UNITED STATES THU SINNA Gammi suah nading a Theihhuai Thute akin in Sinna Gam ki-ukzia Thu (American

Government) A. Principles of American Democracy American gam Democracy Thubulpite 1. What is the supreme law of the land? USA gam ii zuih thukhun Upadi thupi pen bang hiam? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi hi (the Constitution) 2. What does the Constitution do? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi in bangteng vaan hiam? Gam-uk ding kumpi phut Ki-ukzia ding geel Americans mite septheih leh ngahtheih peuhmah peelhem saklo (protects) 3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah ei leh ei ki-ukzia ding lamlak kammal thumte bang hiam? Ei Mipi te (We the People) 4. What is an amendment? Upadi Puahphatna/behlapna (Amendment) icih bang hiam? Akikheelna khat (a change) Guanbeh (an addition) 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah Puahphat masakna sawmte bang kici hiam? Hamphatnading Upadi (the Bill of Rights) 6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Tua Puahphat Masakna ah hamphatna ahihkeh suahtakna khat bang ahia? Suaktataka Thugentheihna Biakpiaktheihna Kikaihkhoptheihna Laigelh leh hawmtheihna Kumpi tungah lungkimlohna gentheih/pulaktheihna 7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi bangzah vei kipuahpha ta hiam? 27 vei

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? Suahtakna Thutangkopina bang hiam? (Great Britain te kiangpan) suahtak tangkona (Great Britain te kiangpan) suahtak pulakkhia (Great Britain te kiangpan) Americante (United States) suakta hi ei cihkhiatna 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Suahtakna Thutangkopi in hong phal hamphatna thunihte bang a hia? Nuntak khuasakna Kiphalna Nopsak banga zontheihna 10. What is freedom of religion? Biakna Suahtakna in bang hiam? Biakna khat peuhpeuh ah na utleh biathei/bialothei lel a omna 11. What is the economic system in the United States?* United States ah kizang neih-le-lam,silh-le-teen khantohna (sipuazi paizia) ah bangdan in pai hiam?* Aziansian sanit (Sumneite bulphuh) paizia (capitalist economy) Sumzuaknamun thupitsakna (Zaykuat sipuazi) (market economy) 12. What is the rule of law? Upadi tawh ki-uk cih bang hiam? Mikim in upadi zui/mang ding Makaite in zong upadi zui/mang ding Kumpi in zong upadi zui/mang ding Kuamahpeuh upadi huamkhakloh omtuansaklo ding A. System of Government Ki-ukna Kumpi kilamzia 13. Name one branch or part of the government?* Ki-ukna Kumpi kilamzia ah akihel ahiang thupi khat min pulak sin aw.* Hluttaw (Congress) Upadi bawlna President Thuvaanpite Thukhenzumte Thukhenmangte 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Tua Ki-ukna ah ahiang khat in aana aneihluatloh nading in bangci ki-gak hiam? Ki-etcikna tawh Aana hawm/khenna tawh

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? A thuneipi pen kua ahiam? President 16. Who makes federal laws? Federal ki-ukna upadi kua in geel hiam? Hluttaw (Congress) Pyine Kusale Amat(Senate) leh Taangmi Kusale (House of Representatives) Gam ahihkeh Amyotha Upadi bawl Hluttaw ( U.S. or National legislature) 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* U.S Congress (Hluttaw) ah dawl nihte bang hiam?* Pyine (Senate) Hluttaw leh Taangmi Hluttaw (House of Representatives) 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? Pyine Amat (Senator) bangzah om hiam? Za khat (100) 19. We elect a U.S.Senator for how many years? Senator khat in kum bangzah sem dingin kiteel ahia? Kum guk (6) 20. Who is one of your states U.S. Senators now?* Tulaitak in no Pyine (State) ah Hluttaw (Senator)amat khat kua hiam?* Dawnna atuamtuam suak ding.(District of Columbia-DC ateengte in bel neilo) 21. The House of Representatives has how manyvotingmembers? Taangmi Hluttaw (House of Representatives) ah member mi bangzah kiteel hiam? 435 zali sawmthum nga 22. We elect a U.S.Representative for how many years? U.S. Taangmi Hluttaw kusale khat kum bangzah sem dingin kiteel hiam? Kumnih (2) 23. Name your U.S.Representative. No ii Taangmi Hluttaw Kusale kua hiam? Dawnna atuamtuam suak ding (Me khia khaloten neilo ahihteh Menzipa Commissioner pa min genthei) 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? U.S Pyine Hluttaw kusale khat in kuate ii taangmi ahihiam? Ama pyine(state) a om mi khempeuh 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? Banghang in State pawl khat ah Taangmi kusale adangte sangin tam zaw hiam? Amau pyine ah miphazah tawh kisai hang Amau pyine ah mipibup atamzawk hang Pyine khat leh khat ah miphazah akibatlohna hang hi

