INS Citizenship Test Questions

Riot · #1 06-05-2011, 04:23 PM

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1. What are the colors of our flag?

2. How many stars are there in our flag?

3. What color are the stars on our flag?

4. What do the stars on the flag mean?

5. How many stripes are there in the flag?

6. What color are the stripes?

7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?

8. How many states are there in the Union?

9. What is the 4th of July?

10. What is the date of Independence Day?

11. Independence from whom?

12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

13. Who was the first President of the United States?

14. Who is the President of the United States today?

15. Who is the vice-president of the United States today?

16. Who elects the President of the United States?

17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?

18. For how long do we elect the President?

19. What is the Constitution?

20. Can the Constitution be changed?

21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?

22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?

23. How many branches are there in our government?

24. What are the three branches of our government?

25. What is the legislative branch of our government?

26. Who makes the laws in the United States?

27. What is the Congress?

28. What are the duties of Congress?

29. Who elects the Congress?

30. How many senators are there in Congress?

31. Can you name the two senators from your state?

32. For how long do we elect each senator?

33. How many representatives are there in Congress?

34. For how long do we elect the representatives?

35. What is the executive branch of our government?

36. What is the judiciary branch of our government?

37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

38. What is the supreme court law of the United States?

39. What is the Bill of Rights?

40. What is the capital of your state?

41. Who is the current governor of your state?

42. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die?

43. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

44. Can you name thirteen original states?

45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."?

46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?

47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?

48. How many terms can the President serve?

49. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

50. Who is the head of your local government?

51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.

52. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?

53. Who selects the Supreme Court justice?

54. How many Supreme Court justice are there?

55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

56. What is the head executive of a state government called?

57. What is the head executive of a city government called?

58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists?

59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

62. What is the national anthem of the United States?

63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

64. Where does freedom of speech come from?

65. What is a minimum voting age in the United States?

66. Who signs bills into law?

67. What is the highest court in the United States?

68. Who was the President during the Civil War?

69. What did the Emancipation Declaration do?

70. What special group advises the President?

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 are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?

76. Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

77. Who has the power to declare the 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 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 the 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 today?

somerfrost · #2 06-05-2011, 04:27 PM

Seems like a fair test, wonder how many citizens could pass it?

jwkniska · #3 06-05-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by somerfrost

Seems like a fair test, wonder how many citizens could pass it?

Unfortunately, less than you probably expect.

Riot · #4 06-05-2011, 04:38 PM

That's the old test. Here's the current one - a bit harder. Answers are here at the link

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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

A. Principles of American Democracy

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

2. What does the Constitution do?

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

4. What is an amendment?

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

A: The Bill of Rights

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

10. What is freedom of religion?

11. What is the economic system in the United States?*

12. What is the "rule of law"?

B. System of Government

13. Name one branch or part of the government.*

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

16. Who makes federal laws?

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?*

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

23. Name your U.S. Representative.

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

26. We elect a President for how many years?

27. In what month do we vote for President?*

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

34. Who vetoes bills?

35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

37. What does the judicial branch do?

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

43. Who is the Governor of your state?

44. What is the capital of your state?*

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

46. What is the political party of the President now?

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

C: Rights and Responsibilities

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*

50. What are two rights only for United States citizens?

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

AMERICAN HISTORY

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

66. When was the Constitution written?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

70. Who was the first President?*

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

79. Who was President during World War I?

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

INTEGRATED CIVICS

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

91. Name one U.S. territory.

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

94. What is the capital of the United States?*

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

100. Name two national U.S. holidays.

Cannon Shell · #5 06-05-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Riot

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1. What are the colors of our flag? RED/WHITE/BLUE

2. How many stars are there in our flag? 50

3. What color are the stars on our flag? White

4. What do the stars on the flag mean? Rep states

5. How many stripes are there in the flag? 13

6. What color are the stripes? Red/White

7. What do the stripes on the flag mean? 13 org colonies

8. How many states are there in the Union? 50

9. What is the 4th of July? fireworks day and day declaration of indy signed

10. What is the date of Independence Day? July 4

11. Independence from whom? The British Empire

12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War? England

13. Who was the first President of the United States? G Wshington

14. Who is the President of the United States today? Not G Washington

15. Who is the vice-president of the United States today? A dolt

16. Who elects the President of the United States? morons

17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? wishful thinking? The dolt.

