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Citizen ship test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the supreme Law of the land? | The constitution |
| What does the constitution do? | sets up the government defines the government protects the basic rights of the Americans |
| The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words? | we the people |
| What is an amendment? | A change to the constitution An addition to the constitution |
| What do we call the first ten amendments of the constitution? | The bill of rights |
| what is one right or freedom from the first amendment? | Freedom of speech |
| How many amendments does the constitution have? | 27 |
| What did the declaration of independence do? | announced our independence declared our independence said that the united states is a free country |
| what are two rights in the declaration of independence? | Life and Liberty |
| What is freedom of religion? | you can practice any religion or not practice a religion |
| what is the economic system of the united states? | Capitalist economy market economy |
| What is the "rule of the law" | Everyone must follow the law leaders must obey the law the government must obey the law no one is above the law |
| Name one branch or part of the government? | The congress |
| What stops on branch of the government from becoming too powerful? | Checks and balances separation of power |
| Who is in charge of the executive branch ? | the president |
| Whao makes federal laws? | Congress senate and house (of representatives) |
| What are the two parts of the US congress? | the senate and the house of representatives |
| How many US senators are there? | 100 |
| we elect a US senator for how many years? | 6 |
| Who is one of your stat's senators now? | Alexander Lamar |
| The house of representatives has how many voting members? | 435 |
| We elect a US representative for how many years? | 2 |
| Name one of your state's US representatives ? | Phil Roe |
| Who does a US senator represent ? | All the people of the state |
| Why do some states have more representatives than other states? | because the number of representatives depends on the population of the state. the larger the population the more representatives the state has? |
| we elect a president for how many years ? | Four |
| in what month do we vote for the president ? | November |
| what is the name of the president of the United States now ? | Barack Obama |
| What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now ? | Joseph R. Biden Jr. |
| If the president can no longer serve who becomes president ? | The vice president |
| if both the president and the vice president can't serve who becomes the president ? | the speaker of the House |
| Who is the commander in chief of the military ? | the president |
| who signs bills to become laws? | the president |
| who vetoes bills? | the president |
| what does the president's cabinet do ? | advice the president |
| what are two cabinet-level position ? | The secretary of defense The secretary of education |
| what does the judicial branch do ? | reviews laws explain the laws resolve disputes decides if a law goes against the constitution |
| what is the highest court in the united states? | the supreme court |
| how many justices are on the supreme court? | nine |
| who is the chief justice of the united states now ? | John Roberts |
| under our constitution some powers belong to the federal government. what is one power of the federal government? | To print money |
| Under our constitution some powers belong to the states. What is one power that belongs to the state? | Provide schooling and education provide protection Give a driver's license |
| Who is the governor of your state now? | Bill Haslam |
| What is the capital of your state? | Nashville |
| What are two major political parties in the Unites states? | Democratic and republican |
| What is the political party of the president now? | Democratic paty |
| What is the name of the speaker of the house or representatives now? | John Boehner |
| There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them ? | Citizens 18 and older can vote you don't have to pay to vote |
| What is one responsibility that is only for the united states citizen? | Serve on a Jury Vote in federal elections |
| What is one right that is only for United states Citizen? | Vote in federal election run for federal office |
| What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? | Freedom of Expression freedom of Religion (worship) |
| What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance? | The united states the flag |
| What is one promise that you make when you become a united state citizen? | Give up loyalty to any other country |
| How old do citizens have to be to vote for president? | 18 |
| what are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? | Vote Join a political party |
| What is the last day you can send your federal income tax form? | april 15 |
| when must all men register for the selective service ? | at age eighteen between 18-26 |
| What is one reason colonist came to america ? | Freedom political liberty religious freedom |
| Who lived in america before the European arrived? | American Indians |
| What group of people was taken to america and sold as slaves? | Africans people from Africa |
| why did the colonists fight the British? | Because of high taxes. Because the british army stayed at their houses. Because they didn't have self government |
| Who wrote the declaration of independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| When was the declaration of independence adopted? | July 4th 1776 |
| There were 13 original states name three? | Georgia New York Pennsylvania |
| What happened at the constitutional convention ? | the founding fathers wrote the constitution |
| When was the constitution written? | 1787 |
| the federalist paper supported the passage of the U.S constitution. name one of the writers? | James Madison |
| What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is known for ? | Being a US diplomat |
| Who is the "father of our country"? | George Washington |
| Who is the first president of the United States ? | George Washington |
| What territory did the united states buy from France in 1803 | The territory of Louisiana |
| Name one war fought by the US in the 1800s ? | The civil war |
| Name the US war between the north and the south ? | The Civil War |
| Name one problem that lead to the civil war? | Slavery |
| What was the one important thing that Abraham Lincoln Did? | Freed the Slaves |
| What did the emancipation proclamation do? | Freed the slaves in the Confederacy |
| What did susan B. Anthony do ? | Fought for civil rights Fought for women rights |
| Name one war fought by the US in the 1900s? | WWI WWII |
| who was the president during the WWI ? | Woodrow Wilson |
| Who was the president during the great depression and WWII? | Franklin Roosevelt |
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