Naturalization Exam
1. What are the colors of our flag?
2. What do the stars on the flag mean?
3. How many stars are there on our flag?
4. How many stripes are there on our flag?
5. What do the stripes on the flag represent?
6. What do we celebrate on the 4th of July?
7. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
8. Who was the first president of the United States?
9. Who elects the President of the United States?
10. Who becomes President if the President dies?
11. What do we call changes to the Constitution?
12. What are the three branches of our government?
13. What is the legislative branch of our Government and what does it consist of?
14. How many senators are there in Congress?
15. For how long do we elect each senator?
16. How many members are in the House of Representatives?
17. For how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives?
18. Who is the head of the executive branch of the U.S. Government and for how long is he elected?
19. What is the highest part of the judicial branch of our Government?
20. What is the supreme law of the United States?
21. What is the Bill of Rights?
22. How many full terms can a President serve?
23. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
24. What kind of government does the United States have?
25. Who nominates judges for the Supreme Court?
26. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
27. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
28. What is the executive of a state government called?
29. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists?
30. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
31. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
32. What are the basic beliefs of the Declaration of Independence?
33. What is the national anthem of the United States?
34. Who signs bills into law?
35. Who was President during the Civil War?
36. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
37. Which President is called the “Father of our Country”?
38. What was the 50th state to be added to the United States?
39. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
40. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
41. What were the 13 original states of the United States called before they were states?
42. What group has the power to declare war?
43. In what year was the Constitution written?
44. Who meets in the U.S. Capitol building?
45. What is the name of the President’s offcial home?
46. Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the first amendment.
47. Who is Commander-in-Chief of the United States military?
48. In what month is the new President inaugurated?
49. What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
50. What is the most important right granted to United States citizens?
ANSWERS
1. Red, white, and blue
2. One for each state
3. 50
4. 13
5. The first 13 states
6. Independence Day
7. Great Britain
8. George Washington
9. Electoral College, Electors
10. Vice President
11. Amendments
12. Executive, Judicial, and Legislative
13. Congress, The Senate and the House of Representatives
14. 100 senators in Congress, 2 from each state.
15. 6 years
16. 435
17. For 2 years
18. President, 4 years
19. The Supreme Court
20. The Constitution
21. The first 10 amendments
22. Two full terms
23. A civil rights leader
24. Republic
25. The President
26. 9
27. To gain religious freedom
28. The Governor
29. Thanksgiving
30. Thomas Jefferson
31. July 4, 1776
32. That all men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
33. The Star-Spangled Banner
34. The President
35. Abraham Lincoln
36. Freed the slaves.
37. George Washington
38. Hawaii
39. The American Indians/Native Americans
40. Mayflower
41. Colonies
42. Congress
43. 1787
44. Congress
45. White House
46. Freedom of speech, of religion, of assembly, and to petition the Government
47. The President
48. January
49. Democratic and Republican parties
50. The right to vote