100 Frequently Asked Questions/Answers
                                                    for the US Citizenship.

2. What are the colors of our flag?
Red, White, and Blue.

3. What color are the stripes?
Red and White.

4. How many stars are there in our flag?
50

5. What is the 4th of July?
Independence Day.

6. What is the date of Independence Day?
July 4th

7. What do the stars on the flag mean?
One for each state in the Union.

8. Independence from whom?
England

9. Who elects the President of the United States?
The electoral college

10. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
England

11. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
They represent the original 13 states.

12. What color are the stripes?
Red and White.

13. Who is the vice-president of the United States today?
Al Gore (or whoever is next :-))

14. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?
Vice - President

15. Who is the President of the United States today?
Bill Clinton (or whoever is next :-))

16. How many states are there in the Union?
50

17. Can the Constitution be changed?
Yes

18. For how long do we elect the President?
Four years

19. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
An Amendment

20. Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington

21. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
27

22. What is the Constitution?
The supreme law of the land

23. How many branches are there in our government?
3

24. What is the legislative branch of our government?
Congress

25. What are the three branches of our government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary

26. What is the Congress?
The Senate and the House of Representatives

27. Who makes the laws in the United States?
Congress

28. Who elects the Congress?
The people

29. What are the duties of Congress?
To make laws

30. Can you name the two senators from your state?
(insert local information)

31. How many senators are there in Congress?
100

32. For how long do we elect each senator?
6 years

33. What is the executive branch of our government?
The President, vice president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members

34. How many representatives are there in Congress?
435

35. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
To interpret laws

36. For how long do we elect the representatives?
2 years

37. What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

38. What is the judiciary branch of our government?
The Supreme Court

39. What is the capital of your state?
(insert local information)

40. What is the supreme court law of the United States?
The Constitution

41. Who is the current governor of your state?
(insert local information)

42. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
William Rehnquist (or whoever is next)

43. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry

44. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die?
Speaker of the House of Representative

45. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
Germany, Italy, and Japan

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

47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?
Hawaii and Alaska

48. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A civil rights leader

49. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?
Two (2) from each state

50. How many terms can the President serve?
2

51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.
  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.

52. Who is the head of your local government?
(insert local information)

53. How many Supreme Court justice are there?
Nine (9)

54. Who selects the Supreme Court justice?
Appointed by the President

55. What is the head executive of a state government called?
Governor

56. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
For religious freedom

57. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776

58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists?
Thanksgiving

59. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed many slaves

60. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
That all men are created equal

61. What is the head executive of a city government called?
Mayor

62. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson

63. What is the national anthem of the United States?
The Star-Spangled Banner

64. What is a minimum voting age in the United States?
Eighteen (18)

65. Where does freedom of speech come from?
The Bill of Rights

66. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
The American-Indians (Native Americans)

67. What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court

68. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key

69. Which President freed the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln

70. Who was the President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln

71. Which President is called the "Father of our country"?
George Washington

72. Who signs bills into law?
The President

73. What special group advises the President?
The Cabinet

74. What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
Colonies

75. What kind of government does the United States have?
Republican

76. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower

77. In what year was the Constitution written?
1787

78. How many states are there in the United States today?
Fifty (50)

79. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights

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

81. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
The President

82. Who has the power to declare the war?
The Congress

83. Where does Congress meet?
In the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

84. Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

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.

85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
The Preamble

86. In what month is the new President inaugurated?
January

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

88. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
The right to vote

89. How many times may a Congressman be re-elected?
There is no limit

90. Name one benefit of being citizen of the United States.
Vote for the candidate of your choice

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

92. What is the White House?
The President's official home

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

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

95. What is the United States Capital?
The place where Congress meets

96. How many times may a Senator be re-elected?
There is no limit

97. What is the name of the President's official home?
The White House

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

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

100. In what month do we vote for the President?
November

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