Citizenship
What are two ways someone could become a citizen in the United States?
being born in the U.S or through naturalization process.
What is the role of the executive branch?
What is the role of the Legislative Branch?
To make laws for the nation.
What is the role of the Judicial Branch?
To interpret the laws for the nation.
What historical document influenced the idea of Rule of Law?
Magna Carta
How old do you have to be in order to apply for citizenship
18 or older
What article of the constitution establishes the executive branch?
Article ll
What article is the Legislative Branch established in?
Article l
What article is the Judicial Branch established in?
Article lll
What was the first plan of government for the U.S?
The Articles of Confederation
Do you need to know basic U.S history, civics or basic English to be eligible?
All three.
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
The President
The Legislative Branch is also known as what?
The U.S Congress
What is the "head" of the Judicial Branch?
The Supreme Court.
What document is the known as the Supreme Law of the Land
The U.S Constitution.
5 Years
What is a check the Executive Branch has on the Judicial Branch?
The Executive Branch appoints federal judges and supreme court justices.
What is a check the Legislative Branch has on the Judicial Branch?
Approving Federal Judges and impeaching Judges for misconduct.
What is a check the Judicial Branch has on both the Legislative Branch and Executive Branch?
Declaring laws and actions by the President as unconstitutional.
What document influenced the Bill of Rights?
The Declaration of Rights.
18+ and five years in the U.S, apply, take a test, Take oath of allegiance.
How long is a Presidential term?
Four years.
How many House of Representatives and Senators are there?
435 House of Representatives and 100 Senators.
What court does all cases start in ?
U.S District Courts
Which document established the colonist's independence from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence.