Rights and Government Flashcard

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

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Freedom of speech and freedom to worship.

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What is freedom of religion? Choose one: You can’t choose the time you practice your religion. You must choose a religion. You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. No one can practice a religion.

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

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Who is in charge of the executive branch? Choose one: the Speaker of the House, the Prime Minister, the President, the Chief Justice

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the President

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Name one branch or part of the government. Choose one: State government, Legislative, Parliament, United Nations

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Legislative

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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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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Choose one: make treaties, provide schooling and education, create an army, coin or print money

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provide schooling and education

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Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Choose one: the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General

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the President

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What is one reason colonists came to America? Choose one: for the experience traveling across the ocean, freedom, to join a civic group, None of these answers.

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freedom

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Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Choose one: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Patrick Henry

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George Washington

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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Choose one: English, Canadians, Dutch

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