kzdAMEp>’vHjNSaBCB\m’cvgKANSvBESCgKANPj’NSCNXAD BAgkzdAMeM’NMikzTvBT’AgGBvK\V~. tCgN}KWy~vNMivADkzEVQAhLAyVItiTSI’gDjVKCNhL>vADy~vNMikzTvBEPCN|P|D~hLAyKV’An<. t’ANpjgeT’d>KHjKH~vg\h~TvBeT’Y’AgDjV, EVqNESCjeT’d>KdAMpIESDX<’gHjKH~vg\h~TvBhLAyKV’A. t’ANJad>KdAMSIBkzdAMeLat’AN eT’t’ANT~vgTvB\h~d>KhoKcw~\NJzNVNSIBcw~. kzdAMT’AgG kzTvBT’AgG 3. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT QUESTIONS kzdAMT’AgGK’jVKCBKANPoKkvgvaEMRIKCN Principles of American Democracy hLCKKANPaXAtIPa|TT’AgGcvgvaEMRIKCN What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution eM’NhyCgEPCNKoDmAySugSUDcvgPaEtD? RCDdatzMaNuN What does the Constitution do? Sets up the government; defines the government; protects basic rights of Americans RCDdatzMaNuNEHCDhyCgeD’? JCDTqgRCDdaBAN; JzKCDVogKANRCDdaBAN; PoKP~vgSIDtIp{NdANT’AgGcvgPaSAKvN The idea of self-government is in the first three words of “We the People” the Constitution. What are these words? eNVkIDcvg KANPoKkvg-ToNEvg eM’NYu’\NSAMkVAM “PaXAXoNpVKEHoA” 4. 4. EB>vgTQNcvgRCDdatzMaNuN. kVAMEhLo’AN}eM’NhyCg? What is an amendment? KANDCDePgeM’NhyCg? 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 5. 7. 7. 8. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? pVKEHoAEv}NKANDCDePgSIBcw~tzvIDTWRCDdatzMaNuN NqNV’AeNV\D? What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? SIDtIhL>vISRapABY’AgN<’gJAKKANeK~|ctzMaNuNtzvIDNqN eM’NhyCg? How many amendments does the Constitution have? RCDdatzMaNuNMicw~DCDePgJCKcw~? What did the Declaration of Independence do? 8. KANPaKADEvKaRAD|D~EHCDhyCg? 5. 6. 6. 9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 9. SIDtISvgY’Ag\NKANPaKADEvKaRADNqNeM’NhyCg? 10. What is freedom of religion? 10. vISRapABtAgSASanAeM’NhyCg? 11. What is the economic system in the United States? 11. RaBoBESdaKIDYu’\NSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? 12. What is the “rule of law”? 12. eM’NhyCgk> “RaBjBcvgKoDmAy”? A change (to the Constitution); an addition (to the Constitution) KANP’jNePgY’Agn<’g (\NtzMaNuN); EPCNcw~Epi’METiMn<’g (TWRCDdatzMaNuN) The Bill of Rights yCDTIV’AD~VySIDtIT’AgG Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government KANPAKEVQA; SASanA; KANXUMNUMRVMK’UM; c’AVSAN; KANH~vgcwTWRCDdaBAN Twenty-seven (27) XAVEJCD (27) Announced our independence (from Great Britain); declared our independence (from Great Britain); said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) |D~PaKADkVAMEPCNEvKaRAD (JAKPaEtDvCgKID); |D~eJ~gkVAMEPCNEvKaRADcvgpVKEHoA (JAKPaEtDvCgKID); |D~EVQAV’ASahaRCDEPCNvISRa (JAKPaEtDvCgKID) Life; liberty; pursuit of happiness MiXIVIDYUu’; kVAMvISRapAB; KANSaehVgkVAMSUK You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion t’ANSAMADPaTIBCDNCBd>, hL>BWNCBd>SASanA\DKW|D~ Capitalist economy; market economy RaBoBNAyt<N; ESdaKIDeBBTahLADKANk~A Everyone must follow the law; leaders must obey the law; government must obey the law; no one is above the law. tUKkoNT~vgPaTIBCDTAMKoDmAy;bu~NztCghLAyT~vgEX>’vFCgKoDmAy; RCDdaBANKWT~vgEX>’vFCgKoDmAy; BWMi\bJaYu’En>vKoDmAy|D~. United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 19 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System System of Government RaBoBRCDdaBAN 13. Name one branch or part of the government. Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial (the courts) 13. \h~BvKcaenghL>S’VNn<’g cvgKANPoKkvgMAEBI’gDu. NITIBCNyCD (SapA); BwRIhAN (PatANAtIBwDi); TULAKAN (SANT’AgG) 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too Checks and balances; separation of powers powerful? 14. eM’NhyCgYUDYCBYqgRCDdaBANcaeng\Dn<’gBW\h~MivzNAD KANKVDKAeLaXC’gXAT’AgG; KANeyKvzNADT’AgG EKiN|P? 