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The U.S. Citizenship Test - Statistics

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  • This quiz has been taken 48 times
  • The average score is 30 of 100
Answer Stats
Question Answer % Correct
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 2
84%
We elect a President for how many years? 4
75%
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Speech | Religion | Assembly | Press | Petition the Government
75%
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? The Bill of Rights
70%
When must all men register for the Selective Service? 18 | Between 18 and 26
61%
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 6
61%
Name one branch or part of the government Congress | Congress | Legislative | President | Executive | the courts | judicial
61%
How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 9
59%
What is the supreme law of the land? The Constitution
59%
Name one reason colonists came to America Freedom | Political liberty | Religious freedom | Economic opportunity | Pratice their religion | Escape persecution
57%
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? We the People
57%
Who is in charge of the executive branch? | Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military? | Who signs bills to become laws? | Who vetoes bills? The President
55%
In what month do we vote for President? November
52%
How many amendments does the constitution have? 27
50%
Who makes federal laws? Congress | The Senate and House of Representatives | U.S. or national legislature
50%
Name one of the 13 original states New Hampshire | Massachusetts | Rhode Island | Connecticut | New York | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Delaware | Maryland | Virginia | North Carolina | South Carolina | Georgia
50%
Name one Cabinet-level position Secretary of Agriculture | Secretary of Commerce | Secretary of Defense | Secretary of Education | Secretary of Energy | Secretary of Health and Human Services | Secretary of Homeland Security | Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Secretary of the Interior | Secretary of Labor | Secretary of State | Secretary of Transportation | Secretary of the Treasury | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Attorney General | Vice President
48%
Who is considered the "Father of Our Country"? | Who was the first President? George Washington
45%
Name one state that borders Canada Maine | New Hampshire | Vermont | New York | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Michigan | Minnesota | North Dakota | Montana | Idaho | Washington | Alaska
45%
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? The vice president
45%
What is the capital of the United States? Washington D.C.
45%
How many U.S. Senators are there? 100
43%
Name one state that borders Mexico California | Arizona | New Mexico | Texas
43%
What did the Declaration of Independence do? Declare independence from Great Britain | Announce our independence from Great Britain | Said that the U.S. is free from Great Britain
43%
Who is the current Vice President of the United States? Kamala Harris
43%
What is one right in the Declaration of Independence? Life | Liberty | Pursuit of Happiness
43%
Name one national U.S. Holiday New Years Day | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Presidents Day | Memorial Day | Independence Day | Labor Day | Columbus Day | Veterans Day | Thanksgiving | Christmas
43%
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South The Civil War | The War between the States
43%
Name one war fought by the U.S. in the 1800s War of 1812 | Mexican-American War | Civil War | Spanish-American War
43%
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Native Americans
41%
Name one problem that lead to the Civil War Slavery | Economic reasons | State's rights
41%
What is the highest court in the United States? The Supreme Court
41%
Which region of the world were people taken from to be sold as slaves in the United States? Africa
39%
What is the capital of your state? Montgomery | Juneau | Phoenix | Little Rock | Sacramento | Denver | Hartford | Dover | Tallahassee | Atlanta | Honolulu | Boise | Springfield | Indianapolis | Des Moines | Topeka | Frankfort | Baton Rouge | Augusta | Annapolis | Boston | Lansing | Saint Paul | Jackson | Jefferson City | Helena | Lincoln | Carson City | Concord | Trenton | Santa Fe | Albany | Raleigh | Bismarck | Columbus | Oklahoma City | Salem | Harrisburg | Providence | Columbia | Pierre | Nashville | Austin | Salt Lake City | Montpelier | Richmond | Olympia | Charleston | Madison | Cheyenne
39%
Name one U.S. territory Puerto Rico | U.S. Virgin Islands | American Samoa | Northern Mariana Islands | Guam