26. We elect a President for how many years? President in kum bangtan sem dingin kiteel ahihiam? Kum li (4) 27. In what month do we vote for President?* President kiteel hun bang kha hiam?* November 28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?* Tulaitak United States ii President (Thamada) min kua hiam?* Barack Obama Obama 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? Tulaitak United States ii Vice President (Thamada azom pa) min bang hiam? Joseph R.Biden, Jr. Joe Biden Biden 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? President in sem thei nonlo hileh kua President suak ding hiam? President zompa (Vice President) 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? President leh Vice President in semthei nonlo hileh kua President suak ding hiam? Hluttaw Okkathah Pa ( the Speaker of the House) 32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Galkap lam ah a uk alian pen (Commander in Chief) kua ahihiam? President pa 33. Who signs bills to become laws? Upadi kigeel akipsak nading in kua in letmat thuh hiam? President pa 34. Who vetoes bills? Kua in Upadi kigeel khat nial thei hiam? President pa 35. What does the Presidents Cabinet do? President ii vuanzite in bang sem uh hiam? President pa tungah thuko/puak ding

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? Vuanzi za panmun nih bang hiam? Secretary =Vuanzi Lokho (Agriculture) Vuanzi (Secretary of Agriculture) Sumbawlnalam (Commerce) Vuanzi Gamhutna (Defense) Vuanzi Pilsinna (Education) Vuanzi Meitha (Energy) Vuanzi Cidamna leh Mihingte Nasepna (Health and Human Services) Vuanzi Gamsung humbitna Vuanzi (Homeland Security) Inn leh khuapi khantohna Vuanzi( Housing and Urban Development) Pyithezi Vuanzi (Interior) Nasepna lam Vuanzi (Labor) Gamdang Vuanzi (State) Puhsaungzi Vuanzi (Transport) Sumkeem Vuanzi (Treasury) Galkapluite/Pensente Vuanzi (Veterans Affairs) Sitnichoh zum (Attorney General) President zom pa (Vice President) 37. What does the judicial branch do? Thukhen mang (judicial) in bang sem hiam? Upadi enphaphakik Upadi telgenkhia Kinialtheihnate lemtuah Upadi leh Gamki-ukna Thukhun kikeelkite khentat 38. What is the highest court in the United States? United States ah thukhen zum a sang pen bang hiam? Tazazungchoh (Supreme Court) 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Supreme Court ah Thukhen Mang bangzah om hiam? Kua (9) 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? Tulaitak United States ah Thukhenmangpi kua hiam? John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.) 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi nuai ah aana neihna Gambup Kumpi (Federal Government) in nei hi. Gambup Kumpi neihtheih aana khat bang hiam? Sum khenkhiasak (to print money) Galsim ding khensat (to declare war) Galkap phuansak (to create an army) Gamdang tawh thukimna laipi bawl (to make treaties)

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi nuai ah septheih aana neihna pyinete ah kipia hi. Tua aana khat bang ahihiam? Sang leh pilsinna vaihawm Palik neithei Meiphelhna leh humbitna vaihawmthei Mawtawhawl letmat piathei Gam leh lei zatna vaihawmthei 43. Who is the Governor of your state now? No pyine aa alianpen Governor tulaitakin kua hiam? Adawnna tuamtek hi ding. DC aatengte in Governor neilo) 44. What is the capital of your state?* No pyine khuapi (myodaw) bang hiam?* A dawnna kibanglo ding. (DC ateengte in myodaw nei tuanlo) 45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?* USA ah Naingnganzi party lian nih bang ahihiam?* Democratic leh Republican 46. What is the political party of the President now? Tulaitak President pa ii Naingnganzi party min bang hiam? Democratic Party 47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? Gambup Hluttaw Okkathah (Speaker of the House of Representative) kua hiam? (Nancy) Pelosi

