US Citizenship Test Questions and Answers: All 128 (2025)

The civics test is one part of the interview for U.S. citizenship. If you filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025, you take the 2025 version: a USCIS officer asks you up to 20 questions from the official list of 128, and you need 12 right answers to pass. Below are all 128 questions with the answers USCIS lists, a short note on each, and four free practice tests.

TakaQuiz is not affiliated with USCIS or any government agency. The questions and answers on this page are copied from the official list (form M-1778, 09/25); the notes under them are ours.

How the 2025 civics test works

The test is spoken. The officer reads each question aloud and you answer out loud; there are no answer options to choose from.

The officer stops as soon as you have 12 right answers, which is a pass, or 9 wrong answers, which is a fail. Many people hear fewer than 20 questions.

If you filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025, you take the older 2008 version of the test instead, which uses a different list of 100 questions.

If you do not pass, you get a second chance at the part you failed, usually between 60 and 90 days after your first interview. The English test (reading, writing and speaking) is a separate part of the same interview.

Some answers change with elections and appointments: the President, the Vice President, the Speaker of the House and the Chief Justice, and your own senators, representative and governor. Check USCIS civics test updates shortly before your interview, because you must give the name of the official serving at the time of your interview.

USCIS says there may be other correct answers, but it encourages applicants to use the answers on its list. When a question says “Name one,” one answer from the list is enough; when it asks for two, three or five, give that many.

How to practice

Read one section, then take its practice test. Each test has 20 questions from the official list in two rounds of 10: Quick, which is multiple choice, and Recall, where you type the answer from memory. Recall is closer to the real test, which has no options, and it accepts any answer on the official list. Together the four tests cover 80 of the 128 questions; the rest are on this page.

You see your score, the right answers and the note behind each one as soon as you submit, with no sign-up. A free account saves your progress and brings back the questions you missed the next day, asked a different way.

The 65/20 questions

If you are 65 or older and have lived in the United States as a lawful permanent resident for 20 years or more, you may study just 20 of the questions. They are marked with an asterisk on the official list and with 65/20 on this page. The officer asks you 10 of them, you need 6 right answers to pass, and you may take the civics test in the language of your choice.

Principles of American Government (questions 1–15)

1. What is the form of government of the United States?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Republic
Constitution-based federal republic
Representative democracy

The United States is a republic: citizens elect representatives to make laws for them, under a written constitution that also divides power between the national government and the states.

2. What is the supreme law of the land?

Official answer:

(U.S.) Constitution

65/20 question. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, so no federal or state law may conflict with it.

3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Forms the government
Defines powers of government
Defines the parts of government
Protects the rights of the people

The Constitution creates the federal government, sets out its parts and their powers, and protects the rights of the people.

4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Self-government
Popular sovereignty
Consent of the governed
People should govern themselves
(Example of) social contract

‘We the People’ means the government's power comes from the people themselves, an idea also called popular sovereignty or consent of the governed.

5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Amendments
The amendment process

The Constitution is changed through amendments, which are proposed by Congress (or by a convention called by the states) and ratified by three-fourths of the states.

6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(The basic) rights of Americans
(The basic) rights of people living in the United States

The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, protects basic rights such as freedom of speech, religion and the press for people in the United States.

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

Official answer:

Twenty-seven (27)

65/20 question. The Constitution has 27 amendments; the most recent, the 27th, was ratified in 1992.

8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

It says America is free from British control.
It says all people are created equal.
It identifies inherent rights.
It identifies individual freedoms.

The Declaration of Independence announced in 1776 that the colonies were free from British control and stated that all people are created equal, with rights no government can take away.

9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

Official answer:

Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, said the American colonies were free and independent states.

10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

Official answers. Give two of these:

Equality
Liberty
Social contract
Natural rights
Limited government
Self-government

Both founding documents rest on ideas such as equality, liberty, natural rights, limited government and self-government.

11. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?

Official answer:

Declaration of Independence

The words ‘Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness’ come from the Declaration of Independence, which calls them unalienable rights.

12. What is the economic system of the United States?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Capitalism
Free market economy

65/20 question. The United States has a capitalist, free market economy, in which most businesses are privately owned and most prices are set by buyers and sellers.

13. What is the rule of law?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Everyone must follow the law.
Leaders must obey the law.
Government must obey the law.
No one is above the law.

