Sample Citizenship Test

The following is a list of official questions that can be used on the new U.S.
citizenship test
Principles of American Democracy:
1. What is the supreme law of the land?
2. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution.
What are these words?
3. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
4. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
United States System of Government:
5. Name one branch of government.
6. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
7. Who makes federal laws?
8. What are two cabinet level positions in the United States?
9. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
10.What is the capital of your state?
Rights and Responsibilities:
11.These are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe
one of them.
12.What are two freedoms reserved for everyone living in the United States?
13.When must all men register for the Selective Service?
14.How old do citizens have to be to vote?
The Colonial Period and Independence:
15. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
16.What were the original thirteen states in the Union?
17.When was the Constitution written?
18.Who was the first President of the United States?
The 1800s:
19.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
20.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information:
21.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
22.Name on American Indian tribe in the United States.
Geography:
23.Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
24.Name one U.S. Territory.
25.Name one state that borders Canada.
26.Name one state that borders Mexico.
Symbols:
27.Why does the U.S. flag have 13 stripes?
28.Why does the U.S. flag have 50 stars?
29.What is the name of the national anthem?
Holidays:
30.When does the United States celebrate Independence Day?
31.Name two national U.S. holidays.