Las 100 preguntas de la nueva prueba

El servicio de inmigración estadounidense puso en vigor este 1 de octubre un nuevo examen de ciudadanía, que deberán tomar quienes pidan la naturalización a partir de esta fecha. Quienes enviaron el Formulario N-400 antes, serán examinados con el antiguo modelo Univision Online publica esta versión en idioma inglés por solicitud de nuestros usuarios.

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1. What is the supreme law of the land?
A: The Constitution

2. What does the Constitution do?
A: It sets up the government.
A: It protects basic rights of Americans.

3. What does “We the People” mean in the Constitution?
A: The power of government comes from the people.

4. What do we call changes to the Constitution?
A: Amendments

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
A: The Bill of Rights

6. Name one right or freedom from the First Amendment.
A: Speech
A: Religion
A: Assembly
A: Press
A: Petition the government

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
A: Twenty-seven (27)

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
A: Announce the independence of the United States from Great Britain
A: Say that the U.S. is free from Great Britain

9. Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence.
A: People are born with natural rights.
A: The power of government comes from the people.
A: The people can change their government if it hurts their natural rights.
A: All people are created equal.

10. What does freedom of religion mean?
A: You can practice any religion you want, or not practice at all.

11. What type of economic system does the U.S. have?
A: Capitalist economy
A: Free market
A: Market economy

12. What is the “rule of law”?
A: Everyone must obey the law.
A: Leaders must obey the law.
A: Government must obey the law.

13. Name one branch or part of the government.
A: Congress
A: Legislative
A: President
A: Executive
A: The courts
A: Judicial

14. What would stop one of the branches of government to assume all the control or become extremely powerful?
A: Revisions, permanent monitoring
A: Separations of powers (branches of government).

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
A: The President

16. Who makes federal laws?
A: Congress
A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)
A: The (U.S. or national) legislature

17. What are the two parts of the United States Congress?
A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)

18. How many United States Senators are there?
A: 100

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
A: Six (6)

20. Name your state’s two U.S. Senators.
A: Answers will vary. [For District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories, the answer is that DC (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]