Quiz  /  Can You Answer These Questions from the United States Citizenship Test?

  • 1. 
    What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

  • Declaration of Independence
  • Freedom Act
  • Rule of Law
  • Bill of Rights

  • 2. 
    What is one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment?

  • right to representation
  • right to bear arms
  • freedom from unlawful search and seizure
  • freedom of speech

  • 3. 
    Which is the supreme law of the land?

  • the Supreme Court
  • the president
  • the Constitution
  • the president’s cabinet

  • 4. 
    What is an amendment?

  • a suggestion
  • a deletion
  • a change or addition
  • a correction

  • 5. 
    How many amendments does the Constitution have?

  • 27
  • 21
  • 14
  • 11

  • 6. 
    Which right does the Declaration of Independence establish?

  • prosperity
  • truth
  • justice
  • liberty

  • 7. 
    Which is not one of the three branches of government?

  • homeland
  • judicial
  • legislative
  • executive

  • 8. 
    Which is not one of the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

  • Supreme Court
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives

  • 9. 
    How many U.S. senators are there?

  • 356
  • 435
  • 50
  • 100

  • 10. 
    How many years make up one term of a U.S. senator?

  • 6
  • 4
  • 10
  • 8

  • 11. 
    How many voting members does the House of Representatives have?

  • 435
  • 250
  • 100
  • 532

  • 12. 
    How many years make up one term of a House of Representatives member?

  • 10
  • 8
  • 2
  • 6

  • 13. 
    How many years is in one presidential term?

  • 8
  • 6
  • 2
  • 4

  • 14. 
    What month is the U.S. presidential election held in?

  • April
  • January
  • November
  • December

  • 15. 
    If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

  • secretary of state
  • speaker of the House
  • commander in chief
  • secretary of defense

  • 16. 
    Who is the commander in chief of the military?

  • the secretary of state
  • the U.S. Senate
  • the secretary of defense
  • the president

  • 17. 
    Who signs bills to become laws?

  • the House of Representatives
  • the U.S. Senate
  • the president
  • the secretary of state

  • 18. 
    Who vetoes bills?

  • the vice president
  • Supreme Court
  • the president
  • Congress

  • 19. 
    What does the cabinet do?

  • create new bills
  • advise the president
  • enforce global policies
  • enforce federal laws

  • 20. 
    Which is not a position in the cabinet?

  • secretary of energy
  • secretary of housing and urban development
  • secretary of digital technology
  • secretary of agriculture

  • 21. 
    How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

  • 10
  • 9
  • 12
  • 8

  • 22. 
    Which is not a power of the federal government?

  • declaring war
  • forming an army
  • printing money
  • quartering soldiers in private homes

  • 23. 
    Which is not a power that belongs to U.S. states?

  • providing safety
  • giving out driver’s licenses
  • providing education
  • coining money

  • 24. 
    There are four amendments to the Constitution about who is allowed to vote. Which is not one of them?

  • Both men and woman can vote.
  • Citizens do not have to pay to vote.
  • Citizens must be 18 years old or older to vote.
  • Citizens must be born in the U.S to vote.

  • 25. 
    Which is a civic duty only for citizens of the United States?

  • paying taxes
  • serving in the army
  • serving on a jury
  • protesting

  • 26. 
    Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance involves pledging loyalty to what symbol?

  • the president
  • the United States flag
  • the bald eagle
  • the United States seal

  • 27. 
    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • John Hancock

  • 28. 
    Which was not one of the 13 original U.S. states?

  • Tennessee
  • South Carolina
  • New Hampshire
  • Pennsylvania

  • 29. 
    When was the Constitution written?

  • 1776
  • 1778
  • 1786
  • 1787

  • 30. 
    When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

  • June 4, 1779
  • December 7, 1776
  • July 4, 1776
  • April 15, 1776

  • 31. 
    Who started the first free libraries?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • John Adams
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Abraham Lincoln

  • 32. 
    Who was the first postmaster general of the United States?

  • George Washington
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • John Quincy Adams

  • 33. 
    Who is the “father of our country”?

  • George III
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • James Madison
  • George Washington

  • 34. 
    What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

  • Louisiana Territory
  • Western Territory
  • California Territory
  • Pennsylvania Territory

  • 35. 
    Who served as president during World War I?

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Herbert Hoover
  • William Taft
  • Woodrow Wilson

  • 36. 
    Who served as president during the Great Depression and World War II?

  • Teddy Roosevelt
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Harry Truman
  • Herbert Hoover
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