ANSWERS ARE: How tough did you find yesterday’s questions on a
revamped citizenship test proposed by the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services?
Some of the questions have more than one acceptable answer.
Today, the answers to yesterday’s sample questions:
1. A: People are born with natural rights.
A: The power of government comes from the people.
A: The people can change their government if it hurts their
natural rights.
A: All people are created equal.
2. A: The Constitution
3. A: It sets up the government.
A: It protects basic rights of Americans.
4. A: The power of government comes from the people.
5. A: Amendments
6. A: It is a change to the Constitution.
7. A: The Bill of Rights
8. A: Speech
A: Religion
A: Assembly
A: Press
A: Petition the government
9. A: Twenty-seven (27)
10. A: Announce the independence of the United States from Great
Britain
A: Say that the U.S. is free from Great Britain
11. A: You can practice any religion you want, or not practice
at all.
12. A: Capitalist economy
A: Free market
A: Market economy
13. A: Executive, legislative, and judicial
A: Congress, the President, the courts
14. A: The President
15. A: Congress
A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
A: The (U.S. or national) legislature
16. A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
17. A: 100
18. A: Six (6)
19. A: Answers will vary depending on where a person lives. For
Pennsylvania, however, our two Senators are Arlen Specter and Bob
Casey (who only last year was elected to replace Rick
Santorum.)
20. A: Two (2)
21. A: 435
22. A: Two (2)
23. A: Again, answers will vary depending on where one
residents. For this district of Pennsylvania, our Congressman is
John Peterson, R-Pleasantville.
24. A: All citizens in that Senator’s state
25. A: All citizens in that Representative’s district (each
state is divided into districts)
26. A: The state’s population
27. A: So no branch is too powerful.
28. A: The President vetoes a bill.
A: Congress can confirm or not confirm a President’s
nomination.
A: Congress approves the President’s budget.
A: The Supreme Court strikes down a law.
So, how’d you do? Well enough to be a U.S. citizen? Keep track
as we have many more questions to pose to you throughout the
year.
