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Citizenship Test
100
A change made to the Constitution after it was first ratified in 1789.
What is an amendment?
100
The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonists were breaking away from this country
What is Britain?
100
This is the number of MAIN parts of the constituion
What is 3?
100
The three branches of the U.S Government.
What are the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial?
100
The number of years a term is for the House of Representatives
What is 2?
200
The collective name for the first ten amendments that serve to protect natural rights of liberty and property
What is the Bill of Rights?
200
This is the name of the King of England during the Revolutionary War
Who is King George lll?
200
This is the correct order of the main parts of the constition
What is preamble, body, amendments
200
This system outlined in the constitution makes sure that no one branch of government gains too much power.
What is Checks and Balances (separation of powers)?
200
The current Speaker of the House of Representatives
Who is John Boener
300
Protects the freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition of the government
What is the first amendment?
300
The year we signed the Declaration of Independence
What is the significance of 1776?
300
The number articles in the Constitution
What is 7
300
This is the current Vice President of the United States
Who is Joe Biden?
300
The number of Supreme Court justices
What is 9?
400
Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause
What is the fourth amendment?
400
The most commonly cited reason the colonists wanted to break away from Britain
What is taxation without representation?
400
The piece of the Constitution that states that the constitution, federal law, and all treaties take precedence over all state laws
What is the Supremacy Clause?
400
The branch of government that is responsible for creating and regulating money.
What is the Executive Branch?
400
These are the names of Wisconsin's two U.S Senators
Who is Ron Johnson and Herb Kohl
500
The number of amendments that have been made to Constitution
What is the 27?
500
This is the year that the Constitution was finished
When is 1787?
500
This article created and outlined the rights and responsibilities of the judicial branch of governments
What is Article 3?
500
the number of Cabinets in the executive branch
What is 15?
500
The number of members in the House of Representatives
How many is 435?