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All 128 civics questions

From the official USCIS list (USCIS M-1778 (09/25)). Applicants who file Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025.

American Government

Principles of American Government

  1. 1.What is the form of government of the United States?

    Official answers

    • Republic
    • Constitution-based federal republic
    • Representative democracy

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  2. 2.★What is the supreme law of the land?

    Official answers

    • (U.S.) Constitution

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  3. 3.Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

    Official answers

    • Forms the government
    • Defines powers of government
    • Defines the parts of government
    • Protects the rights of the people

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  4. 4.The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?

    Official answers

    • Self-government
    • Popular sovereignty
    • Consent of the governed
    • People should govern themselves
    • (Example of) social contract

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  5. 5.How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

    Official answers

    • Amendments
    • The amendment process

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  6. 6.What does the Bill of Rights protect?

    Official answers

    • (The basic) rights of Americans
    • (The basic) rights of people living in the United States

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  7. 7.★How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

    Official answers

    • Twenty-seven (27)

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  8. 8.Why is the Declaration of Independence important?

    Official answers

    • It says America is free from British control.
    • It says all people are created equal.
    • It identifies inherent rights.
    • It identifies individual freedoms.

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  9. 9.What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

    Official answers

    • Declaration of Independence

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  10. 10.Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

    Official answers

    Give 2 answers

    • Equality
    • Liberty
    • Social contract
    • Natural rights
    • Limited government
    • Self-government

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  11. 11.The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?

    Official answers

    • Declaration of Independence

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  12. 12.★What is the economic system of the United States?

    Official answers

    • Capitalism
    • Free market economy

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  13. 13.What is the rule of law?

    Official answers

    • Everyone must follow the law.
    • Leaders must obey the law.
    • Government must obey the law.
    • No one is above the law.

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  14. 14.Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Declaration of Independence
    • Articles of Confederation
    • Federalist Papers
    • Anti-Federalist Papers
    • Virginia Declaration of Rights
    • Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
    • Mayflower Compact
    • Iroquois Great Law of Peace

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  15. 15.There are three branches of government. Why?

    Official answers

    • So one part does not become too powerful
    • Checks and balances
    • Separation of powers

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American Government

System of Government

  1. 16.Name the three branches of government.

    Official answers

    • Legislative, executive, and judicial
    • Congress, president, and the courts

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  2. 17.The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

    Official answers

    • Executive branch

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  3. 18.What part of the federal government writes laws?

    Official answers

    • (U.S.) Congress
    • (U.S. or national) legislature
    • Legislative branch

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  4. 19.What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

    Official answers

    • Senate and House (of Representatives)

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  5. 20.★Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

    Official answers

    • Writes laws
    • Declares war
    • Makes the federal budget

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  6. 21.How many U.S. senators are there?

    Official answers

    • One hundred (100)

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  7. 22.How long is a term for a U.S. senator?

    Official answers

    • Six (6) years

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  8. 23.Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?

    Official answers

    This depends on where you live. Add your answer in Settings.

    District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. senators.

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  9. 24.How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?

    Official answers

    • Four hundred thirty-five (435)

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  10. 25.How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?

    Official answers

    • Two (2) years

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  11. 26.Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?

    Official answers

    • To more closely follow public opinion

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  12. 27.How many senators does each state have?

    Official answers

    • Two (2)

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  13. 28.Why does each state have two senators?

    Official answers

    • Equal representation (for small states)
    • The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

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  14. 29.Name your U.S. representative.

    Official answers

    This depends on where you live. Add your answer in Settings.

    Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.

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  15. 30.★What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

    Official answers

    • Mike Johnson

    This answer changes with elections. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates before your interview. Answer as of 2026-10-28.

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  16. 31.Who does a U.S. senator represent?

    Official answers

    • Citizens of their state
    • People of their state

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  17. 32.Who elects U.S. senators?

    Official answers

    • Citizens from their state

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  18. 33.Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

    Official answers

    • Citizens in their (congressional) district
    • Citizens in their district
    • People from their (congressional) district
    • People in their district

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  19. 34.Who elects members of the House of Representatives?

    Official answers

    • Citizens from their (congressional) district

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  20. 35.Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?

    Official answers

    • (Because of) the state's population
    • (Because) they have more people
    • (Because) some states have more people

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  21. 36.★The President of the United States is elected for how many years?

