What is the highest court in the United States?
Supreme Court
What are two rights guaranteed to everyone living in the United States?
Answers may include: freedom of speech, religion, press, petition
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
Where is the capitol of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Who makes federal laws in the United States?
Congress
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
They represent the original 13 colonies
Name two U.S. federal holidays.
Answers may include: New Year’s, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
What ocean is on the West Coast?
Pacific Ocean
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
One for each state
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4, 1776
What do you like best about living in the U.S.?
Answers may include: better job, more opportunities, be with family
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Name one branch of government.
Legislative, Executive, or Judicial
How is a person eligible for citizenship?
Must be 18 years of age.
Permanent resident for at least 5 years (3 years if married to a US citizen)