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Naturalization Test 2022

Total questions: 96

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

the Articles of Confederation

b)

Parliament

c)

the Constitution

d)

the Magna Carta

2.

The Constitution does all of the following except...

a)

sets up the government

b)

defines the government

c)

protects basic rights of Americans

d)

defines all taxes citizens are required to pay

3.

What is an amendment?

a)

a change

b)

a series of political thoughts

c)

a change or addition to the constitution

d)

a founding idea of the Magna Carta

4.

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

a)

English Bill of Rights

b)

the Bill of Rights

c)

Common Sense

d)

The Law of the Land

5.

Which amendment to the Constitution calls for freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

1

d)

6

6.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

27

b)

21

c)

10

d)

18

7.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

declared war on Great Britian

b)

announced our independence from Great Britain

c)

requested assistance from Britain

d)

declared Great Britain an enemy of the people

8.

"Everyone must follow the law," is an example of which principle of government?

a)

rule of law

b)

limited government

c)

majority rule

d)

separation of powers

9.

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the U.S. government?

a)

legislative

b)

parliament

c)

judicial

d)

executive

10.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

watch dogs

b)

limited ogvernment

c)

the court system

d)

checks and balances

11.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

the Cabinet

b)

the President

c)

Parliament

d)

the Senate

12.

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

a)

President and the Congress

b)

Electors and Constituents

c)

Courts and Judges

d)

Senate and House of Representatives

13.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

39

b)

12

c)

100

d)

435

14.

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

15.

The U.S. House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

435

b)

144

c)

100

d)

50

16.

We elect U.S. Representatives for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

In what month do we vote for President?

a)

October

b)

November

c)

January

d)

March

18.

We elect a President for how many years (one term)?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

19.

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

a)

House Whip

b)

Attorney General

c)

Senate Protemp

d)

Speaker of the House

20.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

Secretary of Defense

b)

Secretary of Homeland Security

c)

Secretary of Stateq

d)

President

21.

Who signs or vetoes bills before they become laws?

a)

President

b)

Senate

c)

House

d)

Congress

22.

The Vice-President serves on the President's cabinet. How many other cabinet-level positions are their?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

15

d)

27

23.

What is NOT a role of the judicial branch?

a)

review laws

b)

veto laws

c)

explain laws

d)

decide if the law goes against the Constitution

24.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

People's Court

b)

Justice of the Peace

c)

Supreme Court

d)

District Court

25.

How many justices are there on the Supreme Court?

a)

14

b)

11

c)

10

d)

9

26.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the federal government?

a)

to print money

b)

to declare war

c)

to create an army

d)

to set up schools

27.

Which of the following is NOT a power of the state government?

a)

taxing citizens

b)

approving zoning and land use

c)

issuing marriage licenses

d)

printing money

28.

What is one of the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Democratic

b)

Independent

c)

Progressive

d)

Republican

29.

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT describe citizens' right to vote?

a)

15

b)

26

c)

19

d)

1

30.

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a United States citizen? (Select 2)

a)

defending your country

b)

voting in election

c)

serving on a jury

d)

being an informed citizen

31.

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

a)

21

b)

18

c)

25

d)

17

32.

Why was there a need to hold the Constitutional Convention?

a)

to write the Constitution

b)

to amend the Articles of Confederation

c)

to elect a new President

d)

to determone requirements of a new President

33.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1763

b)

1776

c)

1787

d)

1783

34.

Which of the following was NOT a resason the colonists fought the British?

a)

because of high taxes

b)

because the British army stayed in their houses

c)

because they didn't have self-government

d)

because they needed to gain more supplies from the mother country

35.

Who is the "Father of our country?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

36.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

coined the 50-cent piece

b)

opened a college

c)

fought for women's rights

d)

sewed the American flaf

37.

Which individual opposed the concept of civil disobedience as the primary method for advancing Civil Rights?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

38.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

6

b)

17

c)

between 18 and 25

d)

27 and older

39.

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

a)

Order to form

b)

Ordain and establish

c)

We the people

d)

Insure domestic tranquility

40.

Which word is NOT a right in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

freedom

c)

liberty

d)

pursuit of happiness

41.

Which freedom says that you can practice any religion, or not practice a religion at all?

a)

Freedom of Worship

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Freedom of Choice

d)

Freedom of Religion, Country, and State

42.

What is the name of the economic system in the U.S.?

a)

traditional economy

b)

command economy

c)

market economy

d)

mixed economy

43.

Who does not make federal laws?

a)

Governor

b)

Congress

c)

Seante

d)

House

44.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

only people on his hometown

b)

all people of the United States

c)

all people of his/her state

d)

only people in Washington, D.C.

45.

State A has more representatives than State B. Why does State A have MORE representatives?

a)

State A has more people

b)

State A has fewer people

c)

State A pays more taxes

d)

The President makes this decision

46.

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

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Chief of Staff

d)

Vice President

47.

What does the President's Cabinet do?

a)

makes sure his meals are prepared the way he likes them`

b)

advises the President

c)

decides which bills become laws

d)

advises the Supreme Court

48.

