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Important Questions to Prepare for US Citizenship Test

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In order to attain the citizenship of the United States Of America, one must go through an extensive and exhausting of tests in order to make progress towards his being awarded the Citizenship. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services board assess all the candidates applying for a Green card. They are one hundred questions they will expect you to answer. Some of them are easy while others are not and they require extensive research.

These questions are such designed that the person applying for permanent citizenship must know regarding the basic structure and foundations of the United States Of America. The questions come under the categories of General Knowledge regarding the U.S & U.S history, some basic knowledge of the judicial structure and parliamentary committee’s and much of the focus is on politics.

1. What are the colors of our flag?

What are the colors of our flag

Red, White, and Blue.

2. How many stars are there in our flag?

50

3. What color are the stars on our flag?

White.

4. What do the stars on the flag mean?

One for each state in the Union.

5. How many stripes are there in the flag?

13

6. What color are the stripes?

Red and White.

7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?

They represent the original 13 states.

8. How many states are there in the Union?

50

9. What is the 4th of July?

Independence Day.

10. What is the date of Independence Day?

July 4th

11. Independence from whom?

England

12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?

England

13. Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

14. Who is the President of the United States today?

Currently Barack Obama

15. Who is the vice-president of the United States today?

Currently Joseph Bidden

16. Who elects the President of the United States?

The Electoral College

17. Who becomes President of the United States if the President should die?

Vice – President

18. For how long do we elect the President?

Four years

19. What is the Constitution?

The supreme law of the land

20. Can the Constitution be changed?

Yes

21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?

An Amendment

22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?

27

23. How many branches are there in our government?

3

24. What are the three branches of our government?

Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary

25. What is the legislative branch of our government?

Congress

26. Who makes the laws in the United States?

Congress

27. What is the Congress?

The Senate and the House of Representatives

28. What are the duties of Congress?

To make laws

29. Who elects the Congress?

The people

30. How many senators are there in Congress?

100

31. Can you name the two senators from your state?

(insert local information)

32. For how long do we elect each senator?

6 years

33. How many representatives are there in Congress?

435

34. For how long do we elect the representatives?

2 years

35. What is the executive branch of our government?

The President, vice president, cabinet, and departments under the cabinet members

36. What is the judiciary branch of our government?

The Supreme Court

37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?

To interpret laws

38. What is the Supreme Court law of the United States?

The Constitution

39. What is the Bill of Rights?

The first 10 amendments of the Constitution

40. What is the capital of your state?

(Insert local information)

41. Who is the current governor of your state?

(Insert local information)

42. Who becomes President of the United States if the President and the vice-president should die?

Speaker of the House of Representative

43. Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

William Rehnquist (or whoever is next)

44. Can you name thirteen original states?

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

45. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death.”?

Patrick Henry

46. Which countries were our enemies during World War II?

Germany, Italy, and Japan

47. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?

Alaska and Hawaii

48. How many terms can the President serve?

2

49. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?

A civil rights leader

50. Who is the head of your local government?

(Insert local information)

51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become President. Name one of these requirements.

Must be a natural born citizen of the United States; must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the United States for at least 14 years.

52. Why are there 100 Senators in the Senate?

Two (2) from each state

53. Who selects the Supreme Court justice?

Appointed by the President

54. How many Supreme Court justice are there?

Nine (9)

55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

For religious freedom

56. What is the head executive of a state government called?

Governor

57. What is the head executive of a city government called?

Mayor

58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists?

Thanksgiving

59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

That all men are created equal

62. What is the national anthem of the United States?

The Star-Spangled Banner

63. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

Francis Scott Key

64. Where does freedom of speech come from?

The Bill of Rights

65. What is a minimum voting age in the United States?

Eighteen (18)

66. Who signs bills into law?

The President

67. What is the highest court in the United States?

The Supreme Court

68. Who was the President during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

69. What did the Emancipation Declaration do?

Freed many slaves

70. What special group advises the President?

The Cabinet

71. Which President is called the “Father of our country”?

George Washington

72. What Immigration and Naturalization Service form is used to apply to become a naturalized citizen?

Form N-400, Application to File Petition for Naturalization

73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?

The American-Indians (Native Americans)

74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

The Mayflower

75. What are the 13 original states of the U.S. called?

Colonies

76. Name 3 rights of freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting change of government. Read the full story

United States Citizenship Test: Government of United States

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If you are applying for a US citizenship, then you will have to pass an interview. After submitting your application, you will be called for a session with questions that you will have to answer. Here is a study guide to help you with the US citizen test.

SECTION 1: GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES

PART A: PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES

1. What does the Constitution of the US do?

The constitution defines and sets up the government. It protects the basic rights of the American people.

2. What is the supreme law of the US?

The supreme law of the land is the US constitution.

3. What is an amendment to the constitution?

An amendment is a change or an addition to the constitution.

4. What are the first ten amendments collectively called?

They are called the Bill of Rights.

5. What are the first three words of the constitution?

The first three words are ‘We, The People’.

