WorksheetsU.S. Citizenship Test II
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
James Madison
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
What are the two parts of Congress?
a)
The Senate and the House of Representatives
b)
The House of Representatives and the Supreme Court
c)
The House of Lords and the House of Commons
d)
The Senate and the Supreme Court
3.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
American Indians
b)
Floridians
c)
No one
d)
Canadians
4.
Which of the following is a branch of government?
a)
United Nations
b)
Parliament
c)
State government
d)
Legislature
5.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Court of Appeals
c)
District Court
d)
Federal Court
6.
We elect a US Senator for how many years?
a)
10
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
7.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
435
d)
441
8.
We elect a member of the House of Representatives for how many years?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
d)
6
9.
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States:
a)
Ohio River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Colorado River
10.
We elect a President for how many years?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
10
d)
8
11.
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States:
a)
Celts
b)
Cherokee
c)
Zawa Chemi
d)
Slavs
12.
Who was the first President?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
13.
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
a)
Freedom of petition and freedom from traffic laws
b)
Freedom of worship and freedom from taxation
c)
Freedom of speech and freedom of worship
d)
Freedom of speech and freedom to run for President
14.
Name one right that is only for United States citizens:
a)
Freedom of religion
b)
Attend public school
c)
Run for federal office
d)
Freedom of speech
15.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the Constitution. Name one of the writers:
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
16.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Ended World War I
b)
Freed the slaves
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
Gave the US independence from Great Britain
17.
Who vetoes bills?
a)
Vice President
b)
President
c)
Speaker of the House
d)
President Pro Tempore
18.
Who was President during World War I?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Warren Harding
d)
Woodrow Wilson
19.
What power belongs exclusively to the Federal government?
a)
Provide schooling
b)
Provide police departments
c)
Make treaties
d)
Issue driver's licenses
20.
What does the President's Cabinet do?
a)
Commands the armed forces
b)
Makes laws
c)
All of these
d)
Advises the President
21.
Before he was President, Eisenhower served as a general in which war?
a)
Vietnam War
b)
Civil War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
22.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
a)
Because they didn't have self-government
b)
All of the above
c)
Because the British army stayed in their houses
d)
Because of high taxes
23.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are those words?
a)
Congress shall make
b)
We the British
c)
We the Colonists
d)
We the People
24.
What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
a)
Saved (preserved) the Union
b)
Established the United Nations
c)
Declared war on Great Britain
d)
Purchased Alaska
25.
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
a)
Became a senator
b)
Ran for President of the United States
c)
Fought for women's suffrage
d)
Fought for civil rights
26.
When was the Constitution written?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1789
d)
1790
27.
What are two ways Americans participate in their democracy?
a)
Write to a newspaper and call their Representatives
b)
All of these
c)
Give your Senator your opinion and join a civic group
d)
Vote and join a community group
28.
If both the President and the Vice President are unable to serve, who becomes President?
a)
President Pro Tempore
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Treasury
29.
Who is the current President of the United States?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Donald Trump
d)
George Bush
30.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
The President
c)
The People
d)
Freedom of speech
31.
Which of the following powers belongs to the states?
a)
Make treaties
b)
Provide schooling and education
c)
Create an army
d)
Coin and print money
32.
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
a)
Joe Biden
b)
Barack Obama
c)
John Roberts
d)
Anthony Kennedy
33.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
a)
July 4
b)
March 4
c)
June 30
d)
January 1
34.
Name one problem that led to the Civil War?
a)
Slavery
b)
Oil
c)
Sugar
d)
Westward expansion
35.
In what month do we vote for President?
a)
January
b)
February
c)
October
d)
November
36.
What is the name of the National Anthem?
a)
God Bless America
b)
The Star-Spangled Banner
c)
My Country 'Tis of Thee
d)
America the Beautiful
37.
Name the US war between the North and South:
a)
World War I
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Civil War
d)
The War of 1812
38.
Which two holidays are BOTH national US holidays?
a)
Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day
b)
April Fool's Day and Labor Day
c)
Labor Day and Thanksgiving
d)
Citizenship Day and Columbus Day
39.
What is one responsibility that is ONLY for United States citizens?
a)
Obey the law
b)
Pay taxes
c)
Serve on a jury
d)
Be respectful of others
40.
Which state borders Mexico?
a)
Arkansas
b)
Alabama
c)
Florida
d)
California
41.
Which group of three states were originally colonies?
a)
New York, Kentucky, and Georgia
b)
Washington, Oregon, and California
c)
Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
d)
Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida
42.
What is the capital of the United States?
a)
Boston, MA
b)
Washington, DC
c)
New York, NY
d)
Philadelphia, PA
43.
What is an amendment?
a)
The beginning of the Declaration of Independence
b)
The Preamble of the Constitution
c)
An addition (to the Constitution)
d)
An introduction
44.
What pair of rights are BOTH in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Liberty and justice
b)
Life and the pursuit of happiness
c)
Life and the right to own a home
d)
Life and death
45.
Who makes federal laws?
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The President
c)
Congress
d)
The states
46.
What is one reason the colonists came to America?
a)
To join a civic group
b)
None of these
c)
Freedom
d)
To experience traveling across the ocean
47.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
a)
Youngest member of the Constitutional Convention
b)
Third President of the United States
c)
Inventor of the airplane
d)
US diplomat
48.
Which of the following is a US territory?
a)
Cayman Islands
b)
Jamaica
c)
Guam
d)
Haiti
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