US Citizenship Civics Practice Test: Get Ready for Your Exam! (2024 Updated)

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Question 1

Please name 3 of the 13 original states:

A	Washington, Oregon, and California
B	New York, Kentucky, and Georgia
C	Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
D	Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida

Question 1 Explanation:

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina

Question 2

The Declaration of Independence:

A	Freed the slaves
B	Declared our independence from France
C	Declared our independence from Great Britain.
D	Gave women the right to vote

Question 2 Explanation:

Declared our independence from Great Britain.

Question 3

Please mark the right or freedom from the 1st Amendment:

A	trial by jury
B	to vote
C	speech
D	to bear arms

Question 3 Explanation:

speech

Question 4

The Americans can participate in their democracy by:

A	voting and joining a civic group
B	giving an elected official your opinion on an issue and joining a community group
C	all of these answers
D	writing to a newspaper and calling Senators and Representatives

Question 4 Explanation:

All of these answers.

Question 5

Susan B. Anthony is famous because she:

A	fought for women's rights
B	founded the Red Cross
C	was the first woman elected to the House of Representatives
D	made the first flag of the United States

Question 5 Explanation:

She fought for women's rights.

Question 6

Please mark the political party of today's President:

A	Republican Party
B	Democratic Party
C	Independent Party
D	Green Party

Question 6 Explanation:

The political party of today's President is the Republican Party.

Question 7

The President's Cabinet is responsible for:

A	commanding the U.S. Armed Forces
B	making laws
C	all of these answers
D	advising the President

Question 7 Explanation:

Advising the President.

Question 8

What is one power of the states according to our Constitution?

A	making treaties
B	creating an army
C	providing schooling and education
D	coining or printing money

Question 8 Explanation:

One power is providing schooling and education.

Question 9

US' President during World War I was:

A	Woodrow Wilson
B	Franklin Roosevelt
C	Theodore Roosevelt
D	Warren Harding

Question 9 Explanation:

Woodrow Wilson.

Question 10

Please mark the description of one of the four amendments the Constitution about who can vote:

A	Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.
B	Citizens seventeen (17) and older can vote.
C	Only citizens with a job can vote.
D	Citizens by birth only can vote.

Question 10 Explanation:

Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.

Question 11

Please mark the capital of the United States:

A	Boston, MA
B	Washington, D.C.
C	New York, NY
D	Philadelphia, PA

Question 11 Explanation:

Washington, D.C.

Question 12

Please name the war fought by the United States in the 1800s:

A	World War II
B	Civil War
C	Korean War
D	World War I

Question 12 Explanation:

Civil War

Question 13

The Declaration of Independence was written by:

A	George Washington
B	James Madison
C	Thomas Jefferson
D	Abraham Lincoln

Question 13 Explanation:

Thomas Jefferson

Question 14

Please mark the supreme law of the land:

A	the Constitution
B	the Emancipation Proclamation
C	the Declaration of Independence
D	the Articles of Confederation

Question 14 Explanation:

The Constitution.

Question 15

The Constitution is responsible for:

A	setting up the government
B	all of these answers
C	defining the government
D	protecting the basic rights of Americans

Question 15 Explanation:

All of these answers

Question 16

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A	ended World War I
B	freed slaves in most Southern states
C	gave women the right to vote
D	gave the United States independence from Great Britain

Question 16 Explanation:

Freed slaves in most Southern states.

Question 17

The ocean on the East Coast of the United States is:

A	the Arctic Ocean
B	the Indian Ocean
C	the Pacific Ocean
D	the Atlantic Ocean

Question 17 Explanation:

The Atlantic Ocean

Question 18

When one says the Pledge of Allegiance they show loyalty to:

A	the state where they live
B	the President
C	Congress
D	the United States

Question 18 Explanation:

The United States

Question 19

Name one U.S. territory:

A	Cayman Islands
B	Bermuda
C	Guam
D	Haiti

Question 19 Explanation:

Guam

Question 20

In the WW2, the US fought against:

A	Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany
B	the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy
C	Japan, Germany, and Italy
D	Japan, China, and Vietnam

Question 20 Explanation:

Japan, Germany, and Italy.

Question 21

Please name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers which supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution:

A	John Adams
B	George Washington
C	James Madison
D	Thomas Jefferson

Question 21 Explanation:

James Madison

Question 22

Please name one of the problems that led to the Civil War:

A	sugar
B	westward expansion
C	slavery
D	oil

Question 22 Explanation:

Slavery

Question 23

Please name one of the problems that led to the Civil War:

A	sugar
B	westward expansion
C	slavery
D	oil

Question 23 Explanation:

Slavery

Question 24

A U.S. Senator represents:

A	all people of the state
B	the state legislatures
C	only the people in the state who voted for the Senator
D	all people of the state who belong to the Senator's political party

Question 24 Explanation:

All people of the state.

