Friday, February 8, 2013

U.S. Constitution Test

The following questions are currently in use by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Try answering the questions below in the comment section. Correct answers will be posted in a few days. 

1. What are the colors of our flag?
2. How many stars are there on our flag?
3. What color are the stars on our flag?
4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
5. How many stripes are there on the flag?
6. What color are the stripes?
7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
8. How many states are there in the Union?
9. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
10. What is the date of Independence day?
11. Independence from whom?
12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
13. Who was the first President?
14. Who is president today?
15. Who is vice president today?
16. Who elects the president of the United States?
17. Who becomes our president if the president should die?
18. For how long do we elect the president?
19. What is the Constitution?
20. Can the Constitution be changed?
21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
23. How many branches are there in our government?
24. What are the three branches of our government?
25. What is the legislative branch of our government?
26. Who makes federal laws?
27. What is Congress?
28. What are the duties of Congress?
29. Who elects Congress?
30. How many senators are there in Congress?
31. Can you name the senators from your state?
32. For how long do we elect each senator?
33. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? 34. For how long do we elect the representatives?
35. What is the Executive branch of our government?
36. What is the Judiciary branch of our government?
37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
38. What is the supreme law of the United States?
39. What is the Bill of Rights?
40. What is the capital of your state?
41. Who is the governor of your state?
42. Who becomes president if both the president and the vice president die?
43. Who is chief justice of the Supreme Court?
44. Can you name the 13 original states?
45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
46. Which countries were our allies during World War II?
47. What is the 49th state added to our Union?
48. How many full terms can a president serve?
49. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
50. Who is the head of your local government?
51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become president. Name one.
52. Why are there 100 senators in the U.S. Senate?
53. Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court?
54. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
56. What is the head executive of a state government called?
57. What is the head executive of a city government called?
58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American colonists?
59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
62. What is our national anthem?
63. Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner?"
64. Where does freedom of speech come from?
65. What is the minimum voting age?
66. Who signs bills into law? 67. What is the highest court in the United States?
68. Who was president during the Civil War?
69. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
70. What special group advises the president?
71. Which president is called the "Father of Our Country"?
72. What is the 50th state of the Union?
73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
75. What were the 13 original states of the United States called?
76. Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
77. Who has the power to declare war?
78. Name one amendment that guarantees or addresses voting rights.
79. Which president freed the slaves?
80. In what year was the Constitution written?
81. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
82. Name one purpose of the United Nations.
83. Where does Congress meet?
84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
86. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States.
87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
88. What is the United States Capitol?
89. What is the White House?
90. Where is the White House located?
91. What is the president's official home?
92. Name one right guaranteed by the First amendment.
93. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army and Navy?
94. Which president was the first commander in chief of the U.S. Army and Navy?
95. In what month do we vote for president?
96. In what month is the new president inaugurated?
97. How many times may a senator be re-elected?
98. How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
99. What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
100. How many states are there?

1 comment:

  1. 1. Red White and Blue
    2. 50
    3. White
    4. The 50 States
    5. 13
    6. Red
    7. 13 Colonies
    8. 50
    9. To celebrate our Independence
    10. July 4th, 1776
    11. The British
    12. The British
    13. George Washington
    14. Barack H. Obama
    15. Joe Biden
    16. American Citizens
    17. The Vice President
    18. One Four Year Term
    19. The foundation for setting up our government
    20. Yes
    21. An Amendment
    22. 27
    23. Three
    24. Executive, Legislative and Judicial
    25. Congress
    26. Congress
    27. Elected representatives of the people
    28. To make and pass laws as well as provide for the people
    29. The People
    30. 100
    31. Diane Feinstein and Maxine Waters
    32. One 6 year term
    33. 435
    34. One two year term
    35. The President/White House
    36. The Supreme Court
    37. To Interpret the Constitution
    38. The United States Constitution
    39. A List of unalienable rights naturally derived
    40. Sacramento
    41. Jerry Brown
    42. The Speaker Of The House
    43. John Roberts
    44. Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Virginia, Deleware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts,
    45. Thomas Jefferson
    46. Great Britain and France
    47. Alaska
    48. 2
    49. A Civil Right Activist
    50.
    51. Natural Born Citizen
    52. To represent the 50 states, two from each
    53. The President
    54. 9
    55. Religious Freedom and for a new world
    56. Governor
    57. Mayor
    58. Thanksgiving
    59. Thomas Jefferson
    60. 1779
    61. All men are created equal
    62. Star Spangled Banner
    63.
    64. The Bill of Rights
    65. 18
    66. The President
    67. The Supreme Court
    68. Abraham Lincoln
    69. Freed the Slaves
    70. The Cabinet
    71. George Washington
    72. Hawaii
    73. Indians
    74. Mayflower
    75. The colonies
    76. Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Right to Keep & Bear Arms
    77. Congress
    78. Fourteenth Amendment
    79. Abraham Lincoln
    80. 1776
    81. Bill of Rights
    82. To engage in worldwide diplomac
    83. The Capital Building
    84. The American Citizen
    85. Preamble
    86. Free-Market
    87. Freedom of speech
    88. Washington D.C.
    89. The home of the President
    90. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC
    91. The White House
    92. Freedom of Speech
    93. The President
    94. George Washington
    95. November
    96. January
    97. Unlimited
    98. Unlimited
    99. Democrat and Republican
    100. 50

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