Today is US Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
I
have included the first 20 of the 100 possible questions asked on the
Naturalization Test (answers in the first reply). To pass a person must
answer 6 out of ten random questions from the whole list. To see all of
the questions click HERE How would you do?
() indicates how many answers there are to the question.
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
A. Principles of American Democracy
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
2. What does the Constitution do? (3)
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
4. What is an amendment? (2)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? (5)
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? (3)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? (3)
10. What is freedom of religion?
11. What is the economic system in the United States? (2)
12. What is the "rule of law"? (4)
B. System of Government
13. Name one branch or part of the government. (5)
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? (2)
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
16. Who makes federal laws? (3)
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?*
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
A. Principles of American Democracy
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
2. What does the Constitution do?
A: sets up the government
A: defines the government
A: protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A: We the People
4. What is an amendment?
A: a change (to the Constitution)
A: an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
A: speech
A: religion
A: assembly
A: press
A: petition the government
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A: twenty-seven (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
A: announced our independence (from Great Britain)
A: declared our independence (from Great Britain)
A: said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
A: life
A: liberty
A: pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion?
A: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*
A: capitalist economy
A: market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"?
A: Everyone must follow the law.
A: Leaders must obey the law.
A: Government must obey the law.
A: No one is above the law.
B. System of Government
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
A: Congress
A: legislative
A: President
A: executive
A: the courts
A: judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
A: checks and balances
A: separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: the President
16. Who makes federal laws?
A: Congress
A: Senate and House (of Representatives)
A: (U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
A: the Senate and House (of Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
A: one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
A: six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?*
A: Answers will vary.
Nope, couldn't pass nor would I want to... I was born on Earth, therefore I am a citizen of this planet and can come and go as I please. :)
I'd do alright. Poli sci was one of my strong points in high school.
Oh my I better wait and do this with coffee when its quiet here, LOL!
Spring Cleaning??
- Liansmommie
on Sep. 17, 2012 at 3:30 PM