    Official answers

    • Four (4) years

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  22. 37.The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?

    Official answers

    • (Because of) the 22nd Amendment
    • To keep the president from becoming too powerful

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  23. 38.★What is the name of the President of the United States now?

    Official answers

    • Donald J. Trump

    This answer changes with elections. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates before your interview. Answer as of 2026-10-28.

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  24. 39.★What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

    Official answers

    • JD Vance

    This answer changes with elections. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates before your interview. Answer as of 2026-10-28.

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  25. 40.If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

    Official answers

    • The Vice President (of the United States)

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  26. 41.Name one power of the president.

    Official answers

    • Signs bills into law
    • Vetoes bills
    • Enforces laws
    • Commander in Chief (of the military)
    • Chief diplomat
    • Appoints federal judges

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  27. 42.Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

    Official answers

    • The President (of the United States)

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  28. 43.Who signs bills to become laws?

    Official answers

    • The President (of the United States)

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  29. 44.★Who vetoes bills?

    Official answers

    • The President (of the United States)

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  30. 45.Who appoints federal judges?

    Official answers

    • The President (of the United States)

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  31. 46.The executive branch has many parts. Name one.

    Official answers

    • President (of the United States)
    • Cabinet
    • Federal departments and agencies

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  32. 47.What does the President's Cabinet do?

    Official answers

    • Advises the President (of the United States)

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  33. 48.What are two Cabinet-level positions?

    Official answers

    Give 2 answers

    • Attorney General
    • Secretary of Agriculture
    • Secretary of Commerce
    • Secretary of Education
    • Secretary of Energy
    • Secretary of Health and Human Services
    • Secretary of Homeland Security
    • Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
    • Secretary of the Interior
    • Secretary of Labor
    • Secretary of State
    • Secretary of Transportation
    • Secretary of the Treasury
    • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    • Secretary of War (Defense)
    • Vice-President
    • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
    • Administrator of the Small Business Administration
    • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
    • Director of the Office of Management and Budget
    • Director of National Intelligence
    • United States Trade Representative

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  34. 49.Why is the Electoral College important?

    Official answers

    • It decides who is elected president.
    • It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.

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  35. 50.What is one part of the judicial branch?

    Official answers

    • Supreme Court
    • Federal Courts

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  36. 51.What does the judicial branch do?

    Official answers

    • Reviews laws
    • Explains laws
    • Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
    • Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  37. 52.★What is the highest court in the United States?

    Official answers

    • Supreme Court

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  38. 53.How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

    Official answers

    • Nine (9)

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  39. 54.How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

    Official answers

    • Five (5)

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  40. 55.How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

    Official answers

    • (For) life
    • Lifetime appointment
    • (Until) retirement

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  41. 56.Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

    Official answers

    • To be independent (of politics)
    • To limit outside (political) influence

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  42. 57.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

    Official answers

    • John Roberts

    This answer changes with elections. Check uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates before your interview. Answer as of 2026-10-28.

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  43. 58.Name one power that is only for the federal government.

    Official answers

    • Print paper money
    • Mint coins
    • Declare war
    • Create an army
    • Make treaties
    • Set foreign policy

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  44. 59.Name one power that is only for the states.

    Official answers

    • Provide schooling and education
    • Provide protection (police)
    • Provide safety (fire departments)
    • Give a driver's license
    • Approve zoning and land use

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  45. 60.What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

    Official answers

    • (It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.

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  46. 61.★Who is the governor of your state now?

    Official answers

    This depends on where you live. Add your answer in Settings.

    District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  47. 62.What is the capital of your state?

    Official answers

    This depends on where you live. Add your answer in Settings.

    District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.

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American Government

Rights and Responsibilities

  1. 63.There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

    Official answers

    • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
    • You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
    • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
    • A male citizen of any race (can vote).

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  2. 64.Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

    Official answers

    • Citizens
    • Citizens of the United States
    • U.S. citizens

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  3. 65.What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

    Official answers

    Give 3 answers

    • Freedom of expression
    • Freedom of speech
    • Freedom of assembly
    • Freedom to petition the government
    • Freedom of religion
    • The right to bear arms

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  4. 66.★What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

    Official answers

    • The United States
    • The flag

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  5. 67.Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.

    Official answers

    Give 2 answers

    • Give up loyalty to other countries
    • Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
    • Obey the laws of the United States
    • Serve in the military (if needed)
    • Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
    • Be loyal to the United States

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  6. 68.How can people become United States citizens?

