U.S. Citizenship Test (Tennessee)
What does the Constitution do? - ✔️✔️Sets up the government
Protects the basic rights of Americans
Defines the government
There are four amendments about who can vote, describe one. - ✔️✔️Citizens 18 and
older can vote, You don't have to pay to vote,
Any citizen can vote,
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ✔️✔️Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Happiness
What are two cabinet level positions? - ✔️✔️The Secretary of State / Defense /
Education / Labor / Treasury / Homeland Security / Agriculture / Commerce / Energy /
Attorney General / Vice President
What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔️✔️The Constitution
What are the first three words of the Constitution? - ✔️✔️We The People
What is an amendment? - ✔️✔️a change/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 from the first amendment? - ✔️✔️Speech, Religion,
assembly, press, petition government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ✔️✔️27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔️✔️Declared our Independence
announced our independence
What is freedom of religion? - ✔️✔️you can practice any religion or not practice a
religion
What is the economic system in the U.S? - ✔️✔️Capitalist Economy
Market economy
What is rule of law? - ✔️✔️No one is above the law, Everyone must follow the Law,
Government must obey the law
, Name one branch or part of government. - ✔️✔️congress, legislative, president,
executive, the court, or judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ✔️✔️Seperation
of Powers or Checks and Balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ✔️✔️The President
Who makes federal laws? - ✔️✔️Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives),
Legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S congress? - ✔️✔️The Senate and House of
Representatives
How many U.S senators are there? - ✔️✔️100
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? - ✔️✔️6
Who is one of your states U.S senators? - ✔️✔️Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ✔️✔️435
We elect U.S Representatives for how many years? - ✔️✔️2
Name your U.S Representatives. - ✔️✔️Diane Black or Marsha Blackburn
Who does a U.S senator represent? - ✔️✔️All people of the state
Why do some states have more representatives than other states? - ✔️✔️They have a
bigger population
We elect a president for how many years? - ✔️✔️4
What month do we vote for president? - ✔️✔️November
What is the President of the United States name now? - ✔️✔️Barack Obama
What is the name of the vice president now? - ✔️✔️Joe Biden
If the president can no longer serve who becomes president? - ✔️✔️Vice President
If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve then who becomes
president? - ✔️✔️Speaker of the House
What does the Constitution do? - ✔️✔️Sets up the government
Protects the basic rights of Americans
Defines the government
There are four amendments about who can vote, describe one. - ✔️✔️Citizens 18 and
older can vote, You don't have to pay to vote,
Any citizen can vote,
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ✔️✔️Life, Liberty, and the
Pursuit of Happiness
What are two cabinet level positions? - ✔️✔️The Secretary of State / Defense /
Education / Labor / Treasury / Homeland Security / Agriculture / Commerce / Energy /
Attorney General / Vice President
What is the supreme law of the land? - ✔️✔️The Constitution
What are the first three words of the Constitution? - ✔️✔️We The People
What is an amendment? - ✔️✔️a change/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 from the first amendment? - ✔️✔️Speech, Religion,
assembly, press, petition government
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ✔️✔️27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ✔️✔️Declared our Independence
announced our independence
What is freedom of religion? - ✔️✔️you can practice any religion or not practice a
religion
What is the economic system in the U.S? - ✔️✔️Capitalist Economy
Market economy
What is rule of law? - ✔️✔️No one is above the law, Everyone must follow the Law,
Government must obey the law
, Name one branch or part of government. - ✔️✔️congress, legislative, president,
executive, the court, or judicial
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ✔️✔️Seperation
of Powers or Checks and Balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ✔️✔️The President
Who makes federal laws? - ✔️✔️Congress, Senate and House (of Representatives),
Legislature
What are the two parts of the U.S congress? - ✔️✔️The Senate and House of
Representatives
How many U.S senators are there? - ✔️✔️100
We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? - ✔️✔️6
Who is one of your states U.S senators? - ✔️✔️Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ✔️✔️435
We elect U.S Representatives for how many years? - ✔️✔️2
Name your U.S Representatives. - ✔️✔️Diane Black or Marsha Blackburn
Who does a U.S senator represent? - ✔️✔️All people of the state
Why do some states have more representatives than other states? - ✔️✔️They have a
bigger population
We elect a president for how many years? - ✔️✔️4
What month do we vote for president? - ✔️✔️November
What is the President of the United States name now? - ✔️✔️Barack Obama
What is the name of the vice president now? - ✔️✔️Joe Biden
If the president can no longer serve who becomes president? - ✔️✔️Vice President
If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve then who becomes
president? - ✔️✔️Speaker of the House