B. Hamphatna Ngahtheih thute leh I Tavuante (Rights and Responsibilities) 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi ah li veitak kipuahphat na ah kuate in mee piathei dingte cih kilemthak hi. Tua lak ah khat gen in. Gammi kum 18 apha leh atungsiahte Mee piak theih nading sumpiak kullo Numei pasal akuapeuh in mee piathei Kua minam hitaleh gammi pasal khatpeuh in mee pia thei 49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?* United States gammi bek ii tavuan khat bang hiam?* Thukhen semthei Federal (Pyine) kiteelna ah mee piathei

50. Name one right only for United States citizens. United States gammi khat ii ngahtheih hamphatna khat bang hiam? Federal (Pyine) kiteelna ah thu nei thei Federal (Pyine) ah meekuang lui thei 51. Whar are two rights of everyone living in the United States? United States ah a teeng khempeuh ii ngahtheih hamphatna thu nih bang hiam? Suakta takin thu pulaakthei Suakta takin thu genthei Suakta takin kikaikhawm thei Suakta takin kumpi tung lungkimlohna azukhan(dong) thei Suakta takin biakpiakna neithei Suakta takin thau tawi thei 52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Zahtakpiakding Kamciam (Pledge of Allegiance) i neih ciang bangtung ah thumaan citak ding ihihiam?* United States gam tung ah Gam ii alan tungah 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?* United States gammi khat nasuah ciangin na kam kiciamna khat bang ahihiam?* Gamdangte tungah muanna leh suanna nei nonlo ding United States ii Gamki-ukna Thukhun leh Upadite humbit ding United States ii Upadi zui ding U.S. galkap ah sem ding (akisap leh) Gam ading nasep thupi sem ding (akisap leh) United States gam tungah citak muanhuai ding 54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?* President a kiteelna ah mee pia theidingte kum bangzah pha ding hiam?* Kum 18 leh a tung siah 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? American te in Democracy vaipuak ah kiheltheih nading nam nih bang ahi hiam? Mee pia Naingnganzi party khat peuhpeuh ah kihel Mee suaina ah huh Civil kipawlna khat ah kizom Veeng kipawlna ah kihel Thupi khat tawh kisai na ngaihsutna hoihte akiteel upa khatpeuh tungah pulakthei Hluttaw amat leh kusale te kiang hawh zeel Thupiang thu leh la khat na deihna leh na nialna mipi maiah gen ngam Zum khat peuh ah ulianna semding kiteelthei, kihel thei Tadensa thukizaksakna ah lai at thei

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?* Pyine akhun(tax) piak ding a ni nunung bang ni hiam?* April 15 ni 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? Galkap nasep peello in sem dingte kum bangzah kikal hiding hiam? Kum 18 phak ah Kum 18 leh 26 kikal ah

AMERICAN TANGTHU (AMERICAN HISTORY) A. Gamkekte hun leh Suahtakna ngah dong (Colonial Period and Independence) 58. What is one reason colonists came to America? Gamdang mite America ah hong paina ahang khat bang hiam? Suaktanuam Naingnganzi sepna ah suakta Biakna ah suahtakna Nuntaknading baih Amau biaknop biakna peuhpeuh biathei Kigawtna/kibawlsiatna omlo 59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Europe mite hong tun ma in America ah kuate teengkhin uh hiam? American Indians te Native American kici America ah a teengciilte 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Kua mite America ah sal in kizuak ahihiam? Africans Africa gam pan mite 61. Why did the colonists fight the British? America ah hong lalte in banghangin Mangkangte (British) do uh hiam? Phiangsiah piak tamluat hang British galkapte amau gam ah a om hang Amau leh amau aki-uk khakloh uh hang 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Suahtaakna Thupulakkhiat (Declaration of Independence) kua in at ahihiam? (Thomas) Jefferson 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Suahtaakna Thupulakkhiat cikni in kikipsak hiam? July 4, 1776

