Free Printable Citizenship Test

1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Rule of Law

c)

United States Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

Outlines the U.S. government

b)

Gives laws

c)

Tells people what to do

d)

Outlines state governments

3.

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

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

We the Citizens

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

We the People

4.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change to the Constitution

b)

A law

c)

A change to the Declaration

d)

The rule of law

5.

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

a)

the inalienable rights

b)

the Declaration of Independence

c)

the Articles of Confederation

d)

the Bill of Rights

6.

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

Bare arms

b)

Remain silent

c)

Religion

d)

Vote

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

9

d)

100

8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Gives laws

b)

Declared independence

c)

Declared independence from France

d)

Declared independence from Great Britain

9.

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Speech and Religion

b)

Life and Liberty

c)

Bare arms and Speech

d)

Freedom and Liberty

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

b)

You can believe whatever you want

c)

You must choose a religion

d)

No one can practice a religion

11.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

Communism

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

12.

What is the “rule of law”?

a)

Rules that are laws

b)

Citizens have to follow the law

c)

No one is above the law

d)

United States Constitution

13.

Name one branch or part of the government.

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Senator

d)

Representative

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

The states

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Senate

d)

Supreme Court

16.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

President

b)

Supreme Court

c)

D.J. Trump

d)

Congress

17.

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

a)

Senate and the House of Representatives

b)

President and Vice President

c)

Congress and the Supreme Court

d)

Senate and Congress

18.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

2

b)

50

c)

100

d)

435

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)

Donald Trump

b)

Jean Shaheen

c)

Carol Shea Porter

d)

Ann Kuster

21.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

2

b)

50

c)

100

d)

435

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)

Chris Pappas

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Jeannne Shaheen

d)

Maggie Hassan

24.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

The people that voted for them

b)

The people of the United States

c)

The people of their state

d)

The president

25.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

because of the size of the state

b)

because of the state's location

c)

because the state is older

d)

because of the state's 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)

October

b)

November

c)

December

d)

January

28.

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

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George Bush

29.

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

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Joe Biden

c)

John Roberts

d)

Paul Ryan

30.

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

a)

President Pro Tempore

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Vice President

d)

Speaker of the House

31.

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

a)

President Pro Tempore

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Vice President

d)

Speaker of the House

32.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

Secretary of Defence

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

President

d)

Donald Trump

33.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

Senate

b)

President

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Congress

34.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Congress

35.

What does the President’s cabinet do?

a)

Tells the president what to do

b)

Commands the military

c)

Makes laws

d)

Advises the president

36.

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

a)

Senate and House of Representatives

b)

Education and Supreme Court

c)

Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs

d)

Energy and Military

37.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

Enforces laws

b)

Judges laws

c)

Makes laws

38.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

Constitution

b)

District Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Congress

39.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

11

40.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

a)

Paul Ryan

b)

John Roberts

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Barack Obama

41.

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

a)

to declare war

b)

to provide protection (police)

c)

to provide schooling and education

d)

to issue driver's licenses

42.

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

a)

provide schooling and education

b)

print money

c)

make treaties

d)

create an army

43.

Who is the Governor of your state now?

a)

Chris Sununu

b)

Maggie Hassan

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Jeanne Shaheen

44.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

Nashua

b)

Manchester

c)

Bristol

d)

Concord

45.

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

a)

Senate and the House of Representatives

b)

Democrats and Republicans

c)

Federalists and the Anti-federalists

d)

Communists and Socialists

46.

What is the political party of the President now?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Communist

d)

Federalist

47.

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

a)

John Roberts

b)

Chris Sununu

c)

Paul Ryan

d)

Nancy Pelosi

48.

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

a)

Citizens eighteen and older can vote

b)

Only citizens with a job can vote

c)

Citizens by birth only can vote

d)

Citizens twentyone and older can vote

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

a)

be respectful of others

b)

pay taxes

c)

obey the law

d)

serve on a jury

50.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

a)

Religion

b)

Vote

c)

Bare arms

d)

Life

51.

What are two rights for everyone living in the United States?

a)

Religion and bare arms

b)

Speech and voting

c)

Bare arms and privacy

d)

Jury duty and education

52.

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

a)

the President

b)

the state where you live

c)

Congress

d)

the United States

53.

