If you are 65 years old or older and have been a legal permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, you may study just the questions below, instead of standard 100 questions.

A: Principles of American Democracy

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?^*
• speech
• religion
• assembly
• press
• petition the government

11. What is the economic system in the United States?^*
• capitalist economy
• market economy


B: System of Government

13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
• Congress
• legislative
• President
• executive
• the courts
• judicial

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
• the Senate and House (of Representatives)

20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
• 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.]

27. In what month do we vote for President?*
• November

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
• Barack Obama
• Barack Hussain Obama
• Obama

44. What is the capital of your state?*
• 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.]

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
• Democratic and Republican

49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
• serve on a jury
• vote in a federal election

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
• eighteen (18) and older

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
• April 15

AMERICAN HISTORY A: Colonial Period and Independence


70. Who was the first President?*
• (George) Washington

B: 1800s

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War


C. Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
• fought for civil rights
• worked for equality for all Americans

INTEGRATED CIVICS
A: Geography

94. What is the capital of the United States?*
• Washington, D.C.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]


B: Symbols

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
• because there is one star for each state
• because each star represents a state
• because there are 50 states


C: Holidays

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
• July 4