⁨American Government⁩: preguntas del examen de ciudadanía de Estados Unidos

Respuesta: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States, so its decision about a law or a case is final. No other court can change it. (Study guide, chapter 4.)

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Respuestas aceptadas: Writes laws; Declares war; Makes the federal budget

Congress writes the federal laws. It also votes to declare war, as it did the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941. (Study guide, chapter 2.)

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Respuesta: Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

The Speaker is the leader of the House of Representatives. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates or speaker.gov for the Speaker serving at the time of your interview. (Study guide, chapter 2.)

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Respuestas aceptadas: Capitalism; Free market economy

The economic system of the United States is called a capitalist or market economy. In it the government does not control the economy, and people are free to start a business and make money. (Study guide, chapter 11.)

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Respuesta: Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.

The answer is whoever holds the office at the time of your interview, so it changes after an election. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates or whitehouse.gov shortly before you go. (Study guide, chapter 3.)

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Respuesta: The President (of the United States)

If the President does not agree with a bill, the President vetoes it, which means not signing it. The bill then does not become law unless Congress votes to override the veto. (Study guide, chapter 2.)

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Respuesta: Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.

The answer is whoever is Vice President at the time of your interview. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates or whitehouse.gov shortly before you go. (Study guide, chapter 3.)

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Respuesta: Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]

The answer depends on your state, and it changes after an election, so look it up before your interview. Washington, D.C., is not a state and has no governor, and residents there should say so. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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Respuesta: Twenty-seven (27)

There have been 27 changes, called amendments, since the Constitution was written. The first ten are the Bill of Rights, and later ones cover matters such as who can be a citizen and who can vote. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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Respuestas aceptadas: The United States; The flag

Saying the Pledge of Allegiance shows loyalty to the flag and to the United States. People stand, face the flag and put their right hand over their heart. (Study guide, chapter 12.)

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Respuesta: Four (4) years

Citizens vote for President in November, and the President is elected for four years. A person can be elected President only twice. (Study guide, chapter 3.)

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Respuesta: (U.S.) Constitution

The Constitution says of itself that it is the supreme law of the land. Everyone living in the United States, and every level of government, must follow it. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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Respuesta: Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The words are not from the Constitution, which was written eleven years later. (Study guide, chapter 8.)

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Respuesta: Congress

The legislative branch is the U.S. Congress. The Constitution gives it the power to make federal laws.

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Respuesta: Advises the President (of the United States)

A cabinet is a group of advisors, and the President's Cabinet advises the President. Its members lead the executive departments. (Study guide, chapter 3.)

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Respuestas aceptadas: Print paper money; Mint coins; Declare war; Create an army; Make treaties; Set foreign policy

The Constitution gives some powers to the federal government alone. Examples in the study guide are printing money, creating an army, declaring war and making treaties with other countries. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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Respuesta: Wyoming

Seats in the House follow population. Wyoming, the state with the fewest people, has a single voting member.

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Respuesta: A proposal for a new law

When members of Congress want a new law, they write a bill. It becomes law only after both parts of Congress pass it and the President signs it.

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Respuestas aceptadas: Provide schooling and education; Provide protection (police); Provide safety (fire departments); Give a driver’s license; Approve zoning and land use

Powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government belong to the states or the people. The study guide's examples are schooling, police protection and fire departments. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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Respuestas aceptadas: (The basic) rights of Americans; (The basic) rights of people living in the United States

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, added in 1791. It lists some of the basic rights of people living in the United States, such as freedom of speech and religion. (Study guide, chapter 1.)

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