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Civics-Koplitz
Citizenship test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supreme law of the United States? | The Constitution of the U.S. |
| What does the Constitution do? | The Constitution sets up the government |
| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these three words? | We the people |
| What is an amendment? | A change or an addition to the Constitution |
| What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? | Freedom of speech (or freedom of religion, the press, assembly, or the right to petition the government) |
| What is freedom of religion? | To practice, or not practice any religion |
| What does the "rule of law" mean? | Everyone must obey the law |
| Name one branch or part of the government: | multiple answers: Congress; Legislative Branch; Executive Branch; Judicial Branch |
| What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | checks and balances; separation of powers |
| Who is in charge of the Federal Executive Branch? | the President |
| Who makes federal laws? | Congress or Legislative Branch |
| What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? | Senate and the House of Representatives |
| How many U.S. Senators are there? | 100 (2 from each state) |
| We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? | 6 years |
| The House of Representatives has how many voting members? | 435 |
| We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? | 2 years |
| Who does a U.S. Senator represent? | all the people of the state that the U.S. Senator is from |
| Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? | it is based on population |
| We elect a President for how many years? | 4 years |
| In what month do we vote for President? | November |
| If the President can no longer serve who becomes President? | the Vice President |
| Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? | the President |
| Who signs the Bill to become laws? | the President |
| Who vetoes bills? | the President |
| What are two Cabinet level positions? | Attorney General; Vice President |
| What does the Judicial Branch do? | Determines or decides if laws are constitutional (or interprets laws) |
| What is the highest court in the United States? | The United States Supreme Court |
| How many justices are on the United States Supreme Court? | 9 |
| Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? | print/ coin money |
| Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? | provide education |
| What is the capital city of your state? | St. Paul |
| There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of them: | 18 years of age or older can vote |
| Name one right provided for ONLY United States Citizens: | vote in a federal election |
| What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? | freedom of speech; freedom of religion (or any rights listed in the Bill of Rights/first ten amendments) |
| What is one promise people make when they become Naturalized United States Citizens? | to give up allegiance to any other countries |
| How old do citizens have to be to vote in the election for President? | 18 years or older |
| What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? | vote; join a political party |
| When must all men register for the Selective Service? | 18 years old |
| What is one reason colonists came to America? | Freedom of religion (or economic opportunities, political liberty) |
| Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | Native Americans |
| What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? | Africans |
| Name one problem that led to the Civil War. | Slavery |
| What did Susan B. Anthony do? | She fought for women's rights (civil rights) |
| What MOVEMENT tried to end racial discrimination? | the Civil Rights Movement |
| Name ONE of the eleven federally recognized American Indian tribes, bands, or communities in Minnesota: | Sioux (others: Cherokee Nation, Navajo) |
| Why did the colonists fight the British? | to gain independence and self governance |
| There were 13 original states. Name three. | New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire (others: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | Said that all persons held as slaves in Confederate States are now and forever free |
| What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? | led the Civil Rights Movement to end racial discrimination |
| Name one U.S. territory: | Guam (others: Puerto Rico, American Samoa) |
| What is the Capital of the United States: | Washington, D.C. |
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