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WorksheetsU.S. Citizenship Test
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The Declaration of Independence
2.
What does the Constitution do?
a)
Limits the power of the King
b)
Declares Independence from England
c)
Defines/sets up the government
d)
Sets up Constitutional Monarchy
3.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
a)
"In order to form"
b)
"The Unanimous Declaration"
c)
"We hold these"
d)
"We the people"
4.
What is an amendment?
a)
An addition/ change to the Constitution
b)
A new law
c)
A new presidents term
d)
A phase in the legislative process
5.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Declaration
b)
The Constituion
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Mayflower Compact
6.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
a)
Right to a lawyer
b)
Freedom of the press
c)
No cruel punishment
d)
Search warrant needed
7.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
10
b)
14
c)
50
d)
27
8.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
Made peace with England
b)
Established a Constitution
c)
Separated from England
d)
Set up a religious Monarchy
9.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence
a)
Life & Happiness
b)
Happiness & property
c)
Peace & War
d)
Property & Life
10.
What is freedom of Religion?
a)
The right to choose from selected religions
b)
Practicing a state mandated religion
c)
The right to not practice a religion if you choose
d)
Passing laws based on your religion
11.
What is the economic system in the United States?
a)
Capitalist Economy
b)
Demand Economy
c)
Command Economy
d)
Traditional Economy
12.
What is the “rule of law”?
a)
The Government decides who follows the law
b)
The people can choose the laws to follow
c)
Everyone must follow the law
d)
People who agree with the government must follow the law
13.
Name one branch of the government.
a)
House of Representatives
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
Federal
d)
Executive
14.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Individual Rights
d)
Republicanism
15.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
The House of Representatives
16.
Who makes federal laws?
a)
The President
b)
Congress
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
States
17.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
House of Representatives & Senate
b)
Senate & Congress
c)
Congress & The Supreme Court
d)
House of Representatives & Congress
18.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
50
b)
435
c)
100
d)
14
19.
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
20.
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
a)
Tammy Baldwin
b)
Chuck Schumer
c)
Thomas Carper
d)
John Cornyn
21.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
50
d)
250
22.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
23.
Name your U.S. Representative.
a)
John Culberson
b)
Dan Crenshaw
c)
Ted Poe
d)
Pete Olson
24.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
Their country
b)
Their state
c)
Their city
d)
Their town
25.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
a)
They don't every state is equal.
b)
Because of land size
c)
Because of importance
d)
Because of population
26.
We elect a President for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
27.
In what month do we vote for President?
a)
January
b)
June
c)
August
d)
November
28.
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
a)
Barrack Obama
b)
Joseph Biden
c)
Donald Trump
d)
Elizabeth Warren
29.
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
a)
Mike Pence
b)
Kamala Harris
c)
Al Gore
d)
Dick Cheney
30.
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
Minority Leader
d)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
31.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
Majority Leader
b)
Minority Leader
c)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d)
Speaker of the House
32.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
a)
The General
b)
The President
c)
The Speaker of the House
d)
The Vice President
33.
Who signs bills to become laws?
a)
The Vice President
b)
The President
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Speaker of the House
34.
Who vetoes bills?
a)
The President
b)
The State Legislatures
c)
The House of Representatives
d)
The Supreme Court
35.
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
a)
Help clean the White House
b)
Negotiate with other countries
c)
Advise the President
d)
Keep Congress in line
36.
Which of the following is NOT a cabinet position?
a)
Secretary of the Interior
b)
Secretary of War
c)
Vice President
d)
Secretary of Energy
37.
What does the judicial branch do?
a)
Create Laws
b)
Review Laws
c)
Enforce Laws
38.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
Appellate Court
b)
District Courts
c)
Article 1 Courts
d)
Supreme Court
39.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
40.
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
a)
Ruth Ginsburg
b)
John Roberts
c)
Neil Gorsuch
d)
John Marshall
41.
Which of the following is NOT a power of the Federal Government?
a)
Education
b)
Declare War
c)
Print Money
d)
Make Treaties
42.
Which of the following is NOT a power of the State Governments?
a)
Make marriage laws
b)
Provide local defense (police)
c)
To create an army
d)
Regulate driving rules
43.
Who is the Governor of your state now?
a)
Rick Perry
b)
Wendy Davis
c)
Greg Abbott
d)
Ted Cruz
44.
What is the capital of your state?
a)
Houston
b)
Austin
c)
Dallas
d)
San Antonio
45.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
a)
Federalists & Republicans
b)
Democrats & Whigs
c)
Republicans & Democrats
d)
Tea & Green
46.
What is the political party of the President now?
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
47.
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
a)
Chuck Schumer
b)
Nancy Pelosi
c)
Elizabeth Warren
d)
Mike Pence
48.
Which amendment does NOT have to do with voting rights?
a)
15
b)
19
c)
22
d)
26
49.
What is one responsibility/ duty that is only for United States citizens?
a)
Serving on a Jury
b)
Getting an Education
c)
Ensuring life, liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Serving as a witness
50.
Name one right only for United States citizens.
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
Search warrents needed for private property
c)
Voting in elections
d)
No cruel and unusual punishment
51.
