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- 2. In both the USA and Canada citizens often serve on one of these, which gives them the chance to judge whether people accused of a crime are guilty or not guilty.
- 4. The United States had an extremely bloody war against itself called the ______ War.
- 7. The eastern mountain range that runs through the United States and Canada is called the _____________ Mountains.
- 9. Canada and the United States share the world's longest unguarded ___________.
- 11. Canada's head of government is called the Prime __________.
- 14. The Civil _______ Act of 1964 is one of the United States' most important laws protecting people against discrimination.
- 17. This branch of government carries out the laws
- 18. In Canada the head of the executive branch of the government is picked by the ____________ branch of government.
- 20. This is Canada's legislative body who also gets to pick their Prime Minister.
- 21. In this part of Canada most people speak French, and this difference (among others) often leads people living there to talk about leaving Canada to become their own country.
- 23. In the United States the president is voted on by the _________ college.
- 24. This is a place that only Americans have ever been to in person.
- 25. Most of Canada in the _________ part of the country is pretty empty, with very few people living there.
- 26. The ______ of England is also the ______ of Canada, although most of his duties are ceremonial.
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- 1. This branch of government makes sure the laws follow the constitution.
- 3. In the War of 1812, soldiers marching out of Canada burned down much of the city of ___________, D.C.
- 5. The most important job of the legislative branch of government is to make new ______.
- 6. This is the name of the document that outlines how the US government is supposed to work.
- 8. In the United States, this person can veto laws, but not make new laws.
- 10. This is the most commonly spoken language in both Canada and the United States.
- 12. The western mountain range that runs through the United States and Canada is called the __________ Mountains.
- 13. The official languages of Canada are English and _________.
- 15. The Age of _____________ was a time when many new devices were created in America, such as the airplane, the lightbulb, the movie camera, and the telephone.
- 16. This country originally owned Canada, but was forced to give it up to the British when it lost a war.
- 19. Most people in Canada live in the ______ part of the country, near the border with the United States.
- 22. This country once owned both the United States and Canada.
