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Citizen
Question | Answer |
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What is the supreme law of the land? | the U.S. Constitutuion |
What are the first three words of the constitution? | We the People |
What is an amendment? | A minor change in a document |
What do we call the first ten amendments of the constitution? | The Bill of Rights |
What is one freedom found in the first amendment? | Freedom of speech |
How many amendments are there? | 27 |
What did the deceleration of Independence do? | It declared independence from England |
What economic system is the U.S.A? | Capitalism |
What is the "rule of law"? | No one is above the law |
What are the three branches of government? | Judicial, Legislative, Executive |
What stops one branch from becoming too powerful? | Checks and Balances |
What are the two parts of Congress? | Senate and the House |
Who are NJ's senators? | Corey Booker and Bob Menendez |
How is the number of Reps per state decided? | Population |
If the president and VP cannot serve, who can? | the speaker of the house |
Who is the commander and chief of the military? | the president |
What does the presidents cabinet do? | Advise the President |
What are two cabinet level positions? | Secretary of state and attorney general |
What is the highest court? | The Supreme court |
Who is currently the Supreme court justice? | John Roberts Jr. |
Who is the NJ governor? | Phil Murphy |
What is one promise you have to make to become a US citizen? | Obey the Laws |
How old does one have to be to vote? | 18 |
What led to the civil war? | slavery |
What did Susan B. Anthony do? | Led protest that wanted women to be allowed to vote |
What did MLK Jr. do? | fought for civil rights |
What countries did the US fight in WW2? | Germany, Italy, and Japan |
What is one US territory? | Puerto Rico |
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? | 13 colonies |
What is the name of the national anthem? | the star spangled banner |
When do we celebrate independence day? | July 4th |