Happy Independence Day!

At work on Thursday we took a little quiz, best scores got a gift card to Target. The questions come from the US Citizenship test. I thought I’d share it with you today, see how well you all do! For the record, you have to score at least 80% to become a citizen. There’s 30 questions so that means you need to get 24 correct. The first 20 I found to be easy, but the last 10 were quite difficult. No consulting Father Google!

1. What is the title of the National Anthem?
   • Oh, Say Can You See
   • God Bless America
   • America the Beautiful
   • The Star Spangled Banner
2. Which of the following rights is guaranteed by the first amendment?
   • Right to bear arms
   • Right to vote
   • Freedom of religion
   • All of the above
3. What is the title of the head of a city government?
   • Mayor
   • Governor
   • Chancellor
   • Chairman of the Board
4. Who has the ability to declare war?
   • The President
   • The Secretary of Defense
   • The Joint Chiefs
   • The Congress
5. How many full terms may a Senator serve?
   • 1
   • 6
   • 4
   • No term limits for Senators
6. How many full terms can a President serve?
   • 1
   • 2
   • 4
   • 6
7. How many years is a full term for a Representative?
   • 1
   • 2
   • 4
   • 6
8. Which amendment sets the minimum voting age to 18?
   • 1st
   • 18th
   • 19th
   • 26th
9. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?
   • The Speaker of the House
   • The Secretary of Defense
   • The Chief Justice
   • The First Lady
10. On July 4th, 1776 we declared independence from whom?
    • Germany
    • Great Britain
    • Spain
    • Rome
11. How amny branches of government do we have?
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • zero
12. Which is part of the Judicial branch at the federal level?
    • The Supreme Court
    • The Congress
    • The Senate
    • The Presidential Cabinet
13. Who elects the President of the United States?
    • The House of Representatives
    • The Electoral College
    • The Senate
    • The State Governors
14. How many states are there?
    • 10
    • 13
    • 50
    • 100
15. How many stripes are there on the American flag?
    • 10
    • 13
    • 50
    • 100
16. Who was the President of the United States during the civil war?
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • George Washington
    • Ulysses S Grant
    • Lyndon B Johnson
17. Who is the current President of the United States?
    • George Bush
    • Barak Obama
    • Hillary Clinton
    • Joe Biden
18.  Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
    • George Bush
    • Barak Obama
    • Dick Cheney
    • Joe Biden
19. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
    • to establish a trade route with India
    • to set up fur trade with the natives
    • to establish a new nation
    • to fin religious freedom
20. How many total Senators are there?
    • 10
    • 13
    • 50
    • 100
21. The constitution has how may amendments?
    • 23
    • 27
    • 31
    • 33
22. How many amendments have been proposed officially by Congress but never ratified?
    • none
    • 1
    • 6
    • 12
23. Which of these amendments is a ratified and current amendment?
    • Declaring it illegal to desecrate the American Flag
    • Equality of rights reguardless of gender
    • Restricting marriage in all States to be between a man and a woman
    • Prohibiting the importing of liquor into States where it is illegal
24. In what year was the last amendment ratified?
    • 1868
    • 1920
    • 1961
    • 1992
25. What is the official language of the United States?
    • none
    • Latin
    • English
    • Esperanto
26. Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
    • George Washington
    • John Adams
    • Thomas Jefferson
    • Andrew Jackson
27. Who said “Give me liberty or give me death”?
    • Nathan Hale
    • Patrick Henry
    • John Wilkes Booth
    • Thomas Paine
28. How many Presidents were assassinated while in office?
    • 1
    • 2
    • 4
    • 6
29. Which of these presidents was born in Texas?
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower
    • Richard Nixon
    • Ronald Reagan
    • George W Bush
30. How many Presidents have been impeached?
    • none
    • 1
    • 2
    • 4

For the record I got 24 out of 30. I’ll come back and post the answers in a day or two!