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Civics 9
Mr. Yanke
Name ______________________
Date _________________
CITIZENSHIP EXAM / PRETEST
When immigrants apply for U.S. Citizenship, one of the final steps they must complete is the Citizenship Exam.
This test will also serve as a pre test of our prior knowledge as we begin our class, and we will re take the test at the
end of the trimester to measure our knowledge gained.
DIRECTIONS: Read the questions, write in the correct answer in the space provided. Do your best, passing score
is 70 out of 100.
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What are the three colors of our flag? __________________________________
How many stars are there in our flag? ___________________________________
What color are the stars on our flag? _____________________________________
What supreme court case established judicial review power? _____________________________________
How many stripes are there on the flag? _____________________________________
What color are the stripes? _____________________________________
What do the stripes on the flag represent? _____________________________________
How many states are there in the union? _____________________________________
He was President during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962? _____________________________________
What is the exact date and year of Independence Day? _____________________________________
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What are 2 things the federal government proposes to do in the preamble of the Constitution?_______________
What country did the United States win independence from? _____________________________________
Which state is the largest in land area, and which is the smallest in land area? __________
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Who was the first President of the United States? _____________________________________
Who is the President of the United States today? _____________________________________
Who is the Vice-President of the United States today? _____________________________________
How many electoral votes does Minnesota have in a presidential election?_____________________________
Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die? _______________________________
How long does the President serve, once elected? _____________________________________
The charter (founding document) for our present government is called? ________________________
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How many times has our founding document/charter been amended?_________________________
What city was our charter written in? What year? ________ __________
What are the 3 branches of our federal government? _____________________________________
What are the three largest states in the U.S. by population? _____________________________________
Name the state capitals of the following states: Florida, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky and New Hampshire?
Who elects the members of Congress? _____________________________________
How many senators are there in Congress? _____________________________________
Who are the senators from Minnesota? _____________________________________
How long does a Senator serve, once elected? _____________________________________
How many representatives are there in Congress? _____________________________________
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How long does a Representative serve, once elected? _____________________________________
How many representatives does Minnesota have in the U.S. House of Representatives? __________
What is the executive branch of our government? _____________________________________
What is the judiciary branch of our government? _____________________________________
What is the supreme law of the United States? _____________________________________
The first 10 amendments to our Constitution are called the? _____________________________________
What is the Capital of Minnesota? _____________________________________
Who is the current governor of Minnesota? _____________________________________
Who becomes President of the U.S. if the President and Vice-President should die? ______________________
What is the county seat (capital) of the following counties: Wright, Meeker, McLeod? ____________________
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List the 13 original states? _____________________________________
Who spoke this famous quote, “Give Me Liberty of Give Me Death?” ___________________________
Which countries were our enemies during World War II? _____________________________________
Which states were the 49th and 50th states of the Union? _____________________________________
How many terms can a President serve? _____________________________________
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? _____________________________________
Who is the presiding officer in the U.S. Senate? _____________________________________
47. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become
President. What is one of the requirements? _____________________________________
48. Why are there exactly 100 Senators in the U.S. Senate? _____________________________________
49. Who selects the Justices to the U.S. Supreme Court? _____________________________________
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there? _____________________________________
Why did the Pilgrims leave England and travel to America in the 1600’s? ______________________________
What is the head executive of state government called? _____________________________________
What is the head executive of a city government called? _____________________________________
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? _____________________________________
According to the Declaration of Independence what is the purpose of government? _____________________
What is the national anthem (song) of the United States? _____________________________________
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States? _____________________________________
Which Amendment to the Constitution protects freedom of speech?_________________________________
What is the minimum voting age in the United States? _____________________________________
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Who must sign bills into law? _____________________________________
What is the highest, most powerful court in the U.S.? _____________________________________
Who was the U.S. President during the Civil War?_____________________________________
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? _____________________________________
Who was the presiding officer of the Constitution Convention in 1787? ________________________________
Which President is referred to as the “Father of Our Country?” _____________________________________
What are 3 requirements for an immigrant to become a naturalized U.S. Citizen? ________________________
Which American settlement colony was established first, Plymouth, Massachusetts or Jamestown, Virginia?___
What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to Plymouth? ____________________________
Which of the 13 original states/colonies was founded as a prison colony for minor criminals from England? ___
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Which amendment to the Constitution protects our right to bear firearms? _______________
Who has the power to declare war? _____________________________________
What kind of government does the U.S. have? _____________________________________
Name the 4 U.S. Presidents who were assassinated ( shot to death ) while in office? ____________________
This Massachusetts Farmer led a rebellion in 1786 that inspired the USA to create a new govt.? ___________
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called? ___________________
From Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, the U.S. northern boundary west is what line of latitude?____
Where does the U.S. Congress meet? _____________________________________
What rights does the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution protect? _____________________________________
What is the introduction to the Constitution called? _____________________________________
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Waging war against our country or helping our enemies is defined as? __________
Yes or No, can the U.S. Government require you to serve in the military, even if you don’t want to? ___
What 2 groups meet in the chambers of the U.S. Capitol building?_______________________________
What government building is located at, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.?_____________
The tallest structure in Washington D.C. is a memorial dedicated to this man?________________________
Who was the first President to live in the White House? _____________________________________
Name one right that is guaranteed by the 6th Amendment to the Constitution? ______________________
Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military Forces? _____________________________________
What branch of the military did the following presidents serve in: Dwight Eisenhower & John Kennedy?
In what month do we vote for President? _____________________________________
90. In what month is a new President inaugurated (begin)? _____________________________________
91. How many times may a Senator be re-elected? _____________________________________
92. What are the two major political parties in the United States today? ___________________________________
93. What U.S. state borders only 1 other state? _____________________________________
94. What U.S. state was an independent republic before joining the U.S.A. in 1845? ______________________
95. Name the four states that border Minnesota, and their capital cities? ___________________________________
96. In what year will you be first eligible to vote in a U.S. presidential election? ____________________________
97. In what year will you be old enough to be eligible to become president? __________________________
98. Minnesota became the 32nd state in what year? __________
99. The four American presidents whose faces were carved on Mount Rushmore are? _______________
100. This Philadelphia printer was a representative to Britain, a signer of the Declaration and Constitution. _____