US Civics Test (2019-20)

US Civics Test (2019-20) What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔✔The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔Sets up the government (how it is run) Defines the government (what it can do) Protects the basic ...

US Civics Test (2019-20) What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔✔The Constitution What does the Constitution do? - ✔✔Sets up the government (how it is run) Defines the government (what it can do) Protects the basic rights of Americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these word? - ✔✔"We the People" What is an amendment? - ✔✔A change or addition to the Constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ✔✔Bill of Rights What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ✔✔Freedom of... speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ✔✔27 What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔✔Announced our independence from Great Britain What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - ✔✔You can practice or not practice any religion What is the economic system in the United States? - ✔✔Capitalist economy/market economy What is the "rule of law"? - ✔✔Everyone must follow the law and no one is above the law Name ONE branch or part of the government. - ✔✔Congress - legislative President - executive Courts - judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ✔✔Checks and balances and separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ✔✔The President Who makes federal laws? - ✔✔Congress (Made up of the Senate and House of Representatives) What are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress? - ✔✔Senate and House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? - ✔✔100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ✔✔6 Who is ONE of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ✔✔(On the test but based on state, google this one sorry...) The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ✔✔435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ✔✔2 years Name your U.S. state Representative - ✔✔(On the test but based on state, google this one sorry...) Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ✔✔The people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ✔✔Because some states have more people (it depends on state population) We elect a President for how many years? - ✔✔4 In what month do we vote for President? - ✔✔November What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ✔✔Donald Trump What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - ✔✔Mike Pence If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ✔✔The Vice President If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ✔✔The Speaker of the House Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ✔✔The President Who signs bills to become laws? - ✔✔The President Who vetoes bills? - ✔✔The President What does the President's Cabinet do? - ✔✔Advises the President What are TWO Cabinet-level positions? - ✔✔Secretary of: Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, the Treasury, Veterans Affairs, Attorney General What does the judicial branch do? - ✔✔Review laws, explain laws, resolves disputes, and decides if a law goes with/goes against the Constitution What is the highest court in the United States? - ✔✔The Supreme Court How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - ✔✔9 Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - ✔✔John Roberts Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is ONE power of the federal government? - ✔✔To print money, declare war, create an army, and make treaties with other nations Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is ONE power of the States? - ✔✔Providing education, protection (police), safety (fire department), drivers license, zoning and land use Who is the Governor of your state now? - ✔✔(On the test but based on state, google this one sorry...) What is the capital of your state? - ✔✔(On the test but based on state, google this one sorry...) What are the TWO major political parties in the United States? - ✔✔Democratic and Republican parties What is the political party of the President now? - ✔✔Republican Party What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? - ✔✔Nancy Pelosi (previously Paul Ryan) There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of the them. - ✔✔(15th) - Voting rights for all men regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude (19th) - Voting rights for women (24th) - No citizen can be charged a poll tax or literacy test to vote (26th) - Citizens 18 years or older can vote What is ONE responsibility that is only for US citizens? - ✔✔Serve on a jury, vote in elections Name ONE right only for US citizens. - ✔✔Vote in elections, run for office, carry a US passport What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States? - ✔✔Freedom of speech, expression, assembly, petition the government, worship, to bear arms What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - ✔✔The United States and our flag What is ONE promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - ✔✔Give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution and laws of the United States, obey the laws of the United States, serve in the U.S. military, be loyal to the United States How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? - ✔✔18 or older What are TWO ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? - ✔✔Vote, join/help with a campaign, join a civic/ community group, write to a representative, run for office When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? - ✔✔April 15 When must all men register for the Selective Service? - ✔✔18 (and/or between 18-26) What is ONE reason colonists came to America? - ✔✔Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, to escape persecution Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - ✔✔Native Americans/American Indians What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? - ✔✔Africans Why did the colonists fight the British? - ✔✔Because of high taxes (taxation without representation), and lack of self-government Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - ✔✔Thomas Jefferson When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? - ✔✔July 4, 1776 There were 13 original states. Name THREE. - ✔✔New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - ✔✔The Constitution was written When was the Constitution written? - ✔✔1787 The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers. - ✔✔James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? - ✔✔Being a U.S. diplomat, oldest member of the Constitutional Convention, first Postmaster General of the United States, writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac" Who is the "Father of Our Country"? - ✔✔George Washington Who was the first President? - ✔✔George Washington What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? - ✔✔The Louisiana Territory Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - ✔✔War of 1812, MexicanAmerican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - ✔✔The Civil War Name ONE problem that led to the Civil War. - ✔✔Slavery, states' rig