美国公民入籍试题.pdf

A:A:A:A: PrinciplesPrinciplesPrinciplesPrinciples ofofofof AmericanAmericanAmericanAmerican DemocracyDemocracyDemocracyDemocracy ( ( ( (美國民主原則美國民主原則) ) ) )1What is the supreme law of the land?問：何為美國最高法律？oA: the Constitution答：憲法2What does the Constitution do? 問：憲法的作用是什麼？osets up the government答：建立政府體系odefines the government答：設立政府規範oprotects basic rights of Americans答：保障人民各項基本權利3The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.What are these words? 問：憲法的前三個字說明人民自治的概念，這三字是什麼？ 答：宣告美國脫離英國而獨立oWe the People答：我們人民4What is an amendment?問：什麼叫修正案？oa change (to the Constitution) 答： （憲法的）修正條款oan addition (to the Constitution) 答： （憲法的）增補條款5What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution 問: 現行憲法的前10項修正案被稱作什麼？othe Bill of Rights答：人權法案6What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?* 問：舉出憲法第一修正案中的任何一項自由或權利。

ospeech 答：言論自由oreligion答：宗教自由oassembly 答：集會結社自由opress 答：出版自由opetition the government 答：人民有向政府請願自由7How many amendments does the Constitution have問：目前憲法有多少修正案？otwenty-seven (27) 答：27項修正案8What did the Declaration of Independence do? 問： 「獨立宣言」的作用為何？oannounced our independence (from Great Britain)答：宣布美國脫離英國獨立odeclared our independence (from Great Britain)答：宣告美國脫離英國而獨立osaid that the United States is free (from Great Britain)答：說明美國脫離英國而獨立9What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?問：說出「獨立宣言」中的兩項權利olife 答：生命的權利oliberty 答：自由的權利opursuit of happiness 答：追求幸福的權利10 What is freedom of religion?問：什麼是宗教自由？oYou can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. 答：你可以信仰任何宗教，也可以什麼宗教都不信。

11 What is the economic system in the United States?* 問：美國是什麼樣的經濟制度？ocapitalist economy答：資本主義經濟omarket economy答：市場經濟12 What is the “rule of law“?問：法治是什麼意思？oEveryone must follow the law答：每個人都得遵守法律oLeaders must obey the law. 答：領袖也必須遵守法律oGovernment must obey the law. 答：政府也得遵守法律oNo one is above the law. 答：沒有任何人能超越法律B:B:B:B: SystemSystemSystemSystem ofofofof GovernmentGovernmentGovernmentGovernment ( ( ( (政府體制政府體制) ) ) )13 Name one branch or part of the government.* 問：說出政府三大體制中的任何一部分oCongress 答：國會oLegislative 答：立法oPresident 答：總統oExecutive 答：行政oThe courts 答：法院oJudicial 答：司法14 What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful問：有何方式可防止政府變得權力大太？ochecks and balances 答：制衡oseparation of powers 答：權力分立15 Who is in charge of the executive branch? 問：行政部門由誰負責？othe President答：總統16 Who makes federal laws?問：誰負責制定聯邦法律？oCongress 答：國會oSenate and House (of Representatives) 答：參院及眾院o(U.S. or national) legislature 答：(美國或國家)立法機構17 What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?* 問：美國國會由那兩部分組成？othe Senate and House (of Representatives)答：參院及眾院18 How many U.S. Senators are there?問：聯邦參院有多少位參議員？oone hundred (100)答：100位19 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?問：我們多久選一次聯邦參議員？osix (6) 答：每六年20 Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?* 問：說出你的州的兩位聯邦參議員中的任何一個名字。

oAnswers will vary.[District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories shouldanswer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S.Senators.]答：答案各州不同, 見附頁住在華府哥倫比亞特區或美國屬地的居民應試者，當地沒有聯邦參議員)21 The House of Representatives has how many voting members?問：眾院能有投票權的眾議員有多少位？ofour hundred thirty-five (435) 答：435位22 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?問：我們多久選一次聯邦國會眾議員？otwo (2)答：每兩年23 Name your U.S. Representative.問：說出你選區所在的眾議員的名字oAnswers will vary.[Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or ResidentCommissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner.Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting)Representatives in Congress.]答： 答案每個選區會不同 – 如果你不知道你的選區眾議員的名字, 可以詢問當地市政府. 或是上政府官方網頁: www.house.gov ,在左上方“Find YourRepresentative“的地方輸入你的 zip code, 可以查到你所在選區的眾議員名字.（住在當地國會代表沒有投票權的美國屬地的應試者，可以說明當地代表或是議員的姓名，或是可以說明自己選區沒有眾議員。

）24 Who does a U.S. Senator represent?問：聯邦參議員代表何人？oall people of the state 答：參議員代表所在州的所有民眾25 Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 問：為何有些州國會眾議員的人數比其他州多？o(because of) the state's population答：由那個州的人口多少而決定o(because) they have more people問：因為那個州有更多的人口o(because) some states have more people問：因為有些州的人口比其他州的多26 We elect a President for how many years?問：我們每幾年選一次總統？ofour (4) 答：每四年一次27 In what month do we vote for President?*問：我們在那一個月選總統？oNovember答：11月28 What is the name of the President of the United States now?*問：目前美國總統的名字是什麼？oBarack Obama答：伯若阿克.歐巴馬oObama 答：歐巴馬29 What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 問：現任副總統是誰？oJoe Biden答： 周.拜登oBiden答： 周.拜登30 If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?問：如果總統不能視事，誰會變成總統？othe Vice President 答：副總統31 If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, whobecomes President?問：如果總統、副總統都不能視事，由誰來作總統？othe Speaker of the House 答：眾院議長32 Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 問：誰是三軍統帥？othe President答：總統33 Who signs bills to become laws?問：國會通過的法案由誰簽署生效變成法律？othe President 答：總統34 Who vetoes bills?問：誰能否決國會通過的法案？othe President答：總統35 What does the President's Cabinet do?問：總統的內閣做什麼事？oadvises the President 答：他們對總統提出建議36 What are two Cabinet-level positions?問：任舉兩個內閣的部長職位。