Citizenship Test 0
When do we celebrate Independence Day
July 4th
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson (with Ben Franklin, John Adams and two other men)
Name 1 of your current U.S. Senators
Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan
Name 2 cabinet level positions
Treasury, State, Attorney General, Defense, 11 others
There are 4 amendments in the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one
15th- Men of any race can vote
19th- Women can vote
24th- Poll taxes are illegal
26th- Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
Name 1 problem that led to the Civil War
Slavery, State's Rights,
We elect a president for how many years
4
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Checks and balances or Separation of Powers
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
The bill of rights
18
Who was the First President
George Washington
Who is the Vice president of the United States Right now
JD Vance
Who do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance
The flag, the U.S.
Name 1 state that borders Canada
Varies
Name 2 territories of the US.
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Northern Marianas Islands
Why does the flag have 50 stars
1 for every state
What is the capital of the U.S.?
Washington D.C.
The power of providing schooling and education belongs to which level of government:
The states
Name one branch or part of the government
The federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the authors
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
Name one war during the 1900s
varies
How many justices are on the Supreme Court
9
Name your current U.S. Representative
Andre Carson
The job of the President's Cabinet
to advise the President
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson