Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Redesigned (New)

Naturalization Test
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The 100 civics (history and government) questions and answers for the redesigned (new)
naturalization test are listed below. The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS Officer will ask
the applicant up to 10 of the 100 civics questions. An applicant must answer 6 out of 10
questions correctly to pass the civics portion of the naturalization test.
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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 that have been marked with an asterisk.
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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A: Principles of American Democracy
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1. What is the supreme law of the land?
EkdifiHawmf. tjrifhqkH;Oya'onfbmvJ
▪ the Constitution
zG@J pnf;tkycf sKyfyHk tajccHOya'
2. What does the Constitution do?
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykH tajccHOya' qkdwmbmvJ/ bmvkyfovJ
▪ sets up the government
tpkd;&ukdykHazmfzGJ@pnf;ay;w,f
▪ defines the government
tpkd;& &J@wm0efawGukdowfrSwfw,f
▪ protects basic rights of Americans
tar&duefEkdifiHom;rsm;&J@ tajccHtcGifhta&;awGukd umuG,fay;w,f
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are
these words?
ukd,fykdiftpkd;&xlaxmif&jcif;qkdif&m tawG;tac:onf zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykH tajccHOya'.yxrqkH;pum;okH;vkH;wGifyg0ifonf/
xkdpum;okH;vkH;[m bmawGvJ
▪ We the People
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 4. What is an amendment?
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▪ a change (to the Constitution)
(zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykH tajccHOya') . tpdwftykdif;wckudk jyifqifjcif;
▪ an addition (to the Constitution)
(zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykH tajccHOya') . tm;enf;csufwckukd jznfhpGufjcif;
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykH tajccHOya'. yxrqkH;jyifqifjznfhpGufcsuf 10 ckukd b,fvkdac:ovJ
▪ the Bill of Rights
vlwpfOD;csif;pD. tajccHtusqkH;tcGifhta&;rsm;ukd tmrcHxm;onfhOya'
6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*
yxrqkH;jyifqifjznfhpGufcsufrS tcGifhta&;wck (okd@r[kwf) vGwfvyfcGifhwckukd az:jyyg/
▪ speech
vGwfvyfpGmajymqkdykdifcGifh
▪ religion
vGwfvyfpGm ukd;uG,fykdifcGifh
▪ assembly
vGwfvyfpGm pka0;ykdifcGifh
▪ press
vGwfvyfpGm a&;om;ykdifcGifh
▪ petition the government
tpkd;&xHokd@ vGwfvyfpGm t,lcHwifoGif;ykdifcGifh
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya'wGif jyifqifjznfhpGufcsuf b,fESpfck&SdygovJ
▪ twenty-seven (27)
ESpfq,fhckepfck (27)
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
‘vGwfvyfa&;a=ujimpmwrf;’ qkdwmbmvJ/ bmvkyfovJ
▪ announced our independence (from Great Britain)
(+AdwdefEkdifiH}uD;.vufatmufrS) vGwfajrmufa=umif; today;a=ujimw,f
▪ declared our independence (from Great Britain)
(+AdwdefEkdifiH}uD;.vufatmufrS) vGwfajrmufa=umif; twnfjyKa=ujimw,f
▪ said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
tar&duefEkdifiH[m (+AdwdefEkdifiH}uD;.vufatmufrS) vGwfvyfa&;&+yDqkdwmukd zGifhqkdajymjyw,f
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
vGwfvyfa&;a=ujimpmwrf; rSmygwJh tcGifhta&;ESpfck[mbmvJ
▪ life
touf&Sif&yfwnfcGifh
▪ liberty
vGwfvyfcGifh
▪ pursuit of happiness
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 10. What is freedom of religion?