39%
Why does the flag have 50 stars? The 50 States | Each star represents a state | There are 50 states
39%
What ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S.? The Atlantic Ocean
39%
What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.? The Pacific Ocean
39%
If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? The Speaker of the House
39%
Name one way that U.S. citizens can participate in their democracy Vote | Join a political party | Help with a campaign | Join a civic group | Join a community group | Give an elected official your opinion on an issue | Call Senators and Representatives | Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy | Run for office | Write to a newspaper
39%
What is an amendment? An addition to the Constitution | A change to the Constitution
36%
Name one Native American tribe in the United States? Cherokee | Navajo | Sioux | Chippewa | Choctaw | Pueblo | Apache | Iroquois | Creek | Blackfeet | Seminole | Cheyenne | Arawak | Shawnee | Mohegan | Huron | Oneida | Lakota | Crow | Teton | Hopi | Inuit
36%
What territory did the United States purchase from France in 1803? The Louisiana Territory | Louisiana
36%
Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers Alexander Hamilton | James Madison | John Jay | Publius
34%
Who did the United States fight in World War II? Japan | Germany | Italy
34%
When do we celebrate Independence Day? July 4
34%
Name one war fought by the United States in the 190s World War I | World War II | Korean War | Vietnam War | (Persian) Gulf War
34%
Why does the flag have 13 stripes? The 13 Colonies | The stripes represent the original colonies
32%
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States The Mississippi River | The Missouri River
32%
What is the name of the national anthem? The Star-Spangled Banner
32%
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
30%
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? World War II
30%
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Checks and balances | Separation of powers
27%
What is the political party of the President now? Democratic
27%
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senator? (Choose 1. If your answer doesn't match enter the other Senator) Katie Britt | Dan Sullivan | Kyrsten Sinema | Tim Cotton | Laphonza Butler | Michael Bennet | Chris Murphy | Chris Coons | Marco Rubio | Jon Ossoff | Brian Schatz | Jim Risch | Dick Durbin | Todd Young | Joni Ernst | Roger Marshall | Mitch McConnell | Bill Cassidy | Angus King | Ben Cardin | Elizabeth Warren | Gary Peters | Amy Klobuchar | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Josh Hawley | Jon Tester | Deb Fischer | Jacky Rosen | Maggie Hassan | Cory Booker | Ben Ray Luján | Kirsten Gillibrand | Ted Budd | Kevin Cramer | Sherrod Brown | James Lankford | Ron Wyden | Bob Casey Jr. | Jack Reed | Lindsay Graham | Mike Rounds | Marsha Blackburn | Ted Cruz | Mitt Romney | Bernie Sanders | Tim Kaine | Patty Murray | Joe Manchin | Tammy Baldwin | Cynthia Lummis
27%
Who was President during World War I? Woodrow Wilson
27%
What is the economic system in the United States? Capitalist Economy | Market Economy
25%
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? The flag | The United States
25%
Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York Harbor | Liberty Island | New Jersey | Near New York City | On the Hudson River
23%
What movement tried to end racial discrimination? The Civil Rights Movement
20%
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? Communism
18%
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? The Senate and House of Representatives
18%
What does the constitution do? Protect basic rights of Americans | Set up the government | Define the government
16%
What is the typical date for the last day you can submit federal income tax forms? April 15
14%
Name two major political parties in the United States Democratic and Republican
14%
Name one right of everyone living in the United States Freedom of assembly | Freedom of speech | Freedom of expression | Freedom to petition the government | Freedom of religion | The right to bear arms
14%
When was the Constitution written? 1787
11%
The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 435
11%
What is the "rule of law"? Everyone must follow the law | Leaders must obey the law | Government must obey the law | No one is above the law
11%
Who is the current President of the United States? Joseph R. Biden
11%
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? July 4, 1776
9%
