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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
pART A: Principles of American Democracy

1. What

is the supreme law of the land? Do you know what the supreme law of the land is? Answer: The Constitution

2. What does the Constitution do? Please tell me what the Constitution

does. The Constitution, what does it do? Answer: Sets up the government Defines the government Protects basic rights of Americans

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the

Constitution, what are these words? What are the first three words of the Constitution that contain the idea of self-government? Answer: We the People

4. What is an amendment? Do you know what an amendment is? An

Amendment, what is it? Answer: A change (to the Constitution) An addition to the Constitution

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The first ten amendments what do we call them? What is the name of the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Answer: The Bill of Rights

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? The First 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? How many
amendments are there in the Constitution? Answer: Twenty-seven (27)

Amendment gives many rights or freedom. Please tell me one. Answer: Speech Religion Assembly Press Petition the government

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? The Declaration of

Independence, what did it do? Answer: Said that the United States is free from Great Britain Announced our independence from Great Britain Declared our independence from Great Britain tell me two rights in the Declaration of Independence. Answer: Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Please

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10. What is freedom of religion? What does freedom of religion

mean? Answer: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. know the economic system of the United States? What is it? Answer: Market economy Capitalist economy

11. What is the economic system in the United States? Do you 12. What is the rule of law? What does the rule of law mean?
Answer: No one is above the law Everyone must follow the law Leaders must obey the law Government must obey the law

PART B: System of Government

13. Name one branch or part of the government. Please tell me one
part or branch of the government. Answer: Congress Legislative President Executive The courts Judicial

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? One branch of the government may become too powerful, what stops it? Answer: Checks and balances Separation of powers

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? Whos the head of the
executive branch? Who commands the executive branch? Answer: The President

16. Who makes federal laws? Federal laws are made by whom?

Answer: Congress Senate and House of Representatives U.S. or national legislature.

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? The U.S. Congress
has two parts. What are they? Name the two parts of the U.S. Congress. Answer: The Senate and House of Representatives does Congress have? Answer: One hundred (100)

18. How many U.S. Senators are there? How many U.S. Senators 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? For how many years
do we elect a US Senator? How long is the term for a U.S. Senator? Answer: Six years (6) 4

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20. Who is one of your states U.S. Senators? Name one of the U.S.

Senators of your state. What is the name of a Senator of your state? The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives? Answer: Four hundred thirty-five (435)

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? For how

many years do we elect a US Representative? How long is the term for a U.S. Representative? Answer: Two years (2)

23. Name your U.S. Representative. What is the name of your US

Representative? The answer to this question is different from state to state and may change. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________ she or he represent? Answer: All people of the state

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? As a U.S. Senator, who does 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other
states? Some states have more Representatives than others. Why? Answer: Because they have more people Because of the states population Because some states have more people. the President of the United States? Answer: Four (4)

26. We elect a President for how many years? What is the term for 27. In what month do we vote for the President? We vote for the
President of the United States in what month? Answer: November

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

Tell me the name of the current President of the United States. The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
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Tell me the name of the current Vice President of the United States. The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Who becomes President if the President cannot serve anymore? Answer: The Vice President

31.

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President cannot serve anymore? Answer: The Speaker of the House

32. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military? Do you know

who the Commander-in-Chief of the military is? Answer: The President has to sign it? Answer: The President Answer: The President

33. Who signs bills to become laws? For bills to become laws, who 34. Who vetoes bills? So, who can vote against a bill? 35. What does the Presidents Cabinet do? What is the responsibility
of the Presidents Cabinet? Answer: Advises the President

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? Tell me two Cabinet level

positions. Answer: Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor or choose any 2 from the following options: Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of Interior Secretary of Transportation Secretary of Treasury Secretary of Veterans Affairs Attorney General.

37. What does the judicial branch do? What is the responsibility of

the judicial branch? Answer: Reviews laws Explains laws Resolves disagreements Decides if a law goes against the Constitution.

