Civics Flash Cards

for the Naturalization Test

M-623 (rev. 03/11)

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USCIS Civics Flash Cards

These Civics Flash Cards will help immigrants learn about U.S. history and government while preparing for the naturalization test. These flash cards can also be used in the classroom as an instructional tool for citizenship preparation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: On the naturalization test, some answers may change because of elections or appointments. Applicants must be aware of the most current answers to these questions. Applicants must answer these questions with the name of the official who is serving at the time of his or her eligibility interview with USCIS. The USCIS Officer will not accept an incorrect answer.

USCIS Civics Flash Cards

The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the naturalization test are included in these flash cards. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of the 100 civics questions. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test. Although USCIS is aware that there may be additional correct answers to the 100 civics questions, applicants are encouraged to respond to the civics questions using the answers provided on these flash cards. If you are 65 years old or older and have been a legal permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, you may study just the questions that have been marked with an asterisk (*).

Question

What is the supreme law of the land?

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the Constitution

The Constitution of the United States.

Courtesy of the National Archives.

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What does the Constitution do?

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sets up the government defines the government protects basic rights of Americans

The National Mall in Washington, D.C., seen from the observation area of the Washington Monument, circa 1945.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USW31-058713-C.

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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

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We the People

We the People, the first three words of the preamble to the Constitution of the United States.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

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What is an amendment?

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a change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the Constitution)

The 20th Amendment to the Constitution.

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

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the Bill of Rights

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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

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speech religion assembly press petition the government

A newspaper stand in 1941.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USF346-BN-001359-Q-C.

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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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twenty-seven (27)

Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, seated, and Susan B. Anthony, standing, advocates for the rights of women to vote.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ61-791.

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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announced our independence (from Great Britain) declared our independence (from Great Britain) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson in Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-9904.

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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life liberty pursuit of happiness

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10

What is freedom of religion?

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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

A synagogue on Yom Kippur, circa 1900.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ggbain-02316.

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11

What is the economic system in the United States?*

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capitalist economy market economy

Question

12

What is the rule of law?

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Everyone must follow the law. Leaders must obey the law. Government must obey the law. No one is above the law.

The Contemplation of Justice statue outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.
Courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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13

Name one branch or part of the government.*

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Congress legislative President executive the courts judicial

The U.S. Capitol (legislative branch) and the U.S. Supreme Court (judicial branch) buildings in Washington, D.C.

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14

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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checks and balances separation of powers

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15

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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the President

The White House in Washington, D.C.

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16

Who makes federal laws?

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Congress Senate and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national) legislature

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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17

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

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the Senate and House (of Representatives)

Aerial view of the west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.

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18

How many U.S. Senators are there?

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one hundred (100)

The Senators of the 109th Congress.

Courtesy of the U.S. Senate Photo Studio.

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19

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

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six (6)

Senate hearing on the confirmation of John G. Roberts, Jr. in 2005.

Courtesy of the U.S. Senate Historical Office.

Question

20

Who is one of your states U.S. Senators now?*

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Answers will vary.

[District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American Senator in 1870.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-cwpbh-00554.

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21

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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four hundred thirty-five (435)

President George W. Bush delivering the State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress, January 23, 2007.
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Photography.

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22

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

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two (2)

Interior view of the Chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, circa 1861.
Courtesy of the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Photography.

Question

23

Name your U.S. Representative.

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Answers will vary.

[Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
Jeannette Rankin, the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-66358.

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24

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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all people of the state

Question

25

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

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(because of) the states population (because) they have more people (because) some states have more people
The Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.

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26

We elect a President for how many years?

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four (4)

The inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 4, 1905.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-231.

Question

27

In what month do we vote for President?*

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November

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28

What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

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Barack Obama Obama

Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2009.
U.S. Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo.

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29

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

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Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Joe Biden Biden

Joe Biden is sworn in as the 47th vice president of the United States in Washington, D.C., January 20, 2009.
U.S. Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo.

Question

30

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

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the Vice President

Swearing in of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson as president aboard Air Force One following the death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.
Courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, photo by Cecil Stoughton.

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31

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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the Speaker of the House

The Rostrum, a place for public speaking, is the location from which the Speaker of the House presides.
Courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.

Question

32

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

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the President

President Franklin D. Roosevelt reviewing American troops in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USW33-027834-ZC.