Who is the current governor of your state? Kay Ivey | Mike Dunleavy | Katie Hobbs | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Gavin Newsom | Jared Polis | Ned Lamont | John Carney | Ron DeSantis | Brian Kemp | Josh Green | Brad Little | J. B. Pritzker | Eric Holocomb | Kim Reynolds | Laura Kelly | Andy Beshear | Jeff Landry | Janet Mills | Wes Moore | Maura Healey | Gretchen Whitmer | Tim Walz | Tate Reeves | Mike Parson | Greg Gianforte | Jim Pillen | Joe Lombardo | Chris Sununu | Phil Murphy | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Kathy Hochul | Roy Cooper | Doug Burgum | Mike DeWine | Kevin Stitt | Tina Kotek | Josh Shapiro | Dan McKee | Henry McMaster | Kristi Noem | Bill Lee | Greg Abbott | Spencer Cox | Phil Scott | Glenn Youngkin | Jay Inslee | Jim Justice | Tony Evers | Mark Gordon
9%
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? Mike Johnson
9%
What does the President's Cabinet do? Advise the president
7%
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II? Franklin Delano Roosevelt
5%
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? Fight for civil rights
2%
What did Susan B. Anthony do? Fight for women's rights | Fight for civil rights
2%
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Freed the slaves | Freed slaves in the Confederacy | Freed slaves in the Confederate states | Freed slaves in most Southern states
2%
Name your U.S. Representative (Name the 1st Representative of your state) Jerry Carl | Mary Peltola | David Schweikert | Rick Crawford | Doug LaMalfa | Diana DeGette | John B. Larson | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Florida | Buddy Carter | Ed Case | Russ Fulcher | Jonathan Jackson | Frank J. Mrvan | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Tracey Mann | James Comer | Steve Scalise | Chellie Pingree | Andy Harris | Richard Neal | Jack Bergman | Brad Finstad | Trent Kelly | Cori Bush | Ryan Zinke | Mike Flood | Dina Titus | Chris Pappas | Donald Norcross | Melanie Stansbury | Nick LaLota | Don Davis | Kelly Armstrong | Greg Landsman | Kevin Hern | Suzanne Bonamici | Brian Fitzpatrick | Gabe Amo | Nancy Mace | Dusty Johnson | Diana Harshbarger | Nathaniel Moran | Blake Moore | Becca Balint | Rob Wittman | Suzan DelBene | Carol Miller | Bryan Stell | Harriet Hageman
2%
Who do some states have more Representatives than other states? They have more people | The state's population | Some states have more people
2%
What age do citizens have to be to vote for President? 18 and older
0%
Who does a U.S. Senator represent? All the people of the state
0%
Why did the colonists fight the British? Because of high taxes (taxation without representation) | Because the British army stayed in their houses | Because they didn't have self-government
0%
Describe one of the four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote Citizens 18 and older can vote | You don't have to pay a poll tax to vote | Any citizen can vote | A male citizen of any race can vote
0%
Name one power of the federal government Declare war | Print money | Create an army | Make treaties
0%
Name one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for First Postmaster General of the United States | U.S. diplomat | Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention | Writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac | Started the first free libraries
0%
Name one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did Free the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) | Saved (or preserved) the Union | Led the U.S. during the Civil War
0%
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? John G. Roberts, Jr.
0%
Name one promise you make when you become a U.S. Citizen Obey the laws of the United States | Give up loyalty to other countries | Serve in the military (if needed) | Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) | Be loyal to the United States
0%
Name one power of the states Provide education | Provide protection | Provide safety | Give a driver's license | Approve zoning and land use
0%
What does the judicial branch do? Reviews laws | Explains laws | Resolves disputes | Decides of a law goes against the Constitution
0%
Name one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens Serve on a jury | Vote in a federal election
0%
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the U.S.? Terrorist Attack on the United States
0%
What happened at the Constitutional Convention? The Constitution was written | The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
0%
Name one right only for United States citizens Vote in a federal election | Run for federal office
0%
What is freedom of religion? You can practice or not practice any religion
0%
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