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Citizenship Guide
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1) What is the supreme law of the land? megaphon-ico
  • The Constitution megaphone
2) What does the Constitution do? megaphon-ico
  • sets up the government megaphone
  • defines the government megaphone
  • protects basic rights of Americans megaphone
3) The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? megaphon-ico
  • We the People megaphone
4) What is an amendment? megaphon-ico
  • a change (to the Constitution) megaphone
  • an addition (to the Constitution) megaphone
5) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? megaphon-ico
  • The Bill of Rights megaphone
6) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* megaphon-ico
  • speech megaphone
  • religion megaphone
  • assembly megaphone
  • press megaphone
  • petition the government megaphone
7) How many amendments does the Constitution have? megaphon-ico
  • twenty-seven (27) megaphone
8) What did the Declaration of Independence do? megaphon-ico
  • announced our independence (from Great Britain) megaphone
  • declared our independence (from Great Britain) megaphone
  • said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) megaphone
9) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? megaphon-ico
  • life megaphone
  • liberty megaphone
  • pursuit of happiness megaphone
10) What is freedom of religion? megaphon-ico
  • You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. megaphone
11) What is the economic system in the United States?* megaphon-ico
  • Capitalist economy megaphone
  • Market economy megaphone
12) What is the “rule of law”? megaphon-ico
  • Everyone must follow the law. megaphone
  • Leaders must obey the law. megaphone
  • Government must obey the law. megaphone
  • No one is above the law. megaphone
13) Name one branch or part of the government.* megaphon-ico
  • Congress megaphone
  • legislative megaphone
  • President megaphone
  • executive megaphone
  • the courts megaphone
  • judicial megaphone
14) What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? megaphon-ico
  • checks and balances megaphone
  • separation of powers megaphone
15) Who is in charge of the executive branch? megaphon-ico
  • the President megaphone
16) Who makes federal laws? megaphon-ico
  • Congress megaphone
  • Senate and House (of Representatives) megaphone
  • (U.S. or national) legislature megaphone
17) What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* megaphon-ico
  • the Senate and House (of Representatives) megaphone
18) How many U.S. Senators are there? megaphon-ico
  • one hundred (100) megaphone
19) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? megaphon-ico
  • six (6) megaphone
20) Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?* megaphon-ico
  • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.] megaphone
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