Can You Pass The Citizenship Quiz?
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Can you answer 10 questions from the test given to people applying to become U. S. Citizens?
- 1.How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
- A.
7
- B.
17
- C.
27
- D.
37
- 2.How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives?
- A.
100
- B.
335
- C.
435
- D.
535
- 3.How long are the terms for U.S. senators?
- A.
Two years
- B.
Four years
- C.
Six years
- D.
Eight years
- 4.Who becomes president if both the president and the vice president die?
- A.
Speaker of the House
- B.
Senate Majority Leader
- C.
Secretary of State
- D.
Secretary of Defense
- 5.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
- A.
Speaker of the House
- B.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- C.
Secretary of Defense
- D.
President
- 6.What are the first words of the Constitution?
- A.
These are the times that try men's souls
- B.
When in the course of human events
- C.
We the people of the United States
- D.
It was the best of times
- 7.What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
- A.
The president
- B.
Separation of powers
- C.
Opinion polls
- D.
The Monroe Doctrine
- 8.Which of the following is not a member of the President's Cabinet?
- A.
Secretary of State
- B.
Attorney General
- C.
Secretary of Labor
- D.
Chief Justice
- 9.Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government and some to the states. Which of the following is not a power of the states?
- A.
Providing education
- B.
Running police and fire departments
- C.
Printing money
- D.
Approving driver's licenses
- 10.Why do some states have more representatives in the House than others?
- A.
They joined the union earlier
- B.
They do not have as many senators
- C.
They are larger in population
- D.
They are larger in geographic size
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