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What is the Constitution
The supreme law of the land
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What is Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts or judicial.
Name one branch or part of the government.
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What is serve on a jury or vote in a federal election.
Name one responsibility that is only for US citizens.
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What is because of high taxes, because the British army stayed in their houses, and because they didn't have self-government.
The reason colonists fought the British.
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What is The Star-Spangled Banner.
The U.S. national anthem.
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What is We the People
The first three words of the Constitution. The idea of self-government.
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What is checks and balances or separation of powers.
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
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What is give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution and laws of the US, obey the laws of the US, serve in the US military (if needed), serve the nation (if needed), be loyal to the US.
Name one promise you make when you become a US citizen.
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Who is Thomas Jefferson.
The author of the Declaration of Independence.
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What is New York (Harbor) or Liberty Island.
The location of the Statue of Liberty.
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What is the Bill of Rights.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
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What is 435.
The number of voting members in the US House of Representatives.
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What is freedom of expression, speech, assembly, or religion, or to petition the government or bear arms.
Name two rights of everyone living in the United States.
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What is 1787.
The year the Constitution was written.
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What are Missouri and Mississippi.
The two longest rivers in the US.
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What is 27.
The number of amendments in the Constitution.
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Who is we need to Google.
The name of your U.S. representative.
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What is vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, join a civic or community group, give an elected official your opinion on an issue, call Senators and Representatives, publicly support or oppose an issue or policy, run for office, write to a newspaper.
Name two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy.
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What are the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, and Spanish-American War.
Name the four wars fought by the US in the 1800s.
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What are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
The four states that border Mexico.
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What is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The three rights in the Declaration of Independence
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What is provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), give a driver's license, approve zoning and land use.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. Name one power of the states.
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What is vote in a federal election or run for federal office.
Name one right only for US citizen.
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Who is Woodrow Wilson.
The President during World War I.
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What are Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
The five U.S. territories.
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