INS Questions & Answers for citizenship

What are the colors of our Flag	Red, White and Blue
How many stars are their in our Flag	50
What colors are the stars in our Flag	White
What do the stars on the flag mean	One for each state in the Union
How many stripes are there in the Flag	13
What color are the stripes	Red and White
What do the stripes on the flag mean	They represent the original 13 States
How many States are there in the Union	50
What is the 4^th. Of July	Independence Day
What is the date of Independence Day	July 4^th.
Independence from whom	England
What Country did we fight during the revolutionary war	England
Who was the first President of the U.S.	George Washington
Who is the President of the U.S. today	George Bush
Who is the Vice President of U.S today	Dick Cheney
Who elects the President of the United States	The Electoral College
Who becomes the President of the U.S if the President should die	Vice President
For how long do we elect the President	Four years
What is the Constitution	The Supreme Law of the Land
Can the constitution be changed	Yes
What do we call a change to the constitution	Amendments
How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution	26
How many branches are there in our Government	3
What are the 3 branches of our Government	Legislative, Executive and Judiciary
What is the Legislative Branch of our Government	Congress
Who makes the Laws in the United States	Congress
What is Congress	The Senate and the House of Representatives
What are the Duties of Congress	To make Laws
Who elects Congress	The people
How many Senators are there in the Congress	100
Can you name the 2 Senators from your State	Kay Bailey Hutchinson & John Cornyn
For how long are Senators elected	6 years
How many representatives are in Congress	435
For how long do we elect the Representatives	2 years
What is the Executive Branch of our Govt.	The President, Cabinet, and departments under Cabinet Ministers
What is the Judiciary Branch of our Govt.	The Supreme Court
What are the duties of Supreme Court	To interpret Laws
What is the Supreme Law of the U.S.	The Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights	The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
What is the Capital of your State	Austin
Who is the current Governer of your State	Rick Perry
Who becomes the President of USA, if the President and the Vice President should die.	Speaker of the House of Representatives
Who is the Chief Justice of Supreme Court	William H. Rehnquist
Can you name the 13 original States	Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland
Who said “Give me Liberty or give me death”	Patrick Henry
Which countries were our enemies during World War II	Germany, Italy and Japan
What are the 49^th and 50^th States of the Union	Hawaii and Alaska
How many terms can a President serve	2
Who was Martin Luther King Junior	A Civil Rights Leader
Who is the Head of your Local Government	Laura Miller – Mayor
According to the constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name of these requirements.	Must be a natural born citizen of the U.S. Must be atleast 35 years old by the time he/she will serve and must have lived in the U.S for atleast 14 years
Why are their 100 Senators in the Senate	2 from each State
Who select the Supreme Court Justices	Appointed by the President
How many Supreme Court Justices are there	Nine – 9
Why did the pilgrims come to America	For religious freedom
What is the Head Executive of a State Government called	Governor
What is the Head Executive of a City Government called	Mayor
What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American Colonists	Thanksgiving
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted	July 4, 1776
What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence	That all men are created equal
What is the National Anthem of U.S.	The Star-Spangled Banner
Who wrote the Star-Spangled banner	Francis Scott Key
Where does Freedom of Speech come from	The Bill of Rights
What is the minimum voting age in the U.S.	18 – Eighteen
Who signs Bills into Law	The President
What is the highest court in the United States	The Supreme Court
Who was the President during Civil War	Abraham Lincoln
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do	Freed many slaves
What special group advises the President	The Cabinet
Which President is called the Father of our Country	George Washington
What Immigration and Naturalization Form is used to apply to become Naturalized citizen	Form N-400 “Application to file petition for Naturalization”
Who helped the Pilgrims in America	The American Indians (Native Americans)
What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America	The Mayflower
What were the 13 original States of the U.S. called	Colonies
Who has the Power to declare War	The Congress
What kind of Government does the U.S. have	Republican
Which President freed the slaves	Abraham Lincoln
In what year was the constitution written	1787
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called	The Bill of Rights
Name one purpose of the United Nations	For Countries to discuss and try to resolve World problems, to provide economic aid to many countries
Where does Congress meet	In the Capitol, in Washington D.C.
Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights	Everyone (Citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S)
What is the Introduction to the Constitution called	The Preamble
Name one benefit of being a Citizen of the U.S	Obtain Federal Government Jobs, Travel with a U.S. Passport, petition for close relatives to come to the U.S to live
What is most important right granted to U.S.Citizens	The right to vote
What is the U.S. Capitol	The place where Congress meets
What is the White House	The President’s Official Home
Where is the White House located	Washington D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.)
What is the name of the President’s official home	The White House
Name one right guaranteed by the first amendment	Freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of the Government
Who is the Commander In Chief of the U.S.Military	The President
Which President was the First Commander In Chief of the U.S.Military	George Washington
In what month do we vote for the President	November
In what month is the new President inaugurated	January
How many time may a Senator be re-elected	There is no limit
How many times may a Congressman be re-elected	There is no limit
What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today	Democratic and Republican
Name 3 Rights or Freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights	a) The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of Government. a) The right to bear arms (The right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations) b) The Government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people’s homes during peacetime without the people’s consent c) The Government may not search or take a person’s property without a warrant d) A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against him/herself e) A person charged with a crime still has some rights, such a s a right to a trial and to have a lawyer f) The right to trial by Jury in most cases g) Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment h) The people have rights other than those mentioned in the constitution i) Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the State or the People