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Canada and USA Review game

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Name 2 landforms Canada and the USA share.

Great Lakes, Great Plans, Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains

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Why are there 13 stripes on the US flag and 50 stars?

stripes = original number of states; stars = current number of states

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What is the Canadian Shield like?

rocky, hilly, covered in forests, rich in minerals, not great for farming

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What is a constitution?

basic laws and government set-up for a country

15

Which European nations had settlements in Canada and the USA?

British, French, and Spanish (just in USA) - and a little bit the Dutch

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Why is Canada officially bilingual?

British and French shared much of it for a long time

10

Name 1 reason the USA wanted to break away from England.

were paying taxes without representation in government; felt they were being taken advantage of

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Name 5 Native American tribes.

Cree, Crow, Dakota, Iroquois, Apache, Cherokee, Shoshone, Ojibwe, Navajo, Hopi, Pawnee, Shawnee, Miami, ...

20

What are natives people of Canada called?

First Nations

10

Name 3 rights guaranteed to Americans in the Bill of Rights.

free speech, press, assembly, religion, trial by peers, ...

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What are the 3 branches of government?

legislative, executive, and judicial

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Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

President

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Who advises the President?

Vice President and the Cabinet

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Why are there 2 parts in the Legislative Branch with different numbers of representatives? (100 and 453)?

One 1/2 has equal number of representatives from each state; the other 1/2 has representatives based on population

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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

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How long does a justice get to serve on the Supreme Court?

for life or until he/she wants to leave

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