1) What is the supreme law of the United States? a) Executive order b) The constitution c) Acts of congress d) The US constitution 2) With which words does the US constitution start? a) Four score and seven years ago... b) We the people... c) I have a dream... d) In God we trust... 3) What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? a) Bill of Attainder b) Bill of Rights c) Bill of Congress d) Decennial act 4) How many amendments does the Constitution have? a) 5 b) 15 c) 27 d) 50 5) Who is in charge of the executive branch of government? a) The Chief Justice b) The Majority Leader of Congress c) The President d) The Vice President 6) How long are US representatives elected for? a) One year b) Two years c) Five years 7) Why do some states have more representatives than others? a) Because of their population b) Because of their land mass c) Because of when they joined the Union d) Because of their GDP 8) We elect a President for how many years? a) Two b) Four c) Five 9) How many justices are there in the Supreme Court? a) Nine b) Ten c) Eleven d) Thirteen 10) Who are the two main political parties? a) Democrat and Conservative b) Federalist and Republican c) Labour and Conservative d) Democrat and Republican e) Socialist and Republican f) Tory and Whig 11) What did Susan B Anthony do? a) Write the US constitution b) Fight for civil (esp women's) rights c) Lead the Supreme Court 12) How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President? a) 16 b) 18 c) 21 d) 35 13) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a) George Washington b) Benjamin Franklin c) Thomas Jefferson 14) Who was the first president? a) George Washington b) John Adams c) Benjamin Franklin 15) What is the name of the US national anthem? a) Star spangled banner b) God Save the Queen c) Heroes d) In God we Trust 16) Why does the flag have 13 stripes? a) Because we have 13 states today b) To represent the original 13 colonies c) Because there were 13 founding fathers 17) When do we celebrate Independence day? a) July 4 b) May 1 c) December 25 d) October 9 e) September 15 f) February 28 18) During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? a) Communism b) Nazism 19) What major event happened on September 11, 2001? a) Terrorists attacked the United States b) George W Bush became President c) A new justice was appointed to the US supreme court 20) Which of these is NOT an American tribe? a) Cherokee b) Cheyenne c) Crow d) Choctaw e) Creek f) Caspee

Civics questions from the US naturalization test

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