citizen ship test Flashcards
what form of goverment is the United States?
repersentative democracy
what is the supreme law of the land
the us constitution
name one thing the constitution does
defines the powers of the goverment
what does “we the people mean”
repersents popular sovernty and consent of the governed
how are changes made to the us constitution
the amendment process
what does the bill of rights protect
the basic rights of Americans
how many amendments does the constitution have
27
why is the declaration of independence important
it freed America from british control
what document freed the us from Britain
the decleration of independence
what is the economic system of the United States
capitalism, and free market economy
what is the rule of the law
no one is above the law
what document (s) influenced the constitution
the decleration of independence
why are there three branches of government
to ensure that no part becomes too powerful
name the three branches of government
the executive, legislative, and judicial branch
which branch does the president control
the executive branch
what part of the federal government writes laws
the legislative branch, specificly congress
what are the two parts of the us Congress
the senate and the house of representatives.
what is a power of the us Congress
writes laws, declares war, and makes the federal budget
how many us senators are there
100
how long is the term for a us senator
six years
who is our state senators
Maggie Hassan, jeanne shaheen
how many members are there of the house of representatives.
435
how long is the term for a member of the house of representatives
2 years
why does each state have two senaters
for equal repersentation
what’s the name of our us repersentive
chris pappas
what is the name of the speaker of the house of repersentives
Mike Johnson
who does a us senator repersent
the people in the state
who elects the us senators
citizens of the state
who does the members of the house of repersentives repersent
citizens in there disctrict
who elects members of the house of repersentives
citizens from there district
why do some states have more repersentatives then other states
because they are based off the states population
how many years does the president serve for each term
4 years
why can the president only serve 2 terms
to prevent the president from being too powerful (the 22d amendment)
what is the name of the president of the United States now
donald trump
who is the vice president of the United States
j.d vance
who becomes the president if the president can no longer serve
the vice president
name one power of the president
signs bills into law, vetos bills, enforces laws, and more
who is the commander in chief of the us military
the president
who signs bills to become laws
the president
who vetos bills
the president
who appoints federal judges
the president
what’s a part of the executive branch
the president, the presidential cabinet, and the federal departments.
what does the presidential cabinet do
advises the president
what are two cabinet level positions
the attorney general, and the secretary of health and human servives
why is the electoral college important
it decides who is elected president
what is one part of the judicial branch
the supreme court and the federal courts
what does the judical branch do
reviews laws
what is the highest court of the United States
the supreme court
how many seats are in the supreme court
nine
how many supreme court justices are usually needed to decide a case
five
how long do supreme court judges serve
for life or until they want to stand down.
why do the supreme court justices serve for life
to limit outisde influence
who is the chief justice of the United States
John Roberts rj
name one power that is only for the federal government
print paper money, make coins, declare war,
name one power that is only for the states
provide schooling and education, and provide protection
what is the purpose of the 10th amendment
powers not given to the government belllongs to the states
who is our governer
Kelly ayotte
what is the capital of nh
concord NH
how old must you be to vote
18
who can vote in elections
citizens
what are three rights of everyone in the us
freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of press
to what do we show loyalty too when we say the pledge of allegence
the United states
the flag
name two promises that Americans make to the outh of the allegiance
give up loyalty to other country’s, defend the constitution
how can you become a us citizen
be born in the United states
what are two examples of civic participation in the United states
vote
run for office
join a political party
what is one way ameicans can serve there country
vote
pay taxes
serve in the military
why is it important to pay federal taxes
it is required by law
it is important for all men through 18 to 25 t register for the selective purpose
to make the draft fair
why did the colonists come to America
freedom
political liberty
who lived in america before the europeans
native Americans
what group of people were taken and sold as slaves
African Americans
what war gave us freedom from Britain
the American revolution
the war for independence
why did the Americans declare independence from Britain
high taxes
no freedom
the stamp act
who wrote the decleration of independece
tomas jefferson
when was the decleration of independence become adopted
July 4th 1776
the american revolution had many important events, name one.
the decleration of independence
the battle of bunker hill
name five of the 13 original states
new hampshire
massachusets
Rhode island
conneticet
new york
new Jersey
what founding document was made in 1787
the constitution
name one of the writers of the federalist papers
Alexander hamilton
John Jay
publius
why were the federalist papers important
they helped people understand the constituton
what was benjamin franklin famous for
founded the first library’s
inventor
helped write the decleration of independence
George washington was famous for many things including…
being the “father of our country”
first president of the us
general of the continental army
thomas Jefferson is famous for many things including…
writer of the decleration of independence
third president of the us
first secretary of state
James madison is famous for many things including…
being known as the “father of the constituton”
fourth president
helped write the federalist papers
Alexander Hamilton is famous for what?
first secretary of the Treasury
helped write the federalist papers
member of the continental congress
what territory did the us buy from France in 1803
louisiana
name one war fought by the us in the 1800’s
war of 1812
mexican American war
civil war
Spanish American war
name one war between the north and the south
the civil war
the civil war had many important events including…
the emancipation proclamation
the battle of Gettysburg
Lincoln was assasinated
abraham Lincoln was famous for many things including what
freed the slaves
saved the union
16th president of the us
what did the emancipation proclamation do
freed the slaves
what war ended slavery
the civil war
what amendment gives citizen ship to all people born in the us
the 14th amendment
when did all (black) men get the right to vote
after the civil war
with the 15th amendment
1870
name one leader of the womens rights movement that took place in the 1800’s
Susan b Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Lucy Stone
name one war fought by the us in the 1900’s
world war 1
world war 2
vietnam war
Korean war
why did the us enter world war 1
germany attacked us ships
to support there allies, england france italy and russia
when did women get the right to vote
1920
after world war 1
with the 19th amendment
what was the great depresion
the longest economic recession in modern day
when did the great depresion start
after the great crash in 1929
who was the president during the great depresion and world war 2
franklin roosevelt
why did the us enter world war 2
the bombing of pearl harbor
to support allied powers
to oppose the axis powers
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things including…
general during world war 2
president during the korean war
34th president of the us
who was the us main rival during the cold war
soviet union
ussr
russia
during the cold war what was one main consern of the us
communism
nuclear war
why did the us enter the korean war
to stop the spread of communism
why did the us enter the vietnam war
to stop the spread of communism
what did the civil rights movement do
fought to end racial discrimination
martin Luther King junior is famous for many things including what
fought for civil rights
worked for equality
why did the us enter the Persian gulf war
to force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
what major event happens on september 11, 2001
9/11
terroists attacked the us at the world trade center
name one us military conflict after the 9/11 attacks
iraq war
name one American Indian tribe in the us
Apache
* Blackfeet
* Cayuga
* Cherokee
* Cheyenne
* Chippewa
* Choctaw
* Creek
* Crow
* Hopi
* Huron
* Inupiat
* Lakota
* Mohawk
name one example of an american innovation
the light bulb
airplanes
landing on the moon
what is the capital of the us
Washington dc
where is the statue of liberty
new York
why does the flag have 13 stripes
to repersent the 13 original colonies
why does the flag have 50 stars
there is one star for every state
what is the name of our national anthem
the star spangled banner
what is independence day
a holiday to celebrate our independence from britan
name three national us holidays
New Year’s Day
* Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
* Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
* Memorial Day
* Independence Day
* Labor Day
* Columbus Day
* Veterans Day
* Thanksgiving Day
* Christmas Day
what is memorial day
a holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
what is vetrens day
a day to honor people in the us military