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

a)

Obey the laws of your home country

b)

Join the military if needed

c)

Bear arms

d)

Speak out against the government

54.

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

a)

18

b)

19

c)

20

d)

21

55.

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

a)

vote and join a civic group

b)

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

c)

write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives

d)

all of these answers

56.

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

a)

January 1

b)

April 1

c)

January 15

d)

April 15

57.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

24

d)

26

58.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a)

to join a civic group

b)

Escape religious persecution

c)

for the experience traveling across the ocean

d)

none of these answers

59.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Africans

b)

Indians

c)

African Americans

d)

Native Americans

60.

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

a)

Africans

b)

Dutch

c)

English

d)

Canadians

61.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

Freedom

b)

Independence

c)

Religion

d)

Representation

62.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

63.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4

b)

September 17, 1787

c)

September 17

d)

July 4, 1776

64.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a)

Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts

b)

Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut

c)

North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

d)

New Hampshire, Florida, West Virginia

65.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Constitution was ratified

b)

Declaration of Constitution was written

c)

Constitution was written

d)

Declaration was ratified

66.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

July 4

b)

September 17, 1787

c)

September 17

d)

July 4, 1776

67.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

68.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

Inventing electricity

b)

Flying a kite

c)

Inventing bifocals

d)

First postmaster general

69.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

a)

George Washington

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

70.

Who was the first President?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

71.

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

a)

Alaska

b)

Hawaii

c)

Louisiana

d)

Quebec

72.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

a)

Korean War

b)

World War II

c)

World War I

d)

Mexican-American War

73.

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

a)

War of northern aggression

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

Civil War

d)

War of 1812

74.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

a)

Slavery

b)

Election of Lincoln

c)

States’ rights

d)

All of these answers

75.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

Freed the slaves

b)

Led the U.S. through the Civil War

c)

Was an American president

d)

Led the U.S. through the Revolution

76.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed the slaves

b)

Outlawed slavery in the U.S.

c)

Freed the slaves in rebelling states

d)

Proclaimed emancipation

77.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

First female president

b)

Fought for women’s suffrage

c)

First female senator

d)

Fought for men’s suffrage

78.

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

a)

Vietnam

b)

Civil War

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Revolutionary War

79.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

80.

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

81.

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a)

Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy

b)

Japan, China, and Vietnam

c)

Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany

d)

Japan, Germany, and Italy

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)

Nuclear bombs

b)

Communism

c)

Atomic bombs

d)

Space race

84.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

Black Lives Matter

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Civil Rights Movement

d)

Suffrage Movement

85.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

a)

Freed the slaves

b)

Fought for African American rights

c)

Fought for women’s rights

d)

Black Panthers Leader

86.

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

a)

Terrorist Attack on U.S. Soil

b)

Planes hit the Twin Towers

c)

Terrorist attack on NYC

d)

Terrorist attack on the Pentagon

87.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

a)

Indian

b)

Apache

c)

Myan

d)

Aztec

88.

Name one of the longest rivers in the United States.

a)

Colorado

b)

Merrimac

c)

Patomic

d)

Mississippi

89.

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

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

90.

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

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

91.

Name one U.S. territory. Guam Bermuda Haiti Cayman Islands

a)

Guam

b)

Bermuda

c)

Haiti

d)

Cayman Islands

92.

Name one state that borders Canada.

a)

Texas

b)

South Dakota

c)

Washington

d)

Illinois

93.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Louisiana

c)

Florida

d)

California

94.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Concord

b)

Boston

c)

New York

d)

Washington, D.C.

95.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

New York

b)

Liberty Island, NYC

c)

Ellis Island, NYC

d)

New Jersey

96.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

Represent the original colonies

b)

Represent the members of the Second Continental Congress

c)

Represent the number of signatures on the U.S. Constitution

d)

It was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on a flag

97.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

One star for each president

b)

There were 50 people who originally came to the United States

c)

50 original colonies

d)

One star for each state

98.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

Land of the Brave

c)

Red, White, and Blue Star Spangled Banner

d)

Star Spangled Banner

99.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

March 4

b)

July 4

c)

June 30

d)

January 1

100.

Name two national U.S. holidays.

a)

Halloween and Christmas

b)

Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s Day

c)

Christmas and Memorial Day

d)

Veteran’s Day and Halloween

Citizenship Test

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