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A comprehensive set of questions and answers related to the minnesota state citizenship test. It covers key aspects of us government, history, and civic responsibilities, making it a valuable resource for individuals preparing for the citizenship exam. Questions about the constitution, the bill of rights, branches of government, voting rights, and other important topics.
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What is the supreme law of the United States? ✔✔The Constitution
What does the Constitution do? ✔✔Sets up the government, defines the government, and protects basic rights of Americans.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? ✔✔We the People
What is an amendment? ✔✔A change to the constitution, an addition to the constitution.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? ✔✔The Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom protected by the First Amendment? ✔✔Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? ✔✔Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.
What does freedom of religion mean? ✔✔You can practice any religion, you can practice no religion.
What does the "rule of law" mean? ✔✔Everyone must follow the law, leaders must obey the law, government must obey the law, no one is above the law.
Name one branch or part of the government. ✔✔Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? ✔✔Checks and balances, separation of powers.
Who is in charge of the federal executive branch? ✔✔President
Who makes federal laws? ✔✔Congress, Senate and House, (U.S. or national) legislature.
What are the two bodies of the U.S. Congress? ✔✔The Senate and House (of Representatives).
If the President can not longer serve, who becomes President? ✔✔Vice President
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? ✔✔President
Who signs bills to become laws? ✔✔President, Governor
Who vetoes bills? ✔✔President, Governor
What does the President's Cabinet do? ✔✔Advises the President
What are two Cabinet-level positions? ✔✔Secretaries, Attorney General, Vice President
What does the judicial branch do? ✔✔Reviews laws, explains laws, resolves disputes (disagreements), decides if a law goes against the constitution.
What is the highest court in the U.S.? ✔✔Supreme Court
How many justices are on the United States Supreme Court? ✔✔ 9
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? ✔✔Print money, declare war, create an army, make treaties.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? ✔✔Provide schooling and education, provide protection (police), provide safety (fire departments), give a drivers license, approve zoning and land use.
What is the capital of your state? ✔✔St. Paul, Minnesota
What are two major political parties in the U.S.? ✔✔Democratic and Republican
There are four amendment to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one. ✔✔Eighteen and older can vote, Don't have to pay poll tax, any citizen (woman or man), male citizen of any race
What is one responsibility limited to U.S. citizens? ✔✔Serve on jury, vote in a federal election.
What is one reason colonists came to America? ✔✔Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape prosecution.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? ✔✔American Indians, Native Americans
What do we call people who were taken from Africa to America and into bondage? ✔✔Slaves
Name one problem that led to the Civil War ✔✔Slavery, economic reasons, states' rights
What did Susan B. Anthony do? ✔✔Fought for women's rights, fought for civil rights
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? ✔✔Civil rights (movement)
Name one of the eleven federally recognized American Indian tribes, bands, or communities in the Minnesota. ✔✔Ojibwe and Dakota