The rule of law means everyone, including leaders and the government itself, must follow the law, and no one is above it.

14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
Anti-Federalist Papers
Virginia Declaration of Rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Iroquois Great Law of Peace

The writers of the Constitution drew on earlier documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Mayflower Compact.

15. There are three branches of government. Why?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

So one part does not become too powerful
Checks and balances
Separation of powers

Power is split among three branches so that no one part of government becomes too powerful; each branch can check the others.

System of Government (questions 16–62)

16. Name the three branches of government.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Legislative, executive, and judicial
Congress, president, and the courts

The three branches are the legislative branch (Congress), the executive branch (the President) and the judicial branch (the courts).

17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?

Official answer:

Executive branch

The President leads the executive branch, which carries out and enforces the nation's laws.

18. What part of the federal government writes laws?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(U.S.) Congress
(U.S. or national) legislature
Legislative branch

Congress, the legislative branch, writes the nation's laws.

19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

Official answer:

Senate and House (of Representatives)

Congress has two parts, or chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Writes laws
Declares war
Makes the federal budget

65/20 question. Congress's powers include writing laws, declaring war and making the federal budget.

21. How many U.S. senators are there?

Official answer:

One hundred (100)

There are 100 U.S. senators, two from each of the 50 states.

22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?

Official answer:

Six (6) years

A U.S. senator serves a six-year term, and about one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.

23. Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?

Official answer:

Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. senators.]

This answer depends on where you live: every state has two U.S. senators, while D.C. and the U.S. territories have none. Find yours on senate.gov.

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

Official answer:

Four hundred thirty-five (435)

The House of Representatives has 435 voting members, divided among the states by population.

25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?

Official answer:

Two (2) years

Members of the House serve two-year terms, so every House seat is up for election every two years.

26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?

Official answer:

To more closely follow public opinion

Representatives serve shorter terms so that they follow public opinion more closely, since voters can replace them every two years.

27. How many senators does each state have?

Official answer:

Two (2)

Every state has two U.S. senators, whether it has many people or few.

28. Why does each state have two senators?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Equal representation (for small states)
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

Two senators for every state came from the Great Compromise of 1787, also called the Connecticut Compromise, which gave small states an equal voice in the Senate.

29. Name your U.S. representative.

Official answer:

Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.]

This answer depends on your congressional district; residents of territories can name their nonvoting Delegate or Resident Commissioner. Find yours on house.gov.

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

Official answer:

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

65/20 question. The Speaker of the House can change, so USCIS keeps the current name on its civics test updates page. Check the current name on USCIS civics test updates before your interview.

31. Who does a U.S. senator represent?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Citizens of their state
People of their state

A U.S. senator represents all the people of their state.

32. Who elects U.S. senators?

Official answer:

Citizens from their state

Since the 17th Amendment of 1913, the voters of each state elect their U.S. senators directly.

33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Citizens in their (congressional) district
Citizens in their district
People from their (congressional) district
People in their district

A member of the House represents the people of their congressional district.

34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?

Official answer:

Citizens from their (congressional) district

The voters of each congressional district elect their member of the House.

35. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Because of) the state’s population
(Because) they have more people
(Because) some states have more people

House seats are shared out by population, so states with more people have more representatives, and the seats are divided again after every census.

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

Official answer:

Four (4) years

65/20 question. The President is elected for a four-year term.

37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Because of) the 22nd Amendment
To keep the president from becoming too powerful

The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limits a president to two elected terms so that no one person holds the office too long.

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

Official answer:

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

65/20 question. The President's name can change after an election, so USCIS keeps the current name on its civics test updates page. Check the current name on USCIS civics test updates before your interview.

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

Official answer:

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

65/20 question. The Vice President's name can change after an election, so USCIS keeps the current name on its civics test updates page. Check the current name on USCIS civics test updates before your interview.

40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Official answer:

The Vice President (of the United States)

If the president dies, resigns or is removed from office, the Vice President becomes president.

41. Name one power of the president.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Signs bills into law
Vetoes bills
Enforces laws
Commander in Chief (of the military)
Chief diplomat
Appoints federal judges

The president's powers include signing or vetoing bills, enforcing laws, commanding the military, leading foreign policy and appointing federal judges.

42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

Official answer:

The President (of the United States)

The President is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military.

