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Citizenship test
This stack helps you study for the mandatory citizenship test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The United States Capitol | The place where Congress meets |
| Washington, D.C. | The capital of the United States |
| Fourth of July | Independence Day |
| Hawaii and Alaska | The 49th and 50th states of the Union |
| The White House | The President's official home |
| Jay Inslee | The current governor of Washington State |
| Barack Obama | The current president of the United States |
| Abraham Lincoln | The president during the Civil War |
| Joe Biden | The current vice-president of the United States |
| The Senate and the House of Representative | The groups that head Congress |
| 435 | The number of representatives in Congress |
| The reason for having 100 senators | Two from each state |
| Two years | The term of office for a U.S. representative |
| Four years | The term of office for a U.S. president |
| Six years | The term of office for a U.S. senator |
| Lifetime | The term of office for a U.S. Supreme Court justice |
| There is no limit for a representative | The number of times a representative may be reelected |
| There is no limit for a senator | The number of times a senator may be reelected |
| The people elects Congress | The group who elects Congress |
| The President | The person who nominates the Supreme Court justices |
| The President | The person who signs bills into laws |
| The President | The Commander in Chief of the U.S. military |
| Nine | The number of Supreme Court justices |
| Three | The number of branches in the U.S. government |
| The executive branch | The branch of government headed by the President, the Cabinet, and the Departments |
| The legislative branch | The branch of government headed by Congress |
| The judicial branch | The branch of government headed by the Supreme Court, the District Courts, and the Courts of Appeal |
| The Supreme Court | The highest court in the U.S. |
| To process bills into laws | The main duty of Congress |
| To interpret laws | The main duty of the Supreme Court |
| Congress | The group who has the power to declare war |
| The Cabinet | The group who advises the President |
| The Speaker of the House of Representatives | The person who becomes President of the U.S. if the President and the Vice-President should die |
| Two terms | The number of terms a person may serve as President of the U.S. |
| January | The month during which the new president is inaugurated |
| 27 | The number of amendments to the Constitution of the U.S. |
| The U.S. Constitution | The supreme law of the United States |
| Freedom of Press | One of the rights guaranteed in the First Amendment |
| The Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution |
| The Bill of Rights | The source of Freedom of Speech |
| Amendment | A change to the Constitution |
| Everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.) | The people whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights |
| Congress and the state legislatures | The groups who can change the Constitution of the U.S. |
| One star for each state of the Union | The number of stars on the flag of the U.S. |
| One stripe for each original state | The number of stripes on the flag of the U.S. |
| 50 | The number of states in the U.S. |
| England | The country from which the U.S. gained independence after the Revolutionary War |
| The Emancipation Proclamation | It freed many slaves |
| Governor | The head executive of a state government |
| All men are created equal | The basic belief of the Declaration of Independence |
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