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33

Who signs bills to become laws?

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the President

President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Immigration Act of 1965 on October 3rd of that same year, Liberty Island, NY.
Courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Question

34

Who vetoes bills?

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the President

The White House in Washington, D.C.

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35

What does the Presidents Cabinet do?

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advises the President

President Ronald Reagan leads a Cabinet meeting at the White House in September 1986.
Courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, C36864-19.

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36

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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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 the Interior Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of Transportation Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Veterans Affairs Attorney General Vice President

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37

What does the judicial branch do?

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reviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution
The Courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court building, where the Court has sat since 1935.
Courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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38

What is the highest court in the United States?

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the Supreme Court

West facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Question

39

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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nine (9)

There are nine justices on the Supreme Court: eight associate justices and one chief justice.
Courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Question

40

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.

Courtesy of the Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Question

41

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

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to print money to declare war to create an army to make treaties

President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany, April 2, 1917.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-10297.

Question

42

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

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provide schooling and education provide protection (police) provide safety (fire departments) give a drivers license approve zoning and land use

Question

43

Who is the Governor of your state now?

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Answers will vary.

[District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]

Question

44

What is the capital of your state?*

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Answers will vary.

[District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]

Question

45

What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

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Democratic and Republican

Democratic (donkey) and Republican (elephant) Party icons from a 1962 political cartoon urging citizens to vote.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-116449.

Question

46

What is the political party of the President now?

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Democratic (Party)

Attendees at the 1916 Democratic National Convention in St. Louis, MO.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ggbain-22021.

Question

47

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

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(John) Boehner

John Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Courtesy of the Office of U.S. Representative John Boehner.

Question

48

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You dont have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) A male citizen of any race (can vote).
A young woman casting her ballot in the 1964 presidential election.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-04300.

Question

49

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*

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serve on a jury vote in a federal election

Question

50

Name one right only for United States citizens.

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vote in a federal election run for federal office

Congressman George W. Johnson of West Virginia with a Boy Scout band from his state, June 4, 1924.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-29200.

Question

51

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

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freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of worship the right to bear arms
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy speaking at a racial equality demonstration outside the Justice Department on June 14, 1963.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-04295.

Question

52

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

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the United States the flag

A young boy pledging allegiance at a naturalization ceremony in 1962.

Courtesy of the USCIS Historical Library, BK9.4, Item 112.

Question

53

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

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give up loyalty to other countries defend the Constitution and laws of the United States obey the laws of the United States serve in the U.S. military (if needed) serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) be loyal to the United States

Question

54

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

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eighteen (18) and older

Question

55

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

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vote 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 run for office write to a newspaper

Question

56

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

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April 15

Question

57

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

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at age eighteen (18) between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

World War I draft registration card of Irving Berlin, an American composer who became a naturalized citizen in 1918.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

Question

58

What is one reason colonists came to America?

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freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution
Mayflower Approaching Land, an engraving of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to Plymouth, MA in 1620.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-3046.

Question

59

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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American Indians Native Americans

American Indian woman and her baby in 1899.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-94927.

Question

60

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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Africans people from Africa

Slaves on a Southern plantation in May 1862.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-04324.

Question

61

Why did the colonists fight the British?

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because of high taxes (taxation without representation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

because they didnt have self-government

Molly Pitcher firing a cannon at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War by Percy Moran.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-4969.

Question

62

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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(Thomas) Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson. Copy of painting by Rembrandt Peale.

Courtesy of the National Archives, NARA File # 208-PU-104HH-4.

Question

63

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

In Declaration of Independence, a painting by John Trumbull, Thomas Jefferson and his committee present the formal statement of independence from Great Britain.
Courtesy of the National Archives, NARA File # 148-GW-662.

Question

64

There were 13 original states. Name three.

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New Hampshire

New York

Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland

Pennsylvania

Virginia

North Carolina

South Carolina Georgia

New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

Question

65

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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The Constitution was written.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, by Howard Chandler Christy. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USA7-34630.

Question

66

When was the Constitution written?

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1787

Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA, where the Constitution was signed in 1787.

Question

67

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

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(James) Madison (Alexander) Hamilton (John) Jay Publius

Title page of The Federalist, vol. 1, 1799.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-70508.

