Oral Portion of the Citizenship Test (Questions from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services)

American Government

100

What is the supreme law of the land?

the Constitution

200

What is ONE right or freedom from the First Amendment?

-Speech -Religion -Press -Assembly -Petition the government

300

How many amendments does the US Constitution have?

Twenty-seven (27)

400

Who is ONE of your state's US Senators now? 

-Bob Menendez  -Cory Booker

500

Name your current US Representative. 

Donald Norcross - Jefferson Van Drew - Andy Kim - Chris Smith - Josh Gottheimer - Frank Pallone Jr. - Tom Malinowski - Albio Sires - Bill Pascrell Jr. - Donald Payne Jr. - Mikie Sherrill - Bonnie Watson Coleman

American Government (Continued)

100

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

200

Name All branch, or part, of the government.

-Executive -Judicial -Legislative -President -Congress -Courts

300

What are TWO rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Life Liberty Pursuit of happiness

400

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

435

500

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

April 15

American History

100

Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States.

-Cherokee -Navajo -Sioux -Chippewa -Choctaw -Pueblo -Apache -Iroquois -Creek -Blackfeet -Seminole -Cheyenne -Arawak -Shawnee -Mohegan -Huron -Oneida -Lakota -Crow -Teton -Hopi -Inuit

200

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

300

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.

-(James) Madison -(Alexander) Hamilton -(John) Jay -Publius

400

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

500

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

-Fought for women's rights -Fought for civil rights

American History (Continued)

100

Who is the "Father of our Country"?

George Washington

200

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War II

300

Who was President during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

400

Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

-War of 1812 -Mexican-American War -Civil War -Spanish-American War

500

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

Integrated Civics

100

What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

200

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

-Because there were 13 original colonies -Because the stripes represent the original colonies

300

Name ONE state that borders Canada.

-Maine -New Hampshire -Vermont -New York -Pennsylvania -Ohio -Michigan -Minnesota -North Dakota -Montana -Idaho -Washington -Alaska

400

Name TWO national U.S. holidays.

-New Year's Day -Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -Presidents' Day -Memorial Day -Independence Day -Labor Day -Columbus Day -Veterans Day -Thanksgiving -Christmas

500

Name ONE of the two longest rivers in the United States.

-Missouri (River) -Mississippi (River)