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? The President 15. \bEPCNbu~BogKANHCBbIDXvB\NcaengBwRIhAN? PatANAtIBwDi 16. Who makes federal laws? Congress; Senate and House (of Representatives); (U.S. or national) legislature 16. \bVAgKoDmAyRCDdaBANKAgT’AgG? SapASug; kNaMoNTRieLabu~etNSapATs (cvgbu~etNRASaDvN); (cvgSahaRCDhL>cvgXAD) 17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? The Senate and House (of Representatives) 17. SvgS’VNcvgSapASahaRCDeM’NhyCg? SapASugeLaSapATs (cvgbu~etNRASaDvNtCghLAy) 18. How many U.S. Senators are there? One hundred (100) 18 b~uetNSapASugcvgSahaRCD MiJCKt’AN? H~vyt’AN (100) 19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? six (6) 19. pVKEHoAEL>vKTqgEvoAbu~etNSapASugEp>’vKzNoDJCKPi? hoKPi (6) 20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (Washington state - 2007) 20.\beM’NJzNVNn<’gbu~etNSapASugcvgSahaRCDJAKRCDcvgt’AN? epCDT} EMiER; MaERCj ekNt`eVLL` (RCDVwXIgTCN - 2007) 21. The House of Representatives has how many voting Four hundred thirty-five (435) members? 21. \NSapATs MiSaMAXIKbu~etNRASaDvNJCKt’AN? Si’H~vySAMSIBh~A (435) 22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Two (2) 22. pVKEHoAEL>vKb~uetNSapATsSzRCBJCKPi? SvgPi (2) 23. Name your U.S. Representative. Jim McDermott (most of Seattle and Vashon Island - 2007) For information on finding your elected official, you may go to www.house.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.html or you may ask your local librarian. 23. Jo’g|L’X>’bu~etNSapATz’SahaRCDcvgt’ANMAEBI’gDu. JIM eMCKEDiMCvD (S’VN\hy’TAgn~A\h~EcDXivAOTL`eLaVADXAN|veLN - 2007) Ep>’vcw~MuNXvKhAbu~etNcvgt’AN, t’ANvADEPiDEBI’geVB|Xt`ti’ 24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? 24. b~uetNSapASugTAgn~A\h~\b? 25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 25. EPCNhyCgBAgRCDJ<’gMib~uetNhLAyKV’ARCDv>’N? 26. 26. 27. 27. 28. We elect a President for how many years? pVKEHoAEL>vKPatANAtIBwDiSzRCBJCKPi? In what month do we vote for President? pVKEHoAEL>vKTqgPatANAtIBwDiED>vN\D? What is the name of the President of the United States now? 28. X>’cvgPatANAtIBwDicvgPaEtDSahaRCDDjVN}eM’NhyCg? 29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? www. House.gov/zip/ZIP2Rep.hL>vADdAMhwSaMUD \NEcDcvgt’AN. All people of that state PaXAKvNtUKkoNcvgRCDNqN (Because of) the state’s population; (because) they have more people; (because) some states have more people (y~vN) JzNVNPaXAKvNcvgRCD; (y~vN) EcoAEJQAMiPaXAKvNhLAyKV’A; (y~vN) BAgRCDMiPaXAXoNhLAyKV’A Four (4) Si’ (4) November ED>vNp<DSaJIKA George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (2007) JvDJ` DCBOBYu BuS; JvDJ` BuS; BuS (2007) Richard Cheney; Dick Cheney; Cheney (2007) United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 20 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System 29.X>’cvgb~uHvgPatANAtIBwDicvgPaEtDSahaRCDDjVN}eM’NhyCg? 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 30. d~APatANAtIBwDiBWSAMADDzRogTzen’gS>BTW|P|D~, \bJaEPCNPatANAtIBwDietN? 31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 31.d~APatANAtIBwDieLabu~HvgPatANAtIBwDiBWSAMADDzRogTzen’g S>BTW|D~, \bJaEPCNPatANAtIBwDietN? 32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 32. \bEPCNhoVn~ABCNXAKANSugSUDcvgKvgtCBSahaRCD? 33. Who signs bills to become laws? 33. \bEXCNyCDTIT’AgG\h~EPCNKoDmAy? 34. Who vetoes bills? 34. \bPaTIESDEXCNyCDTIT’AgG|D~ 35. What does the President’s Cabinet do? 35. kNaRCDdaMoNTRicvgPatANAtiBwDiMin~Ati’EHCDhyCg? 36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? 36. SvgTzen’gRaDCBRCDdaMoNTRieM’NhyCgeD’? 37. What does the judicial branch do? 37. caengTULAKANMin~Ati’EHCDhyCg? 