Twenty-seven Questions about the US Constitution from the new USCIS 100 History and Government Test (.doc) in honor of Constitution & Citizenship Day
OVERVIEW
01. What is the supreme law of the land? (01)
a) the Constitution
b) the Declaration of Independence
c) the Federalist Papers
02. What does the Constitution do? (02)
a) sets up the banks
b) sets up the government
c) sets up political parties
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
03. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? (65)
a) The Bill of Rights was written.
b) The Constitution was written.
c) The Federalist Papers were written.
d) The Star Spangled Banner was written
04. When was the Constitution written?
a) 1776
b) 1787
c) 1791
05. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
a) Jefferson
b) Washington
c) Hamilton
PREAMBLE
06. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? (03)
a) Freed the slaves
b) We the People
c) Yes, We Can!
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
07. Name one branch or part of the government.* (13)
a) Legislative
b) The Police
c) USCIS
08. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? (14)
a) banks
b) checks and balances
c) the internet
ARTICLE I: THE LEGISTLATIVE BRANCH
09. Who makes federal laws? (16)
a) Congress
b) The President
c) The Supreme Court
10. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*(17)
a) the Senate and House (of Representatives)
b) the Democrats and the Republicans
11. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? (24)
a) all people of the state
b) all citizens of the state
c) all voters of the state
12. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? (25)
a) They have more land
b) They have more money.
c) They have more people
ARTICLE II: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
13. Who is in charge of the executive branch? (15)
a) Speaker of the House
b) the Chief Justice
c) the President
14. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? (30)
a) the Chief Justice
b) the Speaker of the House
c) The Vice President
15. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? (32)
d) the Chief Justice
e) the President
f) The Vice President
16. Who signs bills to become laws? (33)
a) the Chief Justice
b) the President
c) The Vice President
17. What does the President’s Cabinet do? (35)
a) advises the President
b) vetoes the President
c) checks the President
ARTICLE III: THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
18. What does the judicial branch do? (37)
a) explains laws
b) enforces laws
c) makes laws
19. What is the highest court in the United States? (38)
a) The Supreme Court
b) The Superior Court
c) The Traffic Court
ARTICLE IV: STATE POWERS
20. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? (42)
a) give a driver’s license
b) make treaties
c) print postage stamps
ARTICLE V: THE AMENDMENTS
21. What is an amendment? (04)
a) a change to the Constitution
b) a change to the Pledge of Allegiance
c) a change to USCIS test
ARTICLE VI: FEDERAL POWERS
22. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? (41)
a) to print money
b) to control the internet
c) to sell stock
AMENDMENTS 1-10
23. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? (05)
a) the Bill of Rights
b) the Oath of Allegiance
c) the Pledge of Allegiance
24. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* (6)
a) Education
b) Healthcare
c) Speech
25. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51)
a) freedom of speech
b) freedom of assembly
c) freedom of work
AMENDMENTS 11-27
26. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. (48)
a) Any citizen can vote.
b) Any permanent resident can vote
c) Anyone can vote.
27. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? (56)*
a) April 15
b) June 30
c) December 31
Twenty-seven Questions about the US Constitution from the new USCIS 100 History and Government Test (.doc)
OVERVIEW
01. What is the supreme law of the land? (01)
a) the Constitution
b) the Declaration of Independence
c) the Federalist Papers
02. What does the Constitution do? (02)
a) sets up the banks
b) sets up the government
c) sets up political parties
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
03. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? (65)
a) The Bill of Rights was written.
b) The Constitution was written.
c) The Federalist Papers were written.
d) The Star Spangled Banner was written
04. When was the Constitution written?
a) 1776
b) 1787
c) 1791
05. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
a) Jefferson
b) Washington
c) Hamilton
PREAMBLE
06. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? (03)
a) Freed the slaves
b) We the People
c) Yes, We Can!
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
07. Name one branch or part of the government.* (13)
a) Legislative
b) The Police
c) USCIS
08. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? (14)
a) banks
b) checks and balances
c) the internet
ARTICLE I: THE LEGISTLATIVE BRANCH
09. Who makes federal laws? (16)
a) Congress
b) The President
c) The Supreme Court
10. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*(17)
a) the Senate and House (of Representatives)
b) the Democrats and the Republicans
11. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? (24)
a) all people of the state
b) all citizens of the state
c) all voters of the state
12. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? (25)
a) They have more land
b) They have more money.
c) They have more people
ARTICLE II: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
13. Who is in charge of the executive branch? (15)
a) Speaker of the House
b) the Chief Justice
c) the President
14. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? (30)
a) the Chief Justice
b) the Speaker of the House
c) The Vice President
15. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? (32)
d) the Chief Justice
e) the President
f) The Vice President
16. Who signs bills to become laws? (33)
a) the Chief Justice
b) the President
c) The Vice President
17. What does the President’s Cabinet do? (35)
a) advises the President
b) vetoes the President
c) checks the President
ARTICLE III: THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
18. What does the judicial branch do? (37)
a) explains laws
b) enforces laws
c) makes laws
19. What is the highest court in the United States? (38)
a) The Supreme Court
b) The Superior Court
c) The Traffic Court
ARTICLE IV: STATE POWERS
20. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? (42)
a) give a driver’s license
b) make treaties
c) print postage stamps
ARTICLE V: THE AMENDMENTS
21. What is an amendment? (04)
a) a change to the Constitution
b) a change to the Pledge of Allegiance
c) a change to USCIS test
ARTICLE VI: FEDERAL POWERS
22. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? (41)
a) to print money
b) to control the internet
c) to sell stock
AMENDMENTS 1-10
23. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? (05)
a) the Bill of Rights
b) the Oath of Allegiance
c) the Pledge of Allegiance
24. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* (6)
a) Education
b) Healthcare
c) Speech
25. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? (51)
a) freedom of speech
b) freedom of assembly
c) freedom of work
AMENDMENTS 11-27
26. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. (48)
a) Any citizen can vote.
b) Any permanent resident can vote
c) Anyone can vote.
27. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? (56)*
a) April 15
b) June 30
c) December 31
Twenty-seven Questions about the US Constitution from the new USCIS 100 History and Government Test (.doc)
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