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18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
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1. What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
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67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay Publius
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88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi Missouri
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98. What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
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21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
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5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
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68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat oldest member of the Constitutional Convention first Postmaster General of the United States writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac" started the first free libraries
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89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
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96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies ▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
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22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Two
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8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain) ▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
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77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
fought for women's rights fought for civil rights
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91. Name one U.S. territory.
▪ Puerto Rico ▪ U.S. Virgin Islands ▪ American Samoa ▪ Northern Mariana Islands ▪ Guam
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81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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17. What are the two parts of Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives.
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76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves OR freed slaves in the Confederacy OR freed slaves in the Confederate states OR freed slaves in most Southern states OR
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82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
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92. Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ Maine ▪ New Hampshire ▪ Vermont ▪ New York ▪ Pennsylvania ▪ Ohio ▪ Michigan ▪ Minnesota ▪ North Dakota ▪ Montana ▪ Idaho ▪ Washington ▪ Alaska
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59. What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom ▪ political liberty ▪ religious freedom ▪ economic opportunity ▪ practice their religion ▪ escape persecution
500
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine
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71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
the Louisiana Territory OR Louisiana
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87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee ▪ Navajo ▪ Sioux ▪ Chippewa ▪ Choctaw ▪ Pueblo ▪ Apache ▪ Iroquois ▪ Creek ▪ Blackfeet ▪ Seminole ▪ Cheyenne ▪ Arawak ▪ Shawnee ▪ Mohegan ▪ Huron ▪ Oneida ▪ Lakota ▪ Crow ▪ Teton ▪ Hopi ▪ Inuit
500
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
▪ New York (Harbor) ▪ Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
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74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery ▪ economic reasons ▪ states’ rights