U.S. Citizenship and Government

Becoming a citizen through a legal process is called ____.

• registration
• legislation
• naturalization
• ratification

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the?

• Declaration
• Gettysburg Address
• Preamble
• Bill of Rights

In what year was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• 1789
• 1787
• 1920
• 1791

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• Fifth
• First
• Nineteenth
• Tenth

Which branch of government makes the laws?

• Presidential
• Judicial
• Executive
• Legislative

What are the two parts of Congress?

• Senate and Court
• Senate and Governors
• Senate and House
• House and Cabinet

The Supreme Court heads the judicial branch.

• True
• False

The President makes the laws for the country.

• True
• False

Splitting government into three branches is called ____ of powers.

• checking
• separation
• division
• balance

How can the President reject a law from Congress?

• Veto
• Appeal
• Override
• Ratify

Where was the Constitution written in 1787?

• Philadelphia
• New York
• Boston
• Washington

Serving on a jury when called is a responsibility required by law.

• True
• False

Who used the phrase "of the people, by the people"?

• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• John Adams
• Thomas Jefferson

The Constitution is the ____ law of the United States.

• local
• oldest
• highest
• newest

In what year did the Constitution go into effect?

• 1791
• 1863
• 1776
• 1789