38. What is the highest court in the United States? Do you know
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Answer: The Supreme Court

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? The Supreme
Court has how many justices? Answer: Nine (9)

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? What is the name
of the Chief Justice of the United States? Answer: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.) Please note that this answer may change in the future. Please see our website for confirmation and write it here: _______________________________________

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal

government. What is one power of the federal government? Name one power of the federal government under our Constitution. Answer: To print money To declare war To create an army To make treaties

42.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Name one power of the states under our constitution. Answer: Provide protection Provide schooling and education Provide safety (fire departments) Give a drivers license Approve zoning and land use

43. Who is the Governor of your state? What is the name of the

Governor of your state? The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________

44. What is the capital of your state? What city is the capital of your
state? What is the name of the capital of your state? The answer is different from state to state so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website: www.CitizenshipCoach.com, and write it here: _______________________________________

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? 46. What is the political party of the President now? The President
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We have two major political parties in the U.S., what are they? What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States? Answer: Democratic and Republican belongs to what political party now? The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here.

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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? Do you know the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives? What is it? The answer to this question may change, so we have not included it here. Find your answer at our website www.CitizenshipCoach.com and write it here: _______________________________________

Part C: Rights and Responsibilities

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can

vote. Describe one of them. Describe one of the 4 amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Answer: Citizens eighteen and older can vote You dont have to pay a poll tax to vote Any citizen can vote, meaning women and men can vote A male citizen of any race can vote

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? There are many responsibilities that are only for the citizens of the United States. Tell me one of them. Answer: Vote Serve on a jury

50. What are two rights only for United States citizens? There are 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

many rights only for the citizens of the United States. Name two of them. The easiest answer is Run for office and vote or pick 2 from all of these options Apply for a federal job Carry a U.S. passport. There are many rights of everyone living in the United States. Name two of them. The easiest answer is Freedom of speech and Freedom of worship, or pick 2 from all of these options Freedom of expression Freedom of assembly Freedom to petition the government The right to bear arms

52.

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? When we say the Pledge of Allegiance, what do we show loyalty to? Answer: The United States The flag

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United
States citizen? You make promises when you become a citizen of the 8 Want to have more fun with your study?

United States. Name one of them. Answer: Obey the laws of the United States Give up loyalty to other countries Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States Serve in the U.S. military (if needed) Serve or do important work for the nation (if needed) Be loyal to the United States

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President? To

vote for the President, how old does a citizen has to be? Answer: Eighteen (18) and older

55.

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Americans can take part in their democracy in many ways. Name two of them. Answer: Vote and Run for office or choose 2 from the following choices Join a political party Help with a campaign Join a civic group Join a community group Give an elected official your opinion on an issue Call Senators and Representatives Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy Write to a newspaper

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
When is the deadline to send your income tax form to the IRS? Answer: April 15th

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? At what
age must all men register for the Selective Service? Answer: At age eighteen (18) Between eighteen and twenty-six Congratulations! Youve finished Section 1. Its time you should take a sample Video Interview at our website to see how youre doing so far! Its easy and fun! Visit www.CitizenshipCoach.com today.

AMERICAN HISTORY
PART A: Colonial Period and Independence

58. What is one reason colonists came to America? Colonists came

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59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Before the
Europeans arrived, somebody lived in America. Who were they? Answer: American Indians Native Americans Who were sold as slaves in America? Where were they from? Answer: Africans People from Africa

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? 61. Why did the colonists fight the British? The Colonists fought

the British for what reason? What was the cause of the fight between the colonists and the British? Answer: Because of high taxes Because the British army stayed in their houses Because they didnt have self-government

62.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence? Answer: Thomas Jefferson

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? When did

we adopt the Declaration of Independence? Answer: July 4, 1776

64. There were 13 original states. Name three. Name three of the

original 13 states. Easiest Answer: North Carolina, South Carolina, and New York or pick 3 from these 13 original states: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Why was the Constitutional Convention important? Answer: The Constitution was written The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution 66. When was the Constitution written? The Constitution was written
in what year? Answer: 1787

