During your interview, you will be asked up to 10 questions from a list of 100 questions (listed below). You must answer 6 out of the 10 questions to pass the civics test. Because the entire naturalization interview is oral, we've provided the possible 100 questionsn and their answers for practice!
the Constitution
-sets up the government
-defines the government
-protects basic rights of Americans
We the People
- a change (to the Constitution)
- an addition (to the Constitution)
The Bill of Rights
- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
- twenty-seven (27)
- announced our independence (from Great Britain)
- declared our independence (from Great Britain)
- said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
- life
- liberty
- persuit of happiness
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
- capitalist economy
- market economy
- everyone must follow the law
- leaders must obey the law
- government must obey the law
- no one is above the law
- congress
- legislative
- president
- executive
- the courts
- judicial
- checks and balances
- separation of powers
the President
- congress
- senate and house of representatives
- (U.S. or national) legislative
- the state's population
- they have more people
- some states have more people
4 years
november
Donald Trump
Mike Pence
the vice president
the speaker of the house
the president
the president
the president
advises the president
- secretary of agriculture
- secretary of commerce
- secretary of defense
- 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
- attorney general
- vice president
- reviews laws
- explains laws
- resolves disputes
- decides if a law goes against the Constitution
the supreme court
9
John Roberts
- to print money
- to declare war
- to create an army
- to make treaties
- provide schooling and education
- provide protection (police)
- provide safety (fire department)
- give a driver's license
- approve zoning and land use
- 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)
- serve on a jury
- vote in a federal election
- vote in a federal election
- run for federal office
- freedom of expression
- freedom of speech
- freedom of assembly
- freedom to petition the government
- freedom of religion
- the right to bear
- give up loyalty to other countries
- defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
- obey the laws of the United States
- serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
- be loyal to the United States
18 years and older
- vote
- 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
- call senators and representatives
- publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- run for office
- write to a newspaper
april 15
- at age 18
- between ages 18 and 26
- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
- american indians
- native americans
- africans
- people from africa
- because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- beacuse the britis army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
- because they didn't have self-government
Thomas Jefferson
July 4, 1776
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- the Consitution was written
- the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
1787
- James Madison
- Alexander Hamilton
- John Jay
- Publius
- U.S. Diplomat
- oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
- first Postmaster General of the United States
- writer of "poor Richard's Almanac"
- started the first free libraries
George Washington
George Washinton
- the Louisiana Territory
- Lousiana
- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
- the Civil War
- the War between the States
- freed the slaves
- saved (or preserved) the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
- freed the slaves
- freed slaves in the confederacy
- freed slaves in the confederate states
- freed slaves in most southern states
- fought for women's rights
- fought for civil rights
- World War 1
- World War 2
- Korean
- Vietnam War
- Gulf War
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Japan, Germany, and Italy
World War 2
communism
civil rights (movement)
- fought for civil rights
- worked for equality for all Americans
- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Guam
- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Michigan
- North Dakota
- Montana
- Idaho
- Washington
- California
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Texas
Washington, D.C.
- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island
- because there were 13 original colonies
- because the stripes represent the original colonies
- because there is one star for each state
- because each star represents a state
- because there are 50 states
the Star Spangled Banner
July 4
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- President's Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
Reading Test
During your interview, you will have to read aloud one out of three (3) sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to read in English. The content of this test focuses on civics and history topics and possible vocabulary for this part is listed below. We suggest creating your own sentences and reading them out loud to practice!
People
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Civics
American Flag
Bill of Rights
capital
citizen
city
Congress
country
Father of our Country
government
President
right
Senators
state/states
White House
Places
America
United States
U.S.
Holidays
President's Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving
Question Words
How
What
When
Where
Who
Why
Verbs
can
come
do/does
elects
have/has
is/are/was/be
lives/lived
meet
name
pay
vote
want
Content Words
colors
dollar bill
first
largest
many
most
north
one
people
second
south
Function Words
a
for
here
in
of
on
the
to
we
Writing Test
For the writing test, you will have to write one out of three (3) sentences to demonstrate an ability to write in English. The content of the test focuses on civics and history topics. We suggest creatinhg your own sentenes out of the words below and writing them out!
People
Adams
Lincoln
Washington
Civics
American Indians
capital
citizens
Civil War
Congress
Father of Our Country
flag
free
freedom of speech
President
right
Senators
state/states
White House
Places
Alaska
California
Canada
Delaware
Mexico
New York City
United States
Washinton
Washington, D.C.
Months
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Holidays
President's Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving
Verbs
can
come
elect
have/has
is/was/be
lives/lived
meets
pay
vote
want
Function Words
and
during
for
here
in
of
on
Content Words
blue
dollar bill
fifty/50
first
largest
most
north
one
one hundred/100
people
red
second
south
taxes
white