People
Principles of American Democracy
System of Gov.
System of Gov. 2
History
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Who is the President of the United States?
Barack Obama
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What is one right of freedom from the First Amendment?
speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
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What is the capital of your State?
Honolulu
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans People from Africa
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Who is the Vice President?
Joe Biden
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What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances, separation of powers
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Who is the Governor of your state?
Linda Lingle Neil Abercrombie
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes Because the British army stayed in their houses Because they didn't have self-government
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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What is an amendment?
a change (to the Constitution), an addition (to the Constitution)
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Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?
Daniel Inouye, Daniel Akaka
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democrats and Republicans
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat oldest member of the Constitutional Convention Discovered electricity started the first free libraries
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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
John Roberts
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How many amendmnets does the Constitution have?
27
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2 (two)
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What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic (party)
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves freed slaves in most Southern states
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Who is the Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi John Boehner
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What is the economic system in the United States?
capitalist economy, market economy
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435 (four hundred thirty-five)
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
provide schooling and education provide protection (police) provide safety (fire departments)
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Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
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