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"US Citizenship" Practice Exam

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Bill of rights

d)

the Ten Commandments

2.

What is one right or freedom protected by the 1st amendment?

a)

Religion

b)

Privacy

c)

Right to bear arms

d)

Public trial

3.

What is an amendment?

a)

an inalienable right

b)

A new law

c)

A "casual" suggestion

d)

a change or addition to the Constitution

4.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

Congress

b)

The Chief Justice

c)

The President

d)

Speaker of the House

5.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Congress

b)

Parliament

c)

The President

d)

The Supreme Court

6.

How many U.S.senators are there?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

435

d)

7 years

7.

Who is commander in chief of the military?

a)

The President

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

d)

Homeland Security

8.

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

a)

16 and older

b)

18 and older

c)

21 and older

d)

dudn't matter, I aint voting anways.

9.

What's the name of the current chief justice?

a)

Brett Kavanagh

b)

John G. Roberts

c)

John Marshall

d)

Judge Judy

10.

How Long is a Senators term?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

11.

What 's the supreme law of the land?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Bible

12.

How long is a term for members of the House of Representatives?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 minutes

13.

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

a)

The Secretary of State

b)

A snap election is called

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

It reverts back to the King or Queen of England

14.

Who wrote the American Constitution?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Alexander Hamilton

16.

Which of these pairs of States were among the original 13 colonies?

a)

New Hampshire and North Carolina

b)

Massachusetts and Ohio

c)

Pennsylvania and Florida

d)

Montreal and Maine

17.

What did the emancipation proclamation do? (we just had an exam on this!)

a)

it started the Civil War

b)

it ended the Civil War

c)

It freed the slaves in the South

d)

It freed the slaves in the North

18.

Who was President During World War 1?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

19.

Who did the US fight during WW2?

a)

Germany, Italy, Korea

b)

Germany, France, Italy

c)

Germany, Japan, Venom

d)

Germany, Italy, and Japan

20.

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

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Communism

c)

Poverty

d)

Climate Change

21.

Which movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

The Racism Movement

b)

The Progressive Movement

c)

The Civil Rights Movement

d)

Kanye West's fashion line at Gap stores

22.

What is the name of the National Anthem

a)

"God Bless America"

b)

"The Star Spangled Banner"

c)

"America The Beautiful"

d)

"Shake it up" by Taylor Swift

23.

Which ocean is on the West Coast of the US?

a)

The Pacific Ocean

b)

The Atlantic Ocean

c)

The Western Ocean

d)

The Specific Ocean

24.

Which of these pairs of States border Canada?

a)

Vermont and Massachusetts

b)

Maine and Minnesota

c)

North Dakota and Wyoming

d)

oronto and North Dakota

25.

Which of these states border Mexico?

a)

California

b)

Colorado

c)

Louisiana

d)

Utah

26.

Why does the American flag have 13 stripes?

a)

they represent the current number of states

b)

they represent the original 13 colonies

c)

there are 13 amendments to the Constitution

d)

because New Mexico was not yet admitted to the Union

27.

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

a)

Chuck Schumer

b)

Mitch McConnel

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

W.F. Flame