US Citizenship Test

The Constitution

What is the supreme law of the land?

sets up the government

defines the government

protects basic rights of Americans

What does the Constitution do?

We the People

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

A change or addition to the Constitution

What is an amendment?

the Bill of Rights

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

religion

What is one right of freedom from the First Amendment?

27

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Life, Liberty, Hapiness

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

announced and declared our independence

said that the U.S is free

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

\n Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

high taxes, quartering of soldiers, no self-government

Why did the colonists fight the British?

James Madison

Who wrote the Constitution?

Native Americans

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Capitalist and market economy

What is the economic system in the United States?

Everyone must follow the law.

Leaders must obey the law.

Government must obey the law.

No one is above the law.

What is the "rule of law"?

checks and balances

separation of powers

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

the President

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Congress

Senate and House

legislature

Who makes the Federal laws in the United States?

the President

Who signs bills to become laws?

House and the Senate

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

100

How many U.S. Senators are there?

6

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

Alex Padilla

Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?

435

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

2

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

Jared Huffman

Name your U.S. Representative.

Novemner

In what month do we vote for President?

Speaker of the House

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Advise the president

What does the President's Cabinet do?

reviews laws

explains laws

resolves disputes

decides if a law is Constitutional

What does the judicial branch do?

9

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

John Roberts

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Gavin Newsom

Who is the Governor of your state now?

Nancy Pelosi

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

April 15

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

1787

when was the constitution written

Secretary of state and Vice President

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Louisiana Territory

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Freed the slaves

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

Fought for women’s suffrage

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

FDR

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Japan, Italy, Germany

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

WWII

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

Communism

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

The Mississippi River

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

Puerto Rico

Name one U.S. territory.

The civil rights movement

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Because there are 50 states

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

The twin towers fell

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

4th of july

When do we celebrate Independence Day?