Citizenship Quiz You must answer 80% (36 out of 45) of the questions correctly to gain U.S. Citizenship

Answer the questions to the best of your ability. 1.How many stars are on the US flag? 2.How many stripes in the US flag and what do they signify? 3.Who is the Vice President today? 4.What is the date of US Independence? 5.From what country did the US win independence? 6.Who elects the President? 7.What do we call a change to the Constitution? 8.What is the term of office for President? 9.What is the Constitution? 10.Who is Commander in Chief of the US Army and Navy? 11.How many changes are there to the Constitution? 12.How many branches are there in the US government?

13.What are the branches of the US government called? 14.What is another name for the Legislative Branch? 15.Name the 2 US Senators from California. 16.What is the term of office for a US Senator? 17.What is the term of office for a Representative? 18.What two “houses” make up the Congress? 19.Who runs the Executive Branch of the US government? 20.Who elects Representatives and Senators? 21.How many Senators in the US Senate? 22.How many Representatives in the US House? 23.What is the term of office for a federal (U.S.) judge? 24.What is the Bill of Rights? 25.What document serves as the “supreme law of the land”? 26.What is the chief function of the US Supreme Court? 27.What is the name of the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

28.How many Justices (total) sit on the US Supreme Court? 29.Who is the Governor of California? 30.What is the capitol of California? 31.If both the President and the Vice President die, who becomes President? 32.What nations were our enemies in WWII (name 2)? 33.How many terms can a President serve? 34.What are the 3 requirements needed to be eligible to run for President? 35.Who nominates justices to the Supreme Court? 36.Which amendment protects the freedom of speech? 37.What special group advises the President? 38.What was the chief reason the Pilgrims came here? 39.Who has the power to declare war? 40.What type of government does the US have? 41.In what year was the Constitution approved?

42.In what month is the President inaugurated? 43.How many terms can a US Senator or Representative serve? 44.Name the two major political parties. 45.Name a third political party. BONUS QUESTION!! The United States claims a total of 14 territories. Only 5 have a regular population. Name as many of the 5 as you can. NOW LET’S SEE IF YOU’RE A CITIZEN OR NOT!!

1. How many stars in the US flag? 50

2. How many stripes in the US flag and what do they signify? 13 : original 13 colonies

3. Who is the Vice President today? Joe Biden

4. What is the date of US independence? July 4, 1776

5. From what country did the US win independence? Great Britain

6. Who elects the President?

7. What do we call a change to the Constitution? An amendment 8. What is the term of office for President? Four years

9. What is the Constitution? The “supreme law of the land” – outlines how our nation’s government will function and people’s basic civil liberties

10. Who is Commander-in-Chief of the US Army and Navy? The President

11. How many changes are there to the Constitution? 27 amendments (17 since Bill of Rights)

12. How many branches are there in the US government? What are the branches of the US government called? Executive, legislative, judicial

14. What is another name for the Legislative branch? Congress

15. Name the 2 US Senators from California. Barbara Boxer Dianne Feinstein

16. What is the term of office for a Senator? 6 years 17. What is the term of office for a US Representative? 2 years

18. What two ‘houses’ make up the Congress? The Senate and House of Representatives

19. Who runs the Executive Branch of the US government? The President of the United States

20. Who elects Representatives and Senators? Citizens of the US who are registered voters 21. How many Senators in the US Senate? 100 (2 per state) 22. How many Representatives in the US House? 435 (number per state depends on population)

23. What is the term of office for a federal judge? life

24. What is the Bill of Rights? The first 10 amendments of the Constitution 25. What document serves as the supreme law of the land? The US Constitution

26. What is the chief function of the US Supreme Court Review laws / interpret the Constitution 27. What is the name of the current Chief Justice? John Roberts

28. How many justices (total) sit on the Supreme Court? nine

29. Who is the Governor of California? Governor Jerry Brown

30. What is the capitol of California? Sacramento

31. If both the President and Vice- President die, who becomes President? The Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner(R) Ohio

32. What nations were our enemies in WWII? (name the main 2) Japan and Germany

33. How many terms can a President serve? What are the 3 requirements needed to be eligible to run for President? At least 35 years old, native born, living in U.S. for past 14 years

35. Who nominates justices to the Supreme Court? The President of the United States 36. Which amendment protects freedom of speech? The first

37. What special group advises the President? The Cabinet

38. What was the chief reason why the Pilgrims came here? Religious freedom

39. Who has the power to declare war? Congress (Senate and the House of Reps) 40. What type of government does the US have? A republic or representative democracy

41. In what year was the Constitution approved? In what month is the President inaugurated? January

43. How many terms can a US Senator or Representative serve? Unlimited 44. Name the two major political parties. Democrats and Republicans

45. Name a third political party. Green Libertarian Peace and Freedom American Independent Reform

BONUS QUESTION