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
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
To print money
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
Provide protection
Who is the Governor of your state?
Bill Lee
What is the capital of your state?
Nashville
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Kevin McCarthy
What is the political party of the President now?
Democratic
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Citizens 18 and older can vote.
What is one responsibility that is only for U.S citizens?
Vote
What are two rights only for United States citizens?
Vote; Run for office
What two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of Speech; Freedom of assembly
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States; the flag
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Obey law of the Unites States
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
Eighteen (18) and older
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Vote
When is the last say you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
When must all men register for the selective service?
At age 18
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New Hampshire, New York, Georgia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writer.
John Jay
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for ?
U.S Diplomat
What is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
George Washington
When was the Constitution written?
1787
What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civial Wat
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
What did the Emencipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for civil rights.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the Slaves
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
Vietnam War
Who was the President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who was the President during the Great Depression and world War II?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Fought for Civil Rights
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
What movement tried to end racial discriminiation?
Civil Rights
Name on of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississppi (River)
Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States
Cherokee
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Atlantic (Ocean)
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico
Name one state that borders Canada.
New York
Name one state that borders Mexico.
California
What is the Capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Habor)
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there are 50 states
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
Name two national U.S Holidays?
Thanksgiving; Christmas