64. There were 13 original states. Name three. Gam kiphut tungin Pyine 13 om hi. Thum min pulak in. New Hampshire * Delaware Massachusetts * Maryland Rhode Island * Virginia Connecticut * North Carolina New York * South Carolina New Jersey * Georgia Pennsylvania 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Gamki-ukna Kikupna Khawmpi ah bang kisemkhia hian? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi kigelhkhia Gamphutkhiacil Pate in Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi geel 66. When was the Constitution written? Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi (Constitution) cikkum in kigelh hiam? 1787 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. Gamki-ukna Thukhunpi sungah Federal tawh ki-ukna ding apiangsak lai-geelte lak ah khat min gen in. (James) Madison (Alexander) Hamilton (John) Jay Publius 68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for Benjamin Franklin aminthanna ahang khat gen in. U.S. Diplomat (Palai) Gamki-ukna Thukhun geelna ah a kum ham pen U.S ah Postmaster General (Sadaih mang) amasa pen Poor Richards Almanac kici laibu minthang gelhpa Sumpiakloh (akhonkhong) laibusaal masa pen apankhia pa 69. Who is the Father of Our Country? I gam ii Pa kua ahihiam? (George) Washington 70. Who was the first President?* President masa pen kua hiam?* (George) Washington

B. 1800 hun lai (1800s) 71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? 1803 kum in United States in Piantit (France) te kiangpan bang gam lei ahihiam? Louisiana gam Louisiana 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s 1800 hun lai in United States in a do gal khat min pulak in. 1812 kum Gal Mexican-American Gal Tual Gal (Civil War) Spainish-American Gal 73. Name the U.S.war between the North and the South. U.S. Saklam leh Khanglam kidona US galmin bang hiam? Tual Gal (Civil War) Pyine khat leh khat kikal kidona 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. Tualgal apiangsak thubuai khat gen in. Sila vai Neek leh dawn vai Pyine te phattuam ngahna vai 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?* Abraham Lincoln ii sepkhiat athupi mahmah khat bang hiam? Silate suakta sak (Silate Khahkhitana Pulakkhiatna) Gambup kembit/humbit zo United States tualgal sung makaih 76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Sila khahkhiatna Thupulakna (Emancipation Proclamation) in bang sem hiam? Silate suakta sak Kipawl Kithukimna tawh silate khahkhia Kipawlna a thukim gamte ah sila kikhahkhia Khanglam gam khempeuh phialah sila kikhahkhiata 77. What did Susan B.Anthony do? Susan B. Anthony in bang sem khia hiam? Numeite ngahding phattuamna phu ( fought for womens rights) Mipi ngahding phattuamnate phu( fought for civik rights)

C. Tunai American Tangthu leh A thupi thupiangte (Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information) 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s * 1900s huam kum sungah America in a galdo khat gen in.* Leitung Galpi I Leitung Galpi II Korea Gal Vietnam Gal (Persian) Gulf (Pinlekuih) Gal 79. Who was President during World War I? Leitung Galpi Kido Masa lai in President kua ahihiam? (Woodrow) Wilson 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? Donghtuah Lianpi Hun leh Leitung Galpi Nih kido hun in President kua ahihiam? (Franklin) Roosevelt 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? Leitung Galpi Nih lai in United States in kuate do hiam? Japan, Germany leh Italy 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? Eisenhower President a suahma in galkap mang General ahi hi. Bang gal do ahihiam? Leitung Galpi II 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of United States? Cold War kici kilungsimneih gal kidona hun lai in United States in bang buaipih pen hiam? Communism kici Kawminit paizia vai 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? Bang lungphona in minam kigimneihna beisak sawm hiam? Tualsung hamphatna (lungphona). Civil rights (movements) 85. What did Martin Luther King,Jr. do?* Martin Luther King Jr, in bang semkhia hiam?* Tualsung hamphat nading vai phu American te khempeuh liangko kikim nading sem 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? September 11, 2001 ni in United States ah bang thupi piang ahihiam? Mingongtatte (terrorists) in U.S. sim

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. American Indian minam sungah nam khat gen in. Cherokee * Cheyenne Navajo * Arawak Sioux * Shawnee Chippewa * Mohegan Choctaw * Huron Pueblo * Oneida Apache * Lakota Iroquois * Crow Creek * Teton Blackfeet * Hopi Seminole * Inuit THEIHHUAI THU TUAMTUAM (INTEGRATED CIVICS) A. Gamthu (Geography) 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. United States gam ah a sau penpen gunpi nih lak ah khat min gen in. Missouri (Gun) Mississippi (Gun) 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? United States ii nitumna lam ah om tuipi bang hiam? Pacific (Tuipi) 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? United States ii nisuahna lam ah om tuipi banghiam? Atlantic (Tuipi) 91. Name one U.S. territory. U.S. ii uk gam lak ah khat gen in. Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam 92. Name one state that borders Canada. Canada tawh kigamgi pyine min khat gen in. Maine * Minnesota New Hampshire * North Dakota Vermont * Montana New York * Idaho Pennsylvania * Washington Ohio * Alaska Michigan