38. What is the highest court in the United States? 38. SANSugSUDYu’\NSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? 39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 39. Mibu~pIpAKSAJCKt’ANYu\NSANSugSUD? 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States? 40. hoVn~ASANSugSUDYu’\NSahaRCDeM’N\b? 41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? 41. pAy|T~RCDdatzMaNuNcvgpVKEHoA,BAgvzNADeM’Nc{N KCBRCDdaBANKAg. vzNADY’Agn<’gcvgRCDdaBANKAgeM’NhyCg? 42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? 42. pAy|T~RCDdatzMaNuNcvgpVKEHoA,BAgvzNADeM’Nc{N RIEXiD EXNi; DIK EXNi; EXNi(2007) The Vice President b~uHvgPatANAtIBwDi The Speaker of the House PatANSapATs The President PatANAtIBwDi The President PatANAtIBwDi The President PatANAtIBwDi Advise the President \h~kzP<KSAeK’ PatANAtIBwDi Secretary of Agriculture; Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Defense; Secretary of Education; Secretary of Energy; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Secretary of Homeland Security; Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Secretary of Interior; Secretary of State; Secretary of Transportation; Secretary of Treasury; Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs; Secretary of Labor; Attorney General ELcAKoMKaSIKz; ELcAKANk~A; ELcAP~vgKCN; ELcAKANS<KSA; ELcApaLCggAN; ELcASAtARaNaSUKeLa SCgkoMSogEkAa; ELcAP~vgKCNkVAMPvD|pB~ANEKiD; ELcAKoMEkhaSadANeLaKANpCDtaNAXoNNaBoD ELcAKaXVgpAy\N; ELcAcvgRCD; ELcAKANcoNSo’g; ELcAKvgpCDSaDU; ELcAKoMNCKRoBEKo’A; ELcAKoMeHggAN; taNAySAySAMCN Reviews laws; explains U.S. laws; resolves disputes (disagreements); decides if a law goes against the Constitution toBtVNKoDmAy; vatIBAyKoDmAyT’AgGcvgSahaRCD; eK~|ccw~cCDey’gT’AgG (kVAMBWLogLvyT’AgG); TCDSiNV’AKoDmAyMikVAMcCDey’gKCBRCDdatzMaNuNhL>BW The Supreme Court SANSugSUD Nine (9) EKQA (9) John Roberts (John G. Roberts Jr.) JvN OREBiD (JvN Ji. OREBiDS` JuENCj.) To print money; to declare war; to create an army; to make treaties pIMEgIN; Ep>’vPaKADSogkAM; KANS~AgTqgKvgtCB; KANEXCN SoNtISCNyAT’AgG Provide schooling and education; provide protection (police); provide safety (fire departments); give a driver’s license; approve zoning and land use vzNVyKANOHgHjNeLaKANS<KSA; \h~KANP~vgKCN(TzRVD); United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 21 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System KCBRCD. vzNADY’Agn<’gcvgRCDdaBANcqNRCDeM’NhyCg? 43. 43. 44. 44. 45. \h~kVAMPvD|p (KoMDCBEpig); vvK\BcCBci’;vaNUMCDEcDeDNeLaKAN\X~ti’DIN Christine Gregoire (Washington state - 2007) kRISTIN EKRKKVA (RCDVwXIgTCN - 2007) Olympia (Washington state) OvLIMEPCj (RCDVwXIgTCN) Democratic and Republican Who is the Governor of your state? \bEPCNEJQAecVgPaJzRCDcvgt’AN? What is the capital of your state? EM>vghLVgcvgRCDti’t’ANYu’eM’NhyCg? What are the two major political parties in the United States? 45. SvgpCKKANEM>vg\hy’\NSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? DIOMEkRTIKeLaRipCBBaLIKKCN 46. What is the political party of the President now? Republican (Party) 46. pCKKANEM>vgcvgPatANAtIBwDiPaJUBCNeM’NhyCg? RipCBBLIKKCN (pCK) 47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Nancy Pelosi (2007) Representatives now? 47. X>’cvgPatANb~uetNSapATz’eM’NhyCg? ENNXi PIOLXi (2007) Rights and Responsibilities SIDtIeLakVAMHCBbIDXvBT’AgG 48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who Citizens 18 and older can vote; you don’t have to pay (a poll can vote. Describe one of them. tax) to vote; a male citizen of any race can vote; any citizen (women and men) can vote 48. MiSi’KANDCDePg\NRCDdatzMaNuNK’jVKCBkoNbu~MiSIDP’vNBCD PaXAXoNSCNXADtCghLAyti’vAyU 18 PihL>eK’KV’ASAMAD EL>vKTqg|D~. \h~vatIBAyn<’g\NJzNVNEhLo’ANqNMAEBI’g. P’vNBCDEL>vKTqg|D~; t’ANBWT~vgJ’Ayk’A (pASiP’vNBCD) P’vNBCDEL>vKTqg; bu~XAyti’EPCNSCNXADJaEPCNXoNEbo’A 49. What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens? 49. n~Ati’YA’ gn<’gcvgbu~ti’EPCNSCNXADtWNqNeM’NhyCg? 