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.