U.S. Citizenship Test: Could You Pass?
If you were born in the United States, you didn't have to do anything to become a citizen. But each year, thousands of people have to take a test to gain citizenship. Recently the exam was updated to include a more diverse group of contributors to American history and more recent historical events. This quiz includes actual questions asked on the exam given by the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, including some of the new ones.
1
What do the stripes on the flag represent?
2
How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
3
What are the three branches of our government?
4
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
5
Who becomes president of the United States if the president and the vice president should die?
6
Which countries did the United States fight in World War II?
7
What major event happened on Sept. 11, 2001, in the United States?
8
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
9
What is the national anthem of the United States?
10
In what year was the Constitution written?
11
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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