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U.S. CitizenshipTest
Learn about the united states
Question | Answer |
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What is the supreme law of the land? | The Constitution |
What does the constitution do? | Protects basic rights of Americans |
What are the first 3 words of the constitution? | We the people |
What is an amendment? | A change/addition to the constitution |
What do you call the first 10 amendments? | The bill of rights |
What is one right from the first amendment? | Speech, Religion, Assembly, Press |
How many amendments does the constitution have? | 27 |
What did the Declaration or Independence do? | declared our independence |
What are two rights in the declaration of independence? | Life, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness |
What is freedom of religion? | You can practice any religion |
What is the economic system in the United States? | Capitalist/Market economy |
What is the "rule of law"? | Everyone must follow the law |
Name one branch of gov? | Legislative, Executive, Judicial |
What stops one branch of gov from becoming to powerful? | A system of checks and balances |
Who is in charge of the executive branch? | The President |
Who makes federal laws? | congress/senate and house |
What are two parts of the u.s. congress? | senate and house of reps |
how many senators are there? | 100 |
We elect a senator for how many years? | 6 |
Who is one of your states senators now? | Robert Casey and Arlen Spector |
How many members in the House of reps? | 435 |
How often are Reps elected? | every 2 years |
Name your U.S. Rep? | Tim Holden (Lebanon) Robert Brady(Philadelphia) |
Who does a U.S. Senator Represent? | All the people of the state |
Why do some states have more reps than others? | more people |
Vice President? | Joe Biden |
If both the Pres and V.P. can no longer serve, who becomes pres? | The speaker of the house |
Who is the commander in chief of the military? | The pres |
Who signs bills to become laws? | The pres |
Who vetoes bills? | The pres |
What does the presidents cabinet do? | Advises the president |
Name two cabinet level positions? | Vice Pres, secretary of state, secretary of education, secretary of defense, attorney general |
What does the judicial branch do? | reviews/explains laws |
What is the highest court in the U.S.? | The Supreme Court |
How many justices are on the supreme court? | 9 |
Who is the chief justice of the U.S. right now? | John Roberts |
What is one power of the federal gov? | print money/declare war/create an army/make treaties |
What is one power of the states? | provide education/protection/safety |
Who is the governor of your state? | Ed Rendell |
Capital of your state? | Harrisburg |
Who is the speaker of the house? | Nancy Pelosi |
Describe one amendment about voting? | citizens 18 and older can vote |
One responsibility only for u.s. citizens? | serve on a jury, vote |
One right of u.s. citizens? | vote, run for office |
2 rights of everyone in U.S. | right to bear arms, freedom of speech/religion |
what do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance? | the flag |
What is one promise you make when you become a u.s. citizen? | give up loyalty to other countries, obey u.s. laws, serve in the military if needed |
What are 2 ways to participate in democracy? | vote, join a political party, run for office |
When is the last day you can send income tax forms? | April 15th |
when must all men register for the selective service? | 18 |
What is one reason colonists came to america? | religious freedom, political freedom |
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? | Native Americans |
Why did the colonists fight the British? | High taxes, wanted to self govern, quartering |
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
When was the declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
There were 13 original colonies, name 3? | PA, VA, RI, DE, NY, NJ |
What happened at the constitutional convention? | Constitution was written |
When was the constitution written? | 1787 |
Name one writer of the federalist papers? | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay |
One thing Ben Franklin is famous for? | Started the first free libraries, U.S. Diplomat |
Who is "The father of our country"? | George Washington |
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? | Louisiana |
Name one war fought by the u.s. in the 1800's? | War of 1812, mex-amer war, civil war |
Name the u.s. war between the north and the south? | The civil war |
Name one prob that led to the civil war? | slavery |
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? | freed the slaves |
What did the emancipation proclamation do? | freed the slaves |
what did Susan B. Anthony do? | fought for women's rigths |
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1900's | WWII, WWI, Vietnam |
Who was the pres. during WWI? | Wilson |
Who was the Pres. during the great depression and WWII? | Roosevelt |
Who did the U.S. fight in WWII? | Italy, Japan, and Germany |
Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general in what war? | WWII |
During the cold war, what was the main concern of the U.S.? | Communism |
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | Civil rights |
What did Martin Luther King Jr. Do? | fought for civil rights |
what major event happened on September 11, 2001? | Terrorist attack on the U.S. |
Name one american indian tribe? | Cherokee |
Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.? | Mississippi, and Missouri |
Name one U.S. territory? | Puerto Rico, U.S. virgin islands, guam |
Name one state that boarders Canada? | N.Y. |
Name one state that boarders Mexico? | Texas |
Where is the Statue of Liberty? | New York Harbor |
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | Represent the 13 colonies |
Why does the flag have 50 stars? | represent the 50 states |
What is the name of the national anthem? | The Star-Spangled Banner |
Name 2 national U.S. holidays? | Independence day, Presidents Day, Veterans Day, Christmas, Thanksgiving |