Preparing for the Naturalization Test.

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test.

American Government

A. Principles of American Democracy.

 * Principles of American Democracy. 
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 1. What is the supreme law of the land?  the Constitution ​

Constitution of the United States, source by Wikipedia

 2.  What does the Constitution do?  
sets up the government/ defines the government/protects basic rights of Americans

Signing of the Constitution, September 17, 1787 (1940 by Howard Chandler Christy) source by Wikipedia

 3. ​The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? We the People

 4. What is an amendment? a change(to the Constitution)/ an addition(to the Constitution)

An amendment: changes made to the Constitution are called amendment. All must be proposed and ratified a formal process. 

 5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? the Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans' rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual—like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

Image: Bill of Rights depicted in cartoon format from 1971 Young Citizen teacher’s guide transparency. Courtesy: Syracuse University.

 6. ​What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?  speech/ religion/ assembly/ press/ petition the government

• FREE OF SPEECH - The right to free speech is the right to speak our mind, share ideas and beliefs, and express ourselves.
• FREEDOM OF RELIGION - Freedom of religion means the right to practice whatever religion we choose – or no religion at all – without the government getting involved or promoting religion itself.
• FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY - The right to peacefully assemble means we have the right to gather in groups and to peacefully protest.
• FREEDOM OF THE PRESS - Freedom of the press is the right to publish and distribute information to others.
• FREEDOM TO PETITION - Freedom to petition is the right to sue the government for violating our rights, and to lobby for laws and policies that we believe in.

 7. ​How many amendments does the Constitution have? twenty-seven.

 8. ​What did the Declaration of Independence do? announced our independence ( from Great Britain)/ declared our independence (from Great Britain)/ said that the United States if free(from Great Britain)

​The Declaration of Independence was the first formal statement by a nation's people asserting their right to choose their own government

 9. ​What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? life/ liberty/pursuit of happiness

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 10. ​What is freedom of religion? You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

 11. ​What is the economic system in the United States? capitalist economy/ market economy

 12. What is the rule of law? Everyone must follow the law/ Leaders must obey the law/ Government must obey the law/ No one is above the law. 
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