U.S. CITIZENSHIP TEST

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When was the Constitution written?

1787

The house of representatives has how how many voting members

435

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

9

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. or national) legislature

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

Franklin D Roosevelt

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

Freedom of expression Freedom of speech Freedom of assembly Freedom to petition the government Freedom of religion The right to bear arms

Name US representative for North Carolina

G.K. Butterfield.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitutition. Name one of the writers

James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay Publius

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John Roberts

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Navajo Cherokee Sioux Chippewa Pueblo Apache Iroquois Seminole Creek Arawak Mohegan Huron Oneida Lkota Crow Teton Hopi Inuit

Who is the Governor of your state now?

Roy Cooper

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

Senate and House of Representatives

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

Six

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Speech Religion Press Assembly Petition the government

What is the supreme law of the land?

The Constitution

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

The Constitution was written. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

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

The bill of rights

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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

Vote Join a political party Help with a campaign Give an elective official your opinion Run for an office Write or call your representatives. Write to a newspaper

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

announced our independence (from Great Britain) declared our independence (from Great Britain) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

What does the judicial branch do?

reviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution

What does the Constitution do?

sets up the government defines the government protects basic rights of Americans

What is one power of the federal government?

to print money to declare war to create an army to make treaties

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

two

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

▪ Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor ▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation ▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President


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