Citizenship
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Checks and Balances
Scenarios
100
True or False?
A person becomes a citizen after living in the US for five years.
False. There are many more steps.
100
What's the name of this building?
U.S. Capitol
100
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
the President
100
What is the name of the most important court in the country?
the Supreme Court
100
Who can veto a bill if he or she does not agree with it?
The President
100
The President vetoes a bill from congress. How can congress still pass it?
With a 2/3rds vote from congress.
200
What is one responsibility of a citizen?
Many answers!
(Vote, run for office, protest/advocate, stay informed etc.)
200
What are the two parts of the Legislative Branch?
Senate and House of Representatives
200
How many years can someone be President?
eight years (two terms of four years each)
200
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
nine
200
Who gets to vote for the people in the Legislative Branch?
the people of the US who are 18 years or older
200
Alonzo just became a citizen. What are his rights now?
-Vote, serve on a jury, and run for public office
300
What is the simplest way for someone to become a US citizen?
Born in the US or born to citizen parents
300
How many people are in the Senate?
100
300
How old must someone be to be President?
35 years old
300
For how long can a person be a Supreme Court justice?
for life or until he or she retires
300
Which branch of government decides if a law that was passed is fair?
Judicial Branch
300
Dodo feels hopeless in making change. Give two ways he (common citizen) can participate in our government.
- Vote, write to their representatives, protest, petition and get signatures
400
This group gained citizenship with the passage of the 14th Amendment (1868)?
Black Americans
400
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
435
400
To be President of the United States, a person must be born a citizen of what country?
The United States of America
400
What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
to make sure that laws are fair
400
Who decides who the justices on the Supreme Court are?
the President selects them and the Senate approves them
400
Xinyi was born in Chicago. Her parents imigrated to the USA from China before she was born and have not passed the citizenship test. Is she a citizen?
Yes, she was born in the USA.
500
What is "naturalization?
A system for becoming a citizen when you are not born in the US or born to US citizen parents.
500
What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
to make the laws
500
What is the job of the executive branch?
to make sure that the laws are enforced. ( To make sure people follow the law)
500
What is the capital city of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
500
What does the term "checks and balances" mean?
to make sure that all the laws and powers are fair so that one person or group cannot have all the power
500
What is the next line in the Preamble: We the people...
Of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union...