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US Citizenship Test

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land

a)

Federal law

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Natural law

2.

What does the Constitution do?

(pick the FALSE choice)

a)

Sets up the government

b)

Defines the government

c)

Protects basic rights of Americans

d)

It makes rules for taxes

3.

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

a)

In God We Trust

b)

E Pluribus Unum

c)

We the People

d)

Let there be light

4.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change/addition to federal law

b)

Laws that all people are forced to follow

c)

A change/addition to the Constitution

d)

Laws that the government must follow

5.

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

a)

The Declaration of Indepenence

b)

Natural Law

c)

Federal Las

d)

The Bill of Rights

6.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

7.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Created our Constitutional Rights

b)

Announced our Independence from France

c)

Announced our independence from Great Britain

d)

Created equality for all

8.

Which is NOT a right in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life

b)

economic equality

c)

Liberty

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

9.

Which phrase below Freedom of Religion?

a)

You must choose a Cristian church to join.

b)

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

c)

You must find a religion to join.

d)

You must believe in God.

10.

What is the economic system in the United States?*

a)

Socialism

b)

Collectivism

c)

Communism

d)

Capitalism

11.

What is the “rule of law”?

a)

Everyone must follow the law, including the government and .leaders

b)

Everyone must follow the law, except the government.

c)

Everyone must follow the law, except for our leaders.

d)

Everyone must follow the law, unless the laws are bad.

12.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

a)

January 20th

b)

February 21st

c)

July 4th

d)

September 17th

13.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

The Star Spangled Banner

c)

My Country Tis of Thee

d)

You're a Grand Old Flag

14.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

Each star represents the fifty wars won by the US

b)

The stars celebrated the 50th anniversary of the US

c)

Each star represents one of the fifty states in the United States

d)

The stars represent the fifty Founding Fathers of the US

15.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

The thirteen original colonies of the United States

b)

Because there are thirteen states in the United States

c)

Thirteen is a luck number in the United States

d)

They represent the thirteen Founding Fathers of the US

16.

Where is The Statue of Liberty?

a)

Golden Gate Park - San Francisco, California

b)

Los Angeles Harbor, California

c)

Liberty Island - New York Harbor, New York

d)

Potomac River, Washington D.C.

17.

What is the capital of the United States of America?

a)

New York City

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

Los Angeles

d)

St. Louis

18.

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

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

19.

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

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

20.

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

a)

There was a massive earthquake in Washington D.C.

b)

The US was attacked by Russia

c)

The US was attacked by China

d)

Terrorists attacked the United States

21.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

World War 2

c)

The Counterculture Movement

d)

The Civil Rights Movement

22.

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

a)

Facism

b)

Communism

c)

Islamic terrorism

d)

Anarchism

23.

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

a)

World War 1

b)

World War 2

c)

The Korean War

d)

The Vietnam War

24.

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

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Harry S. Truman

25.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Howard Taft

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

26.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

Fought for women's rights

b)

Fight for the American Red Cross

c)

Fighting for Prohibition

d)

Fight socialism