50. What are two rights only for United States citizens? 50. IDtISvgY’Agti’\h~eK’koNti’EPCNSCNXADSahaRCDtWNqNeM’NhyCg? 51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 51. SvgSIDtIcvgtUKkoNti’Yu’\NSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? 52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 52. EHoASaeDgkVAMpCKDiTWhyCg EVLAEHoAK’AVkzSABANToV? 53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? \DKWEL>vKTqg|D~; bu~ti’EPCNSCNXAD\bG (yIghL>XAytCghLAy) KWSAMADP’vNBCDEL>vKTqg|D~ Serve on a jury; vote BwRIKANLuKcUN; P’vNBCDEL>vKTqg Apply for a federal job; vote; run for office; carry a U.S. passport SaMCKKANKCBRCDdaBANKAg; P’vNBCDEL>vKTqg; SaMCKEPCN bu~Nzh~vgKAN; d>\Bb’ANeDNSahaRCD Freedom of expression; freedom of speech; freedom of assembly; freedom to petition the government; freedom of worship; the right to bear arms vISRapABKANvvKkVAMEhCN; vISRapABKANPAKEVQA; vISRapABKANXUMNUM; vISRapABKANPat~VgTWRCDdaBAN; vISRapABKANNCBd>; vISRapABKzMaSIDd>P>N The United States; the flag 53. kzPaTIyANSI’gn<’gti’t’ANPaTIyAN EVLAKAyEPCNSCNXADeL~VNqN k>hyCg? PaEtDSahaRCDvaEMRIKA; tUgXAD Give up loyalty to other countries; defend the Constitution and laws of the United States; obey the laws of the United States; serve in the U.S. military (if needed); serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed); be loyal to the United States YoKELiKkVAMpCKDiTWPaEtDv>’N; PoKP~vgRCDdatzMaNuN eLaKoDmAycvgSahaRCD; EX>’vFCgKoDmAyT’AgGcvgSahaRCD; 54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? 54.koNti’EPCNSCNXADtCghLAyT~vgvAyUJCKPiJ<’gEL>vKPatANAtIBwDi|D~? 55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their BwRIKANHCB\X~KvgtCBSahaRCD (d~AT~vgKAN); BwRIKANHCB\X~XAD (EHCDVjKSzkCN\h~) XAD (d~AT~vgKAN); \h~kVAMpCKDiTWPaEtDSahaRCD Eighteen (18) and older SIBePDPi (18) eLaeK’KV’A Vote; join a political party; help with a campaign; join a civic United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 22 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System democracy? 55. SvgVItiti’XAVvaEMRIKCNtCghLAyPaKvBS’VN\N PaXATIPa|TcvgEcoAEJQA eM’NhyCg? or community group; give an elected official your opinion on an issue; call Senators and Representatives; publicly support or oppose anissue or policy; run for office; write to a newspaper EL>vKTqg; H’VM\NpCKKANEM>vg; X’vyOkSaNAhASjg; H’VMK’UMKCBpoNLaEM>vghL>XUMXoN; \h~kVAMEhCNeK’EJQA n~Ati’Gd>KkCDEL>vK\NBCNhAT’AgG; OthAbu~etNSapASug eLaSapATs; vu~MXuhL>kCDk~ANY’AgvvKn~A TWBCNhAhL>NaOyBAy; SaMCKEPCNEJQAn~Ati’; cjNnCgS>pIM April 15 56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? 56. M{SUDt~Ayti’t’ANSAMADSo’g\BRAygANpASiRAy ED>vNSi’ VCNti 15 |D~PaJzPicvgXADeM’NM{\D? 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? At age 18; between the ages of 18 and 26 57. EVLA\Dti’bu~XAytUKkoNT~vgLogtaBjNHCB\X~KvgtCB? EVLAvAyU 18 Pi; RahV’AgvAyU 18 hA 20 Pi AMERICAN HISTORY QUESTIONS kzdAMPaVCDSADcvgXAVvaEMRIKCN Colonial Period and Independence Sa|mhoVEM>vgc[NT’AgGeLakVAMEPCNEvKaRAD 58. What is one reason colonists came to America? Freedom; political liberty; religious freedom; economic opportunity; practice their religion; escape persecution 58. EhDboNn<’gti’pVKvANANIkoMtCghLAy|D~MAvaEMRIKAk>hyCg? kVAMvISRapAB; vISRaD~ANKANEM<vg; vISRaD~ANSASanA; MiOvKADtAgD~ANESdaKID; PaTIBCDSASanAcvgEcoAEJQA; LoB|pPahANXiVID 59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Native Americans; American Indians 59. \b|D~Yu’\NvaEMRIKANMAK’vNGXAVYuORBMAEdIg? XAVvAEMRIKCNp{NEM>vg; XAVvaEMRIKCNvINDjN 60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as Africans; people from Africa slaves? 