Citizenship Flashcard #2

Front

Which of the following is NOT a promise that you make when you become a United States citizen? To carry a U.S. passport, To give up loyalty to other countries, To defend the Constitution and laws of the U.S., To serve in the military (if necessary)

Back

To carry a U.S. passport

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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

Back

18

Front

Who signs bills to become laws?

Back

President

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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Back

Worked for civil rights and racial equality

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Which of the following is NOT a reason colonists came to America?
To escape slavery, A New Life, Religious freedom, Economic opportunity

Back

To escape slavery

Front

Which of the following was NOT something done by Abraham Lincoln? He extended the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean., He freed the slaves., He preserved the Union., He led the U.S. during the Civil War.

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He extended the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.

Front

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the colonists fought the British?
- Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- Because the British attempted to outlaw slavery
- Because the British army stayed in their houses
- Because they didn’t have self-government

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Because the British attempted to outlaw slavery

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What is an amendment?

Back

A change or addition to the Constitution

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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For how many years is a United States President elected?

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4