Read the sentence: Congress meets in Washington, D.C. What is Congress?

The part of the government that makes laws

The highest court in the country

The house where the President lives

The first capital of the United States

Why is the Electoral College important?

It decides who is elected president.

It decides who becomes Speaker of the House.

It decides how many senators each state has.

It decides who serves on the Supreme Court.

Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

First Secretary of the Treasury

First Postmaster General of the United States

Third president of the United States

Writer of the Declaration of Independence

Read the sentence: "Citizens can vote for the President." What does the word citizens mean?

People who are full members of a country and have its rights

People who were born in a large city in any country

People who visit a country for a short time on vacation

People who work for the President in the White House

The officer says, "The flag is red, white, and blue." Which sentence is written correctly?

The flag is red, white, and blue.

the flag is red, white, and blue.

The flag is red, white, and blew.

The flag is red, wite, and blue.

Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Unlimited government and an official church

Central planning and state ownership

US Citizenship Test

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10 sample questions for the US Citizenship Test, with the correct answer and an explanation for each. No account needed. Try each one before you open the answer.

Sections covered on the exam: English and Language Usage, Readingvocabulary, Readingtestsentences, N-400Vocabulary, Interviewcommunication, Civics: American Government, Principlesofamericangovernment, Systemofgovernment, Rightsandresponsibilities, Civics: American History, American History, The1800S, Recentamericanhistory, Civics: Symbols And Holidays, The 128 Civics Questions, Holidays.

Question 1 · English and Language Usage
Read the sentence: Congress meets in Washington, D.C. What is Congress?
- A.The highest court in the country
- B.The house where the President lives
- C.The part of the government that makes laws
- D.The first capital of the United States
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Answer: C. The part of the government that makes laws
Congress is the legislative part of the federal government; it writes the laws. The President lives in the White House, and the highest court is the Supreme Court.
Question 2 · English and Language Usage
The officer says: Alaska is the largest state. Which sentence is written correctly?
- A.alaska is the largest state.
- B.Alaska is the largest state.
- C.Alaska is the largist state.
- D.Alaska is the largest state
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Answer: B. Alaska is the largest state.
"Alaska" is the name of a state and begins the sentence, so it is capitalized; "largest" is spelled l-a-r-g-e-s-t; and the sentence needs a period at the end.
Question 3 · Principlesofamericangovernment
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
- A.U.S. Constitution
- B.Bill of Rights
- C.Articles of Confederation
- D.Declaration of Independence
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Answer: D. Declaration of Independence
Civics question 9 asks which founding document said the colonies were free from Britain; the answer is the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution was written later, in 1787.
Question 4 · Systemofgovernment
Why is the Electoral College important?
- A.It decides who becomes Speaker of the House.
- B.It decides how many senators each state has.
- C.It decides who serves on the Supreme Court.
- D.It decides who is elected president.
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Answer: D. It decides who is elected president.
Civics question 49 accepts it decides who is elected president, or it provides a compromise between popular election and congressional selection.
Question 5 · American History
Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
- A.First Postmaster General of the United States
- B.Third president of the United States
- C.First Secretary of the Treasury
- D.Writer of the Declaration of Independence
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Answer: C. First Secretary of the Treasury
Civics question 89 accepts first Secretary of the Treasury, one of the writers of the Federalist Papers, helped establish the First Bank of the United States, aide to General Washington, or member of the Continental Congress. The wrong choices describe Jefferson and Franklin.
Question 6 · English and Language Usage
Read the sentence: "Citizens can vote for the President." What does the word citizens mean?
- A.People who are full members of a country and have its rights
- B.People who were born in a large city in any country
- C.People who visit a country for a short time on vacation
- D.People who work for the President in the White House
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Answer: A. People who are full members of a country and have its rights
A citizen is a full member of a country, with rights such as voting in federal elections. Visitors and people who simply live or were born in a city are not citizens for that reason alone.
Question 7 · English and Language Usage
The officer says, "The flag is red, white, and blue." Which sentence is written correctly?
- A.the flag is red, white, and blue.
- B.The flag is red, white, and blew.
- C.The flag is red, wite, and blue.
- D.The flag is red, white, and blue.
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Answer: D. The flag is red, white, and blue.
"White" has an "h," the color is "blue" (not "blew," the past tense of blow), and a sentence begins with a capital letter.
Question 8 · Principlesofamericangovernment
Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
- A.Equality and liberty
- B.Monarchy and hereditary rule
- C.Unlimited government and an official church
- D.Central planning and state ownership
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Answer: A. Equality and liberty
Civics question 10 accepts equality, liberty, social contract, natural rights, limited government, and self-government. The founders rejected monarchy and unlimited government.
Question 9 · Systemofgovernment
What is one part of the judicial branch?
- A.The Department of Justice
- B.Federal courts
- C.The Cabinet
- D.The Senate Judiciary Committee
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Answer: B. Federal courts
Civics question 50 accepts the Supreme Court or the federal courts. The Department of Justice is an executive department, and the Senate Judiciary Committee is part of Congress.
Question 10 · The1800S
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
- A.Louisiana
- B.Alaska
- C.Texas
- D.Florida
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Answer: A. Louisiana
Civics question 90 asks what territory the United States bought from France in 1803; the answer is the Louisiana Territory. Alaska was bought from Russia and Florida was acquired from Spain.

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