Citizenship Test (laos) Flashcards

1
Q

What is the supreme law of the land?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງເປັນກົດໝາຍສູງສຸດຂອງປະເທດ?

A

The Constitution

ຮັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ

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2
Q

What does the Constitution do?

ຣັດຖະທໍາມະນູນເຮັດຫຍັງເເດ່?

A

Sets up government

ຈັດຕັ້ງຣັດຖະບານ

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3
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The idea of self-government is in the first three worlds of the Constitution. What are these words?

ແນວຄິດຂອງ ການປົກຄອງ-ຕົນເອງ ເເມ່ນມ່ຢູ່ໃນສາມວາມ ເບືອງຕົ້ນຂອງຣັຖະທຳມະນນ. ຄວາມເຫລົ່ານີ້ເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

A

“We the People”

“ປະຊາຊົນພວກເຮົາ”

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4
Q

What is an amendment?

ການດັດເເປງເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

A

A change (to the Constitution)

ການປ່ຽນເເປງຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ (ໃນທໍາມະນູນ)

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5
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What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

ພວກເຮົາເອີ້ນການດັດເເປງສິບຂໍ້ທຳອິດຖະທຳມະນູນນັ້ນວ່າເເນວໃດ?

A

The Bill of Rights

ຍັດຕິວ່າດ້ວຍສິດທິຕ່າງໆ

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6
Q

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

ສິດທິຫລືອິສຣະພາບຢ່າງນຶ່ງຈາກການເເກ້ໄຂທຳມະນູນທໍາອິດນັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ

A

Speech

ການປາກເວົ້າ

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7
Q

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

ຣັດຖະທຳມະນູນມີຂໍ້ດັດເເປງຈັກຂໍ້?

A

Twenty-seven (27)

ຊາວເຈັດ (27)

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8
Q

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

ສິດທິສອງຢ່າງໃນການປະກາດເອກະຣາດນຫັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

A

Life; Liberty
ຊີວິດ; ເສລີພາບ

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9
Q

What is freedom of religion?

ອິສຣະພາບທາງສາສະຫາເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

A

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

ທ່ານສາມາດປະຕິບັດນັບຖື, ຫລືບໍ່ນັບຖືສາສະໜາໃດກໍ່ໄດ້

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10
Q

What is the economic system in the United States?

ຣະບົບເສຖະກິດຢູ່ໃນສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັໃ?

A

Capitalist economy: Market economy

ຣະບົບນາຍທຶນ, ເສຖະກິດເເບບຕະຫລາດການຄ້າ

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11
Q

What is the “rule of law”?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຄື “ຣະບຽບຂອງກົດໜາຍ”?

A

Everyone must follow the law

ທກຄົນຕ້ອງປະຕິບັດຕາກົດໝາຍ

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12
Q

Name one branch or part of the government.

ໃຫ້ບອກຂະເເໜງຫລືສ່ວນໜຶ່ງ ຂອງການປົກຄອງມາເບິ່ງດູ

A

Executive (President)

ບໍຣິຫານ (ປະທານາທິບໍດີ)

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13
Q

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຢຸດຢັບຢັເງຣັດຖະບານຂະເເໜງໃດໜຶ່ງບໍ່ໃຫ້ບີອຳນາດເກີນໄປ

A

Checks and Balances

ການກວດກາເເລະຊັ່ງຊາຕ່າງໆ

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14
Q

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

ໃຜເປັນຜູ້ບົງການຮັບຜິດຊອບໃນຂະເເໜງບໍຣິຫານ?

A

The President

ປະທາບາທິບໍດີ

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15
Q

Who makes federal laws?

ໃຜວາງກົດໜາຍຣັດຖະບານກາງຕ່າງໆ?

A

Congress

ສະພາສຸງ

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16
Q

What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?

ສອງສ່ວນຂອງສະພາສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?

A

The Senate and House (of Representatives)

ສະພາ​ສູງແລະ​ສະພາ​ຕ່ຳ (ຂອງຜູ້ເເທນຣາ​ສະດອນທັງຫລາຍ)

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17
Q

How many U.S Senators are there?

