U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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1. Quick Civics Lessons for the Naturalization Test

Recordings (99)

1. What is the supreme law of the land? 0:10 ()
2. What does the Constitution do? 0:15 ()
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? 0:15 ()
4. What is an amendment? 0:15 ()
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 0:11 ()
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? 0:20 ()
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 0:09 ()
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? 0:23 ()
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 0:14 ()
10. What is freedom of religion? 0:11 ()
11. What is the economic system in the United States? 0:13 ()
12. What is the “rule of law”? 0:21 ()
13. Name one branch or part of the government. 0:22 ()
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? 0:15 ()
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? 0:10 ()
16. Who makes federal laws? 0:18 ()
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 0:12 ()
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? 0:09 ()
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 0:10 ()
20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? 0:23 ()
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 0:11 ()
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 0:10 ()
23. Name your U.S. Representative. 0:27 ()
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? 0:10 ()
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 0:20 ()
26. We elect a President for how many years? 0:09 ()
27. In what month do we vote for President? 0:10 ()
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? 0:14 ()
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 0:18 ()
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 0:13 ()
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 0:14 ()
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 0:10 ()
33. Who signs bills to become laws? 0:10 ()
34. Who vetoes bills? 0:09 ()
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do? 0:10 ()
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? 1:06 ()
37. What does the judicial branch do? 0:22 ()
38. What is the highest court in the United States? 0:10 ()
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 0:09 ()
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? 0:14 ()
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? 0:26 ()
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? 0:31 ()
43. Who is the Governor of your state now? 0:15 ()
44. What is the capital of your state? 0:24 ()
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? 0:12 ()
46. What is the political party of the President now? 0:10 ()
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? 0:13 ()
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. 0:29 ()
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 0:16 ()
50. Name one right only for United States citizens. 0:15 ()