Citizenship Quiz

What is a citizen? Write it in your own words.

• member in a club

• member of a family

• member of a sports team

• member of a city, state, country

In the very beginning of the United States, only these people could vote:

• rich white men

• free black men

• women

• Native Americans

What is it called when someone has citizenship in two countries?

• multiple citizenship

• dual citizenship

• double citizenship

• various citizenshp

True or Not True: If you are born in Florida, you are a citizen of the United States.

• True! Anyone born in any of the 50 states is automatically a citizen

• Not True! You have to also take and pass a test to become a citizen, no matter where you live.

You can become a U.S. citizen even if you are not born in the United States

• yes

• no

In what month do we vote for president

• January

• October

• February

• November

Which state borders Mexico?

• California

• Florida

• Alabama

• Arkansas

Name of one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

• Mississippi River

• Rio Grande River

• Ohio River

• Colorado River

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed slaves in Southern states

• Gave women the right to vote

• Ended World War 1

• Gave independence from Britain

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• U.S. diplomat

• third president

• invented the airplane

• member of congress