The U.S. fought agaUSCISt Communist forces in which war?
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The U.S. fought agaUSCISt Communist forces in which war?
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The U.S. fought agaUSCISt Communist forces in which war?
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The U.S. fought agaUSCISt Communist forces in which war?
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Which country bombed Pearl Harbor, causing the U.S. to enter World War II?
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Which country bombed Pearl Harbor, causing the U.S. to enter World War II?
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Which country bombed Pearl Harbor, causing the U.S. to enter World War II?
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Which country bombed Pearl Harbor, causing the U.S. to enter World War II?
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
You picked the first president of the United States.
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Who was Abraham Lincoln?
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Which of the following people was an important civil rights leader in the 1960's?
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Which of the following people was an important civil rights leader in the 1960's?
You picked Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important civil rights leader in the 1960's who we celebrate with a national holiday.
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Which of the following people was an important civil rights leader in the 1960's?
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Which of the following people was an important civil rights leader in the 1960's?
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Who came to America for religious freedom?
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Who came to America for religious freedom?
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Who came to America for religious freedom?
You picked the slaves.
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Who came to America for religious freedom?
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The Pilgrims came to America in search of religious freedom.
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If the president should die, who would become the new president?
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If the president should die, who would become the new president?
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If the president should die, who would become the new president?
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If the president should die, who would become the new president?
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The president, the vice president, and the Cabinet make up which branch of the government?
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The president, the vice president, and the Cabinet make up which branch of the government?
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The president, the vice president, and the Cabinet make up which branch of the government?
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The president, the vice president, and the Cabinet make up which branch of the government?
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What is the chief executive of a state called?
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What is the chief executive of a state called?
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What is the chief executive of a state called?
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What is the chief executive of a state called?
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How old must a person be to run for president of the United States?
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How old must a person be to run for president of the United States?
You picked 35 years old.
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How old must a person be to run for president of the United States?
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How old must a person be to run for president of the United States?
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Who meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.?
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Who meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.?
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Who meets in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.?
You picked Congress
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Congress meets in the capitol building.
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Who meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C.?
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Which of the following requires government permission?
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Which of the following requires government permission?
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Which of the following requires government permission?
You picked writing your ideas in a newspaper.
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Which of the following requires government permission?
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How are senators and representatives selected?
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How are senators and representatives selected?
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How are senators and representatives selected?
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How are senators and representatives selected?
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Where do the justices serve?
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Where do the justices serve?
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Where do the justices serve?
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Where do the justices serve?
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What war was fought in the U.S. in the 1860's?
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What war was fought in the U.S. in the 1860's?
You picked the Civil War.
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The American Civil War or the "War between the States" took place in the 1860's.
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What war was fought in the U.S. in the 1860's?
You picked World War II.
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What war was fought in the U.S. in the 1860's?
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When did Christopher Columbus voyage to America?
You picked in 1949.
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When did Christopher Columbus voyage to America?
You picked in 1860.
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When did Christopher Columbus voyage to America?
You picked in 1776.
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When did Christopher Columbus voyage to America?
You picked 1n 1492.
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"In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue."
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What was the name of the army of the South during the Civil War?
You picked the Republican Army.
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What was the name of the army of the South during the Civil War?
You picked the Union Army.
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What was the name of the army of the South during the Civil War?
You picked the Confederate Army.
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What was the name of the army of the South during the Civil War?
You picked the Red Coats.
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What country did the American colonists fight agaUSCISt in the Revolutionary War?
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What country did the American colonists fight agaUSCISt in the Revolutionary War?
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What country did the American colonists fight agaUSCISt in the Revolutionary War?
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What country did the American colonists fight agaUSCISt in the Revolutionary War?
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What group of settlers came to America on a ship called the Mayflower?
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What group of settlers came to America on a ship called the Mayflower?
You picked the Native Americans.
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What group of settlers came to America on a ship called the Mayflower?
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What group of settlers came to America on a ship called the Mayflower?
You picked the Confederate Army.
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Who is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces?
You picked the secretary of state.
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Who is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces?
You picked the president.
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The president, who is a civilian, is the commander-in-chief of all the armed services of the United States.
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Who is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces?
You picked the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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Who is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces?
You picked the top general of the army.
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Who was the leader of the Colonial Army during the American Revolution?
You picked Thomas Jefferson.
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Who was the leader of the Colonial Army during the American Revolution?
You picked Ben Franklin.
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Who was the leader of the Colonial Army during the American Revolution?
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