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

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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