Can You Pass The American Citizenship Test?

Principles of the American Government

100

This is the supreme law of the land.

What is the constitution?

200

This document sets up the government and protects basic rights.

What is the Constitution?

300

These are the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

What is the Bill of Rights?

400

This is the system that prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

What is checks and balances?

500

This idea states that the people are the source of the government’s power.

What is popular sovereignty?

Branches of Government

100

This branch of government makes federal laws.

What is the legislative branch?

200

This branch of government enforces the laws.

What is the executive branch?

300

This branch of government interprets the laws.

What is the judicial branch?

400

These two parts make up the U.S. Congress.

What are the Senate and the House of Representatives?

500

This is the highest court in the United States.

What is the Supreme Court?

Rights and Responsibilities

100

This is the one right guaranteed by the First Amendment.

What is freedom of speech? (Also acceptable: religion, press, assembly)

200

This is the right to vote for U.S. citizens age 18 and older.

What is the right to vote>

300

This is one responsibility that only U.S. citizens have.

What is the right to vote and serve on a jury? (Either answer acceptable).

400

This freedom allows people to practice any religion or no religion at all.

What is freedom of religion?

500

This is one promise immigrants make with they become U.S. citizens.

What is obeying the laws of the United States?

U.S. History

100

This war was fought between North and South in the United States?

What is the Civil War?

200

This event declared the American colonies free from British rule.

What is the Declaration of Independence?

300

This group of people were brought to America and forced to work without pay.

What are enslaved people (slaves)?

400

This amendment ended slavery in the United States.

What is the 13th Amendment?

500

This movement worked to end segregation and gain equal rights for African Americans.

What is the Civil Rights Movement?

Leaders, Symbols and Holidays

100

This is the current title of the leader of the executive branch.

What is the president?

200

The American flag has this many stars.

What are 50 stars?

300

This national holiday celebrates the Declaration of Independence.

What is Independence Day (Fourth of July)?

400

This president’s face is on the five dollar bill.

Who is Abraham Lincoln?

500

This monument in New York Harbor is a symbol of freedom and democracy.

What is the Statue of Liberty?