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Civics Questions for Naturalization Test

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

(a)  

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

sets up the government

b)

defines the government

c)

protects basic rights of Americans

3.

What is an amendment?

a)

a change (to the Constitution)

b)

an addition (to the Constitution)

4.

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

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5.

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

(a)  

6.

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

speech

b)

religion

c)

assembly

d)

press

e)

petition the government

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

announced our independence (from Great Britain)

b)

declared our independence (from Great Britain)

c)

said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)

9.

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

pursuit of happiness

10.

What is freedom of religion?

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11.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

capitalist economy

b)

market economy

12.

What is the 'rule of law'?

a)

Everyone must follow the law.

b)

Leaders must obey the law.

c)

Government must obey the law.

d)

No one is above the law.

13.

Name one branch or part of the government.

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

the courts

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

checks and balances

b)

separation of powers

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

(a)  

16.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate and House (of Representatives)

c)

(U.S. or national) legislature

17.

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

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18.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

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19.

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

(a)  

20.

Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?

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21.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

4 lines
22.

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

(a)  

23.

Name your U.S. Representative.

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24.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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25.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

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26.

We elect a President for how many years?

(a)  

27.

In what month do we vote for President?

(a)  

28.

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

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29.

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

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30.

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

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31.

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

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32.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

(a)  

33.

Who signs bills to become laws?

(a)  

34.

Who vetoes bills?

(a)  

35.

What does the President's Cabinet do?

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36.

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

a)

Secretary of Agriculture

b)

Secretary of Education

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

Secretary of Energy

e)

Secretary of Commerce

37.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

reviews laws

b)

explains laws

c)

resolves disputes (disagreements)

d)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

38.

What is the highest court in the United States?

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39.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

4 lines
40.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

4 lines
41.

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

a)

to print money

b)

to declare war

c)

to create an army

d)

to make treaties

42.

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

a)

provide schooling and education

b)

provide protection (police)

c)

provide safety (fire departments)

d)

give a driver's license

e)

approve zoning and land use

43.

Who is the Governor of your state now?

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44.

What is the capital of your state?

4 lines
45.

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

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

46.

What is the political party of the President now?

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47.

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

4 lines
48.

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

a)

Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

b)

You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.

c)

Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

d)

A male citizen of any race (can vote).

49.

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

a)

serve on a jury

b)

vote in a federal election

50.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

a)

vote in a federal election

b)

run for federal office

51.

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

a)

freedom of expression

b)

freedom of speech

c)

freedom of assembly

d)

freedom to petition the government

52.

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

a)

defend the Constitution and laws of the United States

b)

serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

c)

obey the laws of the United States

d)

serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)

e)

give up loyalty to other countries

53.

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

4 lines
54.

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

a)

join a civic group

b)

help with a campaign

c)

join a community group

d)

vote

e)

join a political party

55.

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

(a)  

56.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a)

practice their religion

b)

economic opportunity

c)

religious freedom

d)

political liberty

e)

freedom

57.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

American Indians

b)

Native Americans

58.

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

a)

Africans

b)

people from Africa

59.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

4 lines
60.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

(a)  

61.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Constitution was written.

b)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

62.

When was the Constitution written?

(a)  

63.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

U.S. diplomat

b)

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

c)

first Postmaster General of the United States

d)

writer of 'Poor Richard's Almanac'

e)

started the first free libraries

64.

Who is the 'Father of Our Country'?

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65.

Who was the first President?

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66.

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

a)

the Louisiana Territory

b)

Louisiana

67.

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

a)

War of 1812

b)

Mexican-American War

c)

Civil War

d)

Spanish-American War

68.

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

a)

the Civil War

b)

the War between the States

69.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

b)

saved (or preserved) the Union

c)

led the United States during the Civil War

70.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

freed the slaves

b)

freed slaves in the Confederacy

c)

freed slaves in the Confederate states

d)

freed slaves in most Southern states

71.

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

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

e)

(Persian) Gulf War

72.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

a)

fought for civil rights

b)

worked for equality for all Americans

73.

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

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74.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

a)

Creek

b)

Choctaw

c)

Chippewa

d)

Apache

e)

Pueblo

75.

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

(a)  

76.

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

4 lines
77.

What is the capital of the United States?

4 lines
78.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

(a)  

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