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▪ You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
oif,kH=unf&m rnfonhfbmomukdrqkd ukd;uG,fEkdifonf/ okd@r[kwf bmomwckukd rukd;uG,fbJvJ aeEkdifonf
11. What is the economic system in the United States?*
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ pD;yGm;a&;pHepf[m bmvJ
▪ capitalist economy
t&if;&SifpD;yGm;a&; pHepf
▪ market economy
aps;uGufpD;yGm;a&; pHepf
12. What is the “rule of law”?
Oya'pkd;rkd;r_qkdwm bmvJ
▪ Everyone must follow the law.
vlwkdif;[m w&m;Oya'ukd vkdufem&r,f
▪ Leaders must obey the law.
acgif;aqmifrsm;[m w&m;Oya'ukd emcH&r,f
▪ Government must obey the law.
tpkd;&[m w&m;Oya'ukd emcH&r,f
▪ No one is above the law.
rnfolr# w&m;Oya' tay:wGif r&Sdap&
B: System of Government
tpkd;&zGJ@pnf;r_ykHpH
13. Name one branch or part of the government.*
tpkd;&. Xme okd@r[kwf tpdwftykdif;wckukd az:jyyg
▪ Congress
uGef*&uftzGJ@§v$wfawmftzGJ@
▪ legislative
Oya'jyKa&;
▪ President
orw
▪ executive
tkyfcsKyfa&;
▪ the courts
w&m;&kH;rsm;
▪ judicial
w&m;pD&ifa&;
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
tpkd;&Xmewck tm%mwzufapmif;eif;rjzpfap&ef bmuxdef;xm;ovJ
▪ checks and balances
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▪ separation of powers
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 15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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▪ the President
EdkifiHawmforw
16. Who makes federal laws?
zuf'&,fOya'ukd b,fola&;qGJovJ
▪ Congress
uGef*&uftzGJ@
▪ Senate and House (of Representatives)
txufv$wfawmf ESifh atmufv$wfawmf
▪ (U.S. or national) legislature
(tar&duef okd@r[kwf trsKd;om;) Oya'jyKtzGJ@
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
tar&duefueG f*&uftzG@J . tykid ;f ESpyf dkif;ukd az:jyyg
▪ the Senate and House (of Representatives)
txufv$wfawmfESifh atmufv$wfawmf§qif;edwf ESifh a[mufpf(ukd,fpm;vS,frsm;)
18. How many U.S. Senators are there?
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▪ one hundred (100)
w&m (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
tar&duefqif;edwftrwfwa,muf&J@ a&G;cs,fcH&r_oufwrf;[m b,fESpfESpfvJ
▪ six (6)
ajcmufESpf (6)
20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*
oifhjynfe,f&J@ qif;edwftrwf wOD; ukd az:jyyg
▪ Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should
answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
jynfe,fwckESifhwck tajzrwlyg ¡ District of Columbia wGifaexkdifolrsm;ESifh tar&dueftxl;a'orsm;wGif aexkdifol
rsm;taejzifh ajzqkd&rnfrSm D.C. (okd@r[kwf ajzqkdolaexkdifaom txl;a'o) wGif qif;edwftrwf r&Sdyg ¢
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
atmufv$wfawmfwGif rJay;EkdifoltzGJ@0if b,fESpfOD; &SdygovJ
▪ four hundred thirty-five (435)
av;&mokH;q,fig;a,muf (435)
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
atmufv$wfawmftrwfwa,muf&J@ a&G;cs,fcH&r_oufwrf;[m b,fESpfESpfvJ
▪ two (2)
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 23. Name your U.S. Representative.
oifhjynfe,f&J@ atmufv$wfawmf trwfukdazmfjyyg/
▪ Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident
Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also
acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in
Congress.]
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ajzqkdolrsm; taejzifh rdrdukd,fpm;vS,f okd@r[kwf aumfr&SifemtrnfukdajzqkdEkdifonf/ txl;a'owGif uGef*&ufY ukd,fpm;jyK
Ekdifaomtrwfr&Sd[k ajzvnf;&onf ¢
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
tar&duefqif;edwftrwfwa,muf[m b,fol@ukd ukd,fpm;jyKovJ
▪ all people of the state
oufqkdif&mjynfe,f&Sd jynfoltm;vkH;
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
wcsKd@jynfe,frsm;rSm tjcm;jynfe,frsm;xuf bma=umifh atmufv$wfawmfukd,fpm;vS,f ykd&Sd&ovJ
