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WorksheetsU.S. Citizenship Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who vetoes bills?
a)
The Vice President
b)
The President
c)
The President Pro Tempore
d)
The Speaker of the House
2.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
a)
Democratic and Republican
b)
Reform and Green
c)
American and Bull-Moose
d)
Democratic-Republican and Whigs
3.
What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?
a)
Freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws
b)
Freedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countries
c)
Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president
d)
Freedom of speech and freedom of worship
4.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?
a)
35 and older
b)
21 and older
c)
16 and older
d)
18 and older
5.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
a)
The President
b)
The Prime Minister
c)
The Speaker of the House
d)
The Chief Justice
6.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The unalienable rights
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence
7.
What is freedom of religion?
a)
You must choose a religion
b)
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
c)
You can't choose the time you practice your religion
d)
No one can practice a religion
8.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
11
b)
10
c)
9
d)
12
9.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is ONE power of the federal government?
a)
To make treaties
b)
To provide schooling
c)
To provide police departments
d)
To issue driver's licenses
10.
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
a)
Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator
b)
The state legislatures
c)
All people of the state who belong to the Senator's political party
d)
All people of the state
11.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is ONE power of the states?
a)
Make treaties
b)
Coin or print money
c)
Provide schooling and education
d)
Create an army
12.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
a)
Because the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives
b)
Because of the state's location
c)
Because of the state's population
d)
Because of the geographical size of the state
13.
What are the TWO parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
The House of Representatives and the courts
b)
The House of Lords and the House of Commons
c)
The Senate and the courts
d)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
14.
If both of the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
The Secretary of State
b)
The President Pro Tempore
c)
The Secretary of the Treasury
d)
The Speaker of the House
15.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
435
b)
200
c)
100
d)
441
16.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
Because the stripes represent the number of signatures on the U.S. Constitution
b)
Because the stripes represent the original colonies
c)
Because the stripes represent the members of the Second Continental Congress
d)
Because it was considered
17.
In what month do we vote for President?
a)
October
b)
January
c)
February
d)
November
18.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
The Declaration of Independence
19.
Name TWO national U.S. holidays?
a)
April Fool's Day and Labor Day
b)
Valentine's Day and President's Day
c)
Labor Day and Thanksgiving
d)
Citizenship Day and Columbus Day
20.
When must all men register for the Selective Service (military)?
a)
Between 18-26
b)
At any age
c)
At age 16
d)
Men do not have to register
21.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Ended World War I
b)
Gave women the right to vote
c)
Gave the United States Independence from Great Britian
d)
Freed slaves in most Southern states
22.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
a)
8
b)
2
c)
6
d)
4
23.
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
a)
John G. Roberts, Jr.
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Anthony Kennedy
d)
Joe Biden
24.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
435
b)
52
c)
50
d)
100
25.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a)
San Francisco Bay
b)
Long Island
c)
New York Harbor
d)
Boston Harbor
26.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
July 4, 1789
b)
March 4, 1789
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
december 7, 1787
27.
Which state borders Canada?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Florida
c)
California
d)
Michigan
28.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
a)
California
b)
Lousiana
c)
Maine
d)
Alabama
29.
Identify one of the original 13 colonies?
a)
Michigan
b)
Mississippi
c)
Ohio
d)
New York
30.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Licoln
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