17. WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IF THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? 22. HOW MANY CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS ARE THERE TO THE CONSTITUTION?
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1 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Immigration & Naturalization Service 100 Typical Questions 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? -1-
2 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 U.S.A. IF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT SHOULD DIE? 43. WHO IS THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT? 44. CAN YOU NAME THE THIRTEEN 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 YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT? 51. ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, A PERSON MUST MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME PRESIDENT. NAME ONE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS. -2-
3 52. WHY ARE THERE 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 A STATE GOVERNMENT CALLED? 57. WHAT IS THE HEAD EXECUTIVE OF A 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 UNTIED 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 3 RIGHTS OR FREEDOMS GUARANTEED BY THE BILL OF RIGHTS? 77. WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR? -3-
4 78. WHAT KIND OF GOVERNMENT DOES THE UNITED STATES HAVE? 79. WHICH PRESIDENT FREED THE SLAVES? 80. IN WHAT YEAR WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN? 81. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 10 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 CAPITOL? 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. IN 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 2 MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE U.S. TODAY? 100. HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE UNITED STATES? -4-
5 ANSWER SHEET 1. RED, WHITE, AND BLUE WHITE 4. ONE FOR EACH STATE IN THE UNION RED AND WHITE 7. THEY REPRESENT TEE ORIGINAL 13 STATES 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. FOUR YEARS 19. THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND 20. YES 21. AMENDMENTS LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIARY 25. CONGRESS 26. CONGRESS -5-
6 27. THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 28. TO MAKE LAWS 29. THE PEOPLE (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) YEARS 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 OF THE CONSTITUTION 40. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 41. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 42. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 A CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER 50. (INSERT LOCAL INFORMATION) 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 -6-
7 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, THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL 62. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER 63. FRANCIS SCOTT KEY 64. THE BILL OF RIGHTS 65. EIGHTEEN (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. (A) THE RIGHT OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY AND REQUESTING CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT. -7-
8 (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (L) THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS (THE RIGHT TO HAVE WEAPONS OR OWN A GUN, THOUGH SUBJECT TO CERTAIN REGULATIONS). THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT QUARTER, OR HOUSE, SOLDIERS IN THE PEOPLE'S HOMES DURING PEACETIME WITHOUT THE PEOPLE'S CONSENT. THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT SEARCH OR TAKE A PERSON'S PROPERTY WITHOUT A WARRANT. A PERSON MAY NOT BE TRIED TWICE FOR THE SAME CRIME AND DOES NOT HAVE TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIMSELF. A PERSON CHARGED WITH A CRIME STILL HAS SOME RIGHTS, SUCH AS THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL AND TO HAVE A LAWYER. THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN MOST CASES. PROTECTS PEOPLE AGAINST EXCESSIVE OR UNREASONABLE FINES OR CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT. THE PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS OTHER THAN THOSE MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION. 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. REPUBLICAN 79. ABRAHAM LINCOLN 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 PRESIDENTS OFFICIAL HOME 90. WASHINGTON, D.C. (1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW) 91. THE WHITE HOUSE 92. FREEDOM OF: SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGION, PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY, AND REQUESTING CHANGE OF THE GOVERNMENT 93. THE PRESIDENT -8-
9 94. GEORGE WASHINGTON 95. NOVEMBER 96. JANUARY 97. THERE IS NO LIMIT 98. THERE IS NO LIMIT 99. DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN 100. (50) -9-
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