93. Name one state that borders Mexico. Mexico gam tawh kigamgi pyine min khat gen in. California Arizona New Mexico Texas 94. What is the capital of the United States?* United States ii gam-ukna khuapi min bang hiam?* Washington, D.C. 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?* (Statue of Liberty) Suahtakna milimpi koi ah om hiam? New York (Tembaw kholna ah) Liberty Tuikulh tungah (New Jersey, New York khuapi kiang leh Hudson gun tungah) zong kicithei hi. B. Ciaptehna lim (Symbols) 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Banghang in US alan ah agial 13 om hiam? Akipatcil in pyine 13 tawh kipan ahihhang A gial te in zong pyine khatta taang a ding lahna hi 97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?* Banghang in US alan ah aksi 50 tuang hiam?* Aksi khat ciang Pyine khat taang a ding Aksi khat in Pyine khat taang suak Pyine 50 a om hang 98. What is the name of the national anthem? Gam Lapi min bang hiam? The Star Spangled Banner (Aksi Tediamdiam Dialkhai) C. Mipi Tawlngak Nite (Holidays) 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?* Cikni in Suahtakni kibawl hiam? * July 4

100. Name two national U.S.holidays. U.S. ah tawlngak ni nih gen in Kumthak Ni New Years Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Ni Martin Luther King, Jr. Day President te Ni Presidents Day Daihawh Ni Memorial Day Suahtak Ni Independence Day Nasemte Ni Labor Day Columbus Ni Columbus Day Galkapluite Ni Veterans Day Lungdamkoh Ni Thanksgiving Day Lungdambawl Ni Christmas NB.(Ciapteh ding) Dotna khempeuh ah asterisk ( *) tawh akiciamtehte peello a theih hamtang ding hiphadeuh hi. Anuai ah (dot) tawh akiciamtehte a dawnna hipah hi. Translated by CTZT

Naturalization Sample Self Test (Gammi suah na laivuan kisinna ding) Naturalization interview information video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDb9_CqPUTQ 1. What is the "rule of law"?

Everyone must follow the law. [CORRECT] Everyone but the President must follow the law. Government does not have to follow the law. All laws must be the same in every state.

2. Name one U.S. territory.

Cayman Islands Bermuda Guam [CORRECT] Haiti

3. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

the Senate and House of Representatives [CORRECT] the House of Representatives and the courts the House of Lords and the House of Commons the Senate and the courts

4. What does the judicial branch do?

resolves disputes decides if a law goes against the Constitution reviews laws all of these answers [CORRECT]

5. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

declared our independence from Great Britain [CORRECT] freed the slaves declared our independence from France gave women the right to vote

6. What is freedom of religion?

You must choose a religion. You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. [CORRECT] You can't choose the time you practice your religion. No one can practice a religion.

7. Who vetoes bills?

the Vice President the President [CORRECT] the Speaker of the House the President Pro Tempore

8. Name one branch or part of the government.

United Nations parliament state government legislative [CORRECT]

9. Name one U.S. territory.

Cayman Islands Bermuda Guam [CORRECT] Haiti

10. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

July 4 March 15 May 15 April 15 [CORRECT]

11. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

the state where you live the President Congress the United States [CORRECT]

12. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

Civil War Revolutionary War World War I [CORRECT] War of 181

US gammi suahna ding aa thu kidong thei 100 te dotna leh dawnna. A Sample 100 Question Citizenship Test: Dotna 100 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. What are the colors of our flag? Red, White, and Blue. How many stars are there in our flag? 50 What color are the stars on our flag? White What do the stars on the flag mean? How many stripes are there in the flag? 13 What color are the stripes? What do the stripes on the flag mean? How many states are there in the Union? What is the 4th of July? What is the date of Independence Day? Independence from whom? What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? Who was the first President of the United States? Who is the President of the United States today? Who is the Vice-President of the United States today? Who elects the President of the United States? Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die? For how long do we elect the President? What is the Constitution? Can the Constitution be changed?

