Citizenship Test (laos) Flashcards

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What is the supreme law of the land?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງເປັນກົດໝາຍສູງສຸດຂອງປະເທດ?

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The Constitution

ຮັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ

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What does the Constitution do?

ຣັດຖະທໍາມະນູນເຮັດຫຍັງເເດ່?

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Sets up government

ຈັດຕັ້ງຣັດຖະບານ

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The idea of self-government is in the first three worlds of the Constitution. What are these words?

ແນວຄິດຂອງ ການປົກຄອງ-ຕົນເອງ ເເມ່ນມ່ຢູ່ໃນສາມວາມ ເບືອງຕົ້ນຂອງຣັຖະທຳມະນນ. ຄວາມເຫລົ່ານີ້ເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

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“We the People”

“ປະຊາຊົນພວກເຮົາ”

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What is an amendment?

ການດັດເເປງເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

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A change (to the Constitution)

ການປ່ຽນເເປງຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ (ໃນທໍາມະນູນ)

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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

ພວກເຮົາເອີ້ນການດັດເເປງສິບຂໍ້ທຳອິດຖະທຳມະນູນນັ້ນວ່າເເນວໃດ?

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The Bill of Rights

ຍັດຕິວ່າດ້ວຍສິດທິຕ່າງໆ

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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

ສິດທິຫລືອິສຣະພາບຢ່າງນຶ່ງຈາກການເເກ້ໄຂທຳມະນູນທໍາອິດນັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ

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Speech

ການປາກເວົ້າ

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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

ຣັດຖະທຳມະນູນມີຂໍ້ດັດເເປງຈັກຂໍ້?

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Twenty-seven (27)

ຊາວເຈັດ (27)

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

ສິດທິສອງຢ່າງໃນການປະກາດເອກະຣາດນຫັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

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Life; Liberty
ຊີວິດ; ເສລີພາບ

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What is freedom of religion?

ອິສຣະພາບທາງສາສະຫາເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

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You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

ທ່ານສາມາດປະຕິບັດນັບຖື, ຫລືບໍ່ນັບຖືສາສະໜາໃດກໍ່ໄດ້

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What is the economic system in the United States?

ຣະບົບເສຖະກິດຢູ່ໃນສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັໃ?

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Capitalist economy: Market economy

ຣະບົບນາຍທຶນ, ເສຖະກິດເເບບຕະຫລາດການຄ້າ

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What is the “rule of law”?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຄື “ຣະບຽບຂອງກົດໜາຍ”?

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Everyone must follow the law

ທກຄົນຕ້ອງປະຕິບັດຕາກົດໝາຍ

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Name one branch or part of the government.

ໃຫ້ບອກຂະເເໜງຫລືສ່ວນໜຶ່ງ ຂອງການປົກຄອງມາເບິ່ງດູ

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Executive (President)

ບໍຣິຫານ (ປະທານາທິບໍດີ)

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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຢຸດຢັບຢັເງຣັດຖະບານຂະເເໜງໃດໜຶ່ງບໍ່ໃຫ້ບີອຳນາດເກີນໄປ

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Checks and Balances

ການກວດກາເເລະຊັ່ງຊາຕ່າງໆ

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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

ໃຜເປັນຜູ້ບົງການຮັບຜິດຊອບໃນຂະເເໜງບໍຣິຫານ?

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The President

ປະທາບາທິບໍດີ

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Who makes federal laws?

ໃຜວາງກົດໜາຍຣັດຖະບານກາງຕ່າງໆ?

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Congress

ສະພາສຸງ

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What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?

ສອງສ່ວນຂອງສະພາສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

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The Senate and House (of Representatives)

ສະພາ​ສູງແລະ​ສະພາ​ຕ່ຳ (ຂອງຜູ້ເເທນຣາ​ສະດອນທັງຫລາຍ)

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How many U.S Senators are there?

ຜູ້ເເທນສະພາສູງຂອງສະຫະຣັດ. ນີຈັກທ່ານ?

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One Hundred (100)

ຮ້ອຍທ່ານ (100)

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We elect a U.S Senator for how many years?

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six (6)

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Who is one of your state’s U.S Senators?

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Marshall Blackburn

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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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Four- hundred thirty-five (435)

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

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Two (2)

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Name your U.S Representative.

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Tim Burchett

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Who does a U.S Senator represent?

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All people of that state

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Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

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(Because of) the state’s population

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We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
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In what month do we vote for President?
November
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Bidden
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Vice President
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
The President
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Who signs bills to become laws?
The President
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Who vetoes bills?
The President
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What does the President's Cabinet do?
Advise the President
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What are two Cabinet positions?
Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State
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What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
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What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine (9)
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
John Roberts
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
To print money
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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Provide protection
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Who is the Governor of your state?
Bill Lee
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What is the capital of your state?
Nashville
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Kevin McCarthy
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What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic
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There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older can vote.
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What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens?
Vote
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What are two rights only for United States citizens?
Vote; Run for office
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What two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of Speech; Freedom of assembly
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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States; the flag
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Obey law of the Unites States
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
Eighteen (18) and older
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Vote
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When is the last say you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
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When must all men register for the selective service?
At age 18
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What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
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Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire, New York, Georgia
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
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The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writer.
John Jay
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for ?
U.S Diplomat
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What is the "Father of Our Country"?
George Washington
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Who was the first President?
George Washington
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When was the Constitution written?
1787
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What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
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Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civial Wat
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Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
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What did the Emencipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
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What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for civil rights.
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What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the Slaves
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Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Vietnam War
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Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
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Who was the President during the Great Depression and world War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
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Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
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Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
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During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
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What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Fought for Civil Rights
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What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
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What movement tried to end racial discriminiation?
Civil Rights
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Name on of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississppi (River)
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Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States
Cherokee
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
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What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
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Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
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Name one state that borders Canada.
New York
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Name one state that borders Mexico.
California
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What is the Capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
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Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Habor)
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Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
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Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there are 50 states
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What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
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When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
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Name two national U.S Holidays?
Thanksgiving; Christmas