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Citizenship Test C.A
citizenship test for california
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what year did America declare independence? | 1776 |
| Which European country did the colonies fight during the revolutionary war? | Great Britain |
| From which country did the US win independence? | Great Britain |
| Who is the president of the US today? | Barack Obama |
| Who is the vice-president of the US today? | Joseph Biden |
| Who elects the president of the US? | The Electoral College |
| What is the Constitution? | Supreme Set Of Laws For America |
| How many Amendments have we changed in the Constitution today? | 27 |
| Who makes the laws in the US? | Congress |
| What are the two houses Congress is composed of? | Senate&House of Representatives |
| Who elects the members of the congress? | Citizens of each congressional district |
| How many senators are there in the US congress? | 100 |
| For how long is each senator elected? | 6 years |
| How many representatives are there in the congress? | 435 |
| For how long is each representatives elected | 2 years |
| What are 3 components of the executive branch of government? | President, cabinet, and advisors |
| What is the judiciary branch of the US government? | The Court System |
| What are the duties of the Sepreme Court | to determine the Constitutionality of the Law |
| what is the Bill of Rights | 1st 10 amendments added to the constitution guaranteeing rights/liberties |
| who is chief justice of the supreme court today | John J Roberts, JR |
| Name the 13 colonies | new york, new hampshire, new jersey, rhode island, connecticut, maryland, virginia, north carolina, south carolina, georgia, pennsylvania, delaware, massachusetts, |
| Who said. " Give me liberty or give me death"? | Patrick Henry |
| Which 3 countries were our enemies in WWII | germany, italy,& Japan |
| Who Was Martin Luther King Jr.? | American Civil Rights Leader who used nonviolent means to attain equality for blacks in 1960s |
| Who is head of the local city government | Mayor |
| who selects the supreme court justice | The President |
| how many supreme court justices are there | 9 |
| Why did pilgrims come to America | Religious freedom |
| What holiday did the American colonists start? | Thanksgiving |
| Who is the main author of the declaration of independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| WHen was the declaration of independence adoped? | july 4, 1776 |
| what is the basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence | All Men are createrd equal and endowed with equal rights |
| Who wrote the nation anthem of the US | Francis Scott Key |
| Who was the US president during the civil war? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Freed Slaves From Bondage |
| Who helped pilgrims | Native Americans |
| Who hass rhe power to declare war | Congress |
| What kind of government does the US have? | Indirect Democracy |
| In what year was the US Constitution written | 1789 |
| name the purpose of the United Nations | Solve World Problems Without the Use Of War |
| in which city did the congress meet? | Washington D.C. |
| whose rights are guaranteed by the constitution and bill of rights | All People in the US |
| What is the introduction to the constitution called? | Preamble |
| What is the white hourse | The official president home of the current president and their family |
| whi is commander in chief of the military forces | The president |
| in what month ddo we vote for the president | november |
| in what month is the president inaugurated into office | january |
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