Question 25

Please mark the number of U.S. Senators:

A	435
B	100
C	50
D	52

Question 25 Explanation:

100

Question 26

The name of the current President of the United States is:

A	Bill Clinton
B	George W. Bush
C	Joe Biden
D	Donald Trump

Question 26 Explanation:

Donald Trump

Question 27

Please mark the name of the current Vice President of the United States:

A	Al Gore
B	Dick Cheney
C	Mike Pence
D	Joe Biden

Question 27 Explanation:

Mike Pence

Question 28

Some states have more Representatives than others because:

A	of the geographical size of the state
B	of the state's location
C	of the state's population
D	the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives

Question 28 Explanation:

Because of the state's population

Question 29

Please name two national U.S. holidays:

A	Citizenship Day and Columbus Day
B	Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day
C	April Fool's Day and Labor Day
D	Labor Day and Thanksgiving

Question 29 Explanation:

Labor Day and Thanksgiving

Question 30

The official who vetoes bills is:

A	the President
B	the Vice President
C	the Speaker of the House
D	the President Pro Tempore

Question 30 Explanation:

The President

Question 31

The U.S. Representative is elected for:

A	8 years
B	4 years
C	2 years
D	6 years

Question 31 Explanation:

2 years

Question 32

Please mark who signs bills to become laws:

A	the Secretary of State
B	the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
C	the Vice President
D	the President

Question 32 Explanation:

The President

Question 33

Please mark what you consider to stop one branch of government from becoming too powerful:

A	checks and balances
B	the President
C	the people
D	freedom of speech

Question 33 Explanation:

Checks and balances.

Question 34

What is the most important thing done by Abraham Lincoln:

A	He saved (or preserved) the Union
B	He established the United Nations
C	He declared war on Great Britain
D	He purchased Alaska

Question 34 Explanation:

He saved (or preserved) the Union

Question 35

The Constitution was written in:

A	1776
B	1787
C	1789
D	1790

Question 35 Explanation:

1787

Question 36

The name of the national anthem is:

A	God Bless the U.S.A.
B	The Star-Spangled Banner
C	My Country Tis of Thee
D	America the Beautiful

Question 36 Explanation:

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 37

Please mark the main concern of the United States during the Cold War:

A	the Great Depression
B	climate change
C	Communism
D	slavery

Question 37 Explanation:

Communism

Question 38

Please mark the two major political parties in the United States:

A	American and Bull-Moose
B	Democratic and Republican
C	Democratic-Republican and Whigs
D	Reform and Green

Question 38 Explanation:

Democratic and Republican are the two major political parties in the United States.

Question 39

The flag has 50 stars because:

A	there is one star for each president.
B	there is one star for each state.
C	there were 50 original colonies.
D	there were 50 people who originally came to the United States.

Question 39 Explanation:

Because there is one star for each state.

Question 40

Federal laws are made by:

A	the President
B	the Supreme Court
C	the Congress
D	the states

Question 40 Explanation:

The Congress.

Question 41

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A	9
B	10
C	11
D	12

Question 41 Explanation:

At least 9.

Question 42

The role of the judicial branch is to:

A	resolve disputes
B	decide if a law goes against the Constitution
C	review laws
D	all of these answers

Question 42 Explanation:

All of these answers.

Question 43

Please mark the event that happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States:

A	Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.
B	The accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant occurred.
C	Terrorists attacked the United States.
D	The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Question 43 Explanation:

Terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.

Question 44

Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve:

A	the President Pro Tempore
B	the Speaker of the House
C	the Secretary of State
D	the Secretary of the Treasury

Question 44 Explanation:

The Speaker of the House.

Question 45

Martin Luther King Jr is the one who:

A	became a U.S. Senator
B	ran for President of the United States
C	fought for women's suffrage
D	fought for civil rights

Question 45 Explanation:

Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for civil rights.

Question 46

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called:

A	the Declaration of Independence
B	the Bill of Rights
C	the inalienable rights
D	the Articles of Confederation

Question 46 Explanation:

The Bill of Rights.

Question 47

The first President was:

A	George Washington
B	John Adams
C	Abraham Lincoln
D	Thomas Jefferson

Question 47 Explanation:

George Washington

Question 48

The "Father of Our Country" is:

A	Abraham Lincoln
B	Thomas Jefferson
C	Patrick Henry
D	George Washington

Question 48 Explanation:

George Washington

Question 49

The economic system in the United States is:

A	none of these answers
B	communist economy
C	capitalist economy
D	socialist economy

Question 49 Explanation:

capitalist economy

Question 50

The two rights in the Declaration of Independence are:

A	liberty and justice
B	life and pursuit of happiness
C	life and right to own a home
D	life and death

Question 50 Explanation:

Life and pursuit of happiness

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