The following is a list of questions that will help you prepare for the citizenship exam.
1.What are the colors of our flag? Pull Down For AnswerRed, White, and Blue 2.How many stars are there in our flag? Pull Down For Answer50 3.What color are the stars on our flag? Pull Down For AnswerWhite 4.What do the stars on the flag mean? Pull Down For AnswerOne for each state 5.How many stripes are there in the flag? Pull Down For Answer13 6.What color are the stripes on the flag? Pull Down For AnswerRed, White 7.What do the stripes on the flag mean? Pull Down For AnswerOne for each of original states 8.How many states are there in the Union? Pull Down For Answer50 9.What is the 4th of July? Pull Down For AnswerIndependance Day 10.What is the date of U.S. Independence Day? Pull Down For AnswerJuly 4 11.From what country did the U.S. win independence? Pull Down For AnswerEngland/UK 12.What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? Pull Down For AnswerEngland/UK 13.Who was the first President of the United States? Pull Down For AnswerGeorge Washington 14.Who is the President of the United States today? Pull Down For AnswerGeorge W. Bush 15.Who is the vice-president of the United States today? Pull Down For AnswerRichard Cheney 16.Who elects the President of the United States? Pull Down For AnswerThe Electoral College 17.Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? Pull Down For AnswerVice President 18.For how long do we elect the President? Pull Down For Answer4 years 19.What is the Constitution? Pull Down For AnswerSuprem e Law of the Land 20.Can the Constitution be changed? Pull Down For AnswerYes, by amendment 21.What do we call a change to the Constitution? Pull Down For AnswerAmmendment 22.How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution? Pull Down For Answer26 23.How many branches are there in our government? Pull Down For Answer3 24.What are the three branches of our government? Pull Down For AnswerExecutive, Legislative, Judicial 25.What is the legislative branch of our government? Pull Down For AnswerCongress 26.Who makes the laws in the United States? Pull Down For AnswerCongress 27.What is the Congress? Pull Down For AnswerThe Senate and the House of Representatives 28.What are the duties of Congress? Pull Down For AnswerTo make laws. 29.Who elects the Congress? Pull Down For AnswerThe People 30.How many senators are there in Congress? Pull Down For Answer100 31.Can you name the two senators from your state? Pull Down For AnswerDepends on your state 32.For how long do we elect each senator? Pull Down For Answer6 years for each term 33.How many representatives are there in Congress? Pull Down For Answer435 34.For how long do we elect the representatives? Pull Down For Answer2 years for each term. 35.What is the executive branch of our government? Pull Down For AnswerThe President, Cabinet & departments. 36.What is the judiciary branch of our government? Pull Down For AnswerSupreme Court 37.What are the duties of the Supreme Court? Pull Down For AnswerTo interpret laws 38.What is the supreme court law of the United States? Pull Down For AnswerThe Constitution 39.What is the Bil l of Rights? Pull Down For AnswerThe first 10 amendments to the Constitution 40.What is the capital of your state? Pull Down For AnswerVaries 41.Who is the current governor of your state? Pull Down For AnswerVaries 42.Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die? Pull Down For AnswerSpeaker of the House 43.Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Pull Down For AnswerWilliam Rehnquist 44.Can you name thirteen original states? Pull Down For AnswerConnecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, MassachusettsPennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South CarolinaGeorgia, Rhode Island, Maryland 45.Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."? Pull Down For AnswerPatrick Henry 46.Which countries were our enemies during World War II? Pull Down For AnswerGermany, Italy, Japan 47.What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union? Pull Down For AnswerAlaska, Hawaii 48.How many terms can the President serve? Pull Down For Answer2 49.Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Pull Down For AnswerA civil rights leader 50.Who is the head of your local government? Pull Down For AnswerVaries 51.According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements. Pull Down For AnswerNatural Born Citizen/35 years old/Lived in U.S. 14 years 52.Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate? Pull Down For Answer2 for each state 53.Who selects the Supreme Court justice? Pull Down For AnswerPresident 54.How many Supreme Court justice are there? Pull Down For Answer9 55.Why did the Pilgrims come to America? Pull Down For AnswerReligous Freedom 56.What is the head executive of a state government called? Governor 57.What is the head executive of a city government called? Pull Down For AnswerMayor 58.What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists? Pull Down For AnswerThanksgiving 59.Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? Pull Down For AnswerThomas Jefferson 60.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Pull Down For AnswerJuly 4, 1776 61.What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? Pull Down For AnswerAll men are created equal 62.What is the national anthem of the United States? Pull Down For AnswerStar-Spangled Banner 63.Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? Pull Down For AnswerFrancis Scott Key 64.Where does freedom of speech come from? Pull Down For AnswerBill of Rights 65.What is a minimum voting age in the United States? Pull Down For Answer18 66.Who signs bills into law? Pull Down For AnswerThe President 67.What is the highest court in the United States? Pull Down For AnswerSupreme Court 68.Who was the President during the Civil War? Pull Down For AnswerAbraham Lincoln 69.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Pull Down For AnswerDeclared slavery illegal 70.What special group advises the President? Pull Down For AnswerThe Cabinet 71.Which President is called the "Father of our country"? Pull Down For AnswerGeorge Washington 72.What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen? Pull Down For AnswerForm N-400, Application to File Petition for Naturalization 73.Who helped the Pilgrims in America? Pull Down For AnswerThe American Indians 74.What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? Pull Down For AnswerMayflower 75.What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called? Pull Down For AnswerColonies 76.Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Pull Down For Answerspeech/press/religion/assembly/government change 77.Who has the power to declare the war? Pull Down For AnswerCongress 78.What kind of government does the United States have? Pull Down For AnswerRepublican 79.Which President freed the slaves? Pull Down For AnswerAbraham Lincon 80.In what year was the Constitution written? Pull Down For Answer1787 81.What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? Pull Down For AnswerBill of Rights 82.Name one purpose of the United Nations? Pull Down For AnswerTry to resolve problems and keep the Peace 83.Where does Congress meet? Pull Down For AnswerCapitol in Washington D.C. 84.Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? Pull Down For AnswerEveryone's (citizens and non-citizens living in the U.S.) 85.What is the introduction to the Constitution called? Pull Down For AnswerPreamble 86.Name one benefit of being citizen of the United States. Pull Down For AnswerRight to Vote 87.What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? Pull Down For AnswerRight to vote 88.What is the United States Capitol? Pull Down For AnswerThe place where Congress meets 89.What is the White House? Pull Down For AnswerPresident lives here 90.Where is the White House located? Pull Down For AnswerWashington DC 91.What is the name of the President's official home? Pull Down For AnswerWhite House 92.Name the right guaranteed by the first amendment. Pull Down For Answerspeech/press/religion/assembly/request to change government 93.Who is the Commande r in Chief of the U.S. military? Pull Down For AnswerThe President 94.Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? Pull Down For AnswerGeorge Washington 95.In what month do we vote for the President? Pull Down For AnswerNovember 96.In what month is the new President inaugurated? Pull Down For AnswerJanuary 97.How many times may a Senator be re-elected? Pull Down For AnswerNo Limit 98.How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? Pull Down For AnswerNo Limit 99.What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today? Pull Down For AnswerDemocrat, Republican 100.How many states are there in the United States today? Pull Down For Answer50