100 câu hỏi thi quốc tịch (41-100) Flashcards
1
Q
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal
government?
A
▪ to print money
2
Q
- Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
A
▪ give a driver’s license
3
Q
- Who is the Governor of your state now?
A
Jerry Brown
4
Q
- What is the capital of your state?*
A
Sacramento
5
Q
- What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
A
▪ Democratic and Republican
6
Q
- What is the political party of the President now?
A
▪ Democratic (Party)
7
Q
- What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
A
(John) Boehner
8
Q
- There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
A
▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
9
Q
- What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
A
vote in a federal election
10
Q
- Name one right only for United States citizens.
A
▪ vote in a federal election
11
Q
- What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
A
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of expression
12
Q
- What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
A
▪ the United States
▪ the flag
13
Q
- What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
A
obey the laws of the United States
14
Q
- How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
A
▪ eighteen (18) and older
15
Q
- What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
A
▪ vote
▪ write to a newspaper
16
Q
- When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
A
▪ April 15
17
Q
- When must all men register for the Selective Service?
A
▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
18
Q
- What is one reason colonists came to America?
A
▪ freedom
19
Q
- Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
A
▪ Native Americans
20
Q
- What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
A
▪ Africans
21
Q
- Why did the colonists fight the British?
A
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
▪ because they didn’t have self-government
22
Q
- Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
23
Q
- When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
A
▪ July 4, 1776
24
Q
- There were 13 original states. Name three.
A
New York
▪ New Jersey
▪ Maryland
25
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
▪ The Constitution was written.
| ▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
26
66. When was the Constitution written?
▪ 1787
27
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
▪ (James) Madison
28
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
▪ started the first free libraries
29
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(George) Washington
30
70. Who was the first President?*
▪ (George) Washington
31
71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
▪ Louisiana
32
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
▪ Civil War
33
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
▪ the Civil War
34
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
▪ slavery
35
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
▪ freed the slaves
36
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
▪ freed the slaves
37
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
▪ fought for women’s rights
| ▪ fought for civil rights
38
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
▪ World War I
39
79. Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
40
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
41
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
42
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
▪ World War II
43
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
44
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
▪ civil rights (movement)
45
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
▪ fought for civil rights
| ▪ worked for equality for all Americans
46
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States
47
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States
▪ Cherokee
48
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi (River)
49
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
50
90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
51
91. Name one U.S. territory
▪ American Samoa
52
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
▪ New York
53
93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
▪ California
54
94. What is the capital of the United States?*
▪ Washington, D.C
55
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
▪ New York (Harbor)
56
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
57
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
▪ because there is one star for each state
▪ because each star represents a state
▪ because there are 50 states
58
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
59
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
▪ July 4
60
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
▪ New Year’s Day
| ▪ Thanksgiving
