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U.S. Citizenship Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land ?

a)

The president above the law

b)

Citizens can break the law and not be punished

c)

The Constitution

d)

Police officers can do whatever they want

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

Sets up the government, defines the government, and doesn't protect the basic rights of Americans

b)

Allows citizens can break the law

c)

Allows all higher power to break the law

d)

Sets up the government, defines the government, and protects the basic rights of Americans

3.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

a)

Hello American citizens ....

b)

I have a dream...

c)

We the people...

d)

We the government...

4.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

Congress

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Preamble

d)

The President's words

5.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change or addition to the highway's speed limit

b)

A change or addition to the White House

c)

A change or addition to the President's outfit

d)

A change or addition to the Constitution

6.

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

freedom to do whatever you want

c)

the right to vote at age 10

d)

the right to kill the president

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

13

b)

27

c)

52

d)

24

8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Declared (announced) our independence from Great Britain

b)

Declared (announced) our independence from Spain

9.

What are 2 rights in the Decoration of Independence?

a)

Life and liberty

b)

Happiness and violence

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

Free Exercise Clause- allows citizens to believe and practice any religion of their choosing

Establishment Clause- Prevents the government from establishing a national religion

b)

One may not practice any religion of their choosing

c)

All citizens must follow the same relgion

11.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Capitalist

12.

What is the “rule of law”?

a)

Everyone can break the law - they are all above it

b)

Everyone must follow and obey the law- No one is above it

13.

Name one branch of government (There are 2 correct answers)

a)

Legislative

b)

Democrat

c)

Republican

d)

Executive

14.

What stops one branch of government fro, becoming too powerful (There are 2 correct answers)?

a)

checks and balances

b)

the house of representatives

c)

separation of power

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

The President

b)

Congress

16.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

The House of Representatives

b)

The President

c)

Congress

17.

What are the two parts of the U.S Congress?

a)

President and Vice President

b)

House of representatives and senate

18.

How many United States Senators are there?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

150

d)

200

19.

We elect a United States Senator for how many years?

a)

2 years

b)

6 years

c)

4 years

d)

8 years

20.

Name your states 2 U.S Senators

a)

Bryan steil, Mike Pence

b)

Tammy Baldwin, Ron Johnson

21.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

435

b)

445

22.

WE elect a U.S Representative for how many years?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

23.

Name your U.S Representative

a)

Bryan Steil

b)

Nancy Pelosi

24.

Who does a U.S Senator represent?

a)

All the people of the state

b)

One certain group of each state

25.

Why do some states have more representatives than other states?

a)

It’s based on how many houses there are

b)

It’s based on population

26.

We elect a President for how many years?

a)

4 years

b)

8 years

c)

2 years

27.

In what month do we vote for president?

a)

April

b)

November

c)

January

28.

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Donald Duck

c)

Barack Obama

29.

What is the name of the current Vice President of the United States?

a)

Mr. Obama

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Melania Trump

30.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

No one

b)

Vice president

c)

New election

31.

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

The speaker of the house

b)

Last president

32.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

The president

33.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

President

b)

House of representatives

34.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

Vice president

b)

President

35.

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

a)

Advise the President

b)

Go over laws

36.

What are two Cabinet level positions?

a)

Secretary of Homeland Security

b)

Secretary of Money

c)

Secretary of Education

37.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

Interpret

b)

Review

c)

Make laws

d)

Explain laws

38.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Executive Court

39.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

40.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

John G. Roberts Jr.

b)

John J. Jay

41.

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

a)

Declare War

b)

Do whatever they want

c)

Rule another country

42.

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

a)

Start their own country

b)

Declare War

c)

Fire Departments

43.

Who is the Governor of your state?

a)

John Antaramian

b)

Tony Evers

c)

Nancy Pelosi

44.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

Milwaukee

b)

Madison

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Chicago

45.

What are the two major political powers in the United States? (There are 2 correct answers)

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Independent

46.

What is the political party of the President in office now?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

47.

What is the political party of the President in office now?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Mike Pence

48.

