US Citizenship Test

Dave Boss
During your naturalization interview,

a USCIS Officer will ask you
What Does questions about your application
and background. You will also take
the USA an English test and a Civics test
unless you qualify for an exemption
Citizenship or waiver.
Test Require? The English test has three

components: reading, writing, and
speaking.
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American
Government
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3. The idea of self-
1. What is the
2. What does the government is in the
supreme law of the
Constitution do? first three words of
land?
the Constitution
A. Principles 4. What is an
5. What do we call
the first ten
6. What is one right
or freedom from the
of American amendment? amendments to the
Constitution?
First Amendment?*
Democracy 7. How many

amendments does
the Constitution
8. What did the
Declaration of
Independence do?
9. What are two
rights in the
Declaration of
have? Independence?
11. What is the

10. What is 12. What is the
economic system in
freedom of religion? “rule of law”?
the United States?
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B. System of Government
13. Name one branch or part of the 25. Why do some states have more do?
government Representatives than other states? 38. What is the highest court in the
14. What stops one branch of 26. We elect a President for how United States?
government from becoming too many years? 39. How many justices are on the
powerful? 27. In what month do we vote for Supreme Court?
15. Who is in charge of the executive President? 40. Who is the Chief Justice of the
branch? 28. What is the name of the United States now?
16. Who makes federal laws? President of the United States now? 41. Name one power of the federal
17. What are the two parts of the US 29. What is the name of the Vice government?
Congress? President of the United States now? 42. Name one power of the states
18. How many US senators are 30. If the President can no longer 43. Who is the Governor of your
there? serve, who becomes President? state now?
19. We elect a US Senator for how 31. If both the President and the Vice 44. What is the capital of your state?
many years? President can no longer serve, who
becomes President? 45. Name two major political parties
20. Who is one of your state’s US in the United States?
Senators now? 32. Who is the Commander in Chief
of the military? 46. What is the political party of the
21. The House of Representatives President now?
has how many voting members? 33. Who signs bills to become laws?
47. What is the name of the Speaker
22. We elect a US Representative for 34. Who vetoes bills? of the House of Representatives
how many years? 35. What does the President’s now?
23. Name your US Representative Cabinet do?
24. Who does a US Senator 36. Name two Cabinet-level positions
represent? 37. What does the judicial branch
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C. Rights and Responsibilities
• 48. Describe one of the four amendments to the Constitution about who can
vote
• 49. Name one responsibility that is only for US citizens
• 50. Name one right only for United States citizens
• 51. Name two rights of everyone living in the US
• 52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
• 53. Name one promise you make when you become a UScitizen
• 54. What age do citizens have to be to vote for president?
• 55. Name two ways that US citizens can participate in their democracy
• 56. What date is the last day you can submit federal income tax forms?
• 57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
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II. American
History
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A. Colonial Period and Independence
60. Which group

58. Name one 59. Who lived in 61. Why did the 62. Who wrote the
of people was
reason colonists America before the colonists fight the Declaration of
taken to the US
came to America? Europeans arrived? British? Independence?
and sold as slaves?
63. When was the 65. What

64. Name three of 66. When was the 67. Name one of
Declaration of happened at the
the 13 original Constitution the writers of the
Independence Constitutional
states written? Federalist Papers
adopted? Convention?
68. Name one 69. Who is

thing Benjamin considered the 70. Who was the
Franklin is famous “Father of Our first president?
for? Country”?
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71. What territory did the United
States buy from France in 1803?
72. Name one war fought by the
US in the 1800s
73. Name the US war between the
B. The 1800’s North and the South
74. Name one problem that led to
the Civil War
75. Name one important thing that
Abraham Lincoln did?
76. What did the Emancipation
Proclamation do?
77. What did Susan B Anthony do?
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C. Recent American History and Other Important Historical
Information
80. Who was

78. Name one war 79. Who was 81. Who did the
President during the
fought by the United President during United States fight
Great Depression
States in the 1900s World War I? in World War II?
and World War II?
82. Before he was 83. During the Cold 84. What

85. What did
President, War, what was the movement tried to
Martin Luther King,
Eisenhower was a main concern of the end racial
Jr
general United States? discrimination?
86. What major 87. Name one

event happened on Native American
September 11, tribe in the United
2001, in the US? States
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III. Integrated
Civics
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A. Geography
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• 96. Why does the flag have
13 stripes?
• 97. Why does the flag have
50 stars?
B. Symbols • 98. What is the name of the
national anthem?
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C. Holidays
• 99. When do we celebrate

Independence Day?
• 100. Name two national US
holidays
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Dave Boss

During your naturalization interview,

Test Require? The English test has three

Democracy 7. How many

11. What is the

60. Which group

63. When was the 65. What

68. Name one 69. Who is

80. Who was

82. Before he was 83. During the Cold 84. What

86. What major 87. Name one

• 99. When do we celebrate

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