Which of the following is NOT a right that everyone living in the U.S. has?
a)
Right to protest
b)
Right to bear arms
c)
Right to freedom of religion
d)
Right to hold political office
52.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
The President
b)
Our State
c)
The United States
d)
Our Military
53.
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
a)
To be loyal to your old country
b)
To run for political office
c)
To serve in the military
d)
To obey and defend the U.S.
54.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
18
d)
21
55.
What are NOT ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
a)
Voting in elections
b)
Dodging the draft
c)
Calling your Representative
d)
Running for office
56.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
a)
November 9
b)
January 23
c)
August 18
d)
April 15
57.
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
a)
14
b)
16
c)
18
d)
21
58.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
a)
Religious Freedom
b)
English Expansion
c)
Silver Mining
d)
Refugees from the war with France
59.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
Spanish
b)
Native Americans
c)
Aboriginals
d)
Polynesians
60.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
a)
Moors
b)
Armenians
c)
Africans
d)
Kurds
61.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
a)
Because of Religious Persecution
b)
Because of Britain's alliance with France
c)
Because of Britain's expansion into Canada
d)
Because of Taxation without Representation
62.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Thomas Jefferson
63.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
January 1, 1774
b)
July 4, 1787
c)
July 4, 1776
d)
June 18, 1786
64.
There were 13 original states. Which was NOT one of them.
a)
Maryland
b)
New York
c)
Florida
d)
North Carolina
65.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
The Constitution was written
b)
America declared independence from England
c)
The Bill of Rights was created
d)
The Magna Carta went into effect
66.
When was the Constitution written?
a)
1776
b)
1607
c)
1787
d)
1803
67.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
a)
U.S. Diplomat to England
b)
Publisher and writer
c)
Youngest member of the Constiutional Convention
d)
General during the Revolution
68.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
a)
George Mason
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
69.
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
King George III
d)
Christopher Columbus
70.
Who was the first President?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
71.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Texas
d)
Louisiana
72.
Which war was NOT fought in the 1800s?
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
Korean War
c)
Civil War
d)
Spanish-American War
73.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
a)
The Secession Crisis
b)
The War of 1812
c)
The Mexican-American War
d)
The Civil War
74.
Which of the following was NOT a problem that led to the Civil War
a)
U.S. Expansionism
b)
Slavery
c)
States Rights
d)
Economic Differences
75.
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
a)
Led the Confederacy during the Civil War
b)
Preserved the Union
c)
Established the Monroe Doctrine
d)
Signed a non-aggression pact with France
76.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed children from unfair labor requirements
b)
Freed slaves in the Confederacy
c)
Ended slavery in the entire U.S.
d)
Allowed women to vote
77.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
a)
Fought for women's rights
b)
Advised President Lincoln
c)
Help cure Polio
d)
Fought for the end of child labor
78.
Which war was NOT fought by the United States in the 1900s?
a)
Gulf War
b)
World War One
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Spanish-American War
79.
Who was President during World War I?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
d)
Harry Truman
80.
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Richard Nixon
81.
Who did the United States NOT fight in World War II?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Japan
82.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Vietnam War
83.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
a)
The Nazi Party
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The national debt
d)
The rise of Communism
84.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
a)
Women's Suffrage Movement
b)
The Civil Rights Movement
c)
The Child Labor Movement
d)
The Free Soil Movement
85.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
a)
Ended Apartheid
b)
Ended slavery
c)
Fought for an end to the wage gap
d)
Fought for Civil Rights
86.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
a)
The Soviet Union fell
b)
Terrorists attacked the World Trade Centers
c)
The Gulf war was started
d)
President Bush came to office
87.
Which of the following is NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States.
a)
Seminole
b)
Hopi
c)
Tongan
d)
Choctaw
88.
Name the longest river in the United States.
a)
Missouri
b)
Ohio
c)
Colorado
d)
Mississippi
89.
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Southern
90.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Southern
91.
Which if the following is NOT a U.S. territory.
a)
Guam
b)
Polynesia
c)
Northern Mariana Islands
d)
Puerto Rico
92.
Which of the following is NOT a state that borders Canada?
a)
Ohio
b)
Washington
c)
Illinois
d)
New Hampshire
93.
Which of the following is NOT a state that borders Mexico.
a)
Texas
b)
Arizona
c)
Louisiana
d)
California
94.
What is the capital of the United States?
a)
Austin
b)
Philadelphia
c)
New York
d)
Washington D.C.
95.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a)
New York City
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington D.C.
d)
Maryland
96.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
To represent the blood of our fallen soldiers
b)
To represent the original 13 amendment
c)
To represent the 13 original colonies
d)
To represent the first 13 Presidents
97.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
a)
To represent each state
b)
To represent each President
c)
To represent each law
d)
To represent each military victory
98.
What is the name of the national anthem?
a)
America the Beautiful
b)
This Land is My Land
c)
The Star Spangled Banner
d)
Yankee Doodle
99.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
a)
November 25
b)
July 4
c)
February 16
d)
June 2
100.
Which of the following is NOT a national U.S. holidays.
a)
Labor Day
b)
Earth Day
c)
Veterans Days
d)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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