Citizenship Test
The minimum age requirement to file a citizenship application
18 years old
The two major political parties in the U.S.
The Democratic and Republican Parties
The group of people who lived in America before Europeans arrived
American Indians or Native Americans
The first 3 words of the Constitution
We the People
The country that the Declaration of Independence freed the U.S. from
Britain
The minimum amount of time you have to be a permanent resident of the U.S.
5 years
The person in charge of signing bills to become laws
the President
Name the war between the North and the South
The Civil War
How many Senators are there
100 senators
What amendment gives 18-21 year olds the right to vote
the 26th Amendment to the constitution
Must have a basic understanding of these two things
U.S. history and government
What is the capital of the U.S.
Washington D.C.
The power of providing schooling and education belongs to who
the States
The power to issue driver's licences' belongs to what part of federalism
State Governments
The number of original U.S. states founded by the British
13 Colonies
The last step in becoming a U.S. citizen; something that must be recited
What is the Oath of Allegiance
Who makes federal laws
Congress
The number of years a U.S. Representative is elected for
House of Representatives, 2 years;
Senate, 6 years
The job of the President's Cabinet
to advise the President
How many Justices are on the Supreme Court
9
If you are married to a U.S. citizen, the minimum amount of time you have to be a permanent resident of the U.S.
3 years
Who wrote the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson
The branch of government in charge of deciding if a law goes against the Constitution
the Judicial branch
The power to declare war belongs to who
the Federal government
Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John G Roberts