67.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. Name one of the writers of the Federalist Paper. Answer: John Jay James Madison Alexander Hamilton Publius

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? Benjamin

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Answer: U.S. diplomat The oldest member of the Constitutional Convention The first Postmaster General of the United States The writer of Poor Richards Almanac Started the first free libraries

69. Who is the Father of Our Country? When someone says Father
of Our Country, who does he or she refer to? Answer: George Washington President of the United States? Answer: George Washington

70. Who was the first President? What was the name of the first

Part B: 1800S

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The United States bought a territory from France in 1803, what was it? Answer: Louisiana The Louisiana Territory

72.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. What is one war fought by the United States in the 1800s? Answer: The Civil War War of 1812 Mexican-American War SpanishAmerican War

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. There was
a war between the South and the North of the United States. What was it? Answer: The Civil War The War between the States of the Civil War? Why did the Civil War happen? Answer: Slavery Economic reasons States rights

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. What was the cause 75.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? Abraham Lincoln did many important things to our country. Name one of them. Answer: Freed the slaves Saved (or preserved) the Union Led the United States during the Civil War

76.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation? Answer: Freed the slaves Freed slaves in the Confederacy Freed slaves in the Confederate states Freed slaves in most Southern states

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? Tell me what Susan B. Anthony did.
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Answer: Fought for womens rights Fought for civil rights

Part C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. The
United States fought in many wars in the 1900s. Name one of them. Answer: World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War

79. Who was President during World War I? What was the name of
the President during World War One? Answer: Woodrow Wilson

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World

War II? During the Great Depression and World War Two, who was the President? Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? Who were the 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war
was he in? Eisenhower was a general before he was elected President. What war was he in? Answer: World War II States? What was the main concern of the United States during the Cold War? Answer: Communism

enemies of the United States in World War Two? What countries were enemies of the United States in World War Two? Answer: Japan, Germany, and Italy

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United 84.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? What movement tried to end racism in the United States? Answer: Civil rights movement

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? Name one thing Martin
Luther King, Jr. did. Answer: Fought for civil rights Worked for equality for all Americans

86.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? In the U.S., an important event happened on September 11, 2001. What was it? 12 My study goes faster with Video Questions. Its fun, too!

Answer: Terrorists attacked the United States

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. There are

many American Indian tribes in the United States. Name one of them. Answer: Black Feet Cherokee Navajo Sioux Chippewa Choctaw Pueblo Apache Iroquois Creek Seminole Cheyenne Arawak Shawnee Mohegan Huron Oneida Lakota Crow Teton Hopi Inuit

INTERGRATED CIVICS
Part A: Geography

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
the name of one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.? Answer: Mississippi (River) Missouri (River)

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89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Whats
the name of the ocean on the West Coast of the U.S.? Answer: Pacific (Ocean) we call the ocean on the East Coast of the U.S.? Answer: Atlantic (Ocean)

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? What do 91.
Name one U.S. territory. What is one of the United States territories? Answer: Guam Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands

92. Name one state that borders Canada. There are many states

that border Canada, name one. Please tell me one state that borders Canada. Answer: Alaska Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington

93. Name one state that borders Mexico. There are many states that
border Mexico, name one. Tell me one state that borders Mexico. Answer: New Mexico California Arizona Texas

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What is the capital of the United States? Whats the name of the United States capital? What do we call the capital of the United States? Answer: Washington, D.C.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? Where is the location of the Statue
of Liberty? Answer: New York Harbor Liberty Island

Part B: Symbols

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? The flag has 13 stripes, what

do they represent? Answer: Because there were 13 original colonies Because the stripes represent the original colonies

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? Why are there 50 stars on our 98. What is the name of the national anthem? Whats the title of the
United States anthem? Answer: The Star-Spangled Banner

flag? Answer: Because there are 50 states Because there is one star for each state Because each star represents a state

Part C: Holidays

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? Whats the date of

Independence Day? On what date do we celebrate our Independence Day every year? Answer: July 4th

100. Name two national U.S. holidays. The United States has many

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