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Citizenship Q&A
Citizenship Q&A - 65 +
Question | Answer |
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06. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? | Speech |
11. What is the economic system in the United States? | Market economy |
13. Name one branch or part of the government. | Congress |
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? | The Senate and House (of Representatives) |
20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? | Ed Markey or Elizabeth Warren |
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? | Barack Obama |
44. What is the capital of your state? | Boston |
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? | Democratic and Republican |
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? | Vote in a federal election |
54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? | Eighteen (18) and older |
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? | Africans |
70. Who was the first President? | George Washington |
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? | Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) |
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. | World War I |
85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? | Fought for civil rights |
94. What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? | New York (Harbor) Liberty Island |
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? | Because there is one star for each state |
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? | July 4 |
56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? | April 15 |