Deck 1: Naturalization

Question 1

There were 13 original states. Name three.

A)New York, Kentucky, and Georgia
B)Washington, Oregon, and California
C)Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
D)Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida

Answer 1

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina

Question 2

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A)fought for women's rights
B)founded the Red Cross
C)the first woman elected to the House of Representatives
D)made the first flag of the United States

Answer 2

fought for women's rights

Question 3

What is the political party of the President now?

A)Republican Party
B)Democratic Party
C)Independent Party
D)Green Party

Answer 3

Democratic Party

Question 4

What does the President's Cabinet do?

A)commands the U.S. Armed Forces
B)makes laws
C)all of these answers
D)advises the President

Question 5

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

A)World War II
B)Civil War
C)Korean War
D)World War I

Question 6

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A)ended World War I
B)freed slaves in most Southern states
C)gave women the right to vote
D)gave the United States independence from Great Britain

Question 7

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

A)Arctic Ocean
B)Indian Ocean
C)Pacific Ocean
D)Atlantic Ocean

Question 8

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

A)the state where you live
B)the President
C)Congress
D)the United States

Question 9

Name one U.S. territory.

A)Cayman Islands
B)Bermuda
C)Guam
D)Haiti

Question 10

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A)Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany
B)the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy
C)Japan, Germany, and Italy
D)Japan, China, and Vietnam

Question 11

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

A)John Adams
B)George Washington
C)James Madison.
D)Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

A)sugar
B)westward expansion
C)slavery
D)oil

Question 13

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

A)all people of the state
B)the state legislatures
C)only the people in the state who voted for the Senator
D)all people of the state who belong to the Senator's political party

Question 14

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

A)Bill Clinton
B)Barack Obama
C)Joe Biden
D)George W. Bush
E)Donald Trump

Question 15

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

A)Al Gore
B)Barack Obama
C)Dick Cheney
D)Joe Biden
E)Mike Pence

Question 16

Name two national U.S. holidays.

A)Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day
B)April Fool's Day and Labor Day
C)Labor Day and Thanksgiving
D)Citizenship Day and Columbus Day

Question 17

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A)saved (or preserved) the Union
B)established the United Nations
C)declared war on Great Britain
D)purchased Alaska

Question 18

What is the name of the national anthem?

A)God Bless the U.S.A.
B)The Star-Spangled Banner
C)My Country Tis of Thee
D)America the Beautiful

Question 19

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

A)the Great Depression
B)climate change
C)Communism
D)slavery

Question 20

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A)because there is one star for each president
B)because there is one star for each state
C)because there were 50 original colonies
D)because there were 50 people who originally came to the United States

Question 21

Who makes federal laws?

A)the Supreme Court
B)the President
C)Congress
D)the states

Question 22

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

A)Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.
B)The accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant occurred.
C)Terrorists attacked the United States.
D)The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Question 23

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

A)the President Pro Tempore
B)the Speaker of the House
C)the Secretary of State
D)the Secretary of the Treasury

Question 24

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A)became a U.S. Senator
B)ran for President of the United States
C)fought for women's suffrage
D)fought for civil rights

Question 25

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

A)the Declaration of Independence
B)the Bill of Rights
C)the inalienable rights
D)the Articles of Confederation

Question 26

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

A)Abraham Lincoln
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Patrick Henry
D)George Washington

Question 27

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

A)Joe Biden
B)Barack Obama
C)John G. Roberts, Jr.
D)Anthony Kennedy

Question 28

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

A)obey the law
B)pay taxes
C)serve on a jury
D)be respectful of others

Question 29

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A)July 4
B)March 4
C)June 30
D)January 1

Question 30

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

A)the President Pro Tempore
B)the Secretary of State
C)the Vice President
D)the Speaker of the House

Question 31

What is the highest court in the United States?

A)the Supreme Court
B)the Court of Appeals
C)the District Court
D)the Federal Court

Question 32

Name one state that borders Canada.

A)Maine
B)Rhode Island
C)South Dakota
D)Oregon

Question 33

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

A)English
B)Canadians
C)Dutch
D)Africans

Question 34

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

A)Ohio River
B)Rio Grande River
C)Colorado River
D)Mississippi River

Question 35

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A)youngest member of the Constitutional Convention
B)third President of the United States
C)inventor of the airplane
D)U)S. diplomat

Question 36

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

A)Hillary Clinton
B)Barack Obama
C)Joe Biden
D)John Boehner

Question 37

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

A)Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of the Treasury
B)Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Navy
C)Secretary of Weather and Secretary of Energy
D)Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of History

Question 38

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

A)World War I
B)the Revolutionary War
C)the Civil War
D)the War of 1812

Question 39

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

A)Pacific Ocean
B)Southern Ocean
C)Arctic Ocean
D)Atlantic Ocean

Question 40

Name one right only for United States citizens.

A)freedom of religion
B)attend public school
C)run for federal office
D)freedom of speech

Question 41

What is an amendment?

A)the beginning of the Declaration of Independence
B)the Preamble to the Constitution
C)an addition (to the Constitution)
D)an introduction

Question 42

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

A)ten (10)
B)twenty-three (23)
C)twenty-one (21)
D)twenty-seven (27)

Question 43

In what month do we vote for President?

A)January
B)February
C)October
D)November

Question 44

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A)because the stripes represent the members of the Second Continental Congress
B)because it was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on the flag
C)because the stripes represent the original colonies
D)because the stripes represent the number of signatures on the U.S. Constitution

Question 45

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A)American Indians
B)Floridians
C)no one
D)Canadians

Question 46

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A)to join a civic group
B)none of these answers
C)freedom
D)for the experience traveling across the ocean

Question 47

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

A)Vietnam War
B)Civil War
C)Spanish-American War
D)World War II

Question 48

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

A)Herbert Hoover
B)Calvin Coolidge
C)Franklin Roosevelt
D)Harry Truman

Question 49

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

A)the Vice President
B)the Secretary of Defense
C)the President
D)the Attorney General

Question 50

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A)at any age
B)between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
C)at age sixteen (16)
D)men do not have to register

Question 51

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A)Long Island
B)New York Harbor
C)San Francisco Bay
D)Boston Harbor

Question 52

Name one state that borders Mexico.

A)Arkansas
B)Alabama
C)California
D)Florida

Question 53

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A)because they didn't have self-government
B)all of these answers
C)because the British army stayed in their houses
D)because of high taxes

Question 54

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A)civil rights movement
B)conservation
C)prohibition
D)women's suffrage

Question 55

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

A)Civil War
B)Revolutionary War
C)World War II
D)War of 1812

Question 56

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

A)never travel outside the United States
B)give up loyalty to other countries
C)disobey the laws of the United States
D)not defend the Constitution and laws of the United States