65/20 Starred Civics Questions — Free Practice

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1. Question 2★ 65/20

   What is the supreme law of the land?

   • • (U.S.) Constitution

2. Question 7★ 65/20

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

   • • Twenty-seven (27)

3. Question 12★ 65/20

   What is the economic system of the United States?

   • • Capitalism
   • • Free market economy

4. Question 20★ 65/20

   Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

   • • Writes laws
   • • Declares war
   • • Makes the federal budget

5. Question 30★ 65/20

   What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

   • • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

6. Question 36★ 65/20

   The President of the United States is elected for how many years?

   • • Four (4) years

7. Question 38★ 65/20

   What is the name of the President of the United States now?

   • • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States. 6 of 19 uscis.gov/citizenship

8. Question 39★ 65/20

   What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

   • • Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.

9. Question 44★ 65/20

   Who vetoes bills?

   • • The President (of the United States)

10. Question 52★ 65/20

    What is the highest court in the United States?

    • • Supreme Court 8 of 19 uscis.gov/citizenship

11. Question 61★ 65/20

    Who is the governor of your state now?

    • • Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]

12. Question 66★ 65/20

    What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

    • • The United States
    • • The flag

13. Question 74★ 65/20

    Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

    • • American Indians
    • • Native

14. Question 78★ 65/20

    Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

    • • (Thomas) Jefferson

15. Question 86★ 65/20

    George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

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

16. Question 94★ 65/20

    Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

    • • 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

17. Question 113★ 65/20

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

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

18. Question 115★ 65/20

    What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

    • • 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

19. Question 121★ 65/20

    Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

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

20. Question 126★ 65/20

    Name three national U.S. holidays.

    • • 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