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Citizen Test Flashcards

1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The constitution

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2
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What does the Constitution do?

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  • sets up the government
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3
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

A

We Yhe People

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4
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What is an amendment!

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A change or an addition of the constitution

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5
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What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?

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Bill of Rights

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6
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What is one right or freedom from the first Amendment?

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Speech
Religion
Assembly

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7
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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27

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8
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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Declare our independence

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9
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life

Liberty

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10
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What is freedom of religion?

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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

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11
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What is the economic system in the United States?

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Capitalist economy

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12
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What is the “rule of law”

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Everyone must follow the law

Leader must obey the law

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13
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Name one branch or part of government

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President
Judicial
Congress

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14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful

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Checks and balances

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15
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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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The president

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16
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Who makes federal laws?

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Congress

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17
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What are two parts of U.S. congress?

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Senate and House

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18
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How many US senators are there

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100

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19
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We elect a US senator for how many years

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6

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20
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Who is one of your states US senators now?

A

Brown Back

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members

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435

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22
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We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your US representative

A

Brown back

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24
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Who does a US senator represent

A

All people of state

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25
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Why do some states have more Represenatives than other states

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They have more people

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26
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We elect a president for how many years

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4 years

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27
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In what month do we vote for president

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November

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28
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What is the name of President of the United States

A

Donald J Trump

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29
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What is the name of Vice President of the United States now

A

Michael R. Pence

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30
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If the president can no longer serve who becomes president

A

The Vice President

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31
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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer be president

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The speaker of House

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32
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Who is the commander in Chief of the military

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The president

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33
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Who signs bills to become laws

A

The President

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34
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Who vetoes bills

A

The President

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35
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What does the President’s cabinet do?

A

Advices the President

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36
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What are two Caninet level positions

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Secretary of Agriculture

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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws

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38
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What is the highest court in the United States?

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The Supreme Court

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39
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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9

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts

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41
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
government

A

To print money

Declare war

42
Q

Under our constitution some powers belong to the states

A

Provide schooling and education

Provide protection

43
Q

Who is the governor of your state now?

A

Isdk

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Topeka

45
Q

What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

A

Democratic and republican

46
Q

What is the political party of the president now?

A

Republican Party

47
Q

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

A

Paul D. Ryan

48
Q

There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote? Describe

A

Citizens eighteen and older

You don’t have to pay

49
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

A

Serve on a jury

Vote in a federal election

50
Q

Name one right only for United States citizens

A

Vote in a federal election

Run for federal office

51
Q

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

A

Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly

52
Q

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

A

the United States

The flag

53
Q

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

A

Give up loyalty to other countries

54
Q

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President

A

18 or older

55
Q

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

A

Vote

join a political party

56
Q

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

A

April 15

57
Q

When must all men register for the selective service?

A

At age 18

Between 18-26

58
Q

What is one reason colonies came to America?

A

Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom

59
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

American Americans

Native Americans

60
Q

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A

Africans

People from Africa

61
Q

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

High taxes
British army stayed in their house
They don’t have self-government

62
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence

A

July 4, 1776

64
Q

There was 13 original States? Name 3

A 
New Hampshire
Massachusetts 
Rhode Island 
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
65
Q

What happened at the constitutional convention?

A

The constitution was written

The founding fathers wrote constitution

66
Q

When was the constitution written?

A

1787

67
Q

The Federalist papers supported the passage of US constitution

A

James Madison

John Jay

68
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

US diploma

Started the first free libraries

69
Q

Who was the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

70
Q

Who was the first president?

A

George Washington

71
Q

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

A

The Louisiana territory

72
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800’s

A

War of 1812
Mexican American war
Civil War
Spanish American war

73
Q

Name the US war between the North and the South

A

The civil war

74
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War

A

Slavery

Economic reasons

75
Q

What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed the slaves

Led the United States during the Civil war

76
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

Freed the slaves

Freed in confederacy

77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for women’s rights

78
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

A

World war 1
World War II
Korean War

79
Q

Who was the President during World War I

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

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

A

Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

82
Q

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

A

World War II

83
Q

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

A

Communism

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights

85
Q

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

A

Fought for civil rights

Worked for equality for all Americans

86
Q

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

A

Terrorists attacked United States

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in United States ?

A

Cherokee
Navajo
Creek
Blackfeet

88
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

A

Missouri River

89
Q

What ocean is on the West Coast of United States?

A

Pacific Ocean

90
Q

What ocean is on East Coast of United States?

A

Atlantic Ocean

91
Q

Name one US territory

A

Puerto Rico

Guam

92
Q

Name one state that borders Canada

A

Maine
New Hampshire
New York

93
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico

A

California
Arizona
New Mexico

94
Q

What is the capital of United States?

A

Washington D.C

95
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York

96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

There were original colonies

97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

There are 50 States

98
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

Start spangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

100
Q

Name two national US holidays

A

New Year’s Day
Memorial Day
Labor Day
Christmas

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