Naturalization Test

1. Naturalization Test Are you an American Citizen?

2. #1 What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? • saved (or preserved) the Union • established the United Nations • declared war on Great Britain • purchased Alaska

3. #2 What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? • freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws • freedom to worship and freedom from paying taxes • freedom of speech and freedom to worship • freedom of speech and freedom to run for president

4. #3 Where is the Statue of Liberty? • Long Island • New York Harbor • San Francisco Bay • Boston Harbor

5. #4 What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? • Pacific Ocean • Southern Ocean • Arctic Ocean • Atlantic Ocean

6. #5 What movement tried to end racial discrimination? • civil rights movement • conservation • prohibition • women’s suffrage

7. #6 When must all men register for the Selection Service? • at any age • between eighteen (18) and (26) • at age sixteen (16) • men do not have to register

8. #7 There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. • citizens eighteen (18) or older can vote • citizens seventeen (17) or older can vote • only citizens with a job can vote • citizens only by birth can vote

9. #8 Why did the colonists fight the British? • because they didn’t have self-government • all of these answers • because the British army stayed in their homes • because of high taxes

10. #9 There were 13 original states. Name three • New York, Kentucky, and Georgia • Washington, Oregon, and California • Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina • Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida

11. #10 What does the President’s Cabinet do? • commands the U.S. Armed Forces • makes laws • all of the above • advises the President

12. #11 • What is the name of the national anthem? • God Bless the U.S.A. • The Star-Spangled Banner • My Country Tis of Thee • America the Beautiful

13. #12 • If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes the President? • the President Pro Tempore • the Speaker of the House • the Secretary of State • the Secretary of the Treasury

14. #13 • Name two national U.S. holidays. • Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day • April Fools Day and Labor Day • Labor Day and Thanksgiving • Citizenship Day and Columbus Day

15. #14 • Who was the first President? • John Adams • George Washington • Abraham Lincoln • Thomas Jefferson

16. #15 • Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? • American Indians • Floridians • no one • Canadians

17. #16 • Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? • Vietnam War • Civil War • World War I • World War II

18. #17 • Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? • Herbert Hoover • Calvin Coolidge • Franklin Roosevelt • Harry Truman

19. #18 • What does the judicial branch do? • resolves disputes • decides if a law is Unconstitutional • reviews laws • all of the above

20. #19 • Name the U.S. war between the North and the South • World War I • Revolutionary War • Civil War • the War of 1812

21. #20 • Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. • Civil War • Revolutionary War • World War I • the War of 1812

22. #21 • In what month do we vote for President? • January • February • October • November

23. #22 • Name one U.S. territory. • Cayman Islands • Bermuda • Guam • Haiti

24. #23 • What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? • obey the law • pay taxes • serve on a jury • respect for all others

25. #24 • What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? • Hilary Clinton • Robert Byrd • Joe Biden • John Boehner

26. #25 • Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? • Joe Biden • Barack Obama • John G. Roberts, Jr. • Anthony Kennedy