Civic questions and answers(Unites States of America)

1. What are the colors of our flag?
   
2. How many stars are there in our flag?
   
3. What color are the stars on our flag?
   
4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
   
5. How many stripes are there in the flag?
   
6. What color are the stripes?
   
7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
   
8. How many states are there in the union?
   
9. What is the 4th of July?
   
10. What is the date of Independence Day?
    
11. Independence from whom?
    
12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
    
13. Who was the first President of the United States?
    
14. Who is the President of the United States today?
    
15. Who is the Vice-President of the United States today?
    
16. Who elects the President of the United States?
    
17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?
    
18. For how long do we elect the President?
    
19. What is the Constitution?
    
20. Can the Constitution be changed?
    
21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
    
22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
    
23. How many branches are there in our government?
    
24. What are the three branches of our government?
    
25. What is the legislative branch of our government?
    
26. Who makes the laws in the United States?
    
27. What is Congress?
    
28. What are the duties of Congress?
    
29. Who elects Congress?
    
30. How many Senators are there in Congress?
    
31. Can you name the two Senators from your state?
    
32. For how long do we elect each Senator?
    
33. How many representatives are there in Congress?
    
34. For how long do we elect the Representatives?
    
35. What is the executive branch of our government?
    
36. What is the judiciary branch of our government?
    
37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
    
38. What is the supreme law of the United States?
    
39. What is the Bill of Rights?
    
40. What is the capital of your state?
    
41. Who is the current governor of your state?
    
42. Who becomes President of the United States of America 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 is the head of our local government?
    
51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of the requirements.
    
52. What are the 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 state government called?
    
57. What is the head executive of city government called?
    
58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the 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 the President during the Civil War?
    
69. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    
70. What special group advises the President?
    
71. Which President is called the "Father of Our Country?"
    
72. 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 United States called?
    
76. Name three rights of freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
    
77. Who has the power to declare war?
    
78. Name one amendment that guarantees or addresses voting rights?
    
79. Which President freed the slaves?
    
80. In what year was the Constitution written?
    
81. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
    
82. Name one purpose of the United Nations.
    
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 of 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 capital?
    
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 the President?
    
96. 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 two major political parties in the United States today?
    
100. How many states are there in the United States?

ANSWERS

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. George W. Bush
    
15. Dick Cheney
16. The electoral college
    
17. Vice-President
    
18. 4 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. Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton
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 to the Constitution
    
40. Albany
    
41. George Pataki
    
42. Speaker of the House
    
43. William Rehnquist
    
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. Hawaii and Alaska
    
48. 2
    
49. A civil rights leader
    
50. Rudolph Giuliani
    
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. Two (2) from each state
    
53. Appointed by the President
    
54. Nine (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. 1. The right to 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 home 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 state or the people.
77. The Congress
    
78. 15th, 19th, 24th, or 26th.
79. Abraham Lincoln
    
80. 1787
    
81. The Bill of Rights
    
82. For countries to discuss and try to resolve world problems; to provide economic aid to many countries.
    
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. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
    
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