18. For how long do we elect the President? Seems like too long

19. What is the Constitution? Something that a lot of people talk about but few understand

20. Can the Constitution be changed? Sure, it is changed on MSNBC all the time

21. What do we call a change to the Constitution? a bad idea?

22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution? A lot

23. How many branches are there in our government? three

24. What are the three branches of our government? dopey/sleepy/dummy

25. What is the legislative branch of our government? a bunch of corrupt lawyers

26. Who makes the laws in the United States? idiots

27. What is the Congress? a bunch of idiots

28. What are the duties of Congress? screw up the country

29. Who elects the Congress? same morons who elect the President

30. How many senators are there in Congress? too many

31. Can you name the two senators from your state? numbskull and jerk off

32. For how long do we elect each senator? too long

33. How many representatives are there in Congress? too many

34. For how long do we elect the representatives? too long

35. What is the executive branch of our government? a joke?

36. What is the judiciary branch of our government? the people who have to sort out the other branch's messes

37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court? wear cool robes and make up stuff

38. What is the supreme court law of the United States? the final say unless you dont like it then you ignore it

39. What is the Bill of Rights? trampled on

40. What is the capital of your state? A pit called Trenton

41. Who is the current governor of your state? A fat slob called Chris

42. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die? Who cares. it will be an improvement

43. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court? Some shady looking dude

44. Can you name thirteen original states? MA, VT, ME, RI, NJ, PA, VA, MD, CT, NC, DE, SC, GA

45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death."? Sarah Palin

46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II? Germany, Italy, Japan

47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union? Alaska and Hawaii

48. How many terms can the President serve? 2

49. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? Some brother that got shot for speaking out too much

50. Who is the head of your local government? Some dope

51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements. Be beholden to special interests

52. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate? Good question

53. Who selects the Supreme Court justice? The Prez

54. How many Supreme Court justice are there? too many liberal ones

55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America? They were looking for a govt handout

56. What is the head executive of a state government called? The Gov

57. What is the head executive of a city government called? Mayor

58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists? Kill the Indians day

59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? Tom Hanks

60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? a long time ago

61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence? We free

62. What is the national anthem of the United States? too hard for Christina Aguilera to remember

63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner? Lou Reed

64. Where does freedom of speech come from? your vocal chords

65. What is a minimum voting age in the United States? too young

66. Who signs bills into law? depends

67. What is the highest court in the United States? The Denver Nuggets arena

68. Who was the President during the Civil War? Honest Abe

69. What did the Emancipation Declaration do? Freed the slaves

70. What special group advises the President? Lobbyists

71. Which President is called the "Father of our country"? Steve Garvey

72. What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen? This is a discriminatory question and I refuse to answer

73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America? Chief Jay Strongbow

74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America? The Mayflower van co.

75. What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called? Eastern Biased

76. Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. Freedom to say stupid ****, freedom to write stupid ****, freedom to read stupid ****

77. Who has the power to declare the war? LOL I guess the Prez now

78. What kind of government does the United States have? Messed up one

79. Which President freed the slaves? Nixon

80. In what year was the Constitution written? 2008

81. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? Mistakes

82. Name one purpose of the United Nations? Is this a trick question?

83. Where does Congress meet? usually at strip clubs in DC after hours

84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights? right to go to strip clubs unless you are Pacman Jones

85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called? A long winded wste of time

86. Name one benefit of being citizen of the United States. NFL football

87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens? Divorce

88. What is the United States Capitol? A cesspool

89. What is the White House? severely misguided currently

90. Where is the White House located? right in the middle of the cesspool

91. What is the name of the President's official home? Chicago

92. Name the right guaranteed by the first amendment. Freedom to google

93. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? Hillary

94. Which President was the first Commander in Chief of the U.S. military? GW 1

95. In what month do we vote for the President? November

96. In what month is the new President inaugurated? Jan

97. How many times may a Senator be re-elected? too many

98. How many times may a Congressman be re-elected? too many

99. What are the 2 major political parties in the U.S. today? right and wrong

100. How many states are there in the United States today? 51

How did I do?