U.S. Citizenship Test Questions & Answers

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of the land? Constitution do?

What is the supreme law What does the
1 Q U E S TI ON 2 Q UES TIO N
ANSWER 1 AN S W E R 2
the Constitution • sets up the government

• defines the government
• protects basic rights
of Americans
• an addition (to the Constitution)
• a change (to the Constitution) We the People
4 AN S W E R 3 ANSWER
Q UES TIO N 4 Q U E S TI ON 3
What is an amendment? The idea of self-government
is in the first three words of
the Constitution. What are
these words?
• petition the government
• press
• assembly
• religion
• speech the Bill of Rights
What is one right or What do we call the first
freedom from the ten amendments to the
First Amendment?* Constitution?
have?
does the Constitution of Independence do?
How many amendments What did the Declaration
twenty-seven (27) • announced our independence

(from Great Britain)
• declared our independence
• said that the United States is free
Independence?
in the Declaration of of religion?
What are two rights What is freedom
• life You can practice any

• liberty religion, or not practice
• pursuit of happiness a religion.
United States?*
system in the
What is the economic What is the “rule of law”?
• capitalist economy • Everyone must follow the law.

• market economy • Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.
• judicial
• the courts
• executive
• President
• separation of powers • legislative
• checks and balances • Congress
What stops one branch of Name one branch or
government from becoming part of the government.*
too powerful?
executive branch?
Who is in charge of the Who makes federal laws?
the President • Congress

• Senate and House
(of Representatives)
• (U.S. or national) legislature
(of Representatives)
one hundred (100) the Senate and House
How many U.S. Senators What are the two parts of
are there? the U.S. Congress?*
for how many years? U.S. Senators now?*

We elect a U.S. Senator Who is one of your state’s
six (6) Answers will vary.

[District of Columbia residents and
residents of U.S. territories should
answer that D.C. (or the territory where
the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
(435)
two (2) four hundred thirty-five
We elect a U.S. The House of
Representative for Representatives
how many years? has how many
voting members?
Representative. represent?
Name your U.S. Who does a U.S. Senator
Answers will vary. all people of the state

[Residents of territories with nonvoting
Delegates or Resident Commissioners
may provide the name of that Delegate
or Commissioner. Also acceptable is
any statement that the territory has no
(voting) Representatives in Congress.]
other states?
more Representatives than how many years?
Why do some states have We elect a President for
• (because of) the state’s four (4)

population
• (because) they have more
people
• (because) some states
have more people
States.
the President of the United
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What is the name of the In what month do we vote
President of the United for President?*
States now?*
United States.
of the Vice President of the
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If the President can no What is the name of
longer serve, who becomes the Vice President of
President? the United States now?
the President the Speaker of the House
Who is the Commander If both the President
in Chief of the military? and the Vice President
can no longer serve,
who becomes President?
the President the President
Who vetoes bills? Who signs bills to
become laws?
Cabinet do? positions?

What does the President’s What are two Cabinet-level
advises the President • Secretary of Agriculture

• Secretary of Commerce
• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of Education
• Secretary of Energy
• Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Secretary of Homeland Security
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Secretary of the Interior
• Secretary of Labor
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of the Treasury
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Attorney General
• Vice President
branch do? in the United States?

What does the judicial What is the highest court
• reviews laws the Supreme Court

• explains laws
• resolves disputes
(disagreements)
• decides if a law goes
against the Constitution
on the Supreme Court? of the United States now?

How many justices are Who is the Chief Justice
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of justices on the Supreme of the Chief Justice of the
Court. United States.
the federal government?

What is one power of power of the states?
the federal government. the states. What is one
some powers belong to some powers belong to
Under our Constitution, Under our Constitution,
• to print money • provide schooling and education

• to declare war • provide protection (police)
• provide safety
• to create an army (fire departments)
• to make treaties • give a driver’s license
• approve zoning and land use
of your state now? of your state?*

Who is the Governor What is the capital
Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

[District of Columbia residents [District of Columbia residents
should answer that D.C. does should answer that D.C. is not a
not have a Governor.] state and does not have a capital.
Residents of U.S. territories should
name the capital of the territory.]
party of the President.
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What is the political party of What are the two major
the President now? political parties in the
United States?*
of them.
Representatives now? who can vote. Describe one
Speaker of the House of to the Constitution about
What is the name of the There are four amendments
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(can vote).
testupdates for the name of • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax)
the Speaker of the House of to vote.
Representatives. • Any citizen can vote. (Women
and men can vote).
• A male citizen of any race (can vote).
• run for federal office • vote in a federal election
• vote in a federal election • serve on a jury
Name one right only for What is one responsibility
United States citizens. that is only for United States
citizens?*
United States? of Allegiance?

everyone living in the to when we say the Pledge
What are two rights of What do we show loyalty
• freedom of expression • the United States

• freedom of speech
• freedom of assembly
• the flag
• freedom to petition the government
• freedom of religion
• the right to bear arms
United States citizen?

make when you become a be to vote for President?*
What is one promise you How old do citizens have to
• give up loyalty to other countries

• defend the Constitution and laws of the United States eighteen (18) and older
• 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
in their democracy? tax forms?*

Americans can participate can send in federal income
What are two ways that When is the last day you
• vote
• join a political party
April 15
• help with a campaign
• join a civic group
• join a community group
• give an elected official your opinion on an issue
• call Senators and Representatives
• publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
• run for office
• write to a newspaper
for the Selective Service? colonists came to America?

