A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2

Happy New Year! Happy New US Citizen! Here Is our second citizenship quiz in honor of the Lunar New Year. pdf: A Citizenship Quiz in Honor of the Lunar New Year Part 2 https://goo.gl/qZ84CK Citizenship Resources for Lunar New Year https://goo.gl/lhq7j3   Questions and Answers 1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? (22) two (2) 2. Name your U.S. Representative. (23) Answers will vary. Go to www.house.gov 3. What does the judicial branch do? (37) reviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution 4. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? (47) Paul Ryan 5. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) A male citizen of any race (can vote). 6. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? freedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of religion the right to bear arms 7. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? (53) give up loyalty to other countries defend the Constitution and laws of the United States obey the laws of the United States serve in the U.S. military (if needed) serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) be loyal to the United States 8. What is one reason colonists came to America? (58) freedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution 9. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.* (78) World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War 10. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?* fought for civil rights worked for equality for all Americans Extra credit: Name your city’s mayor. Photo sources: David Wu: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/oregon-congressman-david-wu-to-resign/   Stephanie Murphy: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwyW8xNUUAAoSpp.jpg   Thomas Tang: http://www.law2.arizona.edu/alumni/Newsletters/jun102015_files/c82c16e5-024a-4682-8bf9-73d809673ea4.png   Ted Lieu: http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2016/02/25/103419776-5ED3-SOTS-TedLieu-022516.600x400.jpg   A Chinese American woman voting in New York, 1912. New York Public Library, 733568F https://www.nwhm.org/media/category/exhibits/chinese/voting.jpg   Xiong Yan: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/04/18/world/17sino-yan/17sino-yan-tmagArticle.jpg http://www1.voanews.com/chinese/news/china/XIONG-YAN-64-20100603-95574994.html   Lan Diep http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/san-jose-captain-america-councilman-takes-oath-while-holding-shield/   Bishop Dominic Luong http://www.americamagazine.org/content/all-things/forty-years-after-saigon-interview-bishop-dominic-luong   Maya Lin http://tariqalitv.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ep24-Maya-Lin.png   Wong Chin Foo http://firstchineseamerican.com/images/Figure%2015.jpg   Richard Tran http://i0.wp.com/www.nguoi-viet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/14468165_693661434124690_128378842246779627_o.jpg