U.S. Citizenship Exam Practice

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  1. 2. the _________ proclamation called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
  2. 6. a piece of land belonging to the United States. It is not a state and it is not a country. Examples include Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
  3. 8. The First Amendment guarantees your right to ask for change - to ________ the government
  4. 11. number of years a U.S. senator serves
  5. 12. a formal change to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document
  6. 14. movement to end racial discrimination [two words]
  7. 16. stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful [three words]
  8. 17. When becoming a citizen of the United States of America, you promise to defend the ________
  9. 20. The United States has 435 members in its...
  10. 23. movement to end slavery
  11. 25. Mike _____ - current governor of Indiana
  12. 26. the Declaration of ___________ was adopted on July 4th, 1776
  13. 28. Leader of the House of Representatives; becomes President if neither the President nor V.P. can serve
  14. 31. Branch of government that writes laws
  15. 32. "I refuse." Executive power of a president or governor to override and cancel a bill that passed Congress
  16. 33. The First Amendment guarantees the right to free ______ (spoken word)
  17. 34. the right to vote
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  1. 1. two per state; represent all people in their state
  2. 3. a change to the Constitution
  3. 4. capital of the United States; named after the first president of the United States
  4. 5. Freedom of ________; First Amendment right to gather with others.
  5. 7. branch that decides if a law goes against the Constitution through the power of ________ review
  6. 9. includes both the Senate and House of Representatives; they meet in the capitol building
  7. 10. chief ambassador; commander-in-chief of all armed forces; head of the executive branch
  8. 13. The First Amendment guarantees the right to freedom of the ______ (written word)
  9. 14. the Supreme Law of the Land; sets up and defines the government; written in 1787
  10. 15. the president’s advisory group made up of the heads of major executive branch departments
  11. 18. way to participate in democracy
  12. 19. Freedom of ________; First Amendment right to pray or not pray to whomever or whatever you want
  13. 21. highest court in the United States
  14. 22. the authority of the president to release a person from punishment and restores all civil liberties for a federal crime
  15. 24. current capital of Indiana
  16. 27. branch of government responsible for seeing laws and policies are followed
  17. 29. Idea that everyone must obey the law.
  18. 30. the state of Indiana has ____ representatives in the U.S. House; number of justices on the Supreme Court