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US Citizenship Test Review – Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

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Civics (History & Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

American History

Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

  1. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
    ▪ World War I
    ▪ World War II
    ▪ Korean War
    ▪ Vietnam War
    ▪ (Persian) Gulf War
  2. Who was President during World War I? – (Woodrow) Wilson
  3. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? – (Franklin) Roosevelt
  4. Who did the United States fight in World War II? – Japan, Germany, and Italy
  5. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? – World War II
  6. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? – Communism
  7. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? – civil rights (movement)
  8. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
    ▪ fought for civil rights
    ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
  9. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? – Terrorists attacked the United States.
  10. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
    [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
    ▪ Cherokee
    ▪ Navajo
    ▪ Sioux
    ▪ Chippewa
    ▪ Choctaw
    ▪ Pueblo
    ▪ Apache
    ▪ Iroquois
    ▪ Creek
    ▪ Blackfeet
    ▪ Seminole
    ▪ Cheyenne
    ▪ Arawak
    ▪ Shawnee
    ▪ Mohegan
    ▪ Huron
    ▪ Oneida
    ▪ Lakota
    ▪ Crow
    ▪ Teton
    ▪ Hopi
    ▪ Inuit

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US Citizenship Test Review – 1800s

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 Civics (History & Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

American History

1800s

  1. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
    ▪ the Louisiana Territory
    ▪ Louisiana
  2. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
    ▪ War of 1812
    ▪ Mexican-American War
    ▪ Civil War
    ▪ Spanish-American War
  3. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
    ▪ the Civil War
    ▪ the War between the States
  4. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
    ▪ slavery
    ▪ economic reasons
    ▪ states’ rights
  5. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
    ▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
    ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
    ▪ led the United States during the Civil War
  6. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
    ▪ freed the slaves
    ▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
    ▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
    ▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
  7. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
    ▪ fought for women’s rights
    ▪ fought for civil rights

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US Citizenship Test Review – Colonial Period and Independence

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Civics (History & Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

American History

Colonial Period and Independence

  1. What is one reason colonists came to America?
    ▪ freedom
    ▪ political liberty
    ▪ religious freedom
    ▪ economic opportunity
    ▪ practice their religion
    ▪ escape persecution
  2. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
    ▪ American Indians
    ▪ Native Americans
  3. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
    ▪ Africans
    ▪ people from Africa
  4. Why did the colonists fight the British?
    ▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
    ▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
    ▪ because they didn’t have self-government
  5. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? – (Thomas) Jefferson
  6. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? – July 4, 1776
  7. There were 13 original states. Name three.
    ▪ New Hampshire
    ▪ Massachusetts
    ▪ Rhode Island
    ▪ Connecticut
    ▪ New York
    ▪ New Jersey
    ▪ Pennsylvania
    ▪ Delaware
    ▪ Maryland
    ▪ Virginia
    ▪ North Carolina
    ▪ South Carolina
    ▪ Georgia
  8. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
    ▪ The Constitution was written.
    ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
  9. When was the Constitution written? – 1787
  10. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
    ▪ (James) Madison
    ▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
    ▪ (John) Jay
    ▪ Publius
  11. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
    ▪ U.S. diplomat
    ▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
    ▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
    ▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
    ▪ started the first free libraries
  12. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? – (George) Washington
  13. Who was the first President? – (George) Washington

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US Citizenship Test Review – Rights and Responsibilities

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Civics (History & Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

American Government

Rights and Responsibilities

  1. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
    ▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
    ▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
    ▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
    ▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
  2. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
    ▪ serve on a jury
    ▪ vote in a federal election
  3. Name one right only for United States citizens.
    ▪ vote in a federal election
    ▪ run for federal office
  4. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
    ▪ freedom of expression
    ▪ freedom of speech
    ▪ freedom of assembly
    ▪ freedom to petition the government
    ▪ freedom of religion
    ▪ the right to bear arms
  5. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
    ▪ the United States
    ▪ the flag
  6. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
    ▪ give up loyalty to other countries
    ▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
    ▪ obey the laws of the United States
    ▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
    ▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
    ▪ be loyal to the United States
  7. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? – eighteen (18) and older
  8. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
    ▪ vote
    ▪ join a political party
    ▪ help with a campaign
    ▪ join a civic group
    ▪ join a community group
    ▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue
    ▪ call Senators and Representatives
    ▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
    ▪ run for office
    ▪ write to a newspaper
  9. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? – April 15
  10. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
    ▪ at age eighteen (18)
    ▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

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US Citizenship Test Review – System of Government

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Civics (History & Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

American Government

System of Government

  1. Name one branch or part of the government.
    ▪ Congress
    ▪ legislative
    ▪ President
    ▪ executive
    ▪ the courts
    ▪ judicial
  2. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
    ▪ checks and balances
    ▪ separation of powers
  3. Who is in charge of the executive branch? – the President
  4. Who makes federal laws?
    ▪ Congress
    ▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
    ▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
  5. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? – the Senate and House (of Representatives)
  6. How many U.S. Senators are there? – one hundred (100)
  7. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? – six (6)
  8. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? – Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C.
    (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
  9. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? – four hundred thirty-five (435)
  10. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? – two (2)
  11. Name your U.S. Representative. – Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
  12. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? – all people of the state
  13. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
    ▪ (because of) the state’s population
    ▪ (because) they have more people
    ▪ (because) some states have more people
  14. We elect a President for how many years? – four (4)
  15. In what month do we vote for President? – November
  16. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
    ▪ Donald J. Trump
    ▪ Donald Trump
    ▪ Trump
  17. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
    ▪ Michael R. Pence
    ▪ Mike Pence
    ▪ Pence
  18. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? – the Vice President
  19. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? – the Speaker of the House
  20. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? – the President
  21. Who signs bills to become laws? – the President
  22. Who vetoes bills? – the President
  23. What does the President’s Cabinet do? – advises the President
  24. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
    ▪ Secretary of Agriculture
    ▪ Secretary of Commerce
    ▪ Secretary of Defense
    ▪ Secretary of Education
    ▪ Secretary of Energy
    ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
    ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
    ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    ▪ Secretary of the Interior
    ▪ Secretary of Labor
    ▪ Secretary of State
    ▪ Secretary of Transportation
    ▪ Secretary of the Treasury
    ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    ▪ Attorney General
    ▪ Vice President
  25. What does the judicial branch do?
    ▪ reviews laws
    ▪ explains laws
    ▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
    ▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
  26. What is the highest court in the United States? – the Supreme Court
  27. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? – nine (9)
  28. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? – John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
  29. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
    government?
    ▪ to print money
    ▪ to declare war
    ▪ to create an army
    ▪ to make treaties
  30. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
    ▪ provide schooling and education
    ▪ provide protection (police)
    ▪ provide safety (fire departments)
    ▪ give a driver’s license
    ▪ approve zoning and land use
  31. Who is the Governor of your state now? – Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]
  32. What is the capital of your state? – Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]
  33. What are the two major political parties in the United States? – Democratic and Republican
  34. What is the political party of the President now? – Republican (Party)
  35. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? – Paul D. Ryan or (Paul) Ryan

The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the naturalization test

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