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Naturalization Test Miami/FL 2011

  1. Who is the chief justice of the United States now?
    John Roberts ( John G. Roberts Jr.)
  2. Under our Constitution some powers belong to the States. What is one power of the States?
    • * Approve zoning and land use
    • * Give a driver's licence
    • * Provide safety ( fire dep)
    • * Provide protection (Police)
    • * Provide schooling and education
  3. Why did the colonists fight the British?
    • * Because they didn'y have self government
    • * Because the british army stayed in their houses ( Boarding, Quartering)
    • * Because of high taxes ( Taxation without represantation)
  4. What is one reason colonist came to America?
    • * Political liberty
    • * Escape persecution
    • * Religious freedom
    • * Practice their religion
    • * Freedom
    • * Economic opportunity
  5. Who is the speaker of the house of representatives now?
    John Boehner
  6. There are four amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them
    • * You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote
    • * A male citizen of any race can vote
    • * Any citizen can vote. Women and men can vote
    • * Citizens 18 and older can vote
  7. What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?
    • * The United States
    • * The flag
  8. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
    • * Worked for equality for all Americans
    • * Fought for civil rights
  9. What MOVEMENT tried to end racial discrimination?
    Civil rights MOVEMENT
  10. Name one war fought in the 1900s
    • * Persian Gulf War
    • * Vietnam War
    • * Korean War
    • * World war 1 and 2
  11. What did Emancipation Proclamation do?
    • * Freed the slaves in most Southern states
    • * Freed slaves in the Confederate states
    • * Freed slaves in the Confederacy
    • * Freed the slaves
  12. What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
    • * Led the United States during the Civil War
    • * Saved or preserved the Union
    • * Freed the Slaves ( Emancipation Proclamation)
  13. Name one problem that led to Civil war
    • * States' rights
    • * Slavery
    • * Economic reasons
  14. Name one war that was fought in 1800s
    • * Mexican American war
    • * War of 1812
    • * Spanish American war
    • * Civil war
  15. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
    • * Writer of Poor Richard's Almanac
    • * Started the first free libraries
    • * Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
    • * First postmaster general of the United States
    • * U.S diplomat
  16. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S Constitution. Name one of the writers
    • *James Madison
    • * Alexander Hamilton
    • * John Jay
    • * Publius
  17. When was declaration of independence was ADOPTED?
    July 4, 1776
  18. What are 2 cabinet level positions?
    Secretary of Agriculture, Education, Defence, Energy, Homeland Security, State, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Vice President, Attorney General.......................
  19. What does Judicial Branch do?
    • Reviews laws
    • Explains laws
    • Resolves disputes, disagreements
    • Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
  20. Why do some states have more representatives than others?
    • Because of the State's population
    • Because they have more people
    • Because some states have more people
  21. Who does a U.S Senator represent?
    All people of the state
  22. Name your U.S representative
    Marid Diaz Balart
  23. Who is one of your state's U.S senator now?
    Bill Nelson
  24. What are 2 parts of the U.S congress?
    The Senate and the House of representatives
  25. Who makes federal laws?
    • U.S or national legislature
    • Senate and House of representatives
    • Congress
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berkmiami
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Naturalization Test Miami/FL 2011
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Naturalization Test
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