Questions for the Redesigned
Citizenship Test*
Quiz: The Constitution & U.S. Beginning
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*These questions are on the Redesigned Citizenship Test that will be offered after
October 1, 2008. For more information, see www.uscis.gov/newtest
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Who was the first President?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
What is an amendment?
A change to the Constitution
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A declaration of independence
A part of the Federalist Papers
There were 13 original states. Name
three.
Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico
Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee
Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio
New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire
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What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is
famous for?
being a U.S. diplomat
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being the first President
being the first Vice-President
writing the Federalist Papers
What do we call the first ten
amendments to the Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
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The Federalist Papers
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
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The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers
Who wrote the Declaration of
Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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Abraham Lincoln
How many amendments does the
Constitution have?
Three (3)
Nine (9)
Twenty-seven (27)
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Fifty (50)
When was the Constitution written?
1776
1787
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1792
1887
When was the Declaration of
Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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July 4, 1787
July 4,1976
July 4, 1987
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of slavery
Because of civil rights
Because of the right to bear arms
Because of high taxes
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What are two rights in the Declaration of
Independence?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Life and liberty
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Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press
Voting rights and civil rights
What is freedom of religion?
Every religion is part of the United States
You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion
You must go to a church
Religion is taught in schools
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Who lived in America before the
Europeans arrived?
Pilgrims
Colonists
People from Africa
Native Americans
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Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
What group of people was taken to
America and sold as slaves?
Pilgrims
Colonists
People from Africa
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Native Americans
The Federalist Papers supported the
passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name
one of the writers.
James Madison
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What did the Declaration of
Independence do?
Declared our independence from Great Britain
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Freed the slaves
Addressed voting rights
Established the Bill of Rights
The idea of self-government is in the first
three words of the Constitution. What are
these words?
Freedom of Speech
We the People
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In our country
What happened at the Constitutional
Convention?
The Constitution was written
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Independence from Great Britain was declared
27 amendments were written
The 13 colonies became the United States of America
What is one right or freedom from the
First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
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The right to bear arms
Civil rights
Independence from Great Britain
What does the Constitution do?
Freed the slaves
Sets up the government
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Declared our independence from Great Britain
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