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FOURTH OF JULY GUIDE 27 CAN YOU PASS OUR SAMPLE CITIZENSHIP TEST?
CELEBRATING OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY IS A
good time to take stock and consider what it means to be an American. It’s also a good time to put your knowledge of American facts to the test.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of people be-
1. HOW MANY AMENDMENTS DOES THE CONSTITUTION HAVE?
A18 B27 C35 D29
2. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS HOW
MANY VOTING MEMBERS?
A 562 B 100 C 435 D 350
3. WE ELECT A U.S. SENATOR FOR HOW MANY YEARS? A4
B 2 C6 D10
4. IF BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE, WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT?
A The Speaker of the House
B The President’s wife/husband
C The Senate Majority Leader
D The Highest-Ranking General in the U.S. Army
come naturalized citizens in the United States, and to do so, must complete a series of tests. Those tests includes a civics exam on American history and how our country’s government is set up.
Test-takers are given 100 possible questions to
5. UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, SOME POWERS BELONG TO THE STATES. WHICH OF THE FOL- LOWING IS NOT ONE OF THOSE POWERS?
A Provide schooling and education B Make treaties
C Provide safety (fire departments) D Give a driver’s license
6. WHEN WAS THE CONSTITUTION WRITTEN?
A 1776 B 1492 C 1787 D1774
7. WHAT DID SUSAN B. ANTHONY DO?
A Became the first female member of the House of Representa-
tives
B Sewed the first American flag
C Became the first female member of a President’s cabinet D Fought for women’s and civil rights
study, and must answer 10 questions during the test. They need to get six out of 10 correct to pass.
Here are some of the questions from U.S. Citizen- ship and Immigration Services, and we’ve turned them into a quiz. How would you do?
8. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF THE TWO LONGEST RIVERS IN THE UNITED STATES?
A Columbia B Missouri C Rio Grande D Colorado
9. THERE WERE 13 ORIGINAL STATES. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NOT ONE OF THEM?
A West Virginia B Pennsylvania C Delaware
D Maryland
10. THERE ARE THREE RIGHTS STIPULATED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE OF THOSE RIGHTS?
A The right to bear arms B Freedom of speech
C The pursuit of happiness D The right to assemble
One Call!
ANSWERS 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C
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