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This stack helps you study for the mandatory citizenship test

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