Citizenship Questions
What is the supreme law of the land
Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
the United States
▪ the flag
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
▪ speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government
Name one branch or part of the government.*
▪ Congress
▪ legislative
▪ President
▪ executive
▪ the courts
▪ judicial
What is an amendment?
a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers
How many U.S. Senators are there?
one hundred (100)
What does the judicial branch do?
▪ reviews laws
▪ explains laws
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Vice President
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
twenty-seven (27)
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
four hundred thirty-five (435)
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
the President
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
eighteen (18) and older
Name one war fought by the United States in the 20th century
▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas) Jefferson
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
▪ economic reasons
▪ states’ rights
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Speaker of the House
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President
Name two American Indian tribe in the United States.
▪ Cherokee
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa
▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois
▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet
▪ Seminole
▪ Cheyenne
▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan
▪ Huron
▪ Oneida
▪ Lakota
▪ Crow
▪ Teton
▪ Hopi
▪ Inuit
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans