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WHAT ARE THE COLORS OF OUR FLAG? | RED, WHITE, AND BLUE |
HOW MANY STARS ARE THERE IN OUR FLAG? | THERE ARE 50 STARS ON THE FLAG |
WHAT COLOR ARE THE STARS ON OUR FLAG? | WHITE |
WHAT DO THE STARS ON THE FLAG MEAN? | ONE FOR EACH STATE IN THE UNION |
HOW MANY STRIPES ARE THERE IN THE FLAG? | 13 |
WHAT COLOR ARE THE STRIPES? | RED AND WHITE |
WHAT DO THE STRIPES ON THE FLAG MEAN? | THEY REPRESENT THE ORIGINAL 13 STATES |
HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE UNION? | THERE ARE 50 STATES |
WHAT IS THE 4TH OF JULY? | THE 4TH OF JULY IS INDEPENDENCE DAY |
WHAT IS THE DATE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY? | THE DATE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY IS JULY 4TH |
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATES THE US'S INDEPENDENCE FROM WHOM? | INDEPENDENCE FROM ENGLAND |
WHAT COUNTRY DID WE FIGHT DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR? | WE FOUHGT AGAINST ENGLAND IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? | GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT |
WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY? | BARACK OBAMA |
WHO IS THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY? | JOE BIDEN |
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? | VICE PRESIDENT |
FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT THE PRESIDENT? | FOUR YEARS |
WHAT IS THE CONSTITUTION? | THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND |
CAN THE CONSTITUTION BE CHANGED? | YES |
WHAT DO WE CALL A CHANGE TO THE CONSTITUTION? | AN AMENDMENT |
HOW MANY CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS ARE THERE TO THE CONSTITUTION? | 27 |
HOW MANY BRANCHES ARE THERE IN OUR GOVERNMENT? | 3 |
WHAT ARE THE THREE BRANCHES OF OUR GOVERNMENT? | LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIARY |
WHAT IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? | CONGRESS IS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
WHO MAKES THE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES? | CONGRESS MAKES THE LAWS |
WHAT IS CONGRESS? | THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF CONGRESS? | TO MAKE LAWS |
WHO ELECTS CONGRESS? | THE PEOPLE |
HOW MANY SENATORS ARE THERE IN CONGRESS? | 100 |
CAN YOU NAME THE TWO SENATORS FROM YOUR STATE? | SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL AND SENATOR PATTY MURRAY |
FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT EACH SENATOR? | 6 YEARS |
HOW MANY REPRESENTATIVES ARE THERE IN CONGRESS? | 435 |
FOR HOW LONG DO WE ELECT THE REPRESENTATIVES? | 2 YEARS |
WHAT IS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? | THE PRESIDENT (and CABINET) |
WHAT IS THE JUDICIARY BRANCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT? | THE SUPREME COURT |
WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF THE SUPREME COURT? | TO INTERPRET LAWS |
WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE UNITED STATES? | THE CONSTITUTION IS THE SUPREME LAW |
WHAT IS THE BILL OF RIGHTS? | THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION |
40. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF YOUR STATE? | OLYMPIA |
WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF YOUR STATE? | CHRIS GREGOIRE |
WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.IF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? | SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT? | JOHN ROBERTS |
CAN YOU NAME THE THIRTEEN ORIGINAL STATES? | CT, NH, NY, NJ, MA, PA, DE, VA, NC, SC, GA, RI, AND MD |
WHICH COUNTRIES WERE OUR ENEMIES DURING WORLD WAR II? | GERMANY, ITALY, AND JAPAN |
WHAT ARE THE 49TH AND 50TH STATES OF THE UNION? | HAWAII AND ALASKA |
HOW MANY TERMS CAN A PRESIDENT SERVE? | 2 |
WHO WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.? | A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER |
WHAT ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSON TO BE PRESIDENT? | NATURAL BORN CITIZEN, 35 YEARS OLD, LIVED IN US FOR LAST 14 YEARS |
WHY ARE THERE 100 SENATORS IN THE SENATE? | TWO (2) FROM EACH STATE |
WHO SELECTS THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES? | APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT |
HOW MANY SUPREME COURT JUSTICES ARE THERE? | NINE (9) |
WHY DID THE PILGRIMS COME TO AMERICA? | FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM |
WHAT IS THE HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A STATE GOVERNMENT CALLED? | GOVERNOR |
WHAT IS THE HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A CITY GOVERNMENT CALLED? | MAYOR |
