U.S.A. CITIZENSHIP TEST (100 CIVICS QUESTIONS)
FROM USCIS.GOV
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer -the Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - Answer -sets up the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - Answer -We the People
4. What is an amendment? - Answer -a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answer -the Bill of
Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answer -speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer -twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Answer -declared our independence
from Great Britain
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Answer -life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - Answer -You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - Answer -capitalist economy
market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"? - Answer -Everyone must follow the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government. - Answer -Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
, 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer -
checks and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer -the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - Answer -Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - Answer -the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer -one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Answer -six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Answer -Kirsten Gillibrand / Chuck
Schumer
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer -four
hundred thirty-five (435)
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Answer -two (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative. - Answer -Nydia Velazquez
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer -all people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer -
(because of) the state's population
(because) they have more people
(because) some states have more people
26. We elect a President for how many years? - Answer -four (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President? - Answer -November
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Answer -Barack
Obama
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Answer -Joe
Biden
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Answer -the Vice
President
FROM USCIS.GOV
1. What is the supreme law of the land? - Answer -the Constitution
2. What does the Constitution do? - Answer -sets up the government
protects basic rights of Americans
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words? - Answer -We the People
4. What is an amendment? - Answer -a change (to the Constitution)
an addition (to the Constitution)
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Answer -the Bill of
Rights
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Answer -speech
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Answer -twenty-seven (27)
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Answer -declared our independence
from Great Britain
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Answer -life
liberty
pursuit of happiness
10. What is freedom of religion? - Answer -You can practice any religion, or not practice
a religion.
11. What is the economic system in the United States? - Answer -capitalist economy
market economy
12. What is the "rule of law"? - Answer -Everyone must follow the law.
13. Name one branch or part of the government. - Answer -Congress
legislative
President
executive
the courts
judicial
, 14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - Answer -
checks and balances
separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - Answer -the President
16. Who makes federal laws? - Answer -Congress
Senate and House (of Representatives)
(U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - Answer -the Senate and House (of
Representatives)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - Answer -one hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - Answer -six (6)
20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - Answer -Kirsten Gillibrand / Chuck
Schumer
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - Answer -four
hundred thirty-five (435)
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - Answer -two (2)
23. Name your U.S. Representative. - Answer -Nydia Velazquez
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - Answer -all people of the state
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - Answer -
(because of) the state's population
(because) they have more people
(because) some states have more people
26. We elect a President for how many years? - Answer -four (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President? - Answer -November
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? - Answer -Barack
Obama
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - Answer -Joe
Biden
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - Answer -the Vice
President
