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ARIZONA CIVICS EXAM FLASHCARDS 2024/2025 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 CORRECT STUDY, Exams of Law

ARIZONA CIVICS EXAM FLASHCARDS 2024/2025 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024/2025 CORRECT STUDY SET

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ARIZONA CIVICS EXAM

FLASHCARDS 2024/ 2025

100% VERIFIED ANSWERS

2024/2025 CORRECT STUDY

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The Constitution What is the supreme law of the land? Set up the government Define the government Protect basic right of Americans What does the Constitution do? "We the People" The idea of self government is the first three words of the Constitution.What are these words? A change and addition to the Constitution What is an Amendment? The Bill of Rights What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? speech religion assembly

press petition the government What is one right of freedom from the First Amendment? twenty-seven (27) How many amendments does the Constitution have? Announced our independence from Great Britain. Declared our independence from Great Britain. Said that the United is Free from Great Britain. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness What two rights are listed in the Declaration of Independence? You can practice any religion or not practice a religion. What is freedom of religion? Capitalism economy Market Economy What is the economic system in the united States? Everyone must follow the law Leaders must obey the law Government must obey the law No one is above of the Law What is the rule of law? President Congress Legislative

Executive the Courts Judicial Name one branch or part of the government? Checks and Balances Separation of Powers What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?. the President Who are in charge of the executive branch? Congress Senate and House of Representatives U.S. or National Legislature Who makes federal laws? The Senate House of Representatives What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 100 (one hundred) How many U.S. Senators are there? 6 years We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Kyrsten Sinema Mark Kelly Who is one of your state's U.S. Senator's currently? four hundred thirty-five (435)

the House of Representatives has how many voting members? two years We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Eli Crane Name your U.S. Representative All people of the state Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Because of the State's population Population determines representation in the House of Representatives Why do some states have more representatives than other states? 4 years. We elect a President for how many years? November In what month do we vote for President? Joe Biden What is the name of the President? Kamala Harris What is the name of Vice President? Vice-President. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? the Speaker of the House If both the President and the Vice President can no longer, who becomes President?.

The President Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? The President Who signs bills to become laws? the President Who vetoes bills? Advise the President What does the President's Cabinet do? Vice President Secretary of State Commerce Defense Education Energy Health & Human Services Homeland Security Housing & Urban Development Interior Labor Transportation Treasury Veterans Affairs Attorney General What are two Cabinet-level positions? reviews laws explain laws resolves disputes decides if a law goes against the Constitution

What does the Judicial branch do? the Supreme Court What is the highest court in the United States? nine (9) How many justices are on the Supreme Court? John Roberts Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court now? print money declare war create an army make treaties Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of federal government? Provide safety (Fire departments) provide schooling and education provide protection (police) get a drivers' license approve zoning and land use Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the States? Katie Hobbs Who is the Governor of your state now? Phoenix What is the Capital of your state? Democratic and Republican What are the two major political parties in the united States?

Democrat What is the political party of the President now? Mike Johnson What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? Any citizen can vote Citizens 18 and older can vote You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote There are four amendment to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them serve on a jury vote in a federal election What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? vote in a federal election vote in a federal election Name one right only for United States citizens Freedom of speech Freedom of religion freedom of expression freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government the right to bear arms What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? The United States The flag What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Obey the Laws of the United states Give up loyalty to other countries

Defend the Constitution and laws of the U.S. Serve in the military if needed Be loyal to the U.S. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? Eighteen (18) and older How old do citizens have to be vote for President? Vote Run for political office Join a political party Help with a political campaign Join a civic group Give an elected official your opinion on an issue Contact Senators and Representatives Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy Write to a newspaper about an issue What are two ways that Americans can participate in their Democracy? April 15 When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? At age eighteen (18) Between eighteen (18) and twenty six (26) When must all men register for the selective Service? Freedom Political liberty Religious freedom Economic opportunity Practice their religion Escape persecution What is one reason colonists came to America?

Native Americans American Indians Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Africans People from Africa What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Because of high taxes Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) Because they didn't have self-government Why did the colonists fight the British? Thomas Jefferson Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? July 4 , 1776 When was Declaration of Independence adopted? New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia There were 13 originals states. Name three

The Constitution was written The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 1787 When was the Constitution written? James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay Publius the Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the Writers US 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 What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? George Washington Who is the father of the country? George Washington Who was the first President? Louisiana What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? War of 1812 Mexican-American War Civil War Spanish-American War

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s The Civil war Name the U.S. war between the North and South slavery Economic reasons States' rights Name one problem that led to the Civil War Freed the slaves Saved or preserved the Union Led the United States during the Civil War What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? Freed the slaves Freed the slaves in the Confederacy Freed the slaves in the Confederate states Freed the slaves in the Southern States What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? fought for women's rights Fought for civil rights What did Susan B. Anthony do? World War I World War II Korean War` Vietnam War Gulf War Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. Woodrow Wilson

Who was the President during World War I? Franklin D. Roosevelt Who was President during Great Depression and World War II? Japan, Germany, Italy Who did the United States fight in World War II? World War II Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? Communism During the Cold war, what was the main concern of the United States? Civil Rights Movement What movement tried to end racial discrimination? Fought for civil rights Worked for equality for all Americans What did Martin Luther King, Jr.do? Terrorist attacked the United States. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 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 Name one Native American tribe in the United States Mississippi Missouri Name one of the longest rivers in the United states? Pacific Ocean What ocean is on the west coast of the United States? Atlantic Ocean What ocean is on the east coast of the United States? Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam Name one U.S. territory? Maine Vermont New Hampshire

New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Alaska Name one state that borders Canada Texas California Arizona New Mexico Name one State that borders Mexico Washington DC What is the capital of the United States? New York New York Harbor Liberty Island Where is the Statue of Liberty? because there were 13 original colonies Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Because there are 50 states Because there is one star for each state Because each star represents a state Why does the flag have 50 stars?

The Star-Spangled Banner What is the name of the National Anthem? July 4 When do we celebrate Independence day? New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day President's Day Memorial Day Independence Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Veterans Day Labor Day Name two national US holidays