There are 4 amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Name one of them

a)

#26

b)

#58

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens (There are 2 answers)?

a)

vote

b)

serve on a jury

c)

They have to move states when told to by government

50.

What are 2 rights only for United States Citizens?

a)

vote

b)

The ability to run for office

c)

To rule over the President

51.

What are 2 rights of everyone living in the United States?

a)

Freedom of Expression

b)

Freedom to go on a high speed chase

c)

Freedom is assembly

52.

What do we Americans show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance

a)

The president

b)

The flag

c)

Veterans

53.

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

a)

To not be loyal to the United States

b)

Obey the laws of the United Sates

54.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?

a)

21

b)

18

55.

What are 2 ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

a)

By voting or joining a political party

b)

By not voting or joining a political party

56.

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

a)

April 10th

b)

April 15th

57.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

26

b)

18

58.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a)

To have freedom of religion

b)

To visit for fun

59.

Who lived in the United States (America) before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Indians

60.

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

a)

Australians

b)

Africans

61.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

They declared war for no apparent reason

b)

“No Taxation Without Representation” and no self government

62.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

63.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4 1876

b)

July 4 1776

c)

July 4 1778

64.

There were 13 original states. Name 3

a)

Kentucky, New Mexico , and Texas

b)

New York, New Jersey , and Maryland

65.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The U.S. Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers

b)

George Washington was elected President

66.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1738

b)

1787

c)

1748

67.

One of the writers of the federalist papers

a)

John Lan

b)

John Jaymes

c)

John Jay

68.

Who is the founder of our country?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

George Washington

69.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

U.S. Diplomat

b)

He wrote mystery novels

70.

Who was the first President?

a)

George Washington

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Thomas Jefferson

71.

What territory did the united states buy from France in 1803?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Louisiana

c)

South Carolina

72.

One war fought by the United States in the 1800s

a)

World War 2

b)

War of 1812

73.

Name the U.S war between the North and South

a)

The war of 1812

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The civil war

74.

One problem that led to the Civil War

a)

Slavery

b)

Spain

75.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

Led the United Sates in the Korean War

b)

Led the United Sates In World War 1

c)

Led the United Sates in the Civil War

76.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed slaves from the South

b)

Allowed people to have no taxes

c)

Freed slaves in the North

77.

What did Susan B .Anthony do?

a)

Fought for women's rights

b)

Fought for the right to get an education

78.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s

a)

Korean War

b)

World War 3

79.

Who was president during World War 1?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Woodrow Wilson

80.

Who was president during the Great depression and World War 2?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John F. Kennedy

81.

Who did the United States fight in World War 2?

a)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

b)

Japan, France , and Mexico

c)

Italy, Russia , and China

82.

Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

83.

During the cold war, what was the main concern of the United States?

a)

To become communist

b)

To spread communism

c)

To protect and contain the spread of communism

84.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

Civil Way Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Civil Time Commandment

85.

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

a)

Fought for Civil Rights

b)

Promote a suit company

86.

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

a)

Terrorist attacks in the United States

b)

The President declared war on Europe

87.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

a)

Lachenahx

b)

Sioux

88.

Name 1 of the longest rivers in the United States

a)

Wisconsin River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Missouri River

89.

What Ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Arctic ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

90.

What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

91.

What body of water borders the United States to the South?

a)

The Great lakes

b)

The Caribbean sea

c)

Gulf of mexico

d)

The Mediterranean sea

92.

Name one U.S Territory

a)

Guam

b)

Spain

c)

Australia

93.

Name one state that borders Canada

a)

Texas

b)

Ohio

c)

New Mexico

94.

Name one state that borders Mexico

a)

Arizona

b)

Louisiana

c)

Florida

95.

What is the Capital of the United States?

a)

Washington D.C

b)

Madison

96.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Washington D.C

b)

New York (Liberty Island)

97.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

The 13 colonies

b)

To represent the 13 first Presidents

98.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

That's the number they decided

b)

50 states (1 for each state)

99.

What is the name of the National Anthem?

a)

Pledge of allegiance

b)

Star Spangled Banner

100.

When do we celebrate independence day?

a)

January 1st

b)

December 25th

c)

July 4th

d)

July 25th