Questions over the U.S citizenship test and government.
59260998 | The Constitution | What is the supreme law of the land? | |
59260999 | Protects the basic rights of Americans | What does the Constitution do? | |
59261000 | We The People | What are the first three words of the Constitution? | |
59261001 | a change/addition (to the constitution) | What is an amendment? | |
59261002 | The Bill of Rights | What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? | |
59261003 | Speech | What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? | |
59261004 | 27 | How many amendments does the Constitution have? | |
59261005 | Declared our Independence | What did the Declaration of Independence do? | |
59261006 | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness | What are three rights in the Declaration of Independence? | |
59261007 | you can practice any religion or not practice a religion | What is freedom of religion? | |
59261008 | Capitalist Economy | What is the economic system in the U.S? | |
59261009 | no one is above the law | What is rule of law? | |
59261010 | congress, legislative, president, executive, the court, or judicial | Name one branch or part of government. | |
59261011 | Seperation of Powers or Checks and Balances | What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? | |
59261012 | The President | Who is in charge of the executive branch? | |
59261013 | Congress | Who makes federal laws? | |
59261014 | The Senate and House of Representatives | What are the two parts of the U.S congress? | |
59261015 | 100 | How many U.S senators are there? | |
59261016 | 6 | We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? | |
59261017 | Chuck Grassley or Tom Harkin | Who is one of your states U.S senators? | |
59261018 | 435 | The House of Representatives has how many voting members? | |
59261019 | 2 | We elect U.S Representatives for how many years? | |
59261020 | Bruce Braley, David Loebsack, Leonard Boswell, Thomas Latham, or Steve King | Name your U.S Representatives. | |
59261021 | All people of the state | Who does a U.S senator represent? | |
59261022 | They have a bigger population | Why do some states have more representatives than other states? | |
59261023 | 4 | We elect a president for how many years? | |
59261024 | November | What month do we vote for president? | |
59261025 | Barack Obama | What is the President of the United States name now? | |
59261026 | Joe Biden | What is the name of the vice president now? | |
59261027 | Vice President | If the president can no longer serve who becomes president? | |
59261028 | Speaker of the House | If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve then who becomes president? | |
59261029 | the President | Who is the commander in chief of the military? | |
59261030 | the President | Who signs bills to become the laws? | |
59261031 | the President | Who vetoes bills? | |
59261032 | Advises the President | What does the president's cabinet do? | |
59261033 | The Secretary of State and The Secretary of Defense | What are two cabinet level positions? | |
59261034 | Review laws | What does the judicial branch do? | |
59261035 | The Supreme Court | What is the highest court in the United States? | |
59261036 | 9 | How many justices are on the supreme court? | |
59261037 | John Roberts | Who is the chief justice of the United States? | |
59261038 | to declare war, print money, make an army, make treaties | What is one power of the Federal Government? | |
59261039 | provides schooling and educations, provides safety and protection, give a drivers license | What is one power of the states? | |
59261040 | Chet Culver | Who is the governor your state? | |
59261041 | Des Moines | What is the capital of your state? | |
59261042 | Democrats and Republicans | What are two major political parties? | |
59261043 | Democrat | What is the political party of the president now? | |
59261044 | Nancy Pelosi | What is the name of the speaker of the House of Representatives now? | |
59261045 | Citizens 18 and older can vote | There are four amendments about who can vote, describe one. | |
59261046 | serve on a jury and vote | What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens? | |
59261047 | Vote and run for office | What are two rights only for U.S citizens? | |
59261048 | Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Worship | What are two rights for everyone living in the U.S? | |
59261049 | The U.S and The Flag | What do we show loyalty to when we sing the pledge of allegiance? | |
59261050 | give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution, obey the laws, serve in the Military | What is one promise you make when you become a U.S Citizen? | |
59261051 | 18 | How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? | |
59261052 | vote, join the political party, help with a campaign, join a civic group, join community group | What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? | |
59261053 | April 15 | When is the last day you can send in the federal income tax form? | |
59261054 | at age 18 until age 26 | When must all men register for the Selective Service? | |
59261055 | freedom, political liberty and religious freedom | What is one reason colonists came to America? | |
59261056 | Native Americans | Who lived in America before the Europeans? | |
59261057 | Africans | What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves? | |
59261058 | because of high taxes, because of the British army, because they didn't have self-government | Why did the colonists fight the British? | |
59261059 | Thomas Jefferson | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | |
59261060 | July 4, 1776 | When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? | |
59261061 | New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Georgia, New Jersey | Name three original states. | |
59261062 | The Constitution was written | What happened at the Constitutional Convention? | |
59261063 | 1787 | When was the Constitution written? | |
59261064 | James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay | The Federal Papers supported the passage of the Constitution. Name one of the writers. | |
59261065 | U.S. diplomat, writer of the Porr Richards Almanac | What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? | |
59261066 | George Washington | Who is the Father of Our Country? | |
59454423 | George Washington | Who was the first president? | |
59454424 | The Lousiana Territory | What territory did the U.S buy from France in 1803? | |
59454425 | The Civil War | Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. | |
59454426 | The Civil War | Name the U.S war between the North and the South. | |
59454427 | slavery | Name one problem that led to the civil war. | |
59454428 | freed the slaves | What is one important thing Abraham Lincoln did? | |
59454429 | freed the slaves | What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | |
59454430 | fought for women's rights | What did Susan B. Anthony do? | |
59454431 | World War 1 or World War 2 or The Vietnam War | Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. | |
59454432 | Woodrow Wilson | Who was President during World War I? | |
59454433 | Franklin Roosevelt | Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? | |
59454434 | Japan, Germany, and Italy | Who did the United States fight in World War II? | |
59454435 | World War 2 | Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? | |
59454436 | Communism | During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? | |
59454437 | Civil Rights Movement | What movement tried to end racial discrimination? | |
59454438 | fought for civil rights | What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? | |
59454439 | Terrorists attacked the United States | What major event happened on Septemeber 11, 2001 in the United States? | |
59454440 | Cherokee, Navajo, or Souix | Name one American Indian tribe in the United States? | |
59454441 | Missouri or the Mississippi | Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. | |
59454442 | Pacific Ocean | What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? | |
59454443 | Atlantic Ocean | What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? | |
59454444 | Puerto Rico | Name one U.S. territory. | |
59454445 | New York, Minnesota, or Montana | Name one state that borders Canada. | |
59454446 | California, Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas | Name one state that borders Mexico. | |
59454447 | Washington D.C. | What is the capital of the United States? | |
59454448 | New York or Liberty Island | Where is the Statue of Liberty? | |
59454449 | because there were 13 original colonies | Why does the Flag have 13 stripes? | |
59454450 | because there is one star for each state | Why does the flag have 50 stars? | |
59454451 | The Star Spangled Banner | What is the name of the national anthem? | |
59454452 | July 4 | When do we celebrate Independence Day? | |
59454453 | Christmas, Thanksgiving, Independence Day | Name two national U.S. holidays. |