PL Naturalization questions 1-30
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
"We the people"
How many U.S. senators are there?
100 (2 in each state)
How old must a citizen be to vote in a presidential election?
18 years of age
Which amendment is the only one to be repealed?
18th Amendment
How many senators does each state have?
2 senators
How long is a term for a member of the House?
2 years
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
27
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
435
How long is a term for U.S. Senator?
6 years
Of what two parts does the bicameral (two-house) legislature consist?
A Senate and House of Representatives
How is the president elected?
A total of 538 electors form the Electoral College. Each elector casts one vote following the general election. The candidate who gets 270 votes or more wins.
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments may be proposed either by the Congress, through a joint resolution passed by a two-thirds vote, or by a convention called by Congress in response to applications from two-thirds of the state legislatures.
What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism, Free Market
Name your U.S. representative.
Chris Pappas
What part of the federal government writes laws?
Congress
What is the Supreme Law of the land?
Constitution
The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
Declaration of Independence
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
Declares war
What is the rule of law?
Everyone must follow the law
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Kevin McCarthy
Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
Maggie Hasan
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
Magna Carta -exercised a strong influence both on the United States Constitution and on the constitutions of the various states.
Anthony Ladis is twenty-five years old and has been a citizen in the United States for seven years. Is he eligible to run for the U. S. Senate? Why or why not?
No because he would have to be a U.S citizen for at least 9 years and 30 years of age.
A reporter for the Daily News newspaper wrote an article about the President that was a true story? Did the reporter break the law because he did not get permission from the President? Why or Why not?
No, he is protetced by the First amendment.
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
People have certain Inalienable Rights including Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness. All Men are created equal. Individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President are killed in an accident?
Speaker of the House
Are citizens protected from illegal searches and seizures?
The Constitution, through the Fourth Amendment, protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
Why does each state have two senators?
The Convention approved two senators per state by unanimous vote. At the same time, the delegates provided that senators would vote as individuals rather than having one vote per state, abandoning the practice used in Congress under the Articles of Confederation and in the Constitutional Convention.
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
The Executive Branch
To impeach means to formally accuse an official of a crime. Who has the "sole power of impeachment" in the Constitution?
The House of Representatives
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S senators?
To avoid being unduly threatened by public opinion, or overwhelmed by the House's larger membership, senators would need the protection of longer terms.
There are three branches of government. Why?
To ensure a separation of powers
What is the only crime defined by the Constitution?
Treason against the United States
What is habeas corpus?
a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person
The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People". What does "We the People" mean?
affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens
Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch
What is the form of Government for the United States?
democratic republic
How did the Constitution end slavery in 1865?
he 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
independence from British rule
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
it guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.
What does the phrase "full faith and credit" mean?
requirement that state courts respect the laws and judgments of courts from other states.
Which branch of government interprets the laws to determine their meaning and whether they are constitutional?
the judicial branch
