United States Citizen test Questions and Answers

In the process of applying for US Citizenship, once submitted the package with the naturalization application and if you meet the requirements, the office of the US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will schedule an interview. During this interview, the examiner will test your level of reading and writing the English language by a simple examination of dictation. In order to pass citizenship test you must also sign your name in English. If you have a physical disability that prevents you from reading or writing, or have at least fifty years of age and has lived in the United States as a legal permanent resident for at least twenty years old, you have no obligation to take the test of reading and writing.

US Citizenship Test Questions

The examiner will also ask you some questions about the system of government and the history of the United States to confirm that you have a basic knowledge on these topics. Below, you will find a list of US Citizen Test Questions and Answers to help you pass citizenship test:

1.      What are the colors of our flag?
2.      How many stars are there in our flag?
3.      What color are the stars on our flag?
4.      What do the stars on the flag mean?
5.      How many stripes are there in the flag?
6.      What color are the stripes?
7.      What do the stripes on the flag mean?
8.      How many states are there in the union?
9.      What is the 4th of July?
10.     What is the date of Independence Day?
11.     Independence from whom?
12.     What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
13.     Who was the first President of the United States?
14.     Who is the President of the United States today?
16.     Who elects the President of the United States?
18.     For how long do we elect the President?
19.     What is the Constitution?
20.     Can the Constitution be changed?
21.     What do we call a change to the Constitution?
23.     How many branches are there in our government?
24.     What are the three branches of our government?
25.     What is the legislative branch of our government?
26.     Who makes the laws in the United States?
27.     What is Congress?
28.     What are the duties of Congress?
29.     Who elects Congress?
30.     How many senators are there in Congress?
31.     Can you name the two senators from your state?
32.     For how long do we elect each senator?
33.     How many representatives are there in Congress?
34.     For how long do we elect the representatives?
35.     What is the executive branch of our government?
36.     What is the judiciary branch of our government?
37.     What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
38.     What is the supreme law of the United States?
39.     What is the Bill of Rights?
40.     What is the capital of your state?
41.     Who is the current governor of your state?
43.     Who is the chief justice of the Supreme Court?
44.     Can you name the thirteen original states?
45.     Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?
46.     Which countries were our enemies during World War II?
48.     How many terms can a President serve?
49.     Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
50.     Who is the head of your local government?
52.     Why are there 100 senators in the senate?
53.     Who selects the Supreme Court justices?
54.     How many Supreme Court justices are there?
55.     Why did the pilgrims come to America?
60.     When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
62.     What is the national anthem of the United States?
63.     Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
64.     Where does freedom of speech come from?
66.     Who signs bills into law?
67.     What is the highest court in the United States?
68.     Who was the President during the Civil War?
69.     What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
70.     What special group advises the President?
71.     Which President is called the “father of our country”?
72.     What immigration and naturalization service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?
73.     Who helped the pilgrims in America?
76.     Name 3 rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
77.     Who has the power to declare war?
78.     What kind of government does the United States have?
79.     Which President freed the slaves?
80.     In what year was the Constitution written?
82.     Name one purpose of the United Nations.
83.     Where does Congress meet?
85.     What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
88.     What is the United States capitol?
89.     What is the White House?
90.     Where is the White House located?
91.     What is the name of the President’s official home?
92.     Name one right guaranteed by the First Amendment.
93.     Who is the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military?
94.     Which President was the first commander-in-chief of the U.S. military?
95.     In what month do we vote for the President?
96.     In what month is the new President inaugurated?
100.    How many states are there in the United States?

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US Citizenship Test Answers:

1.      Red, white, and blue
2.      50
3.      White
4.      One for each state in the union
5.      13
6.      Red and white
7.      They represent the original 13 states
8.      50
9.      Independence Day
10.     July 4th
11.     England
12.     England
13.     George Washington
14.     Barack Obama
15.     Joseph Biden
16.     The electoral college
17.     Vice President
18.     Four years
19.     The Supreme Law of the Land
20.     Yes
21.     Amendments
22.     27
23.     3
24.     Legislative, executive, and judiciary
25.     Congress
26.     Congress
27.     The Senate and the House of Representatives
28.     To make laws
29.     The people
30.     100
31.     (local information)
32.     6 years
33.     435
34.     2 years
36.     The Supreme Court
37.     To interpret laws
38.     The Constitution
39.     The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
40.     (local information)
41.     (local information)
42.     Speaker of the House of Representatives
43.     John Roberts
45.     Patrick Henry
46.     Germany, Italy, and Japan
47.     Hawaii and Alaska
48.     2
49.     A civil rights leader
50.     (local information)
52.     Two (2) from each state
53.     Appointed by the President
54.     Nine (9)
55.     For religious freedom
56.     Governor
57.     Mayor
58.     Thanksgiving
59.     Thomas jefferson
60.     July 4, 1776
61.     That all men are created equal
62.     The star-spangled banner
63.     Francis Scott Key
64.     The Bill of Rights
65.     Eighteen (18)
66.     The President
67.     The Supreme Court
68.     Abraham Lincoln
69.     Freed many slaves
70.     The Cabinet
71.     George Washington
72.     Form N-400, “application to file petition for naturalization”
73.     The American indians (native Americans)
74.     The Mayflower
75.     Colonies
76.     Freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights:

(a) the right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government.

(b) the right to bear arms (the right to have weapons or own a gun, though subject to certain regulations).

(c) the government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in the people’s homes during peacetime without the people’s consent.

(d) the government may not search or take a person’s property without a warrant.

(e) a person may not be tried twice for the same crime and does not have to testify against himself.

(f) a person charged with a crime still has some rights, such as the right to a trial and to have a lawyer.

(g) the right to trial by jury in most cases.

(h) protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment.

(l) the people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.     Any power not given to the federal government by the Constitution is a power of either the state or the people.

77.     The Congress
78.     Republican
79.     Abraham Lincoln
80.     1787
81.     The Bill of Rights
83.     In the capitol in Washington, D.C.
85.     The preamble
86.     Obtain federal government jobs; travel with a U.S. passport; petition for close relatives to come to the U.S.to live
87.     The right to vote
88.     The place where Congress meets
89.     The President’s official home
90.     Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW)
91.     The White House
92.     Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of the government
93.     The President
94.     George Washington
95.     November
96.     January
97.     There is no limit
98.     There is no limit
99.     Democratic and Republican
100.    Fifty (50)

How To Get Legal Help

Becoming a u.s. citizen is not something trivial, to pass this interview is only a part of the process. Consider speaking with an experienced immigration lawyer if you need legal assistance.

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