Citizenship Practice Test Part 1

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

• Canadians

• English

• Dutch

• Africans

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

• Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.

• A terrorist attack struck the United States

• Hurrican Katrina struck the United States

• The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, USA

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

• never travel outside the US

• disobey the laws of the US

• give up loyalty to other countries

• not defend the Constitution and laws of the US

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

• American and Blue-Moose

• Democratic and Republican

• Democratic-Republican and Whigs

• Reform and Green

What is an amendment?

• the beginning of the Declaration of Independence

• a change (to the Constitution)

• The Preamble to the Constitution

• an introduction

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

• vote and join a civic group

• give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group

• write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives

• all of these answers

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

• to provide protection (police)

• to declare war

• to provide schooling and education

• to issue driver's licenses

What is one reason colonists came to America?

• for the experience traveling across the ocean

• none of these answers

• to join a civic group

• freedom

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

• Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Navy

• Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of History

• Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor

• Secretary of Weather and Secretary of Energy

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

• create an army

• make treaties

• provide schooling and education

• coin or print money