This U.S. citizenship quiz can be accessed on Bill O’Reilly’s web site. Since you did so well on the Mexican citizenship test, give this one a shot! You only need 15 correct answers to pass – that’s a mere 60%.
1. Who is considered to be the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Christopher Columbus
2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Christopher Columbus
3. What is the supreme law of the land?
The Executive Branch
The Constitution
The Honor System
The Bill of Rights
The Magna Carta
4. The notion of self-government is present in the first three words of the Constitution. What are the three words?
United we stand…
Give me your…
We the people…
Congress shall make…
You have the…
5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called…
Article One
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Federalist Papers
The Preamble
6. How many amendments does the Constitution have in total?
1
10
27
50
142
7. What is one right or freedom NOT provided by the First Amendment?
speech
religion
assembly
pursuit of happiness
petition the government
8. How many U.S. senators are there and how long is a senator’s term?
50 senators; 2 years
50 senators; 6 years
100 senators; 2 years
100 senators; 6 years
9. Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
States with more people have more representatives
States with more land have more representatives
Each state has the same number of representatives
Each state’s number of representatives is random
10. What other position does the commander in chief of the military hold?
President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
11. If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
Attorney General
House Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
12. Which of the following is not a branch of government?
Executive
Legislative
Financial
Judicial
None of the above
13. What stops any one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Executive Orders
The United Nations
The National Security Agency
A system of checks and balances
Journalists and the national media
14. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government, and some powers belong to the states. Which is not a power of the federal government?
print money
provide driver’s licenses
declare war
create an army
make treaties
15. Who was president during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George H.W. Bush
16. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Germany
Japan
Italy
All of the above
None of the above
17. How old must a citizen be to vote for president?
16
17
18
21
25
18. What is the economic system in the United States?
Socialist
Communist
Capitalist
Mercantilist
Laissez-faire
19. Which state does not border Mexico?
California
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
20. Which of the following is NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States?
Cherokee
Sioux
Iroquois
Apache
Sabine
21. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax returns?
January 1
April 15
May 20
July 4
December 31
22. What is the political party of the current president?
Republican
Democrat
23. What is the capital of the United States?
Philadelphia, PA
Annapolis, MD
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Juneau, AK
24. What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
The number of signatures on the Declaration of Independence
The number of signatures on the Constitution
The original 10 colonies
The original 13 colonies
Nothing
25. Which of the following is not a federal holiday?
Memorial Day
Election Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Ready for the correct answers? 1.George Washington 2.Thomas Jefferson 3.Constitution 4.We the people… 5.The Bill of Rights 6. 27 7.pursuit of happiness 8.100 senators; 6 yrs 9.States with more people have more representatives 10.President 11.Speaker of the House 12.Financial 13.A system of checks and balances 14.provide driver’s licenses 15.Woodrow Wilson 16.All of the above 17. 18 18.Capitalist 19.Nevada 20.Sabine 21.April 15 22.Democrat 23.Washington,DC 24.The original 13 colonies 25.Election Day
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