U.S. Naturalization Test – Questions Click a question below to watch its video and learn the answer. Want to test yourself and track your progress? Register free for the full course! AMERICAN GOVERNMENT A: Principles of American Democracy Q1 – What is the supreme law of the land? Q2 – What does the Constitution do? Q3 – The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? Q4 – What is an amendment? Q5 – What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Q6 – What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? Q7 – How many amendments does the Constitution have? Q8 – What did the Declaration of Independence do? Q9 – What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Q10 – What is freedom of religion? Q11 – What is the economic system in the United States? Q12 – What is the “rule of law”? B: System of Government Q13 – Name one branch or part of the government. Q14 – What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Q15 – Who is in charge of the executive branch? Q16 – Who makes federal laws? Q17 – What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Q18 – How many U.S. Senators are there? Q19 – We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? Q20 – Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? Q21 – The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Q22 – We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Q23 – Name your U.S. Representative. Q24 – Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Q25 – Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? Q26 – We elect a President for how many years? Q27 – In what month do we vote for President? Q28 – What is the name of the President of the United States now? Q29 – What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? Q30 – If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Q31 – If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? Q32 – Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Q33 – Who signs bills to become laws? Q34 – Who vetoes bills? Q35 – What does the President’s Cabinet do? Q36 – What are two Cabinet-level positions? Q37 – What does the judicial branch do? Q38 – What is the highest court in the United States? Q39 – How many justices are on the Supreme Court? Q40 – Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? Q41 – Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? Q42 – Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Q43 – Who is the Governor of your state now? Q44 – What is the capital of your state? Q45 – What are the two major political parties in the United States? Q46 – What is the political party of the President now? Q47 – What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? C: Rights and Responsibilities Q48 – There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Q49 – What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? Q50 – Name one right only for United States citizens. Q51 – What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? Q52 – What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? Q53 – What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? Q54 – How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? Q55 – What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Q56 – When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? Q57 – When must all men register for the Selective Service? AMERICAN HISTORY A: Colonial Period & Independence Q58 – What is one reason colonists came to America? Q59 – Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? Q60 – What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Q61 – Why did the colonists fight the British? Q62 – Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? Q63 – When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? Q64 – There were 13 original states. Name three. Q65 – What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Q66 – When was the Constitution written? Q67 – The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. Q68 – What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? Q69 – Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Q70 – Who was the first President? B: 1800s Q71 – What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? Q72 – Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. Q73 – Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. Q74 – Name one problem that led to the Civil War. Q75 – What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? Q76 – What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Q77 – What did Susan B. Anthony do? C: Recent American History & Other Important Historical Information Q78 – Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. Q79 – Who was President during World War I? Q80 – Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? Q81 – Who did the United States fight in World War II? Q82 – Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? Q83 – During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? Q84 – What movement tried to end racial discrimination? Q85 – What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? Q86 – What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? Q87 – Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. INTEGRATED CIVICS A: Geography Q88 – Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. Q89 – What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? Q90 – What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? Q91 – Name one U.S. territory. Q92 – Name one state that borders Canada. Q93 – Name one state that borders Mexico. Q94 – What is the capital of the United States? Q95 – Where is the Statue of Liberty? B: Symbols Q96 – Why does the flag have 13 stripes? Q97 – Why does the flag have 50 stars? Q98 – What is the name of the national anthem? C: Holidays Q99 – When do we celebrate Independence Day? Q100 – Name two national U.S. holidays.
