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Citizenship practice test: 20 questions like the real interview

There are no answer choices at the interview: the officer asks in English and you answer out loud. Practice the same way: listen or read, say your answer out loud, check the official answer and mark whether you knew it.

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  1. 1. What is the form of government of the United States?

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    • Republic
    • Constitution-based federal republic
    • Representative democracy

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  2. 2. What is the supreme law of the land?

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    • (U.S.) Constitution

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  3. 3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

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    • Forms the government
    • Defines powers of government
    • Defines the parts of government
    • Protects the rights of the people

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  4. 4. Name the three branches of government.

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    • Legislative, executive, and judicial
    • Congress, president, and the courts

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  5. 5. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

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    • Executive branch

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  6. 6. What part of the federal government writes laws?

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    • (U.S.) Congress
    • (U.S. or national) legislature
    • Legislative branch

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  7. 7. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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    • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
    • You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
    • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
    • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

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  8. 8. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

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    • Citizens
    • Citizens of the United States
    • U.S. citizens

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  9. 9. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

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    • Freedom of expression
    • Freedom of speech
    • Freedom of assembly
    • Freedom to petition the government
    • Freedom of religion
    • The right to bear arms

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  10. 10. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

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    • Freedom
    • Political liberty
    • Religious freedom
    • Economic opportunity
    • Escape persecution

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  11. 11. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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    • American Indians
    • Native Americans

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  12. 12. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

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    • Africans
    • People from Africa

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  13. 13. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

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    • Louisiana Territory
    • Louisiana

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  14. 14. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

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    • War of 1812
    • Mexican-American War
    • Civil War
    • Spanish-American War

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  15. 15. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

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    • The Civil War

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  16. 16. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

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    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Korean War
    • Vietnam War
    • (Persian) Gulf War

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  17. 17. Why did the United States enter World War I?

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    • Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
    • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
    • To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)

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  18. 18. When did all women get the right to vote?

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    • 1920
    • After World War I
    • (With the) 19th Amendment

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  19. 19. What is the capital of the United States?

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    • Washington, D.C.

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  20. 20. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

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    • New York (Harbor)
    • Liberty Island
    • New Jersey
    • Near New York City
    • On the Hudson (River)

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Questions are picked at random from the official list. It's practice only: your score isn't saved or sent anywhere.

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