Civics Review

Citizenship

100

What is the law that has to deal with being born a U.S citizen by your parents citizenship?

Law of Blood

200

How many years do you need to a legal permanent resident before you can apply for citizenship?

5

300

Is jury duty an obligation or responsibility?

Obligation

400

The process by which an immigrant becomes a U.S citizen is called?

Naturalization

500

A child was born on a U.S military base in Japan, only one of the child's parents is a citizen. Is this child a U.S citizen and if they are, by what law?

Yes, Law of Soil

Historical Documents

100

The document that we have used to govern our country for the last 250 years, came after the Articles of Confederation

U.S Constitution

200

The first idea for a framework of governemnt in the U.S, Shay's rebellion proved why this document was a failure?

Articles of Confederation

300

This document written in 1215, restricted the King's power and established the principle of the rule of law.

Magna Carta

400

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to CONVICE the colonist to call for independence from Britain

Common Sense(1776)

500

First written agreement for Self Government, written by the pilgrims who first came to America.

Mayflower Compact (1620)

Executive Branch

100

Who is the leader of the executive branch?

The President

200

What is the name of 1 of the other 3 things that make up the Executive Branch?

Vice President or The Cabinet or Federal agencies

300

Who gets to choose the cabinet and who has to confirm them?

The president chooses and the senate confirms.

400

Describe the role of the president as the Commander in Chief.

He is the leader of the U.S armed forces

500

What is foreign policy?

How the U.S interacts with the foreign governments of the world

Legislative Branch

100

Who is the leader of the Legislative Branch?

Congress

200

What are the 2 chambers of congress?

The House and Senate

300

This chamber of Congress has 435 members, what chamber is it, and how do they determine how many members each state gets?

The House of Representatives, by population

400

The Vice-President gets a tie-breaking vote in this house of Congress.

The Senate

500

LIST the 5 steps in ORDER of a bill becoming a law.

1. Introduce 

2. Committee

3. Floor Vote

4. Other Chamber

5. The President to veto/sign

Judicial Branch & Trial Process

100

Who is the leader of the judicial branch?

The Supreme Court

200

In a court trial, which side gets to talk first on all occasions?

The Prosecutor

300

The person in charge of keeping the peace in the courtroom is called the.....

Bailiff

400

In a real court case, how many of the jurors have to agree for a verdict to be made?

ALL 12

500

How many Supreme Court Justices are there AND why are there that many?

9, and there is that many so the vote never splits in half and there is always a majority.