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Stuff Every Nation Citizen Scout Should Know

Practice facts for the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge. Not an official Scouting America credential.

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  1. What does the Constitution of the United States do?
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    It sets up the federal government and its powers. The Constitution defines and limits government power and has been in effect since 1789.

  2. What are the three branches of the U.S. federal government?
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    Legislative, executive, and judicial. The federal government is composed of legislative, executive, and judicial branches.

  3. Which branch of Congress makes laws under Article I?
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    The legislative branch. Congress is the legislative branch and is described in Article I of the Constitution.

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  1. What does the Constitution of the United States do?
  2. What are the three branches of the U.S. federal government?
  3. Which branch of Congress makes laws under Article I?
  4. How many voting members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
  5. How many senators does each state have?
  6. How long is a U.S. senator's term?
  7. How long is a member of the House elected for?
  8. What is the minimum age to be elected to the House?
  9. Which chamber must approve many presidential appointments?
  10. Where must bills for raising revenue start?
  11. What can Congress do if the president vetoes a bill?
  12. What is the House's role in impeachment?
  13. Who holds executive power under Article II?
  14. What is the president's role with the armed forces?
  15. What does ratifying a treaty require?
  16. What does the 22nd Amendment limit?
  17. What does the vice president do in the Senate?
  18. Who advises the president and leads 15 executive departments?
  19. Which article of the Constitution explains and applies laws through courts?
  20. How long do federal judges serve under Article III?
  21. Who appoints federal judges?
  22. What can the Supreme Court do with an unconstitutional law?
  23. What are the three levels of federal courts with general jurisdiction?
  24. What are district courts?
  25. What do courts of appeals do?
  26. What does the Tenth Amendment say about powers not given to the federal government?
  27. When did the Constitution take effect?
  28. What did the Declaration of Independence do in July 1776?
  29. What does the Bill of Rights consist of?
  30. What does the motto E Pluribus Unum mean?
  31. What does the Preamble list?
  32. Why divide power among three branches?
  33. What is an example of a check the president has on Congress?
  34. How can citizens be involved in government?
  35. What should you do before trusting a news story online?
  36. What is a good way to learn about national issues?
  37. When writing to your representative, what should you explain?
  38. What is a National Historic Landmark?
  39. What can you learn by touring a state capitol or the U.S. Capitol?
  40. What does Article I, Section 8 let Congress do about money?
  41. What power does Congress have over war?
  42. What does Congress do with patents?
  43. What does the Necessary and Proper Clause let Congress do?
  44. What is a pocket veto?
  45. Who can be impeached and removed from office?
  46. What vote removes an official after an impeachment trial?
  47. What does Congress do through oversight?
  48. What are congressional committees mainly for?
  49. How many standing committees does the House have in the 118th Congress?
  50. What does the president swear to do?
  51. What does the Constitution direct the president to do with laws? 🔒
  52. Who is the president's chief diplomat? 🔒
  53. What does the president's clemency power cover? 🔒
  54. How are electoral votes per state calculated? 🔒
  55. What can the president do on extraordinary occasions? 🔒
  56. What does the vice president preside over when counting electoral votes? 🔒
  57. How many executive departments are in the Cabinet? 🔒
  58. What does the Executive Office of the President include? 🔒
  59. Which is an independent federal agency? 🔒
  60. What did the Judiciary Act of 1789 create? 🔒
  61. What does the Eleventh Amendment limit? 🔒
  62. What does the Supremacy Clause help create between state and federal courts? 🔒
  63. When does the federal fiscal year begin? 🔒
  64. How many civilian employees did the federal government have in FY2023? 🔒
  65. When did the Seventeenth Amendment change Senate elections? 🔒
  66. At what age do U.S. citizens generally gain voting rights? 🔒
  67. What is the only congressional representative for D.C. residents? 🔒
  68. What does the Tenth Amendment mean for states? 🔒
  69. What is the highest elected official of each state called? 🔒
  70. Which state has a unicameral legislature? 🔒
  71. What are Louisiana's county-equivalent subdivisions called? 🔒
  72. What do special-purpose districts do? 🔒
  73. What are American Indian tribes considered under Worcester v. Georgia? 🔒
  74. What does the Constitution require each state to have? 🔒
  75. What does the Constitution say about the power of the federal government? 🔒
  76. When did the Revolutionary War end with the colonies prevailing? 🔒
  77. What is the full name of the republic in the Constitution? 🔒