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68

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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U.S. diplomat oldest member of the Constitutional Convention first Postmaster General of the United States

writer of Poor Richards Almanac started the first free libraries

Franklins Return to Philadelphia, 1785, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-9906.

Question

69

Who is the Father of Our Country?

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(George) Washington

George Washington at Princeton, by Charles Willson Peale.

Courtesy of the U.S. Senate, Catalog # 31.00002.000.

Question

70

Who was the first President?*

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(George) Washington

Washington Crossing the Delaware, by Emanuel Leutze.

Courtesy of the National Archives, NARA File # 066-G-15D-25.

Question

71

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

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the Louisiana Territory Louisiana

Map of the Louisiana Purchase Territory.

Courtesy of the National Archives.

Question

72

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

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War of 1812 Mexican-American War Civil War Spanish-American War

Battle of Lake Erie, by Percy Moran, depicts a battle from the War of 1812.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-6893.

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73

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

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the Civil War the War between the States

Civil War soldiers with cannon and caisson, Fort C.F. Smith, Co. L, 2d New York Artillery.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-115177.

Question

74

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

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slavery economic reasons states rights

Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-B8172-0001.

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75

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

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freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) saved (or preserved) the Union led the United States during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-13016.

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76

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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freed the slaves freed slaves in the Confederacy freed slaves in the Confederate states

freed slaves in most Southern states

The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, painted by Francis Bicknell Carpenter and engraved by A.H. Ritchie.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-pga-02502.

Question

77

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

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fought for womens rights fought for civil rights

Susan B. Anthony.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ggbain-30125.

Question

78

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

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World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, photographed by Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press, 1945.
Courtesy of the National Archives, 80-G-413988.

Question

79

Who was President during World War I?

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(Woodrow) Wilson

President Woodrow Wilson.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-107577.

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80

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

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(Franklin) Roosevelt

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Japan on December 8, 1941.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

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81

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

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Japan, Germany, and Italy

Surrender of Japan, September 2, 1945. General Douglas MacArthur signs as Supreme Allied Commander during formal surrender ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Courtesy of the National Archives.

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82

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

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World War II

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945.

Courtesy of the National Archives.

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83

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

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Communism

Germans from East and West stand on the Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in this November 10, 1989 photo, one day after the wall opened. The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the tyranny that restrained freedom throughout the Communist bloc of Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
AP Images/STF.

Question

84

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

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civil rights (movement)

Demonstrators at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-03128.

Question

85

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

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fought for civil rights worked for equality for all Americans
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question

86

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

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Terrorists attacked the United States.

Firefighters unfurl a large American flag over the scarred stone of the Pentagon on September 12, 2001.
White House photo by Paul Morse.

Question

87

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

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Cherokee Navajo Sioux Chippewa Choctaw Pueblo

Apache Iroquois Creek Blackfeet Seminole Cheyenne

Arawak Shawnee Mohegan Huron Oneida Lakota

Crow Teton Hopi Inuit

Four Pueblo women.
Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-54421.

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88

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

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Missouri (River) Mississippi (River)

The Mississippi River near Minneapolis, MN.

Question

89

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

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Pacific (Ocean)

View of the Pacific Ocean from Big Sur, CA, near Bixby Creek Bridge.

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90

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

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Atlantic (Ocean)

Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME.

Question

91

Name one U.S. territory.

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Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam
Old Spanish Bridge in Umatac, Guam.
Courtesy of the Office of U.S. Representative Madeleine Z. Bordallo.

Question

92

Name one state that borders Canada.

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Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania

Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana

Idaho Washington Alaska

Question

93

Name one state that borders Mexico.

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California Arizona

New Mexico Texas

Question

94

What is the capital of the United States?*

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Washington, D.C.

A view of Washington, D.C., from Virginia, across the Potomac River. The view shows the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Capitol.

Question

95

Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

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New York (Harbor) Liberty Island

[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]

Question

96

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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because there were 13 original colonies because the stripes represent the original colonies

Question

97

Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

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because there is one star for each state

because each star represents a state because there are 50 states

Question

98

What is the name of the national anthem?

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The StarSpangled Banner

In The Star-Spangled Banner, by Percy Moran, Francis Scott Key reaches toward the flag flying over Fort McHenry.
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99

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

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July 4

Patriotic celebration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

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100

Name two national U.S. holidays.

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New Years Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Presidents Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas
Atlantic Pavilion at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Richard Latoff.