6. Name one right from the First Amendment?

Freedom of speech

Freedom of press

Freedom of religion

Freedom of assembly

Petitioning the government.

7. What is the freedom of religion?

All citizens are free to practices their own religions or not practice any religion at all.

8. What was the Declaration of Independence?

It declared the independence of the United States from Great Britain.

9. How many amendments are there in the constitution?

There are 27 amendments.

10. What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

The rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

11. What is the economic system in the US?

The US has a capitalist economy.

12. What do you mean by ‘the rule of law’?

It means that no one is above the law, neither the people nor the government.

PART B: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT

13. Name any one branch of the government?

The congress

President

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

The courts.

14. Who heads the executive branch?

The President leads the executive branch.

15. What keeps one branch from becoming more powerful than the others?

There are separation of powers and regular checks and balances.

16. Which branch makes the federal laws?

The Congress

The Senate

House of Representatives

The Legislature

17. How many US senators are there?

There are a hundred senators.

18. Name the two parts of the US Congress?

The House of Representatives and the Senate.

19. What is the elected term of a US senator?

It is six years.

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

There are 435 members.

21. What is the elected term of a US representative?

It is two years.

22. Name one US senator of your state?

The answer will vary for different states.

23. Name your US representative?

The answer will vary.

24. Why do some states have more representatives than others?

It depends on the state’s population. More people have more representatives.

25. Who does a US Senator represent?

The Senator represents all the people of the state.

26. In which month is the presidential voting held?

It is held in November.

27. What is the elected term of a US President?

It is four years.

28. Name the present US president?

Barack Obama.

29. Name the present US Vice president?

Joe Biden.

30. Who is the Commander in Chief?

The US President.

31. Who replaces the president if he is unable to continue serving?

The US Vice-president.

32. Who becomes president if both the president and vice president are unable to continue serving?

The Speaker of the House.

33. Who signs the bills to enact laws?

The US president.

34. Who can veto the bills?

The US President.

35. What is the function of the President’s cabinet?

It advises the president.

36. Name two cabinet-level positions?

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20 of the most difficult US Citizenship Test Questions

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Citizenship and naturalization test is in process of changing in United States. Basic purpose about this is to make such questions which reflect more closely information about the US that will actually be useful for new citizens to know.

US Citizenship Test Questions

This test will be available to potential citizens who volunteer to take it. They can re-take the original test if they fail. There is 100 questions guide whom the potential new US citizens have to study and out of those 100 questions they will need to answer 20 written questions in multiple-answer format. Read the full story

Top ten things you are not suppose to know.

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There are some information in the world which a person’s have no idea about it and many things are in our routine life but we don’t care on these things, few days ago I read a book, in this book i read some information, this book was written by an unknown writer Russ kick. So I arrange in this article top ten things which you are not suppose to know. These things are as follows.

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I don’t know about if it is exact or not as I don’t have any means to confirm if it is true or not. division this with you is possibly the best way to know the reality at the back this book.

01: After 9/11, the Defense Department Wanted to Poison Afghanistan’s Food Supply

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50 things you are not supposed to know

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I stumbled upon a very strange book called 50 things you are not supposed to know. It’s written by  an unknown author Russ Kick. It was so interesting that I spent all evening reading it. Only 68 pages and each page had it’s own set of surprises.

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I don’t know about if it is true or not as I don’t have any means to verify if it is true or not. Sharing this with you is probably the best way to know the reality behind this book.

  1. The Ten Commandments We Always See Aren’t the Ten Commandments
  2. One of the Popes Wrote an Erotic Book
  3. The CIA Commits Over 100,000 Serious Crimes Each Year
  4. The First CIA Agent to Die in the Line of Duty Was Douglas Mackiernan
  5. After 9/11, the Defense Department Wanted to Poison Afghanistan’s Food Supply
  6. The US Government Lies About the Number of Terrorism Convictions It Obtains
  7. The US Is Planning to Provoke Terrorist Attacks
  8. The US and Soviet Union Considered Detonating Nuclear Bombs on the Moon
  9. Two Atomic Bombs Were Dropped on North Carolina
  10. World War III Almost Started in 1995
  11. The Korean War Never Ended
  12. Agent Orange Was Used in Korea
  13. Kent State Wasn’t the Only ? or Even the First ? Massacre of College Students During the   Vietnam Era
  14. Winston Churchill Believed in a Worldwide Jewish Conspiracy
  15. The Auschwitz Tattoo Was Originally an IBM Code Number
  16. Adolph Hitler’s Blood Relatives Are Alive and Well in New York State
  17. Around One Quarter of "Witches" Were Men
  18. The Virginia Colonists Practiced Cannibalism
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600 Facts Nobody Cares About (A Useless List)

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  1. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  2. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
  3. In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
  4. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
  5. More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.
  6. 13% of Americans actually believe that some parts of the moon are made of cheese.
  7. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
  8. Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don’t have eyes.
  9. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Go on, try it then
  10. Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children
  11. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
  12. The average chocolate bar has 8 insects’ legs in it.
  13. In York, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow (except on Sundays)
  14. No piece of square dry paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
  15. The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
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