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SS 2. 1907 Citizenship Test

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a reason colonists came to America?

a)

freedom

b)

political liberty

c)

religious freedom

d)

study religious customs of Native Americans

2.

Which of the following is not a reason colonists came to America?

a)

archaeological research

b)

economic opportunity

c)

practice their religion

d)

escape persecution

3.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

declared our independence from Canada

b)

declared our independence from France

c)

declared our independence from Great Britain

d)

declared our independence from Spain

4.

What is not a right listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

property ownership

d)

pursuit of happiness

5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

6.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

October 12, 1492

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

March 4, 1789

7.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

a)

John Adams

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

8.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Boston, MA

b)

New York, NY

c)

Philadelphia, PA

d)

Washington, D.C.

9.

How many states are there currently in our country? (1907)

a)

13

b)

27

c)

39

d)

46

10.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

because there were 13 original colonies

b)

because there were 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence

c)

because King George was the 13th king of England

d)

because 13 pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock

11.

Why does the flag have 46 stars? (1907)

a)

Each star represents a state.

b)

Each star represents one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

c)

Each star represents one of our country's founding fathers.

d)

Each star represents one of the countries people immigrated from.

12.

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

a)

bow our heads

b)

place our hand over our heart

c)

give someone near us a high five

d)

shake the hands of those near us

13.

What is the title of our national anthem?

a)

God Bless America

b)

My Country Tis of Thee

c)

The Star-Spangled Banner

d)

You're a Grand Old Flag

14.

What is the supreme law of our land?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carta

d)

U.S. Constitution

15.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.

What are these words?

a)

Citizens elect leaders

b)

The people rule

c)

We rule ourselves

d)

We the people

16.

What is an amendment?

a)

a change or addition to the Constitution

b)

the writing device used by the President to sign laws

c)

the room where the President signs laws

d)

what we call a law before it is signed by the President

17.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

the Decaiuris

c)

the Government's Guarantees

d)

The U.S. Constitution's Top Ten List

18.

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

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

freedom to drive

c)

freedom of expression

d)

freedom of speech

19.

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

a)

the right to bear arms

b)

freedom to petition the government

c)

freedom of religion

d)

the right to have a job

20.

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

a)

to create an army

b)

to declare war

c)

to print money

d)

to print college diplomas

21.

What is a promise you do not make when you become a United States citizen?

a)

to never become a citizen of another country

b)

be loyal to the United States

c)

defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

d)

obey the laws of the United States

22.

Which of the following is not a branch or part of the government?

a)

bureaucratic

b)

executive

c)

judicial

d)

legislative

23.

What is the name of the President of the United States now? (1907)

a)

William McKinley

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

24.

We elect a President for how many years?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

25.

In what month do we vote for President?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

October

d)

November

26.

Who signs a bill in order for it to become a law?

a)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

President of the United States

c)

President pro tempore of the United States Senate

d)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

27.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

b)

The President of the United States

c)

The Secretary of Defense

d)

The United States Secretary of Homeland Security

28.

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

a)

Vice President

b)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

c)

President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate

d)

The Secretary of State

29.

Which of the following is not part of the U.S. Congress?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

U. S. Senate

c)

U. S. Supreme Court

30.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

The U.S. Congress (the House of Representatives & the Senate)

b)

The President of the United States

c)

The State Department

d)

The Supreme Court

31.

U.S. senators are elected to serve for how many years?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

32.

U.S. Representatives are elected to serve for how many years?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

33.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

Circuit Court of Appeals

b)

Magistrate's Court

c)

U.S. District Court

d)

U.S. Supreme Court

34.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

15

35.

What is the economic system of the United States?

a)

capitalism (or market economy)

b)

communism

c)

feudalism

d)

socialism

36.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

tribal Kazakhs

b)

Native Americans

c)

ancestral Tajiks

d)

indigenous Uzbeks

37.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

The Port of Baltimore

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

New York Harbor

d)

The Port of Philadelphia

38.

What is not one of the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Constitution Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Republican Party