USCIS Flashcards
Do you understand the full Oath of Allegiance to the United States? And what is that?
I promese to be loyal to the United States.
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
We electo a President for how many years?
Four
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What are two cabinet-level positions?
Attourney General, and Vice President
What happened at the Consitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
If both the President and the Vice President can no longe serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
Under our Constitution some powers beling to the state. What is on power of the states?
Give a driver’s license
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
Name on war fought by the United States in the 1900s
World War I
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
435
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The Senate and the House of Represenattives
What is one primise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Be loyal to the United States
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
The Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of your state?
Sacramento
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
We elect a U/S/ Senator for how many years?
6
what does the President’s Cabinet do?
Advises the President
Name the U/S/ wat between the North and the South
Civil War
What is on responsability that is only for United States citizens?
Vote in a federal election
Whi is one of your state’s U/S/Senators now
Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein
What is one thing Benjamin Frankin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Announced our independence from Great Britain.
There were 13 original states. Name three.
New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
What is the higest cour in the United States?
The Supreme Court
Name one problem that led to the Civil War
Slavery
What is the “rule of law”?
Wveryone must follow the law
When must all men register fot the Selective Service?
at age eighteen
The idea of self-government is in the first three word of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there are 50 states
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
Who vetoes bills?
The President
Under our Constitution, some powers beling to the federal government. What is one power of the federal goverment?
To print money
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
What are two eights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of speech and Freedom of religion
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Agricans
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Nancy Pelosi
Who is in charrge of the executive branch?
The President
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Free the slaves
How olf do citizens have to be to vote for President
18 and older
Hoe many justuces are on the Supreme Court?
nine
Name one state that borders Mexico
California
Name one right only for United States citizens
Vote in a federal election
Who did the United States fight in World War II
Japan, Germany and Italy
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes
What is freedom of religion?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
In the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Vice President
What is on right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Speach
How many U/S/ Senators are there?
100
We elect a U/S/ Representative for how many years?
two
Name on U.S. territory
Guam
Name your U.S. Representative
Raul Ruiz
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
All people of the state
There are four amendments to the Contitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
Any citizen can vote
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Separation of powers
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
Joly 4th
Who is the Governor of California?
Gavin Newsom
Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States
Crow
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
The Federalist Papers suppoeted the passage of the U.S. Consitution. Name on of the weiters.
Alexander Hamilton
What is the name o fthe national anthem?
The Sttar-Spangled Banner
Name on of the towo longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States
Atlantic Ocean
In what month do we vote for President?
November
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803
Louisiana
What is the political parto of the President now?
Republican
Where is the Statue of Liberty
New York Harbor
Whis is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
