Citizenship Questions 2024
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER: ▪ the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER: ▪ sets up the government
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - ANSWER: ▪ We the People
What is an amendment? - ANSWER: A change to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER: ▪ the Bill of
Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSWER: freedom of
speech
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER: 27 (twenty-seven)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER: Declared our independence
from Great Britain
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER: life and liberty
What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER: ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER: ▪ market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER: Everyone must follow the law
Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSWER: Executive Branch
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER:
checks and balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER: Congress
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSWER: Senate and House of
Representatives
, How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWER: 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWER: 6 years
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ANSWER: Chuck Schumer
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSWER: 435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANSWER: 2 years
Name your U.S. Representative. - ANSWER: Thomas Suozzi
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ANSWER:
because of the state's population
What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ANSWER: Joe Biden
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWER: all people of the state
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - ANSWER: Kamala
Harris
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSWER: ▪ the Vice
President
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - ANSWER: ▪ the Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
Who signs bills to become laws? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
We elect a President for how many years? - ANSWER: 4 years
In what month do we vote for President? - ANSWER: ▪ November
Who veteos bills? - ANSWER: president
What does the President's Cabinet do? - ANSWER: ▪ advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWER: Secretary of Education & Secretary
of Energy
What does the judicial branch do? - ANSWER: explains laws
What is the highest court in the United States? - ANSWER: ▪ the Supreme Court
What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSWER: ▪ the Constitution
What does the Constitution do? - ANSWER: ▪ sets up the government
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - ANSWER: ▪ We the People
What is an amendment? - ANSWER: A change to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSWER: ▪ the Bill of
Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSWER: freedom of
speech
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANSWER: 27 (twenty-seven)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSWER: Declared our independence
from Great Britain
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSWER: life and liberty
What is freedom of religion? - ANSWER: ▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
What is the economic system in the United States? - ANSWER: ▪ market economy
What is the "rule of law"? - ANSWER: Everyone must follow the law
Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSWER: Executive Branch
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSWER:
checks and balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
Who makes federal laws? - ANSWER: Congress
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSWER: Senate and House of
Representatives
, How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSWER: 100
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSWER: 6 years
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ANSWER: Chuck Schumer
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSWER: 435
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANSWER: 2 years
Name your U.S. Representative. - ANSWER: Thomas Suozzi
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ANSWER:
because of the state's population
What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ANSWER: Joe Biden
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSWER: all people of the state
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - ANSWER: Kamala
Harris
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSWER: ▪ the Vice
President
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President? - ANSWER: ▪ the Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
Who signs bills to become laws? - ANSWER: ▪ the President
We elect a President for how many years? - ANSWER: 4 years
In what month do we vote for President? - ANSWER: ▪ November
Who veteos bills? - ANSWER: president
What does the President's Cabinet do? - ANSWER: ▪ advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? - ANSWER: Secretary of Education & Secretary
of Energy
What does the judicial branch do? - ANSWER: explains laws
What is the highest court in the United States? - ANSWER: ▪ the Supreme Court
