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| Questions and Answers for New Pilot Naturalization Exam On November 30, 2006, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez announced the release of 144 questions and answers for the pilot test of a new naturalization exam. USCIS will administer the pilot exam to about 5,000 volunteer citizenship applicants in 10 cities beginning in early 2007. USCIS included new questions that focus on the concepts of democracy and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. In designing the new exam, USCIS received assistance and worked with test development contractors, U.S. history and government scholars, and English “as a Second Language” experts. USCIS also sought input from a variety of stakeholders, including immigrant advocacy groups, citizenship instructors, and District Adjudications Officers. The pilot will allow USCIS to work out any problems and refine the exam before it is fully implemented nationwide in the spring of 2008. During the trial period, volunteer applicants who choose to take the pilot exam can immediately take the current exam if they incorrectly answer a pilot question. To pass, applicants will have to correctly answer six of 10 selected questions. The 10 pilot test sites are: Albany, NY; Boston, MA; Charleston, SC; Denver, CO; El Paso, TX; Kansas City, MO; Miami, FL; San Antonio, TX; Tucson, AZ; and Yakima, WA. Pilot Exam Questions and Answers: |
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1. Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence. A: It sets up the government. A: The power of government comes from the people. A: Amendments
6. What is an amendment? A: It is a change to the Constitution. A: The Bill of Rights 8. Name one right or freedom from the First Amendment. A: Speech A: Religion A: Assembly A: Press
A: Twenty-seven (27) A: Announce the independence of the United States from Great Britain A: Say that the U.S. is free from Great Britain
11. What does freedom of religion mean? A: Free market A: Market economy 13. What are the three branches or parts of the government? A: Executive, legislative, and judicial A: Congress, the President, the courts 14. Name one branch or part of the government. A: Legislative A: President A: Executive A: The courts A: Judicial 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? A: The President 16. Who makes federal laws? A: Congress A: The Senate and House (of Representatives) A: The (U.S. or national) legislature 17. What are the two parts of the United States Congress? A: The Senate and House (of Representatives) A: 100 A: Six (6) 28. How is each state’s number of Representatives decided? 37. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States? A: The State Department A: Reviews and explains laws A: Resolves disputes between parties A: Decides if a law goes against the Constitution A: The Senate A: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr. ) A: Nine (9) A: The President A: Declare war A: Create an army A: Make treaties A: Provide schooling and education A: Provide protection (police) A: Provide safety (fire departments) A: Give a driver’s license A: Approve zoning and land use A: The federal government has only the powers that the Constitution states that
it has. A: Answers will vary. [District
of Columbia and U.S. Territory residents would answer that they do not have a state governor or that they do not live in a state. Mentioning the governor of the territory for Guam is acceptable. Any answer that mentions one of these facts is acceptable.]
A: Answers will vary. [District of
Columbia residents would answer that DC is not a state, and that therefore it does not have a capital. Any answer that mentions one of these facts is acceptable. ] A: Democratic Party 61. What is the political party of the majority in the Senate now? A: Democrats A: Democratic Party A: Republican Party A: At 18 A: Dr. Condoleezza Rice A: Alberto Gonzales 70. Is the current President in his first or second term? A: Second A: Powers come from the people. A: Government responds to the people. A: The people govern themselves. A: The government elected by the people. A: Everyone must obey the law. A: Leaders must obey the law. A: Government must obey the law. A: Individual rights that people are born with A: You don’t have to pay to vote. (You
‘don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote.) A: Serve on a jury A: The right to vote A: The right to run for office
A: Freedom of expression A: Freedom of speech A: Freedom of assembly A: Freedom to petition the government A: Freedom of worship A: The right to bear arms A: The promise of loyalty to the flag and the nation 80. Name one promise you make when you say the Oath of Allegiance. A: To give up loyalty to other countries (I give up loyalty to my [old][first][other] country.) A: To defend the Constitution and laws of the United States A: To obey the laws of the United States A: To serve in the United States military if needed (To fight for the United States
[if needed].) 81. Who can vote in the U.S.? A: All citizens over 18 A: All registered citizens over 18 A: Vote A: Join a political party A: Help out with a campaign A: Join a civic group A: Join a community group A: Tell an elected official your opinion on an issue. A: Call your Senators and Representatives A: Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy A: Run for office A: Write to a newspaper A: By April 15 every year A: By April 15 A: April 15 A: Life A: Liberty A: The pursuit of happiness