What do we call a change to the Constitution? How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution? How many branches are there in our government? What are the three branches of our government? What is the legislative branch of our government? Who makes the laws in the United States? What is Congress? What are the duties of Congress? Who elects Congress? How many senators are there in Congress? Can you name the two senators from your state? For how long do we elect each senator? How many representatives are there in Congress? For how long do we elect the representatives? What is the executive branch of our government? What is the judiciary branch of our government? What are the duties of the Supreme Court? What is the supreme law of the United States? What is the Bill of Rights? What is the capital of your state? Who is the current governor of your state? Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the Vice-President should die? 43. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? 44. Can you name the 13 original states? 45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."? 46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II? 47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union? 48. How many terms can a President serve? 49. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? 50. Who presides over your local government? 51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements. 52. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate? 53. Who selects the Supreme Court justices? 54. How many Supreme Court justices are there? 55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America? 56. What is the head executive of a state government called? 57. What is the head executive of a city government called? 58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists? 59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? 60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? 62. What is the national anthem of the United States? 63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? 64. Where does freedom of speech come from? 65. What is the minimum voting age in the United States? 66. Who signs bills into law? 67. What is the highest court in the United States? 68. Who was President during the Civil War?

21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? What special group advises the President? Which President is called the "Father of our country? What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen? 73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America? 74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? 75. What were the 13 original states of the U.S. called? 76. Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. 77. Who has the power to declare war? 78. What kind of government does the United States have? 79. Which President freed the slaves? 80. In what year was the Constitution written? 81. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? 82. What is the supreme law of the land? 83. Where does Congress meet? 84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? 85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? 86. Name one benefit to being a citizen of the United States? 87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? 88. What is the United States Capitol? 89. What is the White House? 90. Where is the White House located? 91. What is the name of the President's official home? 92. Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment. 93. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? 94. Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? 95. In what month do we vote for President? 96. In what month is the new President inaugurated? 97. How many times may a Senator be re-elected? 98. How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? 99. What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today? 100. How many states are there in the United States?

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Answer sheet for 100 Questions. Dawn na 100 1. Red, White, and Blue. 2. 50 3. White 4. One for each state in the union 5. 13 6. Red and White 7. They represent the original 13 states 8. 50 9. Independence Day 10. July 4th 11. England 12. England 13. George Washington 14. Barack Obama 15. Joe Biden 16. The electoral college 17. Vice-President 18. Four years 19. The supreme law of the land 20. Yes 21. Amendments 22. 27 23. 3 24. Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary 25. Congress 26. Congress 27. The Senate and the House of Representatives 28. To make laws 29. The people 30. 100 31. Dean Heller and Harry Reid 32. 6 years 33. 435 34. 2 years 35. The President, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members 36. The Supreme Court 37. To interpret laws 38. The Constitution 39. The first 10 amendments of the Constitution 40. Carson City 41. Brian Sandoval 42. Speaker of the House of Representatives 43. John G. Roberts, Jr. 44. Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland 45. Patrick Henry 46. Germany, Italy, and Japan 47. Alaska and Hawaii

48. 2 49. A civil rights leader 50. Your County Commissioners 51. 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. 2 from each state 53. Appointed by the President 54. 9 55. For religious freedom 56. Governor 57. Mayor 58. Thanksgiving 59. Thomas Jefferson 60. July 4, 1776 61. That all men are created equal 62. The Star-Spangled Banner 63. Francis Scott Key 64. The Bill of Rights 65. 18 66. The President 67. The Supreme Court 68. Abraham Lincoln 69. Freed many slaves 70. The Cabinet 71. George Washington 72. Form N-400, "Application to File Petition for Naturalization" 73. The American Indians (Native Americans) 74. The Mayflower 75. Colonies 76. 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 states or the people. 77. The Congress 78. Republic 79. Abraham Lincoln

80. 1787 81. The Bill of Rights 82. The Constitution. 83. In the Capitol in Washington, D.C. 84. Everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.) 85. The Preamble 86. Obtain federal government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition for close relatives to come to the U.S. to live 87. The right to vote 88. The place where Congress meets 89. The President's official home 90. Washington, D.C., (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.) 91. The White House 92. Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and, requesting change of the government 93. The President 94. George Washington 95. November 96. January 97. There is no limit 98. There is no limit 99. Democratic and Republican 100. 50

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