Naturalization Test Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
- What is the supreme law of the land?
A
▪ the Constitution
2
Q
- What does the Constitution do?
A
▪ sets up the government
▪ defines the government
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
3
Q
- The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A
▪ We the People
4
Q
- What is an amendment?
A
a change (to the Constitution) ▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
5
Q
- What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
A
▪ the Bill of Rights
6
Q
- What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
A
speech
▪ religion
7
Q
- How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A
▪ twenty-seven (27)
8
Q
- What did the Declaration of Independence do?
A
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
9
Q
- What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
A
-life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness
10
Q
- What is freedom of religion?
A
▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11
Q
- What is the economic system in the United States?*
A
▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy
12
Q
- What is the “rule of law”?
A
Everyone must follow the law.
▪ Leaders must obey the law.
▪ Government must obey the law.
▪ No one is above the law.
13
Q
- Name one branch or part of the government
A
Congress
Courts
14
Q
- What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A
▪ separation of powers
15
Q
- Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A
▪ the President
16
Q
- Who makes federal laws?
A
Congress
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
17
Q
- What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
A
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18
Q
- How many U.S. Senators are there?
A
▪ one hundred (100)
19
Q
- We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
A
▪ six (6)
20
Q
- Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
A
Alex Padilla
21
Q
- The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
A
▪ four hundred thirty-five (435)
22
Q
- We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
A
2
23
Q
- Name your U.S. Representative.
A
J. Luis Correa **(double check online-depends on address)*
24
Q
- Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A
▪ all people of the state
25
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
▪ (because of) the state’s population
26
26. We elect a President for how many years?
4
27
27. In what month do we vote for President?*
november
28
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
Joe Biden
29
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
30
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the Vice President
31
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
▪ the Speaker of the House
32
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
▪ the President
33
33. Who signs bills to become laws?
▪ the President
34
34. Who vetoes bills?
▪ the President
35
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
▪ advises the President
36
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Secretary of Defense & Secretary of Labor
| ▪ Secretary of Education
37
37. What does the judicial branch do?
reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
38
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
▪ the Supreme Court
39
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
40
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
41
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
▪ to declare war
42
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
▪ provide schooling and education
43
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
Gavin Newsom
44
44. What is the capital of your state?*
sacramento
45
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
democratic & republican
46
46. What is the political party of the President now?
democratic
47
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Mike Johnson
48
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
49
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
▪ serve on a jury
50
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
▪ vote in a federal election
51
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
freedom of speech & freedom of religion
| ▪ the right to bear arms
52
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
the United States & the flag
| ▪ the flag
53
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
54
54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
18 & older
55
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
▪ vote
▪ join a political party
| - join a political party
56
56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
▪ April 15
57
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
18
58
58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
▪ freedom
59
59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ Native Americans
60
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
61
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
high taxes & quartering in their homes
62
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
63
63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
▪ July 4, 1776
64
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
65
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
66
66. When was the Constitution written?
1787
67
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
▪ (James) Madison
68
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
69
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
▪ (George) Washington
70
70. Who was the first President?*
▪ (George) Washington
71
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ Louisiana
72
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ Civil War
73
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War
74
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery
75
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
76
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves
77
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
78
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I
79
79. Who was President during World War I?
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
80
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
81
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
82
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
▪ World War II
83
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
84
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights (movement)
85
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights OF ALL
86
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
87
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Cherokee
88
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
▪ Mississippi (River)
89
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
pacific
90
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
atlantic
91
91. Name one U.S. territory.
puerto rico
92
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
Alaska
93
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
California
94
94. What is the capital of the United States?*
▪ Washington, D.C.
95
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor)
96
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
97
97. what is the inauguration called?
Star spangler banner
98
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
50 states
99
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
4th of july
100
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas
| ▪ New Year’s Day