ຜູ້ເເທນສະພາສູງຂອງສະຫະຣັດ. ນີຈັກທ່ານ?

A

One Hundred (100)

ຮ້ອຍທ່ານ (100)

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18
Q

We elect a U.S Senator for how many years?

A

six (6)

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19
Q

Who is one of your state’s U.S Senators?

A

Marshall Blackburn

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20
Q

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

A

Four- hundred thirty-five (435)

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21
Q

We elect a U.S Representative for how many years?

A

Two (2)

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22
Q

Name your U.S Representative.

A

Tim Burchett

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23
Q

Who does a U.S Senator represent?

A

All people of that state

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24
Q

Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

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(Because of) the state’s population

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25
Q

We elect a President for how many years?

A

four (4)

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26
Q

In what month do we vote for President?

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November

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27
Q

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

A

Joe Bidden

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28
Q

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

A

Kamala Harris

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29
Q

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

A

The Speaker of the House

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30
Q

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

A

The Vice President

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31
Q

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

A

The President

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32
Q

Who signs bills to become laws?

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The President

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33
Q

Who vetoes bills?

A

The President

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34
Q

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

A

Advise the President

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35
Q

What are two Cabinet positions?

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Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State

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36
Q

What does the judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws

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37
Q

What is the highest court in the United States?

A

The Supreme Court

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38
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A

Nine (9)

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39
Q

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?

A

John Roberts

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40
Q

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

A

To print money

41
Q

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

A

Provide protection

42
Q

Who is the Governor of your state?

A

Bill Lee

43
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Nashville

44
Q

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

A

Democratic and Republican

45
Q

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

A

Kevin McCarthy

46
Q

What is the political party of the President now?

A

Democratic

47
Q

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

A

Citizens 18 and older can vote.

48
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens?

A

Vote

49
Q

What are two rights only for United States citizens?

A

Vote; Run for office

50
Q

What two rights of everyone living in the United States?

A

Freedom of Speech; Freedom of assembly

51
Q

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

A

The United States; the flag

52
Q

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

A

Obey law of the Unites States

53
Q

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

A

Eighteen (18) and older

54
Q

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

A

Vote

55
Q

When is the last say you can send in federal income tax forms?

A

April 15

56
Q

When must all men register for the selective service?

A

At age 18

57
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

Freedom

58
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

American Indians

59
Q

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A

Africans

60
Q

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

Because of high taxes

61
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

61
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

62
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

A

New Hampshire, New York, Georgia

63
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

The Constitution was written.

64
Q

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writer.

A

John Jay

65
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for ?

A

U.S Diplomat

66
Q

What is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

67
Q

Who was the first President?

A

George Washington

68
Q

When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

69
Q

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

A

Louisiana

70
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

A

Civil War

71
Q

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

A

The Civial Wat

72
Q

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A

Slavery

73
Q

What did the Emencipation Proclamation do?

A

Freed the slaves

74
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for civil rights.

75
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed the Slaves

76
Q

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

A

Vietnam War

77
Q

Who was the President during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

78
Q

Who was the President during the Great Depression and world War II?

A

Franklin Roosevelt

79
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

80
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A

World War II

81
Q

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

A

Communism

82
Q

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

A

Fought for Civil Rights

83
Q

What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

A

Terrorists attacked the United States

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discriminiation?

A

Civil Rights

85
Q

Name on of the two longest rivers in the United States

A

Mississppi (River)

86
Q

Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States

A

Cherokee

87
Q

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

A

Pacific (Ocean)

88
Q

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

A

Atlantic (Ocean)

89
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A

Puerto Rico

90
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A

New York

91
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A

California

92
Q

What is the Capital of the United States?

A

Washington, D.C.

93
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York (Habor)

94
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

Because there were 13 original colonies

95
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

Because there are 50 states

96
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

97
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

98
Q

Name two national U.S Holidays?

A

Thanksgiving; Christmas