U.S. Citizenship Test 1

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

• Speaker of the House
• The President
• Chief Justice
• Majority Whip

We elect a president for how many years?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 10

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

• Civil War

• Vietnam War

• Spanish-American War

• World War II

Who vetoes bills?

• Congress
• President
• Vice-President
• Senators

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776
• December 7, 1941
• January 1, 1863
• September 17, 1787

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

• Pacific

• Atlantic

• Indian

• Gulf of Mexico

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

• Life, Liberty, Happiness
• Be it resolved
• We the People
• Make no law

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

What is the supreme law of the land?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

• the Emancipation Proclamation

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• gave the United States independence from Great Britain

• ended World War I

• freed slaves in most Southern states

• gave women the right to vote