Preguntas de examen

Pregunta: What are the colors of our flag?
Respuesta: Red, White, and Blue

Pregunta: How many stars are there in our flag?
Respuesta: 50

Pregunta: What color are the stars on our flag?
Respuesta:White.

Pregunta: What do the stars on the flag mean?
Respuesta: One for each state in the Union.

Pregunta: How many stripes are there in the flag?
Respuesta: 13

Pregunta: What color are the stripes?
Respuesta: Red and White.

Pregunta: What do the stripes on the flag mean?
Respuesta: They represent the original 13 states.

Pregunta: How many states are there in the Union?
Respuesta: 50

Pregunta: What is the 4th of July?
Respuesta: Independence Day.

Pregunta: Who elects the President of the United States?
Respuesta: The electoral college

Pregunta: Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?
Respuesta: Vice - President

Pregunta: For how long do we elect the President?
Respuesta: Four years

Pregunta: For how long do we elect each senator?
Respuesta:6 years

Pregunta: How many representatives are there in Congress?
Respuesta:435

Pregunta: For how long do we elect the representatives?
Respuesta:2 years

Pregunta: What is the executive branch of our government?
Respuesta:The President, vice president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members

Pregunta: What is the judiciary branch of our government?
Respuesta:The Supreme Court

Pregunta: What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
Respuesta:To interpret laws

Pregunta: What is the supreme court law of the United States?
Respuesta:The Constitution

Pregunta: What is the Bill of Rights?
Respuesta:The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

Pregunta: What is the capital of your state?
Respuesta:(insert local information)

Pregunta: Who is the current governor of your state?
Respuesta:(insert local information)

Pregunta: Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die?
Respuesta:Speaker of the House of Representative

Pregunta: Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Respuesta:John Roberts (or whoever is next)

Pregunta: Can you name thirteen original states?
Respuesta:Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland.

Pregunta: Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
Respuesta:Patrick Henry

Pregunta: Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
Respuesta:Germany, Italy, and Japan

Pregunta: What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
Respuesta:Hawaii and Alaska

Pregunta: How many terms can the President serve?
Respuesta:2

Pregunta: Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Respuesta:A civil rights leader

Pregunta: Who is the head of your local government?
Respuesta:(insert local information)

Pregunta: According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
Respuesta:Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

Respuesta:Pregunta: Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
Respuesta:Two (2) from each state

Pregunta: Who selects the Supreme Court justice?
Respuesta:Appointed by the President

Pregunta: How many Supreme Court justice are there?
Respuesta:Nine (9)

Pregunta: Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Respuesta:For religious freedom

Pregunta: What is the head executive of a state government called?
Respuesta:Governor

Pregunta: What is the head executive of a city government called?
Respuesta:Mayor

Pregunta: What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists? <
Respuesta:Thanksgiving

Pregunta: Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Respuesta:Thomas Jefferson

Pregunta: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Respuesta:July 4, 1776

Pregunta: What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
Respuesta:That all men are created equal

Pregunta: What is the national anthem of the United States?
Respuesta:The Star-Spangled Banner

Pregunta: Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Respuesta:Francis Scott Key

Pregunta: Where does freedom of speech come from?
Respuesta:The Bill of Rights

Pregunta: What is a minimum voting age in the United States?
Respuesta:Eighteen (18)

Pregunta: Who signs bills into law?
Respuesta:The President



Pregunta: What is the highest court in the United States?
Respuesta:The Supreme Court

Pregunta: Who was the President during the Civil War?
Respuesta:Abraham Lincoln

Pregunta: What did the Emancipation Declaration do?
Respuesta:Freed many slaves

Pregunta: What special group advises the President?
Respuesta:The Cabinet

Pregunta: Which President is called the "Father of our country"?
Respuesta:George Washington

Pregunta: What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
Respuesta:Form N-400, Application to File Petition for Naturalization

Pregunta: Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
Respuesta:The American-Indians (Native Americans)

Pregunta: What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
Respuesta:The Mayflower

Pregunta: What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
Respuesta:Colonies

Pregunta: Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
Respuesta:
1. The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of government.
2. The right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations).
3. The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent.
4. The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.
5. A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against him/herself.
6. A person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer.
7. The right to trial by jury in most cases.
8. Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment.
9. The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.
10. Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the state or the people.

Pregunta: Who has the power to declare the war?
Respuesta:The Congress

Pregunta: What kind of government does the United States have?
Respuesta:Democracy

Pregunta: Which President freed the slaves?
Respuesta:Abraham Lincoln
Pregunta: In what year was the Constitution written?
Respuesta:1787

Pregunta: What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
Respuesta:The Bill of Rights

Pregunta: Name one purpose of the United Nations?
Respuesta:For countries to discuss and try to resolve world problems, to provide economic aid to many countries.

Pregunta: Where does Congress meet?
Respuesta:In the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Pregunta: Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
Respuesta:Everyone (citizens and non-citizens) living in U.S.

Pregunta: What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
Respuesta:The Preamble

Pregunta: Name one benefit of being citizen of the United States.
Respuesta:Obtain federal government jobs, travel with U.S. passport, petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live.

Pregunta: What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
Respuesta:The right to vote

Pregunta: What is the United States Capitol?
Respuesta:The place where Congress meets

Pregunta: What is the White House?
Respuesta:The President's official home

Pregunta: Where is the White House located?
Respuesta:Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.)

Pregunta: What is the name of the President's official home?
Respuesta:The White House

Pregunta: Name the right guaranteed by the first amendment.
Respuesta:Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the government.

Pregunta: Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
Respuesta:The President

Pregunta: Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
Respuesta:George Washington

Pregunta: In what month do we vote for the President?
Respuesta:November

Pregunta: In what month is the new President inaugurated?
Respuesta:January

Pregunta: How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
Respuesta:There is no limit

Pregunta: How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?
Respuesta:There is no limit

Pregunta: What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?
Respuesta:Democratic and Republican

Pregunta: How many states are there in the United States today?
Respuesta:Fifty (50)