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Grade 8 Fun — History & Civics Trivia
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1.
What is the supreme law of the land in the United States?
2.
What does federalism mean?
3.
What are the three branches of the U.S. federal government?
4.
What is the purpose of checks and balances?
5.
What is the Bill of Rights?
6.
What does the First Amendment protect (name at least two freedoms)?
7.
What is separation of powers?
8.
What is an amendment?
9.
Under federalism, which level of government typically runs most public schools?
10.
What is the Supremacy Clause (in simple terms)?
11.
What was Reconstruction (in U.S. history)?
12.
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States (except as punishment for crime)?
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