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8/3/2019 Large Flashcards- United States Citizenship Test Study - Washington State Variable

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According to the constitution,

a person must meet certain

requirements in order to be

eligible to become president.Name these requirements:

Must be a natural born citizen

of the US, must be at least 35

years old by the time he/she

will serve, must have lived in

the united states for at least 14years.

From what country did

the US get itsindependence?

England

How is the number of

senators determined?2 from each state.

How many branches

are there in our

government?

3


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How many different

presidencies have

there been in the US?

44

How many house seats

are there in the

Washington state

legislature?

98

How many official

changes have been

made to the

constitution?

27

How many

representatives are

there in our federal

government?

435


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How many senate

seats are there in the

Washington state

legislature?

49

How many senators

are there in our federalgovernment?

100

How many states are

there in the USA?50

How many stripes are

there in the flag?13


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How many supreme

court justices are

there?

9

How many times may

a congressman be re-elected?

There is no limit

How many times maya senator be re-

elected?

There is no limit

How many years can a

president serve?10


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In what month do we

vote for the president?November

In what month is the

new presidentinaugurated?

January

In what year didWashington become a

state?

1889

In what year was

Jamestown Colony

established?

1607


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In what year was the

constitution ratified?1788

In what year was the

constitution written? 1787

Name 3 rights orfreedoms guaranteed

by the bill of rights?

freedom of speech,

religion and press.

Name one benefit of

being a citizen of the

US.

Obtain federalgovernment jobs, travel

with a US passport,

petition for close relatives

to come to the US to live.


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Name one right

guaranteed by the first

amendment.

Freedom of speech

Name the branches of

our federalgovernment.

Legislative, executive

and judiciary

Name the senatorsfrom Washington State

(2012)

Patty Murray and

Maria Cantwell

Name the thirteen

original states.

Connecticut, new hampshire,

new york, new jersey,

massachusetts, pennsylvania,

delaware, virginia, north

carolina, south carolina,

georgia, rhode island, and

maryland.


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What 2 bodies make

up congress?

The senate and the

house of

representatives.

What are the 2 major

political parties in theUS today?

Democratic and

republican

What are the 49th and50th states of the

union?

Alaska and Hawaii

What are the duties of

congress?To make laws


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What are the duties of

the supreme court?to interpret laws

What are the first 10

amendments to theconstitution called?

the Bill of Rights

What colony had the

highest populationduring the

constitutional

convention?

Virginia

What color are the

stripes?Red and white


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What country was our

major ally in the

revolutionary war?

France

What did the

emancipationproclamation do?

Freed many slaves in

confederate states.

What do the stripes on

the flag stand for?

They represent the

original 13 states

What do we call a

change to the

constitution?

Amendments


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What does the

legislature do?

The branch that writes

laws

What is popular

sovereignty?

Government receives

power from people and

governs only with their

consent.

What is the basic beliefof the declaration of

independence?

That all men are

created equal

What is the capital city

of Washington State?Olympia


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What is the

constitution?

The supreme law of the

land

What is the executive

branch of ourgovernment?

The president, cabinet,

and departments

under the cabinet

members

What is the headexecutive of a city

government called?

mayor

What is the head

executive of a state

government called?

governor


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What is the

introduction to the

constitution called?

The Preamble

What is the judiciary

branch of ourgovernment?

The supreme court and

lower federal courts

What is the length of

one presidential term?4 years


one term for an elected

senator?

6 years


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one term for an elected

US house

representative?

2 years

What is the minimum

voting age in the USA? 18

What is the mostimportant right

granted to US citizens?

The right to vote

What is the name of thecollection of essays written by

alexander hamilton james

madison and john jay who

were supporters of the

constitution?

The federalist


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What is the term used

for a system that divides

power between a central

government and severalregional governments?

Federalism

What is the term used

to describe a 2 houselegislature?

Bicameral

What is the US capitol

building?

The place where

congress meets

What is the white

house?

The presidents official

home


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What kind of

government does the

US have?

Republican/Representativ

Democracy

What special group

advises the president? The cabinet

What supreme court

case overturned

"seperate but equal"

policies?

Brown v. Topeka board

of education

What were the 13

original states of the

USA called?

Colonies


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When was the

declaration of

independence

adopted?

July 4, 1776

Where does freedom of

speech come from? The bill of rights

Which countries were

our three main

enemies during world

war II?

Germany, Italy and

Japan

Which president is

called the "Father of

our country"?

George Washington


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Which president

served 2 non-

consecutive terms?

Grover Cleveland

Which state has the

most representation incongress?

California

Who are theindependents in the

US senate?

Bernie Sanders and

Joe Lieberman

Who becomespresident of the USA if

the president and the

vice-president should

die?

Speaker of the House

of Representatives


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Who becomes

president of the USA if

the president should

die?

Vice president

Who can introduce a

law in congress? A member of congress

Who elects congress? The people

Who elects the

president of the USA?The electoral college


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Who has the power to

declare war?Congress

Who is St. Louis Park's

mayor? Jeff Jacobs

Who is the chief justice

of the supreme court?John Roberts

Who is the commander

in chief of the US

military?

The president


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Who is the current

governor of

Washington (2012)?

Christine Gregoire

Who is the most recent

addition to thesupreme court?

Elena Kagan

Who is the president of

the USA today?Barack Obama

Who is the speaker of

the house of

representatives?

John Bochner


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Who is the US

secretary of state?Hilary Clinton

Who is the vice-

president of the USAtoday?

Joe Biden

Who said, "Give meliberty or give me

death"?

Patrick Henry

Who selects the

supreme court

justices?

appointed by the

president


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Who signs bills into

law?The president

Who was Martin

Luther King Jr.? A civil rights leader

Who was the firstblack person on the US

supreme court?

Thurgood marshall

Who was the first

president of the USA?George Washington


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Who was the main

writer of the

declaration of

independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Who was the major

writer of theconstitution?

James Madison

Who was the president

during the civil war?Abraham Lincoln

Who were our 5 most

recent presidents

before the current

president?

George W. Bush, Bill

Clinton, George H.W.

Bush, Ronald Reagan,

Jimmy Carter


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Who wrote the star-

spangled banner?Francis Scott Key

Whose rights are

guaranteed by the

constitution and the

bill of rights?

Everyone (Citizens and

non-citizens living inthe US)

Why did the pilgrims

come to america?for religious freedom

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