Citizenship Test
An Amendment
What is a change or addition to the constitution?
The two major political parties in the U.S.
The Democratic and Republican Parties
Celebration of Independence Day
What is July 4th?
The first 3 words of the Constitution
"We the People"
The country that the U.S. declared independence from in 1776.
Great Britain (England)
the supreme law of the land
The person in charge of signing bills to make them into laws
The President
Governor of Alaska
Who is Mike Dunleavy?
How many Senators are there?
100
President during the Great Depression and World War II
Who is FDR?
The U.S. citizenship test requires a basic understanding of these two things.
U.S. history and government
What is the capital of the U.S.?
Washington D.C.
What is the Missouri River?
Major event that happened on September 11th, 2001
Terrorist attack on United States
The number of original U.S. states founded as colonies by the British
13
One reason colonists came to America.
What is freedom?
Who makes federal laws?
Congress (Representatives and Senators)
The number of years a U.S. Representative is elected for
2 years
The job of the President's Cabinet
to advise the President
How many Justices are on the Supreme Court
stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful
what is checks and balances?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson (with Ben Franklin, John Adams and two other men)
the flag has 50 stars
What is represents each 50 states?
Name one U.S Territory
What is Guam?
What is Virgin Islands?
What is Puerto Rico?
Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
John G Roberts