Citizenship Mentoring Group

Citizenship Mentoring Group

Citizenship

 What do you know about the constitution| 

Citizenship Mentoring Overview

Citizenship Mentoring is non-partisan and aims to assist eligible permanent residents prepare for US Citizenship. Citizens participate in the democratic process by exercising their right to vote; only citizens can vote in federal, New York State, and local elections. The League of Women Voters believes in promoting the democratic process. PDF icon Read More...
 
Citizenship Mentoring does not have outside sources of income; these classes are solely funded by the Schenectady County LWV. Thanks to the Schenectady County Public Library system, we were able to obtain the use of a room at the Bornt Library, 948 State Street. This location is easily accessible for anyone interested in taking advantage of our classes which will focus on helping eligible residents prepare for the naturalization interview and test.
 

If you are interested in learning more about citizenship through naturalization, there are ample resources and information on the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website:. There is even a sample USCIS Naturalization and Test Video which explains the process.

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What Do You Know About Your Constitution?

 

Immigrants who want to become citizens must answer civics questions as part of the naturalization test. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask the applicant up to 10 of the 100 civics questions. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test. Below is a sample of the civics questions that relate to the Constitution.

  1. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.  What are these words?
  2. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  3. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
  4. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  5. How many U.S. Senators are there?
  6. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
  7. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
  8. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
  9. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 
  10. What is the highest court in the United States?
  11. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
  12. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
 

Answers to U.S. Constitution Quiz

  1. We the People
  2. The Bill of Rights
  3. Twenty-seven (27)
  4. The Senate and House (of Representatives)
  5. One hundred (100)
  6. Six (6)
  7. Four hundred thirty-five (435)
  8. Two (2)
  9. Based on the state’s population
  10. The Supreme Court
  11. Choices listed: ▪ to print money ▪ to declare war ▪ to create an army ▪ to make treaties
  12. Choices listed: ▪ provide schooling and education ▪ provide protection (police) ▪ provide safety (fire departments) ▪ give a driver’s license ▪ approve zoning and land use

Want to learn more about the Citizenship Test?  The 100 Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test and suggested correct answers can be found at:  https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.pdf 

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