60. koNKU’M\Dt’id>KNzMAvaEMRIKAeL~Vd>KcAyEPCNc~AtAD? XAVvAFaRIKKCN; koNMAJAKvAFaRIKKA 61. Why did the colonists fight the British? Because of high taxes (taxation without representation); because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering); because they didn’t have self-government 61. EPCNhyCgXAVvANANIkoMJ<’gTWSu~KCBPaEtDvCgKID? y~vNk’ApASiSug (KANpASiti’BWMiKANetNToV); y~vNKvgtCBvCgKIDYu’\NB~ANEH>vNcvgEcoAEJQA(Yu’HVM, kQNkV~A); y~vNEcoAEJQABWMiKANPoKkvgODyToNEvg 62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? (Thomas) Jefferson 62. \b|D~cjNBoDPaKADkVAMEPCNEvKaRAD? (twMCS) eJCBEFiXCN 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776 63. KANPaKADEvKaRAD|D~d>KHCBHvgEvoAEM>’v\D? ED>vNEJCD VCNti 4, 1776 64. There were 13 original states. Name three. New Hampshire; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York; New Jersey; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia 64. |D~MiYu’ 13 RCDtzvID. \h~BvKX>’SAMRCD. NIVeHCMEXi; MCDXAXueXCTS; ORD|veLND`; kCNENCKTIKCD NIVYCvK, NIVEJiXi, EpCNXILEVENCj, eDLLaeV, eMRieLND` EViJIENCj, NvDekOR|RNA, EXoAt`ekOR|RNA,JwEJCj, 65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 65. MihyCg|D~EKiDc[Nti’KvgPaXUMER>’vgRCDdatzMaNuN? 66. When was the Constitution written? The Constitution was written; the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution RCDdatzMaNuN|D~d>KcjNc[N; BIDAEkQAtCghLAybu~|D~kIDkQN cjNH’AgtzMaNuNc[N 1787 United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 23 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System 66. RCDdatzMaNuN|D~d>KcjNc[NEM>’v\D? 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. 67. nCgS>T’AgG\NcqNRCDdaBANKAgti’|D~SaNCBSanuNBoDtzMaNuN cvgSahaRCD. \h~BvKX>’cvgbu~cjNtCghLAyMAt’ANn<’g. 68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? 1787 (James) Madison; (Alexander) Hamilton; (John) Jay (EJCMS`) EMDISCN; (VAELCKXANEDi) eHMMIVTCN; (JvN) EJ U.S. diplomat; oldest member of the Constitutional Convention; first Postmaster General of the United States; writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”; started the first free libraries 68. SI’gn<’gti’t’ANEBCNJaMINeFrCgKLIN MiX>’Sjgy~vNNqNeM’NhyCg? EPCNNCKKANtuDSahaRCD; SaMAXIKKvgPaXUMRCDdatzMaNuN b~uvAVUOSSUD; EPCNNAypoNKoM|PSaNib~utzvIDcvgSahaRCD; NCKcjNcvg “poV RIEJiDvwMAeNCK”; ti’|D~ELi’MPoDP’vykVAMEPCNvISRaT’AgGtzvID. 69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? (George) Washington 69. \bEPCN “BIDAcvgPaEtDpVKEHoA”? (JvDJ`) VwXIgTCN 70. Who was the first President? (George) Washington 70. \b|D~EPCNPatANAtIBwDib~utzvID? (JvDJ`) VwXIgTCN 1800s Sa|mPi 1800s 71. What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803? The Louisiana Territory; Louisiana 71. DINeDNTvN\Dti’SahaRCD|D~X{ JAKfRC’gESD\NPi 1803? EcDNz~eDNDINLUyXIevNNA; LUyXIevNNA 72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812; Mexican-American War; Civil War; SpanishAmerican War 72. \h~BvKSogkAMn<’gcvgRahV’AgPi 1800. SogkAMPi 1812; SogkAMRahV’AgvaEMRIKCNeLaeMCKXIeKCN; 73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. 73.\h~BvKER>’vgSogkAM\NSahaRCDRahV’AgpAKEn>veLapAK|T~ 74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. 74. \h~BvKEdIgBCNhAti’Nz\h~EKiDSogkAMPaXAXoN. 75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? 