US Government and Citizenship Test
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100 members.
We elect the president for how many years?
4 years.
The House of Representatives ha how many voting members?
435 members.
We elect a US senator for how many years?
6 years.
What does the president's cabinet do?
Advises the president.
Who does the U.S. Senator represent?
All people of the state.
When is the last day you can send in your federal income tax forms?
April 15th
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist, market, or enterprise system.
What is an amendment?
Change or addition to the constitution.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances, separation of powers.
Who makes federal laws?
Congress, senate and House of Representatives, U.S./National Legislator.
What does the judicial branch do?
Decided if a law is against the constitution.
What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
Democrat and republican.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?
Eighteen years old.
What did the emancipation proclamation do?
Freed slaves.
What is freedom of religion?
Freedom to practice any religious belief or to have none.
Who is the governor of Utah right now?
Gary Herbert.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Gave U.S. Independence from Great Britain.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
House of Representatives, U.S. Senate.
What is the rule of law?
Leaders/Government/everyone must follow the law, no one is above the law.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Who is one of Utah's U.S. Representatives now?
Mia Love.
There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Must be 18, male/female, any race is allowed to vote.
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Navajo, Utes.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine.
Who is one of Utah's Senators now?
Orrin G. Hatch.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Population.
Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
Print money, declare war, create an army, make treaties.
Name one U.S. Territory.
Puerto Rico
What are two rights of everyone living in the united states?
Right to bare arms, freedom of speech.
Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Schooling, firefighters/police, drivers license, land use.
What are two cabinet level positions?
Secretary of State, secretary of defense.
What does the constitution do?
Sets up/defines the government, protects basic rights of Americans.
If both the president and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Speaker of the house.
What is one right of freedom granted by the first amendment?
Speech, religion, press.
What is the highest court in the United States?
Supreme Court.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the constitution?
The bill of rights.
What is the supreme law of the land?
The constitution.
Name one branch or part of the government.
The executive branch.
What happened at the constitutional convention?
The founding fathers wrote the constitution.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The president.
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
The president.
Who signs bills to become laws?
The president.
Who vetoes bills?
The president.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
How many amendments does the constitution have?
Twenty seven amendments.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Two years.
What are two ways that's Americans can participate in their democracy?
Voting, running for office.
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution. What are these words?
We the people...
