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United States Quick Facts: Geography, History and Government

25 flashcards on the facts most often asked about United States geography, history and government. Study material written for practice.

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Highest mountain in the United States
Denali in Alaska, about 20,310 feet.
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Largest and smallest US states by area
Largest: Alaska. Smallest: Rhode Island.
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Largest Great Lake and the only one wholly in the US
Largest: Lake Superior. Wholly in the US: Lake Michigan.
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Lowest point in the United States
Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, about 282 feet below sea level.
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River that drains most of the central United States
The Mississippi, with the Missouri and Ohio, flowing to the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Four Corners states
Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
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Time zones in the contiguous United States
Four: Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.
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First national park
Yellowstone, created in 1872.
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Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, adopted 4 July 1776.
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First state to ratify the Constitution
Delaware, on 7 December 1787.
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Louisiana Purchase
1803, from France; it doubled the size of the nation.
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Monroe Doctrine
1823: European powers should not colonize or interfere in the Americas.
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Missouri Compromise
1820: Missouri a slave state, Maine free; slavery banned north of 36 degrees 30 minutes.
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Emancipation Proclamation
1 January 1863: enslaved people in Confederate states declared free.
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13th, 14th and 15th Amendments
Abolished slavery; citizenship and equal protection; voting rights regardless of race.
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19th and 26th Amendments
Women's right to vote (1920); voting age lowered to 18 (1971).
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Brown v. Board of Education
1954: racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.
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Marbury v. Madison
1803: established judicial review.
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Three branches of government
Legislative (Congress), executive (President), judicial (courts).
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Size of Congress
Senate: 100 members, 6-year terms. House: 435 members, 2-year terms.
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Electoral College
538 electors; 270 votes are needed to win the presidency.
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Override of a presidential veto
Two thirds of both houses of Congress.
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Treaties in the Senate
Need a two-thirds vote to be approved.
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First Amendment freedoms
Religion, speech, press, assembly and petition.
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Federal Reserve
The central bank of the United States, created in 1913; sets monetary policy.

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