75. SI’gSzkCNY’Agn<’gti’evBBRAeHCMLIgKCN|D~EHCD? SogkAMPaXAXoN; SogkAMRahV’AgvaEMRIKCNeLaSaePNIS The Civil War; the War between the States SogkAMPaXAXoN; SogkAMRahV’AgRCD Slavery; economic reasons; states’ rights KANk~AtAD; EhDboNT’AgGtAgD~ANESdaKID; SIDtIT’AgGcvgRCD Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); saved (or preserved) the Union; led the United States during the Civil War |D~PoDP’vyc~AtAD (KANPaKADPoDP’vyEp>’vkVAMvISRa); |D~X’vyEvoA (hL>|D~SahgVN\V~) PaEtDSahaRCD; |D~EPCNbu~NzpAPaEtDSahaRCD\NSa|mSogkAMPaXAXoN Freed the slaves; freed slaves in the Confederacy; freed slaves 76. What did the Emencipation Proclamation do? in the Confederate states; freed slaves in most Southern states 76. kzPaKADPoDP’vyEPCNvISRaNqN|D~EHCDhyCgeD’? |D~PoDP’vyc~AtAD; |D~PoDP’vyc~AtAD\NKANSCNyAH’VMpCNta|MTRi; |D~PoDP’vyc~AtAD\NRCDpAK|T~tCghLAy; |D~PoDP’vyc~AtAD\NRCDpAK|T~tCghLAyEPCNS’VN\hy’ 77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? Fought for women’s rights; fought for civil rights 77. XuXAN Bi evNOtNi |D~EHCDhyCg? |D~TWSu~Ep>’vSIDtIT’AgGcvgbu~yIg; |D~TWSu~Ep>’vSIDtIT’AgGcvgPaXAXoN Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information PaVCDSADPaJUBCNeLacw~MuNPaVCDSADSzkCNY’Agv>’N 78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War 78. \h~BvKX>’SogkAMn<’gti’|D~TWSu~ODyvaEMRIKCN\NSa|mPi 1900. SogkAMOLKkqgti’n<’g; SogkAMOLKkqgti’Svg; SogkAMEKoAhLi; SogkAMVjDNAM; SogkAMEKAa(EPiXjN) 79. Who was President during World War I? (Woodrow) Wilson 79. \b|D~EPCNPatANAtIBwDi\NSa|mSogkAMOLKkqgti’n<’g? (VUDODR) VILXCN 80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World (Franklin) Roosevelt War II? United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 24 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System 80.\b|D~EPCNPatANAtIBwDi\NSa|mEKiDkVAMKoDDCNJID\JY’Ag\hy’hLV g eLaSogkAMOLKkqgti’Svg? 81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? 81. \NSa|mSogkAMOLKkqgti’SvgPaEtDSahaRCD|D~TWSu~KCB\b? 82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? 82. K’vNEpI’NEPCNPatANAtIBwDi, |vEXCNHAVEviEPCNNAypoN. SogkAM\Dti’EpI’N|D~EcQAH’VMNz? 83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? 83. \NSa|mSogkAMEYCN, eM’NhyCgEPCNcw~c~vg\JSzkCNSUDcvgSahaRCD? 84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? 84. KANEk>’vN\hV\Dti’payAyAM\h~S]NSUDKANeB’gXqNVCNNa? 85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? 85. MATINLUEtikIg JuENCj|D~EHCDSI’g\D? 86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? 86. EhDKAN\hy’\Dti’EKiDc[N\NSahaRCD \NVCNti 11 ED>vN KCNyA, (eFRCgKaLIN) ORSeVLT` Japan, Germany, and Italy yi’P’UN, EyCjRaMCN, eLavITALi World War II SogkAMOLKkqgti’Svg Communism RaBvBkvMMIVNID Civil rights (movement) SIDtIPaXAXoNT’AgG (KANEk>’vN|hV) Fought for civil rights; worked for equality for all Americans |D~TWSu~SogkAMPaXAXoN; |D~EHCDVjKEp>’vkVAMSaEmipABeK’XAVvaEMRIKCNtCgmoD Terrorists attacked the United States pVKKWKANH~AytCghLAy|D~tzH~AySahaRCD 2001? 87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. Cherokee; Navajo; Sioux; Chippewa; Choctaw; Pueblo; Apache; Iroquois; Creek; Blackfeet; Seminole; Cheyenne; Arawak; Shawnee; Mohegan; Huron; Oneida; Lakota; Crow; Teton; Hopi; Inuit 87.\h~BvKX>’cvgXoNEbo’An<’gcvgvaEMRIKCNvINDjN|NSahaRCDMAEBI’g. XIORKI; NAVAOJ; XIEvi’S`; JIBPIVA; SvKTWV`; pCBOBL; vAPAEX; vIORKvyS`; kRiK; BaeLCKFiTt`; EXIMIONLi; XieyN; vARAVCK; EXoANi; OMHIeKN; HuRvN; OvNiDA; LAOKTA; OkR; TiTCN; OHPi; viNuT INTEGRATED CIVICS QUESTIONS kzdAMpoNLaEM>vgT’AgGti’RVMKCN Geography puMiSAD 88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. Missouri (River); Mississippi (River) 88. \h~BvKSvgSAyeM’NZti’yAVSUDYu’\NSahaRCDMAEBI’g. MIDXuRI (eM’NZ); MIDXiXIBP} (eM’NZ) 89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Pacific (Ocean) 89. MahASaMUD\Dti’Yu’tAgfC’gTAEVCNToKcvgSahaRCD? epXIFIK (MahASaMUD) 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Atlantic (Ocean) 90. MahASaMUD\Dti’Yu’tAgfC’gTAEVCNvvKcvgSahaRCD? evCDeLCNTIK (MahASAMUD) 91. Name one U.S. territory. Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; American Samoa; Northern Mariana Islands; Guam 91. \h~BvKEcDNZeDNDINn<’gcvgSahaRCD. EpiOTRIOK; YuevS EViJIN|veLND`; vaEMRIKCNXAMoV; NvDEtiNeMRievNNA|veLND`; KuvVM 92. Name one state that borders Canada. Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Minnesota; North Dakota; Montana; Idaho; Washington; Alaska 92. \h~BvKRCDn<’gti’MiXAyeDNTIDKCBekNADA. EMN; NIVeHCMEXi; EViMCN; NIVYCvK; EpCNXILEVENCj; Ov|HOv; MIXIeKCN; MINIOXTA; NvDDAOkTA; MCNEtNA; |vDAOH; VwXIgTCN; vALASaK~A 93. Name one state that borders Mexico. California; Arizona; New Mexico; Texas 93. \h~BvKRCDn<’gti’MiXAyeDNTIDKCBeMCKXIOK. kALIFwENCj; vARIOXNA; NIVeMCKXIOK; EtCKXCS 94. What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C. 94. EM>vghLVgcvgPaEtDSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? VwXIgTCN Di Xi United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 25 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System 95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 95. vaNUSAVaRiEtpieh’gSCNTIpABYu’\S? 96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? 96. EPCNhyCgtUgJ<’gMi 13 eXK? 97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? 97. EPCNhyCgtUgJ<’gMiDAV 50 DVg? 98. What is the name of the national anthem? 98. X>’cvgEpgXADeM’NhyCg? 99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? 99. EM>’v\DpVKEHoASaELiMSahLvgVCNEvKaRAD? 100. Name two national U.S. holidays. 100. \h~BvKSvgVCNpCKcvgXADMAEBI’g. New York (Harbor); Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).] NIVYCvK (t’AEH>v); EKAaSCNTIpAB [eLaKWEPCNvCNHCB|D~V’A NIVEJiXi, \K~KCBEM>vgNIVYCvK, eLaYu’EtIgHCDSCN (eM’NZ).] Symbols Ek>’vgmAyT’AgG Because there were 13 original colonies; because the stripes represent the original colonies y~vNMi 13 RCDvANANIkoMtzvID, y~vNLAyeXKSCNyAmAyetNRCDvANANIkoMtzvID Because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a state; because there are 50 states y~vNDAVn<’gn’VySzRCBeT’LaRCD; y~vNDAVeT’Lan’VyetNeT’LaRCD; y~vNMi 50 RCD The Star-Spangled Banner EDISaTASaePCgOKeBNENi Holidays VCNpCKT’AgG July 4 VCNti 4 ED>vNKwRaKaDA New Year’s Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Presidents Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Columbus Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas VCNPi|m’; VCNMATINLuEtikIg; VCNPatANAtIBwDi; VCNRaR<KXogJz; VCNEvKaRAD; VCNKzMaKvN; VCNOkLzBCS; VCNNCKRoBEKo’A; VCNcvB\J; VCNkRISMAS kzdAMT’AgGEp>’v\h~bu~H~vgcwti’EPCNvAVUOStCghLAyHjNEp>vTjMKANSvBESCgSaBCB\m’ koNti’vAyUEKiN 65 Pi eLaeLa|D~vA|SYu’Y’Agd>KT~vgTAMKoDmAyODydAVvN (MiBCDcjV) eLaEPCNbu~|D~Yu’Y’AgdAVvNd>KT~vgTAMKoDmAy Y’Agn~vy 20 PieLaMiEg>’vN|cJzEPCNd>KT~vgeLaMikVAMHu~TWkVAMEPCNpoNLaEM>vgT’AgG (PaVCDSADeLaRCDdaBAN). pVKEpI’NKWyCgMiEg>vN|c SvBEPCNpASAcvgEpI’NEvg|D~. \h~EBI’g VCK E Ep>’vc’AVcw~MuNEpi’METiM. 1. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech; religion; assembly; press; petition the government 1. eM’NhyCgk>SIDtIhL>vISRapABn<’gJAKtzMaNuNti’P’jNePg KANPAKEVQA; SASanA; KANXUMNUMRVMK’UM; c’AVSAN; Et>vtzvID? KANH~vgcwTWRCDdaBAN 2. What is the economic system in the United States? Capitalist economy; market economy 2. RaBoBESdaKIDYu’\NSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? RaBoBNAyt<N; ESdaKIDeBBTahLADKANk~A 3. Name one branch or part of the government. Legislative (Congress); executive (President); judicial (the courts) 3. \h~BvKX>’caenghL>pAKS’VNn<’gcvgRCDdaBAN. