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What is Monarchy?
The form of government ruled by a King or Queen.
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What was the first English colony in North America ?
Jamestown or Virginia
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Who was George Washington ?
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States.
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What is the Executive Branch ?
This is the branch of government responsible for command of the armed forces and national leadership.
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What is Magna Carta.
This document limited the rights of the King of England and established the idea that subjects have rights.
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What is Plutocracy?
Government by and for the Rich.
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What was the second English colony in North America ?
Plymouth or Massachusetts
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Who was Thomas Jefferson ?
He wrote the Declaration of Independence and become the third President of the United States.
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What is the Legislative Branch ?
This is the branch of government that is responsible for passing or repealing laws.
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What is the Declaration of Independence ?
This document established the political separation of England and America.
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Where was direct democracy first practiced in ancient Greece ?
Athens.
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What is the House of Burgess-es?
The first legislative assembly in the Colonies.
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Who was John Adams ?
He nominated George Washington as Commander-in-Chief and later became the second President of the United States.
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What is the Judiciary Branch or Supreme Court ?
This is the branch of government that is the final judge of all legal disputes in the United States.
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What is the Constitution ?
This document established the legal basis for the creation and administration of the United States government.
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What ancient nation first practiced representative democracy ?
Rome.
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Were was the first capital city of the United States ?
Philadelphia.
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Who was Benjamin Franklin ?
He was the most famous American in 1776 and served as the Ambassador of Congress to France during the Revolutionary war.
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What is Congress ?
This is the branch of government that is responsible for declaring war.
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What is the Bill of Rights ?
This document of ten articles established many individual rights for American citizens.
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What is a Theocracy ?
The form of government ruled by priests or religion.
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What state was George Washington from ?
Virginia.
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Who was Alexander Hamilton ?
He was Washington's Chief-of-Staff during the war and later, as Secretary of the Treasury, established a national bank and the Federalist Party.
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Who is the President ?
Which national publicly elected official is elected every four years ?
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Who was James Madison ?
Sometimes known as the 'Father of the Constitution," he became the fourth President of the United States.
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