What is the form of government of the United States?
Answer
Republic • Constitution-based federal republic • Representative democracy
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What is the form of government of the United States?
Answer
Republic • Constitution-based federal republic • Representative democracy
What is the supreme law of the land?
Answer
(U.S.) Constitution
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
Answer
Declaration of Independence
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Answer
Senate and House (of Representatives)
How many U.S. senators are there?
Answer
One hundred (100)
The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
Answer
Four (4) years
Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
Answer
The President (of the United States)
What is the highest court in the United States?
Answer
Supreme Court
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answer
(Thomas) Jefferson
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Answer
Freed the slaves • Freed slaves in the Confederacy • Freed slaves in the Confederate states • Freed slaves in most Southern states
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