CITIZENSHIP TEST REV2
American Citizenship Quiz
Test your knowledge of American history, government, and civic responsibility with our engaging citizenship quiz! With 25 thought-provoking questions, you'll challenge yourself and learn more about the United States.
- Multiple-choice and checkbox questions
- Covers key historical events and government structure
- Perfect for students and anyone interested in US history
What is the term limit for a congressperson?
8 years
12 years
4 years
No Limit
What made most Jim Crow laws null and void?
Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act
The Black Codes
Rosa Parks Act
Where is the right to a trial by jury of one's peers declared?
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederacy
Declaration of Independence
What was the army commanded by George Washington during the Revolutionary War called?
US Army
Continental Army
American Army
Revolutionary Army
In what policy did the US express its support for the self-determination of nations?
Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
Arsenal of Democracy by FDR
Fourteen Points by Woodrow Wilson
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution by LBJ
The National Park Service belongs to which Department?
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Interior
The power of the Judicial branch to deem executive and legislative acts unconstitutional is called:
Judicial Review
Acts of Justice
Checks and Balances
Law Examination
When did the US officially enter World War II?
1939
1940
1941
1942
When was the Federal Reserve established?
1886
1913
1921
1946
What state is Washington DC located in?
Virginia
Maryland
New York
None of the above
What was the first American manned spaceflight project called?
Apollo
Mercury
Saturn
Gemini
The US faced mercenaries during the Revolutionary War. Where were most of them from?
France
Ruthenia
Hessen
Wallachia
In what decade did the Environmental Protection Agency set up superfund sites for environmental cleanup?
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
What was the American part of the Secret Deal that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Withdrawl of American bombers from German airbases
Enhanced American provisions in the SALT treaty
Withdrawl of certain elements of the Berlin Brigade
Withdrawl of Jupiter missiles from Turkey
How was the Texas incorporated into the United States?
Texas was made out of land taken from Mexico during the Mexican-American war.
The Republic of Texas accepted an offer of annexation by US Congress
It was included in the Louisiana Purchase from France
It was purchased from Spain
In what year did the US began expanding its military budget as a policy of containment?
1945
1946
1950
1954
Who carried out the Raid on Harper's Ferry?
Abolitionists
Southern state militia prior to the Confederacy
Freemasons
Carpetbaggers
For what purposes was a slave counted as 3/5 of a free man in the US Constitution?
Inhabitants of a household for property taxation
For purposes of the US Census
Determining the number of representatives a state would get in the House of Representatives
Determining the population of a state for the purpose of a military draft
What was one of the major catalysts behind the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act?
A socialist fiction novel.
A nationwide rash of food poisoning.
A series of exposes in major national newspapers.
One of the deadliest industrial accidents in American history.
What period does Reconstruction refer to in American history?
The era following the Great Depression.
The era following the Civil War
The era following the Revolutionary War
The era following the Cold War.
Where did the US first provide aid to stop the spread of Communism to a nation?
Continental Europe
Southeast Asia
Korea
The Middle East
Which country was NOT a US Protectorate?
Germany
Cuba
Liberia
Suriname
How many Senators and Representatives are there?
50/455
200/515
150/385
100/435
Which Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine that lead to racial segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Lochner v. New York
NAACP v. Alabama
What is the Supremacy Clause?
All land in the US is considered federal land, regardless of state boundaries.
If a state law and federal law contradict, the federal law takes precedence.
The Supreme Court overrules any lower court.
The power of the US Government to take private property for public use.
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