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? |
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| 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? |
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| A: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.) |
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| 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? |
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A: to print money
A: to declare war
A: to create an army
A: to make treaties |
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| 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? |
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A: provide schooling and education
A: provide protection (police)
A: provide safety (fire departments)
A: give a driver's license
A: approve zoning and land use |
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| 43. Who is the Governor of your state? |
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| 44. What is the capital of your state?* |
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| 45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?* |
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| A: Democratic and Republican |
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| 46. What is the political party of the President now? |
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| 47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? |
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| 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. |
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A: Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
A: You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
A: Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A: A male citizen of any race (can vote). |
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| 49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* |
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A: serve on a jury
A: vote |
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| 50. What are two rights only for United States citizens? |
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A: apply for a federal job
A: vote
A: run for office
A: carry a U.S. passport |
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| 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? |
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A: freedom of expression
A: freedom of speech
A: freedom of assembly
A: freedom to petition the government
A: freedom of worship
A: the right to bear arms |
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| 52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? |
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A: the United States
A: the flag |
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| 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? |
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A: give up loyalty to other countries
A: defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
A: obey the laws of the United States
A: serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
A: serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
A: be loyal to the United States |
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| 54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* |
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| A: eighteen (18) and older |
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| 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? |
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A: vote
A: join a political party
A: help with a campaign
A: join a civic group
A: join a community group
A: give an elected official your opinion on an issue
A: call Senators and Representatives
A: publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
A: run for office
A: write to a newspaper |
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| 56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?* |
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| 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? |
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A: at age eighteen (18)
A: between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) |
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| 58. What is one reason colonists came to America? |
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A: freedom
A: political liberty
A: religious freedom
A: economic opportunity
A: practice their religion
A: escape persecution |
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| 59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? |
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A: Native Americans
A: American Indians |
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| 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? |
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A: Africans
A: people from Africa |
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| 61. Why did the colonists fight the British? |
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A: because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
A: because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
A: because they didn't have self-government |
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| 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? |
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| 64. There were 13 original states. Name three. |
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A: New Hampshire
A: Massachusetts
A: Rhode Island
A: Connecticut
A: New York
A: New Jersey
A: Pennsylvania
A: Delaware
A: Maryland
A: Virginia
A: North Carolina
A: South Carolina
A: Georgia |
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| 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? |
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A: The Constitution was written.
A: The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. |
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| 66. When was the Constitution written? |
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| 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. |
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A: (James) Madison
A: (Alexander) Hamilton
A: (John) Jay
A: Publius |
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| 68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? |
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A: U.S. diplomat
A: oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
A: first Postmaster General of the United States
A: writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
A: started the first free libraries |
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| 69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"? |
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| 70. Who was the first President?* |
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| 71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? |
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A: the Louisiana Territory
A: Louisiana |
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| 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. |
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A: War of 1812
A: Mexican-American War
A: Civil War
A: Spanish-American War |
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| 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. |
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A: the Civil War
A: the War between the States |
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| 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. |
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A: slavery
A: economic reasons
A: states' rights |
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| 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?* |
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A: freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
A: saved (or preserved) the Union
A: led the United States during the Civil War |
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| 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? |
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A: freed the slaves
A: freed slaves in the Confederacy
A: freed slaves in the Confederate states
A: freed slaves in most Southern states |
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| 77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? |
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A: fought for women's rights
A: fought for civil rights |
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| 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* |
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A: World War I
A: World War II
A: Korean War
A: Vietnam War
A: (Persian) Gulf War |
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| 79. Who was President during World War I? |
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| 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? |
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| 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? |
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| A: Japan, Germany and Italy |
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| 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? |
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| 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? |
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| 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? |
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| A: civil rights (movement) |
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| 85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?* |
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A: fought for civil rights
A: worked for equality for all Americans |
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| 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? |
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| A: Terrorists attacked the United States. |
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| 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. |
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A: Cherokee
A: Navajo
A: Sioux
A: Chippewa
A: Choctaw
A: Pueblo
A: Apache
A: Iroquois
A: Creek
A: Blackfeet
A: Seminole
A: Cheyenne
A: Arawak
A: Shawnee
A: Mohegan
A: Huron
A: Oneida
A: Lakota
A: Crow
A: Teton
A: Hopi
A: Inuit
A: Cherokee
A: Navajo
A: Sioux
A: Chippewa
A: Choctaw
A: Pueblo
A: Apache
A: Iroquois
A: Creek
A: Blackfeet
A: Seminole
A: Cheyenne
A: Arawak
A: Shawnee
A: Mohegan
A: Huron
A: Oneida
A: Lakota
A: Crow
A: Teton
A: Hopi
A: Inuit |
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| 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. |
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A: Missouri (River)
A: Mississippi (River) |
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| 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? |
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| 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? |
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| 91. Name one U.S. territory. |
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A: Puerto Rico
A: U.S. Virgin Islands
A: American Samoa
A: Northern Mariana Islands
A: Guam |
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| 92. Name one state that borders Canada. |
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A: Maine
A: New Hampshire
A: Vermont
A: New York
A: Pennsylvania
A: Ohio
A: Michigan
A: Minnesota
A: North Dakota
A: Montana
A: Idaho
A: Washington
A: Alaska |
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| 93. Name one state that borders Mexico. |
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A: California
A: Arizona
A: New Mexico
A: Texas |
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| 94. What is the capital of the United States?* |
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| 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?* |
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A: New York (Harbor)
A: Liberty Island |
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| 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? |
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A: because there were 13 original colonies
A: because the stripes represent the original colonies |
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| 97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?* |
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A: because there is one star for each state
A: because each star represents a state
A: because there are 50 states |
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| 98. What is the name of the national anthem? |
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| A: The Star-Spangled Banner |
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| 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?* |
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| 100. Name two national U.S. holidays. |
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A: New Year's Day
A: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
A: Presidents' Day
A: Memorial Day
A: Independence Day
A: Labor Day
A: Columbus Day
A: Veterans Day
A: Thanksgiving
A: Christmas |
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