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2009-2010
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8th Grade
09/30/2009

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supreme court
cheif
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4
5
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roberts
sotomayor
scalia
stephens
alito
thomas
ginsberg
breyer
kennedy
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speaker of house
Definition
pelosi
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majority leader of senate
Definition
reid
Term
sec of state
Definition
clinton
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sec defense
Definition
gates
Term
attorney general
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holder
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sec treasury
Definition
geithner
Term
sec interior
Definition
salazar
Term
sec of health and human services
Definition
sebelius
Term
sec education
Definition
duncan
Term
sec labor
Definition
solis
Term
chairmen of the federal reserve
Definition
ben bernanke
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mexico
Definition
calderon
Term
canada
Definition
harper
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sec homeland security
Definition
nepolitano
Term
isreal
Definition
netenyahu
Term
pres of palestine
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abas
Term
pres of palestine is also called
Definition
abu mason
Term
great Britain
Definition
brown
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france
Definition
sarkosi
Term
north korea
Definition
kim jon il
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first 10 ammendments
Definition
bill of rights
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dmz
Definition
demilitarize zone
Term
fema
Definition
federal emergency management agency
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afghanistan
Definition
karzsi
Term
extremist fundamentalist Muslim group controlled Afghanistan from 1996-2001
Definition
taliban
Term
pres russia
Definition
medvedev
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priminester russia
Definition
putin
Term
leader of al-Qaeda
Definition
osama benladin
Term
pope
Definition
Benedict the 16th
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cia
Definition
central intelligence agency
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fbi
Definition
federal bureau of investigation
Term
33 president
Definition
truman
Term
global war 1939-1945
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world war 2
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a document describing the system of laws a principles of a government
Definition
constitution
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three major groups in iraq
Definition
Kurds Sunni Shiite
Term
what two cities did US drop the atom bomb on
Definition
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Term
which religion is represented by as star and a cresent
Definition
islam
Term
epa
Definition
environmental protection agency
Term
two parts of congress
Definition
house of Representatives and senate
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the government program that helps elderly people pay medical expences
Definition
medicare
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minority leater of house
Definition
boehner
Term
nasa
Definition
national aeronautics and space administration
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aclu
Definition
american civil liberties union
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congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof is found where
Definition
1st amendment
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prime minister of india
Definition
sihng
Term
president of iran
Definition
amadenajad
Term
king of jordan
Definition
abdulla II
Term
president of eygpt
Definition
mubarak
Term
persident of syria
Definition
al asad
Term
the British scientist that developed the theory of evolution
Definition
darwin
Term
secretary genenral of the united nations
Definition
ban kee moon
Term
fourth rock form the sun
Definition
mars
Term
california was part of what country before it beame part of the us
Definition
mexico
Term
governments fiscal year begins
Definition
october 1st
Term
australia
Definition
rudd
Term
hispaniola
Definition
hati and the dominican republic
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fcc
Definition
federal communications commission
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human treatment of civilians in war time
Definition
Geneva convention
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venezuela
Definition
chavez
Term
brazil
Definition
Lula de Silva
Term
comumbia
Definition
uribe
Term
tax on imported goods
Definition
tariff
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capital of Canada
Definition
ottowa
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internation treaty to reduce green house gasses
Definition
koyotto protocall
Term
burma is called
Definition
myanmar
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nobel prize winning prodemocracy advocate who has benn under house arrest for 19 years
Definition
ang sung suki
Term
pakistan
Definition
zardari
Term
indonesia
Definition
yudoyono
Term
democratic republic of Congo
Definition
kabilla
Term
how many nations sit at one time members of the security council of united nations
Definition
15
Term
turkey
Definition
erdogan
Term
three branches of the government
Definition
legislative, judicial, executive
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seperation of church and state free religion
Definition
1st amendment
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when people have to be told thier rights in jail
Definition
mirranda rights
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legislative redrawing of a state's congresional district in order to favor one political party over another
Definition
Gerry Mandering
Term
after WWII name the four powers that divided Germany into the zones
Definition
us, gb, france, russia
Term
nobel price in what six places
Definition
PEM PLC
peace
economics
medicine
physics
literature
chemistry
Term
2009 nobel peace winner
Definition
Obama
Term
germany
Definition
angela murkel
Term
rwanda
Definition
kagami
Term
philipines
Definition
arroyo
Term
zimbabwe
Definition
mugabe
Term
south africa
Definition
jacob zuma
Term
saudi arabia
Definition
abdula
Term
libya
Definition
gadaffi
Term
SEC
Definition
securities and exchange commission
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us ambassador to the un
Definition
rice
Term
china
Definition
hujing toaw
Term
basic facilities and services such as roads and communication systems
Definition
infrastructure 
Term
covered with a thin layer of gold
Definition
guilded
Term
WTO
Definition
world trade organisation
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a period of slow economic growth-a decrease in economic productivity lasting six months 
Definition
recession
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NAFTA
Definition
north american free trade agreement 
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largest ethnic group in iraq
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Kurds 
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world population
Definition
6.6 billion
Term
beatles
Definition
John Paul George and Ringo
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when was "under God" addeed to the pledge of allegiance 
Definition
1954
Term
old faithful is in which park
Definition
yellow stone
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how many people live in china 
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1.3 billion
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how many people live in the us
Definition
300 million
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father of communism
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chairmen Mow 
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hong kong was part of ------- till 1997 
Definition
great brittian
Term
five permanent members of UN's security council
Definition
China USA France Brittan Russia 
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president of liberia
Definition
johnson-sirleaf 
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president of boliva 
Definition
eva morales 
Term
scale used to measure eathquakes
Definition
richter
Term
president Ukraine 
Definition
yushanko
Term
terrorist group who won majority of seats in Palestinian elections and control gaza
Definition
hamas
Term
president of chile
Definition
bachalette
Term
president of rwanda 
Definition
kagame
Term
Putin used to work for 
Definition
KGB kellys giant belly 
Term
title and name of person that leads us department of justice
Definition
attorney general eric holder
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system of government or an economic system in which the state owns and controls business 
Definition
communism
Term
president of nigeria
Definition
yaradoa
Term
chairmen of the federal reserve
Definition
ben bernake 
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director of the cia
Definition
panetta
Term
director of national intelligence
Definition
blair
Term
chief of staff
Definition
ram emanuel
Term
NATO
Definition
north Atlantic treaty organisation 
Term
national security advisor
Definition
jones
Term
Militas in Darfur 
Definition
janjaweed
Term
head of FBI
Definition
mueller
Term
Lebanese terrorists that fought with Israel 
Definition
hesbula 
Term
president of ecuador 
Definition
correa
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ICE
Definition
immigration and customs enforcement
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capital of somolia
Definition
mogadishu
Term
president of sudan
Definition
omar al bashir 
Term
prime minster of italy
Definition
brillisconi
Term
darfur refugees crossing into ____
Definition
Chad
Term
senate minority leader 
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mc connel
Term
capital of afghanistan
Definition
kabul
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capital of iraq
Definition
Baghdad 
Term
chairmen of the joint chief of staff
Definition
mullen
Term
Senior Senator Texas
Definition
Kay Bailey Hutchinson 
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junior senator 
Definition
john cornyn
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chaves wants to move towards a _______  republic
Definition
 socialist
Term
person who creates and composes dance pieces
Definition
cheoregrapher
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founder of new york city ballet
Definition
bolanchine
Term
composer of nutcracker
Definition
tschopschi
Term
on point
Definition
on toes
Term
assassinated presidentas
Definition
JKF, Garfield, lincoln, McKinley 
Term
territory in dispute between Syria and Israel 
Definition
gollan hieghts
Term
the tallest building in the world
Definition
burge kalifie
Term
in what country is burge dubia 
Definition
UAE
Term
leader of taliban 
Definition
mullah omar 
Term
three financial classes 
Definition
stock bond cash 
Term
an ownership share in a corporation
Definition
stock
Term
a short term drop in stock market prices
Definition
correction
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name for stocks bonds or any kind of financail assest that can be traded
Definition
securities 
Term
white house press secratary
Definition
gibs 
Term
FISA
Definition
foreign intelligence surveillance act 
Term
 an art form where the artist interprets reality based on his or her inner feelings about the object he or she is painting
Definition
realism 
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view of toledo
Definition
el greco 
Term
the earths outer crust
Definition

