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The US citizenship test includes 100 civics questions. You must answer 6 out of 10 questions correctly to pass.

  1. What is the supreme law of the land?

    • The Constitution
  2. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

    • The Bill of Rights
  3. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

    • Speech, religion, press, assembly, petition
  4. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

    • 27
  5. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

    • Announced our independence from Great Britain
  1. What are the three branches of government?

    • Legislative, Executive, Judicial
  2. What part of the government makes the laws?

    • Congress (Legislative)
  3. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

    • Senate and House of Representatives
  4. How many U.S. Senators are there?

    • 100
  5. We elect a President for how many years?

    • Four years
  1. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

    • Serve on a jury, vote in a federal election
  2. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

    • Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, run for office
  3. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

    • At age 18
  1. What is one reason colonists came to America?

    • Freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity
  2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    • Native Americans (American Indians)
  3. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

    • Africans
  1. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

    • Freed the slaves, saved the Union, led the country during the Civil War
  2. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    • Freed the slaves in the Confederacy
  3. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

    • Fought for women’s rights
  1. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

    • Civil rights movement
  2. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

    • Fought for civil rights through nonviolent protest
  3. Who was President during World War I?

    • Woodrow Wilson
  4. Who was President during World War II?

    • Franklin Roosevelt
  5. What was the Great Depression?

    • A long period of economic downturn in the 1930s
  6. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

    • Japan, Germany, and Italy
  1. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

    • July 4
  2. Name two national U.S. holidays.

    • New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
  1. What is the name of the national anthem?

    • The Star-Spangled Banner
  2. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

    • Because there are 50 states
  3. What do the stripes on the flag represent?

    • The original 13 colonies
  1. What is the supreme law of the land? a) The Declaration of Independence b) The Constitution c) The Bill of Rights d) The Emancipation Proclamation

Correct Answer: b) The Constitution

  1. How many U.S. Senators are there? a) 50 b) 100 c) 435 d) 535

Correct Answer: b) 100

  1. What is one right from the First Amendment?
  2. What are the three branches of government?
  3. Who was President during World War II?
  1. Study a little every day - Don’t cram
  2. Use flashcards - For memorization
  3. Practice with a friend - Quiz each other
  4. Watch videos - Visual learning helps
  5. Take practice tests - Simulate exam conditions

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