US Government
US Citizenship Process
US Citizens
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Types of Government
100
What is the study of the rights, responsibilities, and duties of citizens?
What is civics?
100
Declaration of Intention is a step in the _______ process?
What is naturalization?
100
What age do you have to be to vote?
What is 18?
100
A type of government that has representatives.
What is indirect (representative) democracy?
200
What is the highest level of government?
What is federal/national?
200
A person that comes from another country and plans to stay legally.
What is an immigrant?
200
Voting in the United States is a right, responsibility, duty, or combination of which?
What is a right and responsibility?
200
The United States government is which type of government?
What is a Federal Republic? The US, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil are examples of federal republics. Federal republics are nation-states made up of multiple self-governing regions (which refer to themselves as "states") united by a central, federal government.
200
What is the following statement?
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."
What is the Oath of Allegiance?
300
What are the three levels of US government?
What are federal/national, state, and local?
300
Area in the world where the idea of citizenship began?
What is Ancient Greece/Rome?
300
An example of a civic duty.
What is jury duty, paying taxes..?
300
Being informed about local, state, and federal issues is an example of a ______ of a US citizen?
what is a responsibility?
300
This form of government is usually run by a hereditary king or queen who has complete control over the government.
What is an absolute monarchy?
400
To what do you pledge allegiance to in the oath you take during naturalization?
The Constitution?
400
The amount of time you must be a lawful permanent resident before applying for naturalization process.
What is 5 years?
400
Naturalized citizens must fight on behalf of the United States when..
What is required by law?
400
Area in the world where democracy was borrowed from.
What is ancient Greece/Rome?
400
This form of government is characterized by an executive branch exists and presides separately from the legislature
What is the Presidential system?
500
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
500
What is another way of establishing citizenship in the US other than by legal permanent residence?
What is marrying a US citizen/1 year military service/investment/BIRTH
500
If you are born in the US to parents who are NOT US citizens, you are a _____ citizen. This is an example of what kind of citizenship?
What is United States Citizen? BIRTHRIGHT
500
A system of government that is ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by its country's constitution
What is a constitutional monarchy?
600
What is one financial way to expedite becoming a citizen?
What is investing $1M for a business employing 10 people?
600
A person born overseas to parents who are US citizens are _____ citizens?
What is a US citizenship?
600
an autocratic form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, who hold governmental powers with few to no limitations.
What is a dictatorship?