Citizenship Test.

[Timothy]

Can you make the grade?

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?

[fightingquaker13]

I used to give that to my intro to government class at UT. The scores would make you weep.
FQ13

[alfsauve]

82. Name one purpose of the United Nations?

Uh, you stumped me on this one.

And even if there was a purpose, what does that have to do with United States citizenship?

[Mericet]

Uh, you stumped me on this one.

And even if there was a purpose, what does that have to do with United States citizenship?

To waste our tax money?

I was only asked 5 questions when I did my citizenship final interview.

[kmitch200]

9. What is the 4th of July?

Well obviously it's the day after the 3rd of July! 

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[tombogan03884]

72. What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?

I was born here, how the hell would I know that ?
The only INS form I ever heard of was a "Green Card", which apparently you don't need if you can swim.

[Big Frank]

They said Emancipation Declaration instead of Emancipation Proclamation. It just doesn't sound right.

I too wonder what the U.N. is good for.

[Timothy]

I didn't write the questions, they were given to me by a friend who is a History major.  I scored 91 and I took the test in about five minutes.  A few of my mistakes were due to speed or typos so I'd say I could have gotten close to 100...

[fightingquaker13]

I didn't write the questions, they were given to me by a friend who is a History major.  I scored 91 and I took the test in about five minutes.  A few of my mistakes were due to speed or typos so I'd say I could have gotten close to 100...

And thats the thing, its a fair test. There is a bit too much touchy feely stuff about stripes and stars, and the usefulness of the UN is anyone's guess. Still, most of the questions are fair and germain. What scares me is that an intro to American government class at UT Austin averaged about a 72% on this test.This should scare the crap out of you. Native born students in a conservative state barely able to pass?  No, we don't need to spend more money on teachers, talent doesn't follow money . Pay bottom dollar and expect top drawer result, Rush says its true, it must be so.
FQ13 who wonders when folks will realize that teaching basic civics is a good idea. 

[Mericet]

72. What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?

I was born here, how the hell would I know that ?
The only INS form I ever heard of was a "Green Card", which apparently you don't need if you can swim.

Tom, the answer is N-400 BTW. You really only need to know this if you become a naturalized citizen  . Since that is the list of practice questions from the N-400 application I would understand why most people would not know that one.

Neil, who once had a "green card" that was not green.