43. Who signs bills to become laws?

Official answer:

The President (of the United States)

The President signs the bills Congress passes to make them law.

44. Who vetoes bills?

Official answer:

The President (of the United States)

65/20 question. The President can veto a bill, and Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both chambers.

45. Who appoints federal judges?

Official answer:

The President (of the United States)

The President nominates federal judges, and the Senate must confirm them.

46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

President (of the United States)
Cabinet
Federal departments and agencies

The executive branch is made up of the President, the Cabinet and the federal departments and agencies.

47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?

Official answer:

Advises the President (of the United States)

The Cabinet advises the President; it includes the Vice President and the heads of the executive departments.

48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Official answers. Give two of these:

Attorney General
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of War (Defense)
Vice-President
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Director of National Intelligence
United States Trade Representative

Cabinet-level positions include the heads of the executive departments, such as the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, along with a few other officials.

49. Why is the Electoral College important?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

It decides who is elected president.
It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.

The Electoral College formally elects the president: each state's electors cast votes, and a candidate needs a majority of them to win.

50. What is one part of the judicial branch?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Supreme Court
Federal Courts

The judicial branch is made up of the Supreme Court and the other federal courts.

51. What does the judicial branch do?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution

The judicial branch reviews and explains laws, settles disputes about them and decides whether a law goes against the Constitution.

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

Official answer:

Supreme Court

65/20 question. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States.

53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

Official answer:

Nine (9)

The Supreme Court has nine seats: the Chief Justice and eight associate justices.

54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

Official answer:

Five (5)

A case is decided by a majority of the nine justices, which is usually five.

55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(For) life
Lifetime appointment
(Until) retirement

Supreme Court justices serve for life: until they retire or die, unless they are impeached and removed from office.

56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

To be independent (of politics)
To limit outside (political) influence

Lifetime appointments keep the justices independent of politics, because they never have to run for election or reappointment.

57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Official answer:

Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Chief Justice of the United States.

The Chief Justice can change, so USCIS keeps the current name on its civics test updates page. Check the current name on USCIS civics test updates before your interview.

58. Name one power that is only for the federal government.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Print paper money
Mint coins
Declare war
Create an army
Make treaties
Set foreign policy

Some powers belong only to the federal government, such as printing money, declaring war, creating an army and making treaties.

59. Name one power that is only for the states.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Provide schooling and education
Provide protection (police)
Provide safety (fire departments)
Give a driver’s license
Approve zoning and land use

Some powers belong to the states, such as running schools, providing police and fire protection, and issuing driver's licenses.

60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?

Official answer:

(It states that the) powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.

The 10th Amendment says that powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.

61. Who is the governor of your state now?

Official answer:

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

65/20 question. This answer depends on the state where you live, and the governor can change after an election; D.C. has no governor. Your state's official website names the current governor.

62. What is the capital of your state?

Official answer:

Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]

This answer depends on the state where you live; D.C. is not a state and has no capital.

Rights and Responsibilities (questions 63–72)

63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).

Four amendments widened the right to vote: the 15th (citizens of any race, 1870), the 19th (women, 1920), the 24th (no poll tax, 1964) and the 26th (age 18, 1971).

64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Citizens
Citizens of the United States
U.S. citizens

Only U.S. citizens can vote in federal elections, run for federal office and serve on a jury.

65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?

Official answers. Give three of these:

Freedom of expression
Freedom of speech
Freedom of assembly
Freedom to petition the government
Freedom of religion
The right to bear arms

Everyone living in the United States has rights such as freedom of speech, religion and assembly, not only citizens.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

The United States
The flag

65/20 question. The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise of loyalty to the United States and its flag.

67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.

Official answers. Give two of these:

Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
Obey the laws of the United States
Serve in the military (if needed)
Serve (help, do important work for) the nation (if needed)
Be loyal to the United States

In the Oath of Allegiance, new citizens promise to give up loyalty to other countries, defend the Constitution, obey the laws and serve the nation if needed.

68. How can people become United States citizens?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
Naturalize
Derive citizenship (under conditions set by Congress)

People become U.S. citizens by being born in the United States, by naturalizing, or by deriving citizenship through a parent under rules set by Congress.

69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?