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? SvgS’VNcvgSapAk>hyCg? Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators? JzNVNn<’gcvgbu~etNSapASugJAKRCDcvgt’ANk>\b? In what month do we vote for President? ED>vN\DpVKEHoAEL>vKPatANAtIBwDi? What is the name of the President of the U.S. now? NITIBCNyCD (RCDdaSapA); BwRIhAN(PatANAtIBwDi); TULAKAN(SANtCghLAy) The Senate and House (of Representatives) SapASugeLaSapATs (cvgbu~etNRASaDvNtCghLAy) Patty Murray; Maria Cantwell (Washington state - 2007) epCDT} EMiER; MaERCj ek~NeVL (RCDVwXIgTCN - 2007) November ED>vNp<DSaJIKA George W. Bush; George Bush; Bush (2007) United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 26 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System 7. 8. 8. 9. 9. 10. 10. 11. 11. 12. 12. X>’cvgPatANAtIBwDicvgSahaRCDDjVN}eM’NhyCg? What is the capital of your state? EM>vghLVgcvgRCDti’t’ANYu’eM’NhyCg? What are the two major political parties in the United States? pCKKANEM>vg\hy’SvgpCKYu’\NSahaRCDDjVN}k>hyCg? What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens? eM’NhyCgk>kVAMHCBbIDXvBn<’gSzRCBbu~ti’EPCNSCNXADtWNqN? How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? koNti’EPCNSCNXADT~vgvAyUtW\DJ<’gEL>vKTqgPatANAtIBwDi|D~? When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? M{SUDt~Ayti’t’ANSAMADSo’g\BRAygANpASiRAy|D~KCBRCDdaBAN KAgeM’NM{\D? 13. Who was the first President? 13. \b|D~EPCNPatANAtiBwDikoNtzvID? 14. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? 14. SI’gSzkCNn<’gti’t’ANevBBRAHzLIgKCN|D~EHCDeM’NhyCg? 15. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. 15. \h~BvKX>’SogkAMti’|D~TWSu~ODySahaRCD\NSa|mPi 1900. 16. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? 16. MATINLuEtikIgJuENCj|D~EHCDhyCgeD’? 17. What is the capital of the United States? 17. EM>vghLVgcvgSahaRCDeM’NhyCg? 18. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 18. vaNUSAVaRiEtpieh’gSCNTIpABYu’\S? 19. Why does the flag have 50 stars? 19. EPCNhyCgtUgJ<’gMi 50 DVgDAV? 20. When do we celebrate Independence Day? 20. pVKEHoASaELiMSahLvgVCNEvKaRADM{\D? JvDJ` DCBOBYu BuS; JvDJ` BuS; BuS (2007) Olympia (Washington state) OvLIMEPCj (RCDVwXIgTCN) Democratic and Republican EDOMkaeRTIKeLaRipCBBLIKKCN Serve on a jury; vote BwRIKANEPCNLuKcUN; P’vNBCDEL>vKTqg Eighteen (18) and older SIBePD (18) eLaeK’KV’A April 15 VCNti 15 ED>vNSi’ (George) Washington (JvDJ`) VwXIgTCN Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation); saved (preserved) the Union; led U.S. during the Civil War |D~PoDP’vyc~AtADtCghLAy (KANPoDP’vyvISRa); |D~X’vyEvoA (SahgVN\V~) PaEtD; NzpASahaRCD\NSa|mSogkAMPaXAXoN World War I; World War II; Korean War; Vietnam War; (Persian) Gulf War SogkAMOLKkqgti’n<’g; SogkAMOLKkqgti’Svg; SogkAMEKoAhLi; SogkAMVjDNAM; SogkAMEKAa(EPiXjN) Fought for civil rights; worked for equality for all Americans TWSu~Ep>’vSIDtIPaXAXoN; |D~EHCDEp>’vkVAMvISRapABcvgVaEMRIKCNtUKkoN Washington, D.C. VwXIgTCN Di Xi. New York (Harbor); Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).] NIVYCvK (t’AEH>v); EKAaSCNTIpAB [eLaKWEPCNvCNHCB|D~V’A NIVEJiXi, \K~KCBEM>vgNIVYCvK, eLaYu’EtIgHCDSCN (eM’NZ).] Because there is one star for each state; because each star represents a state; because there are 50 states y~vNMiDAVn<’gn’VySzRCBeT’LaRCD; y~vNDAVeT’Lan’VyetNRCDeT’LaRCD; y~vNMi 50 RCD July 4 VCNti 4, ED>vNEJCD United States Citizenship Information – Last updated 2008 Page 27 Developed by the Seattle Public Library in partnership with the New Citizen Initiative and the King County Library System
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