Name one right only for U.S. Citizens.

a)

the right to marry anyone we choose

b)

the right to vote in federal elections

c)

the right to religious freedom

d)

the right to choose your profession

49.

Which of the following is not a right of everyone living in the United States?

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

freedom of expression

c)

freedom to petition the government

d)

freedom from perjury

50.

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

a)

the United States

b)

Louisiana

c)

the police

d)

the President

51.

Which is not a way that Americans can participate in their democracy?

a)

become employed

b)

call Senators and Representatives

c)

write to a newspaper

d)

vote

52.

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

a)

April 15

b)

May 15

c)

May 21

d)

April 21

53.

Which is not a reason why colonists came to America?

a)

for freedom

b)

for economic opportunity

c)

for taxes

d)

for religious freedom

54.

Who lived in America before the Europeans?

a)

Pilgrims

b)

Native Americans

c)

Eskimoes

d)

African Americans

55.

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

a)

African Amercians

b)

Indians

c)

Pilgrims

d)

Europeans

56.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

57.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

July 4, 1778

c)

July 6, 1776

d)

July 6, 1778

58.

Which person was NOT an author of the "Federalist Papers"?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Jay

59.

Which of the following was not one of the original 13 states?

a)

Vermont

b)

Virginia

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New York

60.

Benjamin Franklin is famous for all of the following except...?

a)

writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"

b)

first postmaster general of the United States

c)

Vice President of the United States

d)

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

61.

Who was the first President?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

62.

What territiry did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Louisiana

c)

Guam

d)

U.S. Virgin Islands

63.

Which was was NOT fought by the United States in the 1800's?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Spanish American War

64.

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

a)

Civil War

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

World War I

d)

Revolutionary War

65.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did NOT do?

a)

free slaves

b)

preserve the union

c)

lea the United States during the Civil War

d)

signed the Declaration of Independence

66.

Which war was NOT fought in the 1900's?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Persian Gulf War

67.

Who was Presdient during World War I?

a)

Woodrow WIlson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Warren G. Harding

68.

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

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

69.

Which of the followng did the U.S. NOT fight in World War II?`

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Itlay

d)

Vietnam

70.

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

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

71.

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

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Fascisim

72.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

Women's Rights Movement

b)

the Labor Movement

c)

The Temperance Movement

d)

The CIvil Rights Movement

73.

Which leader led the fight for equality for all Americans?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

George W. Bush

d)

George Washington

74.

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

a)

Osama Bin Laden was captured

b)

The Boston Marathon bombings occured

c)

Terrorists attacked the United States

d)

Saddam Hussein was killed

75.

Which of the following in NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Hopi

c)

Iroquois

d)

Aborigine

76.

Which of theses is one of the longest rivers in the United States?

a)

Colorado River

b)

Ohio River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rio Grande

77.

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

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

78.

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

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Indian

79.

Which of the following is NOT a U.S. territory?

a)

Canada

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Guam

d)

U.S. Virgin Islands

80.

Which of the following states does NOT border Canada?

a)

Maine

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Alaska

81.

Which of the following states does not border Mexico?

a)

New Mexico

b)

California

c)

Arizona

d)

Texas

e)

All of these states border Mexico

82.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Philadelphia

83.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Washington, D.C.

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Philadelphia

84.

Why does the U.S. flag have 13 stripes?

a)

because that is the number of children Betsy Ross had

b)

because there were 13 presidents at the time

c)

because that was Betsy Ross' favorite number

d)

because there were 13 original colonies

85.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

because there are 50 states

b)

because there are 50 presidents

c)

because it took 50 years to make

d)

because 50 stars looked best

86.

What is the name of the National Anthem?

a)

God Bless America

b)

America, the Beautiful

c)

The Star-Spangled Banner

d)

You're a Grand Ole Flag

87.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

he first Monday in September

b)

the last Monday in May

c)

the fourth day of July

d)

the first day of summer

88.

Which of the following is NOT a U.S. holiday?

a)

Flag Day

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Columbus Day

d)

Presidents' Day

89.

What is the political party of the current President?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Independent

d)

Libertarian

90.

Name your U.S. Representatives

a)

Cedrick Richmond/Garrett Graves

b)

John Bel Edwards/Billy Tauzin

c)

Chad Brown/Rick Ward

d)

Joelle Persinger/Karen Olivier

91.

Who are your U.S. Senators?

a)

Bill Cassidy/John Kennedy

b)

Chad Brown/Rick Ward

c)

Emily Martin/Cedric Veal

d)

John Bel Edwards/Billy Tauzin

92.

What is the name of the current Vice President?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Mike Pence

93.

Who is the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

John G. Roberts

b)

Samuel Alito

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

94.

Who is the governor of your state?

a)

Edwin W. Edwards

b)

Mitt Romney

c)

John Bel Edwards

d)

John Kennedy

95.

What is the name of the Speaker of the House?

a)

Paul Ryan

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Joe Biden

96.

What is the capital of our state?

a)

Baton Rouge

b)

Plaquemine

c)

New Orleans

d)

Lake Charles