Official answers. Give two of these:

Vote
Run for office
Join a political party
Help with a campaign
Join a civic group
Join a community group
Give an elected official your opinion (on an issue)
Contact elected officials
Support or oppose an issue or policy
Write to a newspaper

Civic participation means taking part in public life, for example by voting, joining a community group or contacting elected officials.

70. What is one way Americans can serve their country?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Vote
Pay taxes
Obey the law
Serve in the military
Run for office
Work for local, state, or federal government

Americans can serve their country by voting, paying taxes, obeying the law, serving in the military, running for office or working for government.

71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Required by law
All people pay to fund the federal government
Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
Civic duty

Paying federal taxes is required by law, and the money funds the federal government.

72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Required by law
Civic duty
Makes the draft fair, if needed

Almost all men aged 18 through 25 living in the United States must register with the Selective Service, which keeps a draft fair if one is ever needed.

Colonial Period and Independence (questions 73–89)

73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Freedom
Political liberty
Religious freedom
Economic opportunity
Escape persecution

Colonists came to America for many reasons, including religious freedom, political liberty and economic opportunity.

74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

American Indians
Native Americans

65/20 question. American Indians, also called Native Americans, lived in America for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.

75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Africans
People from Africa

Millions of Africans were taken from their homes, shipped across the Atlantic and sold into slavery in the Americas.

76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

American Revolution
The (American) Revolutionary War
War for (American) Independence

The Americans won independence from Britain in the American Revolution, which began in 1775 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

High taxes
Taxation without representation
British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses (boarding, quartering)
They did not have self-government
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party (Tea Act)
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Townshend Acts
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts

The colonists objected to British taxes passed without their consent, summed up in the slogan ‘no taxation without representation.’

78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Official answer:

(Thomas) Jefferson

65/20 question. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Official answer:

July 4, 1776

The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Battle of) Bunker Hill
Declaration of Independence
Washington Crossing the Delaware (Battle of Trenton)
(Battle of) Saratoga
Valley Forge (Encampment)
(Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown)

Key events of the American Revolution include the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga and Yorktown, and the winter at Valley Forge.

81. There were 13 original states. Name five.

Official answers. Give five of these:

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

The 13 original states were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

82. What founding document was written in 1787?

Official answer:

(U.S.) Constitution

The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(James) Madison
(Alexander) Hamilton
(John) Jay
Publius

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote the Federalist Papers under the shared pen name Publius.

84. Why were the Federalist Papers important?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
They supported passing the (U.S.) Constitution.

The Federalist Papers explained the new Constitution and argued that the states should ratify it.

85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Founded the first free public libraries
First Postmaster General of the United States
Helped write the Declaration of Independence
Inventor
U.S. diplomat

Benjamin Franklin was an inventor and diplomat who helped write the Declaration of Independence and became the first Postmaster General of the United States.

86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

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

65/20 question. George Washington led the Continental Army, presided over the Constitutional Convention and became the first president of the United States.

87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Third president of the United States
Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
First Secretary of State
Founded the University of Virginia
Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, served as the first Secretary of State and, as the third president, doubled the size of the country with the Louisiana Purchase.

88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

“Father of the Constitution”
Fourth president of the United States
President during the War of 1812
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers

James Madison is called the ‘Father of the Constitution’ and was the fourth president of the United States.

89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

First Secretary of the Treasury
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
Aide to General George Washington
Member of the Continental Congress

Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury and one of the writers of the Federalist Papers.

The 1800s (questions 90–99)

90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Louisiana Territory
Louisiana

In 1803 the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France, roughly doubling the size of the country.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

War of 1812
Mexican-American War
Civil War
Spanish-American War

Wars the United States fought in the 1800s include the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

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

Official answer:

The Civil War

The Civil War, fought from 1861 to 1865, was the war between the North (the Union) and the South (the Confederacy).

93. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Battle of) Fort Sumter
Emancipation Proclamation
(Battle of) Vicksburg
(Battle of) Gettysburg
Sherman’s March
(Surrender at) Appomattox
(Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
Lincoln was assassinated.

Important events of the Civil War include the attack on Fort Sumter, the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg, and the surrender at Appomattox.

94. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

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

65/20 question. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, led the country through the Civil War, preserved the Union and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

95. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Freed the slaves
Freed slaves in the Confederacy
Freed slaves in the Confederate states
Freed slaves in most Southern states

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 declared enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free.

