Sample Citizenship
Quiz
1. Who elects the president of the
American people
Electoral College
House of Representatives
2. How many changes or amendments are there to the U.S. Constitution?
10
18
27
32
3. How long is each term for a
2 years
4 years
5 years
6 years
4. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
Pass laws
Interpret and explain laws
Oversee Congress and the President
Write laws
5. Who becomes president if both the president and vice president die?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
President Pro-Tem of the Senate
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
6. Which is NOT a requirement to be president?
Be elected by the American people
Be a natural-born citizen
Have lived in the
Be at least 35 years old.
7. Who nominates judges to serve as Supreme Court justices?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
President
Speaker of the House
Majority leaders of the two political parties
8. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
7
8
9
11
9. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
10. Who has the power to declare war?
Congress only
President only
Both president and Congress must declare war
Senate only
11. In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
1776
1782
1787
1790
12. What kind of government does the
Democracy
Republic
Commonwealth
Confederacy
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Citizenship Quiz Source: Immigration and Naturalization Service.
1. The Electoral
College elects the president of the
2. There are 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
3. Each
4. The Supreme Court interprets and explains laws.
5. The Speaker of the House becomes president if the president and vice-president cannot serve.
6. Being elected by the American people is not a requirement to become president because the Electoral college elects the president.
7. The president nominates Supreme Court justices.
8. The Supreme Court has nine justices.
9. Thomas Jefferson was the primary writer of the Declaration of Independence.
10. Only Congress has the power to declare war.
11. The Constitution was written in 1787.
12. The