US Citizenship Practice Test

What is the capital of the United States? Washington, D.C. 120. Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York (Harbor)  Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River) 121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?* (Because there were) 13 original colonies (Because the stripes) represent the […]

100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War 101. Why did the United States enter World War I? Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia) To oppose the Central

73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one. Freedom Political liberty Religious freedom Economic opportunity Escape persecution 74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?* American Indians Native Americans 75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? Africans People from Africa 76. What war did the Americans fight

63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) A male citizen of any race (can vote). 64. Who can vote

16. Name the three branches of government. Legislative, executive, and judicial Congress, president, and the courts 17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government? Executive branch 18. What part of the federal government writes laws? (U.S.) Congress (U.S. or national) legislature Legislative branch 19. What are the two

1. What is the form of government of the United States? Republic Constitution-based federal republic Representative democracy 2. What is the supreme law of the land?* (U.S.) Constitution 3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does. Forms the government Defines powers of government Defines the parts of government Protects the rights of the people 4.