96. What U.S. war ended slavery?

Official answer:

The Civil War

The Civil War ended slavery, and the 13th Amendment abolished it in 1865.

97. What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?

Official answer:

14th Amendment

The 14th Amendment, ratified in 1868, says that all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to its jurisdiction are citizens.

98. When did all men get the right to vote?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

After the Civil War
During Reconstruction
(With the) 15th Amendment
1870

The 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870 after the Civil War, said no citizen could be denied the vote because of race, although many states kept Black men from voting for decades afterward.

99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Lucretia Mott
Lucy Stone

Leaders of the women's rights movement in the 1800s included Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Sojourner Truth.

Recent American History (questions 100–118)

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(Persian) Gulf War

Wars the United States fought in the 1900s include World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War.

101. Why did the United States enter World War I?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)

The United States entered World War I in 1917, after German submarines attacked American ships.

102. When did all women get the right to vote?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

1920
After World War I
(With the) 19th Amendment

Women across the country won the right to vote in 1920 with the 19th Amendment, after World War I.

103. What was the Great Depression?

Official answer:

Longest economic recession in modern history

The Great Depression was the longest economic downturn in modern history, lasting through most of the 1930s.

104. When did the Great Depression start?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

The Great Crash (1929)
Stock market crash of 1929

The Great Depression began with the stock market crash of 1929.

105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

Official answer:

(Franklin) Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt was president during the Great Depression and most of World War II.

106. Why did the United States enter World War II?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)

The United States entered World War II after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941.

107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

General during World War II
President at the end of (during) the Korean War
34th president of the United States
Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a general in World War II and later the 34th president, who signed the law that created the Interstate Highway System.

108. Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Soviet Union
USSR
Russia

The Soviet Union, or USSR, was the main rival of the United States during the Cold War.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Communism
Nuclear war

The main concerns of the United States during the Cold War were the spread of communism and the danger of nuclear war.

110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

Official answer:

To stop the spread of communism

The United States entered the Korean War in 1950 to stop the spread of communism.

111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

Official answer:

To stop the spread of communism

The United States entered the Vietnam War to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.

112. What did the civil rights movement do?

Official answer:

Fought to end racial discrimination

The civil rights movement fought to end racial discrimination and segregation.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

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

65/20 question. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader of the civil rights movement who worked for equality for all Americans.

114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?

Official answer:

To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait

The United States led a coalition in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 to force the Iraqi military out of Kuwait.

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

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

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

65/20 question. On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four airplanes and attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia; a fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.

116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Global) War on Terror
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq

After the September 11 attacks, the United States fought the War on Terror, including wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Apache
Blackfeet
Cayuga
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Chippewa
Choctaw
Creek
Crow
Hopi
Huron
Inupiat
Lakota
Mohawk
Mohegan
Navajo
Oneida
Onondaga
Pueblo
Seminole
Seneca
Shawnee
Sioux
Teton
Tuscarora

The federal government recognizes hundreds of American Indian tribes, among them the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux and Apache. USCIS adds: “For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov.”

118. Name one example of an American innovation.

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Light bulb
Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
Skyscrapers
Airplane
Assembly line
Landing on the moon
Integrated circuit (IC)

American innovations include the light bulb, the airplane, the assembly line, the integrated circuit and landing people on the moon.

Symbols (questions 119–124)

119. What is the capital of the United States?

Official answer:

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.

120. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

New York (Harbor)
Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]

The Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

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

65/20 question. The 13 stripes on the flag stand for the 13 original colonies.

122. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

(Because there is) one star for each state
(Because) each star represents a state
(Because there are) 50 states

The 50 stars on the flag stand for the 50 states.

123. What is the name of the national anthem?

Official answer:

The Star-Spangled Banner

The national anthem is ‘The Star-Spangled Banner,’ written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.

124. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

Out of many, one
We all become one

‘E Pluribus Unum’ is Latin for ‘Out of many, one.’

Holidays (questions 125–128)

125. What is Independence Day?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
The country’s birthday

Independence Day, July 4, celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

126. Name three national U.S. holidays.

Official answers. Give three of these:

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

65/20 question. Federal holidays include New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

127. What is Memorial Day?

Official answer:

A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service

Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, honors the soldiers who died in military service.

128. What is Veterans Day?

Official answers. Any one of these is enough:

A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)

Veterans Day, November 11, honors everyone who has served in the U.S. military.

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