U.S. Citizenship Test

Spill the (Boston) tea

100

What is the supreme law of the land? 

The Constitution 

200

What does the President’s cabinet do? 

Advises the President

300

What is an amendment?

- a change to the Constitution 

- an addition to the Constitution 

400

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

500

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, and Inuit

Red white and blue

100

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? 

We the People 

200

What does the Constitution do? 

- sets up the government 

- defines the government

- protects basic rights of Americans

300

How many amendments does the Constitution have? 

27

400

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 

- serve on a jury 

- vote in a federal election 

500

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

- the Louisiana Territory

- Louisiana 

George Slayington

100

In what month do we vote for President?

November 

200

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

The Bill of Rights

300

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 

- freedom of: expression, speech, assembly, petition the government, and religion 

- the right to bear arms 

400

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

- freed the slaves

- freed slaves in the Confederacy

- freed slaves in the Confederate states

- freed slaves in most Southern states 

500

What did Susan B Anthony do? 

- fought for women’s rights

- fought for civil rights

Bill (Clinton) of Rights

100

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? 

- American Indians

- Native Americans 

200

Who is the “Father of Our Country”? 

George Washington 

300

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

- Missouri River

- Mississippi River

400

What stops one branch from becoming too powerful? 

- checks and balances

- separation of powers

500

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

- James Madison 

- Alexander Hamilton 

- John Jay

Eagles are cool (sorry Ben Franklin)

100

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 

Thomas Jefferson 

200

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? 

Communism 

300

Name one state that border Canada

- Maine

- New Hampshire

- Vermont 

- New York

- Pennsylvania

- Ohio

- Michigan

- Minnesota

- North Dakota

- Montana

- Idaho

- Washington

- Alaska 

400

What is the name of the national anthem? 

The Star-Spangled Banner

500

Who was President during World War I? 

Woodrow Wilson