    Official answers

    • Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
    • Naturalize
    • Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)

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  7. 69.What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?

    Official answers

    Give 2 answers

    • Vote
    • Run for office
    • Join a political party
    • Help with a campaign
    • Join a civic group
    • Join a community group
    • Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
    • Contact elected officials
    • Support or oppose an issue or policy
    • Write to a newspaper

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  8. 70.What is one way Americans can serve their country?

    Official answers

    • Vote
    • Pay taxes
    • Obey the law
    • Serve in the military
    • Run for office
    • Work for local, state, or federal government

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  9. 71.Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

    Official answers

    • Required by law
    • All people pay to fund the federal government
    • Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
    • Civic duty

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  10. 72.It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

    Official answers

    • Required by law
    • Civic duty
    • Makes the draft fair, if needed

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American History

Colonial Period and Independence

  1. 73.The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Freedom
    • Political liberty
    • Religious freedom
    • Economic opportunity
    • Escape persecution

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  2. 74.★Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    Official answers

    • American Indians
    • Native Americans

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  3. 75.What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

    Official answers

    • Africans
    • People from Africa

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  4. 76.What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

    Official answers

    • American Revolution
    • The (American) Revolutionary War
    • War for (American) Independence

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  5. 77.Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

    Official answers

    • High taxes
    • Taxation without representation
    • British soldiers stayed in Americans' houses (boarding, quartering)
    • They did not have self-government
    • Boston Massacre
    • Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
    • Stamp Act
    • Sugar Act
    • Townshend Acts
    • Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

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  6. 78.★Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    Official answers

    • (Thomas) Jefferson

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  7. 79.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

    Official answers

    • July 4, 1776

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  8. 80.The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

    Official answers

    • (Battle of) Bunker Hill
    • Declaration of Independence
    • Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton)
    • (Battle of) Saratoga
    • Valley Forge (Encampment)
    • (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown)

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  9. 81.There were 13 original states. Name five.

    Official answers

    Give 5 answers

    • New Hampshire
    • Massachusetts
    • Rhode Island
    • Connecticut
    • New York
    • New Jersey
    • Pennsylvania
    • Delaware
    • Maryland
    • Virginia
    • North Carolina
    • South Carolina
    • Georgia

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  10. 82.What founding document was written in 1787?

    Official answers

    • (U.S.) Constitution

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  11. 83.The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

    Official answers

    • (James) Madison
    • (Alexander) Hamilton
    • (John) Jay
    • Publius

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  12. 84.Why were the Federalist Papers important?

    Official answers

    • They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
    • They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution.

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  13. 85.Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Founded the first free public libraries
    • First Postmaster General of the United States
    • Helped write the Declaration of Independence
    • Inventor
    • U.S. diplomat

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  14. 86.★George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • "Father of Our Country"
    • First president of the United States
    • General of the Continental Army
    • President of the Constitutional Convention

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  15. 87.Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Writer of the Declaration of Independence
    • Third president of the United States
    • Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
    • First Secretary of State
    • Founded the University of Virginia
    • Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

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  16. 88.James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • "Father of the Constitution"
    • Fourth president of the United States
    • President during the War of 1812
    • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

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  17. 89.Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • First Secretary of the Treasury
    • One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
    • Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
    • Aide to General George Washington
    • Member of the Continental Congress

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American History

1800s

  1. 90.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

    Official answers

    • Louisiana Territory
    • Louisiana

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  2. 91.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

    Official answers

    • War of 1812
    • Mexican-American War
    • Civil War
    • Spanish-American War

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  3. 92.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

    Official answers

    • The Civil War

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  4. 93.The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

    Official answers

    • (Battle of) Fort Sumter
    • Emancipation Proclamation
    • (Battle of) Vicksburg
    • (Battle of) Gettysburg
    • Sherman's March
    • (Surrender at) Appomattox
    • (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
    • Lincoln was assassinated.

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  5. 94.★Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
    • Saved (or preserved) the Union
    • Led the United States during the Civil War
    • 16th president of the United States
    • Delivered the Gettysburg Address

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  6. 95.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

    Official answers

    • Freed the slaves
    • Freed slaves in the Confederacy
    • Freed slaves in the Confederate states
    • Freed slaves in most Southern states

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  7. 96.What U.S. war ended slavery?

