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Yes, these are all based on the United
States citizenship test. How would you do?
QUESTIONS (Click on a question
to jump down to its answer.)
1. What were the names of the 13 original states (colonies)?
2. How many stars are there on the American flag,
and what do they stand for?
3. How many stripes are there on the American flag,
and what do they stand for?
4. What is the executive branch of the United States
government?
5. In what month do we vote for president?
6. For how long do we elect a president?
7. What are the requirements for somebody to be president?
8. Name at least three rights or freedoms guaranteed
by the Bill of Rights.
9. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
10. What is the legislative branch of the United
States government?
11. What is the judicial branch of the United States
government?
12. Who was president during the Civil War?
13. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
14. Which countries were our main allies in World
War II?
15. Which countries were our enemies in World War
II?
ANSWERS
1. Virginia (founded in 1607); Massachusetts (1620);
Maryland (1634); Connecticut (approx. 1635); Rhode Island (1636);
Delaware (1638); New Hampshire (1638); North Carolina (1653); South
Carolina (16630; New Jersey (1664); New York (1664); Pennsylvania
(1681); and Georgia (1732).
2. There are 50 stars, one for each state.
3. There are 13 stripes, representing the
13 original colonies.
4. The president, the vice president, the
cabinet, and the departments that report to the cabinet.
5. November. But the new president is not
inaugurated, or officially placed in office, until the following
January. The period in between is often called the transition.
6. Presidents serve a four-year term. The
maximum they can serve is two four-year terms.
7. They must be at least 35 years old, must
be born in the United States, and must have lived in the United
States for at least the past 14 years.
8.
a. The right to freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly,
and to petition the government.
b. The right to bear arms.
c. The right to have the government not house soldiers in people's
homes without their agreement during peacetime.
d. The protection against unlawful search or seizure.
e. The guarantee that a person may not be taken to trial twice in
the same place for the same crime. Also, the guarantee that a person
doesn't have to speak out against him or herself in court.
f. The right to a trial and to be represented by a lawyer.
g. The right to a jury trial in most cases.
h. The protection against cruel or unusual punishment.
i. The guarantee that people do have rights other than those specifically
mentioned in the Constitution.
j. The guarantee that any power not given to the government by the
Constitution is a power reserved for the states or for the people.
9. 18 years old.
10. Congress, which is made up of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. This is the branch of government
that makes the laws. Each state has two senators and one member
of the House of Representatives for every approximately 660,000
people at this point. The total number of representatives is now
fixed at 435, so as the population grows and shifts, those Congressional
districts are re-drawn. Senators are elected to 6-year terms; members
of the House of Representatives are elected to 2-year terms. There
is no limit on the number of terms members of Congress can serve.
11. The Supreme Court. Underneath the
Supreme Court, there are also federal courts. The president appoints
people to the Supreme Court, which has nine justices, or judges.
There is a chief justice and eight associate justices. The president's
appointment of someone to the Supreme Court has to be approved by
the Senate. Once approved, a judge serves for life.
12. Abraham Lincoln.
13. A civil rights leader.
14. Australia, Canada, China, France,
New Zealand, the Soviet Union (now Russia), and the United Kingdom
(England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).
15. Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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