Assignment 2

Create a Cascading Style Sheets. I thought what I could use do create a example and than I diced to mix my studies for Citizenship with the Style Sheets. If you like history look at the questions and answers I found post on Washington Post web site.


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The U.S. Citizenship Test: Learning, and Earning, Their Stripes

By William Booth
Sunday, November 17 1996; Page C03
Washington Post

Take the Test
INS examiners typically draw a dozen or so questions from this list of 100 when they interview aspiring citizens on America's history and government.

    Questions and Answers number 1 to 25

  1. What are the colors of the flag?
      Red, white and blue
  2. How many stars are there in our flag?
      50
  3. What color are the stars on our flag?
      White
  4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
      One for each state in the Union
  5. How many stripes are there in the flag?
      13
  6. What color are the stripes?
      Red and white
  7. What do the stripes on the flags mean?
      They represent the 13 original states.
  8. Haw many states are in the union (United States)?
      50
  9. What is the 4th of July?
      Independence Day
  10. What is the date of Independence Day?
      July 4th
  11. Independence form whom?
      England
  12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
      England
  13. Who was the first president of the United States?
      George Washington
  14. Who is the president of the United States?
      William "Bill" Jefferson Clinton
  15. Who is the vice president of the United States?
      Al Gore
  16. Who elects the president of the United States?
      The Electoral College
  17. Who becomes president of the United States if the president should die?
      Vice president.
  18. For how long do we elect the president?
      Four years.
  19. What is the Constitution?
      The supreme law of the land.
  20. Can the Constitution be changed?
      Yes.
  21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
      Amendments.
  22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitutions?
      27 (with the Congressional Pay amendment ratified May 7, 1992).
  23. How many branches are there in our government?
      Three.
  24. What are the three branches of our government?
      Legislative, executive and judicial.
  25. What is the legislative branch of our government?
      Congress.

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    Questions and Answers number 26 to 50

  26. Who makes the laws in the United States?
      Congress.
  27. What is Congress?
      The Senate and the House of Representatives.
  28. What are the duties of Congress?
      To make laws.
  29. Who elects Congress?
      The people.
  30. How many senators are there in Congress?
      100.
  31. Can you name the two senators from your states?
      In Maryland: Barbara A. Mikulski (D) and Paul S. Sarbanes (D); in Virginia: John W. Warner (R) and Charles S Robb (D).
  32. For how long do we elect each senator?
      Six years.
  33. How many representatives are there in Congress?
      435.
  34. For how long do we elect the representative?
      Two years.
  35. What is the executive branch of our government?
      The president, Cabinet and departments under the Cabinet members.
  36. What is the judicial branch of our government?
      The Supreme Court.
  37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
      To interpret laws.
  38. What is the supreme law of the United States?
      The Constitution.
  39. What is the Bill of Rights?
      The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
  40. What is the capital of your state?
      Annapolis, MD. ; Richmond, VA.
  41. Who is the current governor of your state?
      In Maryland, Parris N. Glendening (D); in Virginia, George Allen (R).
  42. Who becomes president of the United States if the president and the vice president should die?
      Speaker of the House of representatives.
  43. Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
      William Rehnquist [his correct title is chief justice of the United States.].
  44. Can you name the 13 original states?
      Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island and Maryland.
  45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
      Patrick Henry.
  46. Which countries were our principal allies during World War II?
      United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, France.
  47. What is the 49th state of the Union (United States)?
      Alaska.
  48. How many terms can a president serve?
      Two
  49. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
      A civil rights leader.
  50. Who is the head of your local government?
      The mayor of your city or top executive of your county, depending on where you live.

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