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Typical Citizenship Examination Questions



71.     Which President is called the "father of our country"?
72.     What immigration and naturalization service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
73.     Who helped the pilgrims in America?
74.     What is the name of the ship that brought the pilgrims to America?
75.     What were the 13 original states of the United States called?
76.     Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
77.     Who has the power to declare war?
78.     What kind of government does the United States have?
79.     Which President freed the slaves?
80.     In what year was the Constitution written?
81.     What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
82.     Name one purpose of the United Nations.
83.     Where does Congress meet?
84.     Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
85.     What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
86.     Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States.
87.     What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
88.     What is the United States capitol?
89.     What is the White House?
90.     Where is the White House located?
91.     What is the name of the President's official home?
92.     Name one right guaranteed by the First Amendment.
93.     Who is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military?
94.     Which President was the first commander-in-chief of the U.S. military?
95.     In what month do we vote for the President?
96.     In what month is the new President inaugurated?
97.     How many times may a senator be re-elected?
98.     How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
99.     What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today?
100.    How many states are there in the United States?

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ANSWERS:

1.      Red, white, and blue
2.      50
3.      White
4.      One for each state in the union
5.      13
6.      Red and white
7.      They represent the original 13 states
8.      50
9.      Independence Day
10.     July 4th
11.     England
12.     England
13.     George Washington
14.     George W. Bush
15.     Dick Cheney
16.     The electoral college
17.     Vice President
18.     Four years
19.     The Supreme Law of the Land
20.     Yes
21.     Amendments
22.     27
23.     3
24.     Legislative, executive, and judiciary
25.     Congress
26.     Congress
27.     The Senate and the House of Representatives
28.     To make laws
29.     The people
30.     100
31.     (local information)
32.     6 years
33.     435
34.     2 years
35.     The President, Cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members
36.     The Supreme Court
37.     To interpret laws
38.     The Constitution
39.     The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
40.     (local information)
41.     (local information)
42.     Speaker of the House of Representatives
43.     William Rehnquist
44.     Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island, and Maryland
45.     Patrick Henry
46.     Germany, Italy, and Japan
47.     Hawaii and Alaska
48.     2
49.     A civil rights leader
50.     (local information)
51.     Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years
52.     Two (2) from each state
53.     Appointed by the President
54.     Nine (9)
55.     For religious freedom
56.     Governor
57.     Mayor
58.     Thanksgiving
59.     Thomas jefferson
60.     July 4, 1776
61.     That all men are created equal
62.     The star-spangled banner
63.     Francis Scott Key
64.     The Bill of Rights
65.     Eighteen (18)
66.     The President
67.     The Supreme Court
68.     Abraham Lincoln
69.     Freed many slaves
70.     The Cabinet
71.     George Washington
72.     Form N-400, "application to file petition for naturalization"
73.     The American indians (native Americans)
74.     The Mayflower
75.     Colonies
76.     Freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights:

(a) the right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government.

(b) the right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations).

(c) the government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people's homes during peacetime without the people's consent.

(d) the government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.

(e) a person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against himself.

(f) a person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer.

(g) the right to trial by jury in most cases.

(h) protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment.

(l) the people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.     Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the state or the people.

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