    Official answers

    • The Civil War

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  8. 97.What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

    Official answers

    • 14th Amendment

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  9. 98.When did all men get the right to vote?

    Official answers

    • After the Civil War
    • During Reconstruction
    • (With the) 15th Amendment
    • 1870

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  10. 99.Name one leader of the women's rights movement in the 1800s.

    Official answers

    • Susan B. Anthony
    • Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    • Sojourner Truth
    • Harriet Tubman
    • Lucretia Mott
    • Lucy Stone

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American History

Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

  1. 100.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

    Official answers

    • World War I
    • World War II
    • Korean War
    • Vietnam War
    • (Persian) Gulf War

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  2. 101.Why did the United States enter World War I?

    Official answers

    • Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
    • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
    • To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)

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  3. 102.When did all women get the right to vote?

    Official answers

    • 1920
    • After World War I
    • (With the) 19th Amendment

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  4. 103.What was the Great Depression?

    Official answers

    • Longest economic recession in modern history

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  5. 104.When did the Great Depression start?

    Official answers

    • The Great Crash (1929)
    • Stock market crash of 1929

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  6. 105.Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

    Official answers

    • (Franklin) Roosevelt

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  7. 106.Why did the United States enter World War II?

    Official answers

    • (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
    • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
    • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
    • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

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  8. 107.Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • General during World War II
    • President at the end of (during) the Korean War
    • 34th president of the United States
    • Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)

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  9. 108.Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

    Official answers

    • Soviet Union
    • USSR
    • Russia

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  10. 109.During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

    Official answers

    • Communism
    • Nuclear war

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  11. 110.Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

    Official answers

    • To stop the spread of communism

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  12. 111.Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

    Official answers

    • To stop the spread of communism

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  13. 112.What did the civil rights movement do?

    Official answers

    • Fought to end racial discrimination

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  14. 113.★Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

    Official answers

    • Fought for civil rights
    • Worked for equality for all Americans
    • Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"

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  15. 114.Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?

    Official answers

    • To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

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  16. 115.★What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

    Official answers

    • Terrorists attacked the United States
    • Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
    • Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
    • Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania

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  17. 116.Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

    Official answers

    • (Global) War on Terror
    • War in Afghanistan
    • War in Iraq

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  18. 117.Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

    Official answers

    • Apache
    • Blackfeet
    • Cayuga
    • Cherokee
    • Cheyenne
    • Chippewa
    • Choctaw
    • Creek
    • Crow
    • Hopi
    • Huron
    • Inupiat
    • Lakota
    • Mohawk
    • Mohegan
    • Navajo
    • Oneida
    • Onondaga
    • Pueblo
    • Seminole
    • Seneca
    • Shawnee
    • Sioux
    • Teton
    • Tuscarora

    For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov.

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  19. 118.Name one example of an American innovation.

    Official answers

    • Light bulb
    • Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
    • Skyscrapers
    • Airplane
    • Assembly line
    • Landing on the moon
    • Integrated circuit (IC)

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Symbols and Holidays

Symbols

  1. 119.What is the capital of the United States?

    Official answers

    • Washington, D.C.

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  2. 120.Where is the Statue of Liberty?

    Official answers

    • New York (Harbor)
    • Liberty Island

    Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).

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  3. 121.★Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

    Official answers

    • (Because there were) 13 original colonies
    • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies

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  4. 122.Why does the flag have 50 stars?

    Official answers

    • (Because there is) one star for each state
    • (Because) each star represents a state
    • (Because there are) 50 states

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  5. 123.What is the name of the national anthem?

    Official answers

    • The Star-Spangled Banner

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  6. 124.The Nation's first motto was "E Pluribus Unum." What does that mean?

    Official answers

    • Out of many, one
    • We all become one

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Symbols and Holidays

Holidays

  1. 125.What is Independence Day?

    Official answers

    • A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
    • The country's birthday

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  2. 126.★Name three national U.S. holidays.

    Official answers

    Give 3 answers

    • New Year's Day
    • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
    • Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday)
    • Memorial Day
    • Juneteenth
    • Independence Day
    • Labor Day
    • Columbus Day
    • Veterans Day
    • Thanksgiving Day
    • Christmas Day

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  3. 127.What is Memorial Day?

    Official answers

    • A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service

    Words in (parentheses) are optional.

  4. 128.What is Veterans Day?

    Official answers

    • A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
    • A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)

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