WHAT HOLIDAY WAS CELEBRATED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY THE AMERICAN COLONISTS? | THANKSGIVING |
WHO WAS THE MAIN WRITER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? | THOMAS JEFFERSON |
WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ADOPTED? | IT WAS ADOPTED ON JULY 4, 1776 |
WHAT IS THE BASIC BELIEF OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? | THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL |
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF THE UNITED STATES? | THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER |
WHERE DOES FREEDOM OF SPEECH COME FROM? | THE BILL OF RIGHTS |
WHAT IS THE MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN THE UNITED STATES? | EIGHTEEN (18) |
WHO SIGNS BILLS INTO LAW? | THE PRESIDENT |
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE UNTIED STATES? | THE SUPREME COURT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE U.S. |
WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR? | ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
WHAT DID THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION DO? | FREED MANY SLAVES |
WHAT SPECIAL GROUP ADVISES THE PRESIDENT? | THE CABINET |
WHICH PRESIDENT IS CALLED THE "FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY"? | GEORGE WASHINGTON IS CALLED THE FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY |
WHAT INS FORM IS USED TO APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP? | FORM N-400, "APPLICATION TO FILE PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION" |
WHO HELPED THE PILGRIMS IN AMERICA? | THE AMERICAN INDIANS (NATIVE AMERICANS) |
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA? | THE MAYFLOWER |
WHAT WERE THE 13 ORIGINAL STATES OF THE UNITED STATES CALLED? | COLONIES |
NAME 3 RIGHTS OR FREEDOMS GUARANTEED BY THE BILL OF RIGHTS? | THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OF THE PRESS, OF RELIGION, RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, ETC |
WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR? | THE CONGRESS |
WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES THE UNITED STATES HAVE? | CONSTITUTION-BASED FEDERAL REPUBLIC |
WHICH PRESIDENT FREED THE SLAVES? | ABRAHAM LINCOLN |
IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN? | 1787 |
WHAT ARE THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED? | THE BILL OF RIGHTS |
WHERE DOES CONGRESS MEET? | IN THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. |
WHOSE RIGHTS ARE GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS? | EVERYONE (CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS LIVING IN THE U.S.) |
WHAT IS THE INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION CALLED? | THE PREAMBLE |
NAME ONE BENEFIT OF BEING A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES. | VOTE; OBTAIN FEDERAL GOVT. JOBS; TRAVEL WITH U.S. PASSPORT; ETC. |
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT GRANTED TO U.S. CITIZENS? | THE MOST IMPORTANT RIGHT GRANTED TO CITIZENS IS THE RIGHT TO VOTE |
WHAT IS THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL? | THE PLACE WHERE CONGRESS MEETS |
WHAT IS THE WHITE HOUSE? | THE PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME |
WHERE IS THE WHITE HOUSE LOCATED? | WASHINGTON, D.C. (1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW) |
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICIAL HOME? | THE WHITE HOUSE |
NAME ONE RIGHT GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT. | THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES FREEDOM OF: SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY, ETC. |
WHO IS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE U.S. MILITARY? | THE PRESIDENT |
WHICH PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE U.S. MILITARY? | GEORGE WASHINGTON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT |
IN WHAT MONTH DO WE VOTE FOR THE PRESIDENT? | NOVEMBER |
IN WHAT MONTH IS THE NEW PRESIDENT INAUGURATED? | JANUARY |
HOW MANY TIMES MAY A SENATOR BE RE-ELECTED? | THERE IS NO LIMIT (TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES A SENATOR CAN BE RE-ELECTED) |
HOW MANY TIMES MAY A CONGRESSMAN BE RE-ELECTED? | THERE IS NO LIMIT (TO THE NUMBER OF TIMES A CONGRESSMAN CAN BE RE-ELECTED) |
WHAT ARE THE 2 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S. TODAY? | DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN |
HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE UNITED STATES? | (50) |