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11. The USA is a federal union of _____ independent states.
a) 40
b) 50
c) 60

d) 100
12. In the USA the laws are ________.
a) The same in all states

b) Different in every state
c) Different in richer states
d) Different for different races
13. What are the two major parties in the US?

a) The Republicans and the Democrats.
b) The Republics and the Socialists.
c) The Democrats and the Socialists.

d) The Conservationists and the Democrats.
14. Which president freed the slaves?
a) Thomas Jefferson

b) George Washington
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Henry Ford

15. Who was the civil rights leader who fought through nonviolent action?
a) Thomas Paine
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) John Kennedy

16. Who was the first American president?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) Abraham Lincoln

c) John Adams
d) George Washington
17. The highest mountain is the _______________.
a) Mount Foraker

b) Blanca Peak
c) Mount Whitney
d) Mount McKinley

18. The longest river in the USA is the ___________.
a) Missouri
b) Mississippi

c) Rio Grande
d) Yukon

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