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| What is a group of people and the laws made to protect the citizens? | Government |
| What type of government is ruled by a King or Queen? | Monarchy |
| Who is the current monarch of the United Kingdom? | Elizabeth II |
| What is the group that makes the laws for the United Kingdom? | Parliament |
| What is the name of the current ruling family of the United Kingdom? | Windsor |
| Who is next in line to be the monarch of the United Kingdom? | Prince Charles |
| What are the names of Prince Charles' 2 sons? | William & Harry |
| What kind of government is ruled directly by the citizens? | Democracy |
| What type of government do people elect others to make the governing decisions? | Republic |
| What kind of government owns and controls everything? | Communist |
| What are 2 countries today that stillhave a Communist form of government? | Cuba & North Korea |
| Who is the current ruler of Cuba? | Fidel Castro |
| Who is the current ruler of North Korea? | Kim Jong-il |
| What type of government does the USA have? | Republic |
| What nation has the oldest republican form of government? | United States |
| What are the 3 levels of government? | US, State & Local |
| Who is the Governor of Georgia? | Sonny Purdue |
| Who is the Mayor of Marietta? | Bill Dunaway |
| What country created 13 colonies in America? | England |
| What expolorer discovered the New World? | Christopher Columbus |
| Who was the King of England during the Revolutionary War? | King George 3rd |
| Where were the 1st shots of the Revolutionary War fired? | Lexington & Concord, Massachusetts |
| Who rode through the countrysides to warn the colonists? | Paul Revere |
| What was the name of the war fought between the 13 colonies and England for independence? | Revolutionary War |
| What was the name of the document written to declare the 13 colonies free? | Declaration of Independence |
| On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July 4, 1776 |
| Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock |
| How many stars are on the flag? | 50 |
| How many stripes are on the flag? | 13 |
| What was the name of the 1st plan of government? | Articles of Confederation |
| Who was the Chairman of the Constitutional Convention? | George washington |
| In what town was the Constitutional Convention held? | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Who were the 2 men from Ga who signed the Constitution? | Abraham Baldwin & William Few |
| What was the idea where the power to govern was divided between the states and US? | Division of Power |
| What was the idea called when the US government took its share of the power and split it into 3 branches? | Separation of Power |
| What branch of government MAKES the laws? | Legislative |
| What branch of government ENFORCES the laws? | Executive |
| What branch of government INTERPRETS the laws? | Judicial |
| What is the name of the United States legislature? | Congress |
| What is the name of the building in Washington where the US legislature meets? | US Capitol |
| What are the 2 groups that make up Congress? | House of Representatives & Senate |
| What was the name of the agreement between the big and small states? | Great Compromise |
| What is a count of the population? | Census |
| How many U.S. Representatives are there per state? | It is based upon population |
| What is the least number of US Representatives a state can have? | ONE |
| Who is the US Representative for the 11th district in GA? | Phil Gingrey |
| Who is the US Representative for the 6th district in GA? | Johnny Isakson |
| What state has the most US Representatives? | California |
| How many members are in the House of Representatives? | 435 |
| Who is the President of the United States? | George W. Bush |
| Who is the Vice President of the United States? | Dick Cheney |