When must all men register What is one reason
• at age eighteen (18) • freedom

• between eighteen (18) • political liberty
and twenty-six (26) • religious freedom
• economic opportunity
• practice their religion
• escape persecution
• people from Africa • Native Americans
• Africans • American Indians
What group of people was Who lived in America before
taken to America and sold the Europeans arrived?
as slaves?
fight the British? of Independence?

Why did the colonists Who wrote the Declaration
• because of high taxes (Thomas) Jefferson

(taxation without representation)
• because the British army
stayed in their houses
(boarding, quartering)
• because they didn’t have
self-government
of Independence adopted? states. Name three.

When was the Declaration There were 13 original
July 4, 1776 • New Hampshire

• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
the Constitution.
• The Founding Fathers wrote
1787 • The Constitution was written.
When was the Constitution What happened at the
written? Constitutional Convention?
Name one of the writers.

of the U.S. Constitution.
supported the passage Franklin is famous for?
The Federalist Papers What is one thing Benjamin
• (James) Madison • U.S. diplomat

• oldest member of the
• (Alexander) Hamilton Constitutional Convention
• (John) Jay • first Postmaster General of
• Publius the United States
• writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
• started the first free libraries
(George) Washington (George) Washington
Who was the first Who is the “Father of
President?* Our Country”?
• Spanish-American War
• Civil War
• Mexican-American War • Louisiana
• War of 1812 • the Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought What territory did the
by the United States in United States buy from
the 1800s. France in 1803?
• states’ rights the States
• economic reasons • the War between
• slavery • the Civil War
Name one problem Name the U.S. war between
that led to the Civil War. the North and the South.
did?*
thing that Abraham Lincoln Proclamation do?
What was one important What did the Emancipation
• freed the slaves • freed the slaves

(Emancipation Proclamation) • freed slaves in the Confederacy
• saved (or preserved) the Union • freed slaves in the Confederate
• led the United States during states
the Civil War • freed slaves in most Southern
states
do? United States in the 1900s.*

What did Susan B. Anthony Name one war fought by the
• fought for women’s rights • World War I

• fought for civil rights • World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War
(Franklin) Roosevelt (Woodrow) Wilson
Who was President during Who was President during
the Great Depression and World War I?
World War II?
World War II Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Who did the United States
Eisenhower was a general. fight in World War II?
What war was he in?
civil rights (movement) Communism
What movement tried to During the Cold War, what
end racial discrimination? was the main concern of the
United States?
all Americans
United States. • worked for equality for
Terrorists attacked the • fought for civil rights
What major event happened What did Martin Luther King,
on September 11, 2001, in the Jr. do?*
United States?
United States.
tribe in the United States. longest rivers in the
Name one American Indian Name one of the two
Cherokee
Navajo
Seminole
Cheyenne
Hopi
Inuit
• Missouri (River)
Sioux Arawak • Mississippi (River)
Chippewa Shawnee
Choctaw Mohegan
Pueblo Huron
Apache Oneida
Iroquois Lakota
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Atlantic (Ocean) Pacific (Ocean)
What ocean is on the East What ocean is on the West
Coast of the United States? Coast of the United States?
borders Canada.
Name one U.S. territory. Name one state that
• Puerto Rico • Maine

• New Hampshire
• U.S. Virgin Islands

• Vermont
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• American Samoa • Ohio
• Michigan
• Northern Mariana Islands • Minnesota
• North Dakota
• Guam • Montana
• Idaho
• Washington
• Alaska
• Texas
• New Mexico
• Arizona
Washington, D.C. • California
What is the capital of Name one state that borders
the United States?* Mexico.
Liberty?* have 13 stripes?

Where is the Statue of Why does the flag
• New York (Harbor) • because there were 13

• Liberty Island original colonies
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near • because the stripes
New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
represent the original
colonies
stars?* the national anthem?

Why does the flag have 50 What is the name of
• because there is one star The Star-Spangled Banner

for each state
• because each star
represents a state
• because there are 50
states
pendence Day?* U.S. holidays.

When do we celebrate Inde- Name two national
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July 4 • New Year’s Day

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents’ Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving
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of the land? Constitution do?

the Constitution • sets up the government

twenty-seven (27) • announced our independence

• life You can practice any

• capitalist economy • Everyone must follow the law.

the President • Congress

for how many years? U.S. Senators now?*

six (6) Answers will vary.

Answers will vary. all people of the state

• (because of) the state’s four (4)

Cabinet do? positions?

advises the President • Secretary of Agriculture

branch do? in the United States?

• reviews laws the Supreme Court

on the Supreme Court? of the United States now?

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the federal government?

• to print money • provide schooling and education

of your state now? of your state?*

Answers will vary. Answers will vary.

Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/ • Citizens eighteen (18) and older

United States? of Allegiance?

• freedom of expression • the United States

United States citizen?

• give up loyalty to other countries

in their democracy? tax forms?*

for the Selective Service? colonists came to America?

• at age eighteen (18) • freedom

fight the British? of Independence?

• because of high taxes (Thomas) Jefferson

of Independence adopted? states. Name three.

July 4, 1776 • New Hampshire

Name one of the writers.

• (James) Madison • U.S. diplomat

• freed the slaves • freed the slaves

do? United States in the 1900s.*

• fought for women’s rights • World War I

• Puerto Rico • Maine

• U.S. Virgin Islands

Liberty?* have 13 stripes?

• New York (Harbor) • because there were 13

stars?* the national anthem?

• because there is one star The Star-Spangled Banner

pendence Day?* U.S. holidays.

July 4 • New Year’s Day

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