2020 citizenship test

Question 1

Form of government in the US

Answer 1

republic

Question 2

Supreme law

Answer 2

constitution

Question 3

Constitution does

Answer 3

forms and defines US government

Question 4

We the People means

Answer 4

self-government

Question 5

number of constitutional amendments

Answer 5

27

Question 6

importance of the declaration of independence

Answer 6

declares freedom from the Brits and says all people are equal

Question 7

two important ideas from declaration of independence

Answer 7

equality and liberty

Question 8

phrase “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness” appears in

Answer 8

declaration of independence

Question 9

documents influencing the constitution

Answer 9

declaration of independence and federalist papers

Question 10

3 branches of the government

Answer 10

legislative, executive, judicial

Question 11

number of senators

Answer 11

100

Question 12

years for a senator’s term

Answer 12

6

Question 13

VA senators

Answer 13

Kaine and Warner

Question 14

number of house members

Answer 14

435

Question 15

years of a house member’s term

Answer 15

2

Question 16

number of senators per state

Answer 16

2 for equal representation

Question 17

VA representative

Answer 17

Wexton

Question 18

speaker of the house

Answer 18

Kevin McCarthy

Question 19

one power of a president

Answer 19

sign bill into law

Question 20

parts of the executive branch

Answer 20

president, cabinet, departments and agencies

Question 21

2 cabinet positions

Answer 21

secretary of state and treasury

Question 22

importance of the electoral college

Answer 22

compromise between the popular and congressional vote

Question 23

1 part of the judicial branch

Answer 23

supreme court

Question 24

what does a judicial branch do

Answer 24

reviews laws

Question 25

number of seats on the supreme court

Answer 25

9

Question 26

number of supreme court judges to decide a case

Answer 26

5

Question 27

supreme justices serve for life

Answer 27

to preserve independence

Question 28

chief justice

Answer 28

john roberts

Question 29

one power of the federal government

Answer 29

set foreign policy

Question 30

one power of the states

Answer 30

issue driver's license

Question 31

purpose of 10th amendment

Answer 31

powers not given to the federal government belong to the states

Question 32

VA governon

Answer 32

glenn youngkin

Question 33

4 constitutional amendments about voting rights

Answer 33

women and men can vote

Question 34

3 rights of everyone living in the US

Answer 34

freedom of expression, speech, and religion

Question 35

what do we show loyalty during pledge of allegiance

Answer 35

US

Question 36

2 promises made during the oath of allegiance

Answer 36

be loyal to the us and give up loyalty to other countries

Question 37

2 examples of civic participation

Answer 37

vote and run for office

Question 38

colonists came to america for

Answer 38

freedom

Question 39

what war americans fought become independent from britain

Answer 39

american revolution

Question 40

1 reasons for american revolution

Answer 40

high taxes

Question 41

who wrote declaration of independence

Answer 41

jefferson

Question 42

when was the declaraton of independence written

Answer 42

july 4, 1776

Question 43

an important event in american revolution

Answer 43

declaration of independence

Question 44

3 out of 13 original states

Answer 44

NY, VA, MD, SC, NC

Question 45

founding document written in 1787

Answer 45

constitution

Question 46

authors of federalist papers

Answer 46

madison, hamilton, jay, publius

Question 47

importance of federalist papers

Answer 47

supported passing of the consitution

Question 48

franklin is famous for

Answer 48

us diplomat

Question 49

madison is famous for

Answer 49

one of the authors of federalist papers

Question 50

hamilton is famous for

Answer 50

one of the authors of federalist papers

Question 51

territory us bought from france

Answer 51

louisiana

Question 52

a war fought in 1800

Answer 52

civil war

Question 53

civil war important event

Answer 53

battle of gettysburg

Question 54

lincoln is famous for

Answer 54

delivering gettysburg address

Question 55

emacipation proclamation

Answer 55

frees slaves

Question 56

war that ended slavery

Answer 56

civil war

Question 57

constitutional amendment that gives all people born in the us citizenship

Answer 57

14th

Question 58

all men got right to vote in

Answer 58

1870

Question 59

1 leader of womens rights

Answer 59

susan anthony and sojourner truth

Question 60

war fought in 1900

Answer 60

korean war

Question 61

why did us enter WW1

Answer 61

germany attacked us ships

Question 62

all women got a right to vote in

Answer 62

1920

Question 63

start of great depression

Answer 63

1929

Question 64

president during great depression

Answer 64

roosevelt

Question 65

why did us enter WW2

Answer 65

bombing of pearl harbor

Question 66

eisenhower is famous for

Answer 66

ww2 general

Question 67

us entered persian golf war to

Answer 67

force iraqi military from kuwait

Question 68

1 native american tribe

Answer 68

pueblo

Question 69

1 american innovation

Answer 69

light bulb

Question 70

name of the national anthem

Answer 70

star spangled banned

Question 71

e pluribus unum

Answer 71

out of many, one