Citizenship Test (laos) Flashcards
What is the supreme law of the land?
ເເມ່ນຫຍັງເປັນກົດໝາຍສູງສຸດຂອງປະເທດ?
The Constitution
ຮັດຖະທໍາມະນູນ
What does the Constitution do?
ຣັດຖະທໍາມະນູນເຮັດຫຍັງເເດ່?
Sets up government
ຈັດຕັ້ງຣັດຖະບານ
The idea of self-government is in the first three worlds of the Constitution. What are these words?
ແນວຄິດຂອງ ການປົກຄອງ-ຕົນເອງ ເເມ່ນມ່ຢູ່ໃນສາມວາມ ເບືອງຕົ້ນຂອງຣັຖະທຳມະນນ. ຄວາມເຫລົ່ານີ້ເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?
“We the People”
“ປະຊາຊົນພວກເຮົາ”
What is an amendment?
ການດັດເເປງເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?
A change (to the Constitution)
ການປ່ຽນເເປງຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ (ໃນທໍາມະນູນ)
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
ພວກເຮົາເອີ້ນການດັດເເປງສິບຂໍ້ທຳອິດຖະທຳມະນູນນັ້ນວ່າເເນວໃດ?
The Bill of Rights
ຍັດຕິວ່າດ້ວຍສິດທິຕ່າງໆ
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
ສິດທິຫລືອິສຣະພາບຢ່າງນຶ່ງຈາກການເເກ້ໄຂທຳມະນູນທໍາອິດນັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ
Speech
ການປາກເວົ້າ
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
ຣັດຖະທຳມະນູນມີຂໍ້ດັດເເປງຈັກຂໍ້?
Twenty-seven (27)
ຊາວເຈັດ (27)
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
ສິດທິສອງຢ່າງໃນການປະກາດເອກະຣາດນຫັ້ນເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?
Life; Liberty
ຊີວິດ; ເສລີພາບ
What is freedom of religion?
ອິສຣະພາບທາງສາສະຫາເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
ທ່ານສາມາດປະຕິບັດນັບຖື, ຫລືບໍ່ນັບຖືສາສະໜາໃດກໍ່ໄດ້
What is the economic system in the United States?
ຣະບົບເສຖະກິດຢູ່ໃນສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັໃ?
Capitalist economy: Market economy
ຣະບົບນາຍທຶນ, ເສຖະກິດເເບບຕະຫລາດການຄ້າ
What is the “rule of law”?
ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຄື “ຣະບຽບຂອງກົດໜາຍ”?
Everyone must follow the law
ທກຄົນຕ້ອງປະຕິບັດຕາກົດໝາຍ
Name one branch or part of the government.
ໃຫ້ບອກຂະເເໜງຫລືສ່ວນໜຶ່ງ ຂອງການປົກຄອງມາເບິ່ງດູ
Executive (President)
ບໍຣິຫານ (ປະທານາທິບໍດີ)
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
ເເມ່ນຫຍັງຢຸດຢັບຢັເງຣັດຖະບານຂະເເໜງໃດໜຶ່ງບໍ່ໃຫ້ບີອຳນາດເກີນໄປ
Checks and Balances
ການກວດກາເເລະຊັ່ງຊາຕ່າງໆ
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
ໃຜເປັນຜູ້ບົງການຮັບຜິດຊອບໃນຂະເເໜງບໍຣິຫານ?
The President
ປະທາບາທິບໍດີ
Who makes federal laws?
ໃຜວາງກົດໜາຍຣັດຖະບານກາງຕ່າງໆ?
Congress
ສະພາສຸງ
What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?
ສອງສ່ວນຂອງສະພາສະຫະຣັດເເມ່ນຫຍັງ?
The Senate and House (of Representatives)
ສະພາສູງແລະສະພາຕ່ຳ (ຂອງຜູ້ເເທນຣາສະດອນທັງຫລາຍ)
How many U.S Senators are there?
ຜູ້ເເທນສະພາສູງຂອງສະຫະຣັດ. ນີຈັກທ່ານ?
One Hundred (100)
ຮ້ອຍທ່ານ (100)
We elect a U.S Senator for how many years?
six (6)
Who is one of your state’s U.S Senators?
Marshall Blackburn
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Four- hundred thirty-five (435)
We elect a U.S Representative for how many years?
Two (2)
Name your U.S Representative.
Tim Burchett
Who does a U.S Senator represent?
All people of that state
Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
(Because of) the state’s population
We elect a President for how many years?
four (4)
In what month do we vote for President?
November
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Joe Bidden
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
Kamala Harris
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Vice President
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?
Advise the President
What are two Cabinet positions?
Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State
What does the judicial branch do?
Reviews laws
What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
Nine (9)
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
John Roberts