listosphere

Term
what part of cows carry mad cow disease
Definition
brain spinal cord
Term
scientists think that _____ cause mad cow disease
Definition
prions
Term
deer and elk mad cow
Definition
chronic waste dissorder 
Term
human like mad cow
Definition
jakob crutzfield disease
Term
father of political cartooning
Definition
mast
Term
symbol of democrats 
Definition
donkey
Term
symbol of republicans
Definition
elephant
Term
supreme religious leader of iran
Definition
ayatola kameni
Term
capital of china
Definition
bejing
Term
worlds tallest mountin
Definition
mt everest
Term
hong kong was part of _______ till 1997
Definition
great brittian
Term
now hong kong is part of
Definition
china
Term
kong kong's economic system
Definition
capiitalist 
Term
structure streching 4000 miles in china
Definition
great wall of china
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name the four states that touch at the four corners

 

Definition
arizona new mexico colardao utah
Term
pueblans who lived in chaco canyon
Definition
anastazi
Term
unexpected winner of election in 1948
Definition
truman
Term
who did truman defeat
Definition
dewey
Term
palestinain  president's party 
Definition
fatah
Term
ford granted a pardon to
Definition
Nixon
Term
what was the scandal that caused Nixon to leave office 
Definition
Watergate 
Term
North Korea and south Korea never signed a permanent peace treaty but signed a _____ 
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truce 
Term

DMZ

 

Definition
Demilaterized zone 
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which korea does us support 
Definition
South korea 
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what is measured in the unemployment rate
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the % of people out of work looking for work
Term
extra payments that some countries give to their farmers 
Definition
subsidies 
Term
the to copy  and sell a work of art music and literature
Definition
copyright
Term
seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
Definition
monsoons
Term
restriction on trade
Definition
embargo
Term
largest member of cat family 
Definition
tiger
Term
carnivore
Definition
meat eater 
Term
endangered species 
Definition
close to extinction
Term
three largest trading partners
Definition
canada china mexico
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