A: Thomas Jefferson 86. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? A: July 4, 1776 A: Freedom A: Political liberty A: Religious freedom A: Economic opportunity A: To practice their religion A: To escape persecution 88. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? A: The Constitution was written. A: The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. A: They had to pay high taxes but did not have any say about it (Taxation without representation.) A: The British army stayed in their houses. (boarding, quartering) A: The British denied the colonists self-government. A: Africans A: People from Africa 93. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? A: The Native Americans A: American Indians A: Europe
A: Stamp Act A: They had to pay high taxes but did not have any say about it. (Taxation without representation.) A: The British army stayed in their houses. (boarding, quartering) A: Intolerable Acts 96. Name one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for. A: U.S. diplomat A: Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention A: First Postmaster General of the United States A: Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” 97. Name one famous battle from the Revolutionary War. A: Trenton A: Princeton A: Saratoga A: Cowpens A: Yorktown A: Bunker Hill 97. Who is called the “Father of Our Country”? A: George Washington
A: George Washington 100. Name one of the writers of the Federalist Papers? A: James Madison A: Alexander Hamilton A: John Jay 101. What group of essays supported passage of the U.S. Constitution? A: The Federalist Papers 102. Name one of the major American Indian tribes in the United States. A: Cherokee, Seminoles, Creek, Choctaw, Arawak, Iroquois, Shawnee, Mohegan, Chippewa, Huron, Oneida, Sioux, Cheyenne, Lakotas, Crows, Blackfeet, Teton, Navajo, Apaches, Pueblo, Hopi, Inuit. [Adjudicators will be supplied with a complete list.] 103. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. A: War of 1812, Mexican American War, Civil War, or Spanish-American War. A: The Louisiana Territory A: Louisiana 104. What country sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States? A: France A: West of the Mississippi A: The Western U.S. A: The Louisiana Territory 107. Name one of the things that Abraham Lincoln did. A: Saved (or preserved) the Union. A: Freed the slaves A: Led the U.S. during the Civil War. 108. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. A: The Civil War 109. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. A: Slavery A: Economic reasons A: States’ rights 110. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? A: Freed slaves in the Confederacy A: Freed slaves in the Confederate states A: Freed slaves in most Southern states 111. What did the abolitionists try to end before the Civil War? A: Slavery 112. What did Susan B. Anthony do? A: She fought for women’s rights. 113. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s A: World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, or Gulf (or Persian Gulf) War 114. Who was President during World War I? A: Woodrow Wilson 115. The United States fought Japan, Germany, and Italy during which war? A: World War II A: The spread of communism A: The Soviet Union [USSR and Russia are also acceptable.] 117. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? A: Terrorists attacked The United States. A: The United Nations 119. What alliance of North America and European countries was created during the Cold War? A: NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 120. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? A: Franklin Roosevelt 121. Which U.S. World War II general later became President? A: Dwight Eisenhower 122. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? A: He fought for civil rights. A: He strove for (worked for, fought for) equality for all Americans. 123. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream for America. What was his dream? A: Equality for all Americans A: Civil rights for all 124. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? A: The civil rights movement 125. What is the longest river in the United States? A: The Missouri River 126.What ocean is on the west coast of the United States? A: The Pacific Ocean 127. What country is on the northern border of the United States? A: Canada 128. Where is the Grand Canyon? A: Arizona A: The Southwest A: Along/on the Colorado River 129. Where is the Statue of Liberty? A: New York Harbor A: Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).] 130. What country is on the southern border of the United States? A: Mexico 131. Name one large mountain range in the United States. A: The Rocky Mountains A: The Appalachians A: The Sierra Nevada A: The Cascades 132. What is the tallest mountain in the United States? A: Mt. McKinley A: Denali 133. Name one U.S. territory. A: American Samoa A: The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands A: Guam A: Puerto Rico A: U.S. Virgin Islands 134. Name the state that is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. A: Hawaii 135. Name one state that borders Canada A: Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, or Washington 136. Name one state that borders on Mexico. A: Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas 137. What is the capital of the U.S.? A: Washington, D.C. 138. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? A: Because there were 13 original colonies A: Because the stripes represent the original colonies 139. Why do we have 13 stripes on the flag? A: Because there were 13 original colonies A: Because the stripes represent the original colonies 140. Why does the flag have 50 stars? A: There is one star for each state. 140. What is the name of the National Anthem? A: The “Star-Spangled Banner” 141. On the Fourth of July we celebrate independence from what country? A: Great Britain 142. When do we celebrate Independence Day? A: July 4 143.Name two national U.S. holidays. A: New Year’s Day A: Martin Luther King Day A: Presidents’ Day A: Memorial Day A: Independence Day A: Labor Day A: Columbus Day A: Veterans Day A: Thanksgiving A: Christmas |
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