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Datos y funciĆ³n del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. 61 a 80.
61.What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
That all people are created equal.
62.What is the national anthem of the United States?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
63.Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key.
64.Where does freedom of speech come from?
The Bill of Rights.
65.What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
Eighteen.
66.Who signs bills into law?
The President.
67.What is the highest court in the United States?
The Supreme Court.
68.Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
69.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It freed many slaves.
70.What special group advises the president?
The cabinet.
71. Which president is called the "Father of our country"?
George Washington.
72.What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
Form N-400, Application to File Petition for Naturalization.
73.Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
The Native Americans.
74.What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
The Mayflower.
75. What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?
The 13 Colonies.
76.Name 3 freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
(1.) The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting changes in the government.
(2.) The right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations).
(3.) The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent.
(4.) The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.
(5.) A person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against himself or herself.
(6.) A person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer.
(7.) The right to trial by jury in most cases.
(8.) The people are protected against excessive or unreasonable fines, or cruel and unusual punishment.
(9.) The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.
(10.) Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the state or the people.
77.Who has the power to declare war?
The Congress.
78.What kind of government does the United States have?
Constitutional republic.
79.Which President freed the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln.
80.In what year was the Constitution written?
1787.
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