▪ (because of) the state’s population
jynfe,fvlOD;a& rwlaoma=umifh
▪ (because) they have more people
olwkd@rSm vlOD;a&ykdrsm;aoma=umifh
▪ (because) some states have more people
wcsKd@jynfe,frsm;rSm vlOD;a&ykdrsm;aoma=umifh
26. We elect a President for how many years?
orw wa,muf&J@oufwrf;[m b,favmuf=umvJ
▪ four (4)
av;ESpf (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President?*
orwukd b,fvrSm rJay;a&G;cs,fovJ
▪ November
Ekd0ifbmv
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
,ckvuf&Sd tar&dueforw&J@ trnf[m bmvJ
▪ Barack Obama
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▪ Obama
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29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
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▪ Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
*sKd;Zuf bkdif'if
▪ Joe Biden
*sKd; bkdif'if
▪ Biden
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 30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
orw wm0efrxrf;aqmifEkdifawmhaomtcg b,folorwjzpfrvJ
▪ the Vice President
'k-orw
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes
President?
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▪ the Speaker of the House
atmufv$wfawmf OuUX
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
ppfwyf&J@ ppfaoemywdcsKyf[m b,folvJ
▪ the President
orRw
33. Who signs bills to become laws?
Oya'rl=urf;ukd Oya'jzpfatmif b,folu twnfjyKvufrSwfxkd;ovJ
▪ the President
orRw
34. Who vetoes bills?
Oya'rl=urf;ukd b,folu ADwkdtm%mjzifh y,fcsEkdifovJ
▪ the President
orRw
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
orRw&J@ uufbdeuftpkd;&tzGJ@ [m bmwm0efxrf;aqmifovJ
▪ advises the President
orRwukd t}uH^m%fay;w,f
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
uufbdeuftzGJ@ESifhwef;wl &mxl;ESpfck[m bmvJ
▪ Secretary of Agriculture
pkdufysKd;a&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Commerce
ukefoG,fa&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Defense
umuG,fa&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Education
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▪ Secretary of Energy
pGr;f tif 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
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▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
jynfwGif;vkH+cKHa&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
tdrf,mESifh+rdK@jyzGH@+zdK;a&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of the Interior

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▪ Secretary of Labor
tvkyform; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of State
EkdifiHjcm;a&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Transportation
o,f,lykd@aqmifa&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
b¾ma&; 0ef}uD;
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
ppfr_xrf;a[mif;a&;&m 0ef}uD;
▪ Attorney General
EkdifiHawmf a&S@aecsKyf
▪ Vice President
'kwd, orRw
37. What does the judicial branch do?
w&m;pD&ifa&;Xme&J@ tvkyfu bmvJ
▪ reviews laws
Oya'awGukd jyefvnfokH;oyfw,f
▪ explains laws
Oya'awGukd t"dy`g,fzGifhqkdw,f
▪ resolves disputes (disagreements)
tjiif;yGm;r_ (oabmuGJvGJr_) awGukdajz&Sif;w,f
▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Oya'wck[m zGJ@pnf;ykHtkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ESifh qef@usifr_&Sdr&Sd qkH;jzwfw,f
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ tjrifhqkH;w&m;&kH;[m bmvJ
▪ the Supreme Court
w&m;&kH;csKyf§ply&D;rf uGwf
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
w&m;&kH;csKyfrSm w&m;ol}uD; b,fESpfa,muf &SdygovJ
▪ nine (9)
ukd;a,muf (9)
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ vuf&Sd w&m;ol}uD;csKyf[m b,folvJ
▪ John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
*Gsef a&mbwf (*Gsef *sD a&mbwf)
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one
power of the federal government?
zG@J pnf;tkycf sKyfyHktajccHOya't& zuf'&,ftpk;d &wGif vkyfykdifcGifhtm%mwcsKd@&Sdygonf/ xkdtm%mrsm;teufrS wckukdajymyg/
▪ to print money
aiGpuULykHESdyfxkwfa0ykdifcGifh
▪ to declare war
jynfyEkdifiHtm; ppfa=unm ykdifcGifh
▪ to create an army
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 ▪ to make treaties
jynfyEkdifiHESifh pmcsKyfcsKyfqkdykdifcGif
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of
the states?
zG@J pnf;tkycf sKyfyHktajccHOya't& jynfe,ftpk;d &wGif vkyyf kdifcGifhtm%mwcsKd@&Sdygonf/ xkdtm%mrsm;teufrS wckukdajymyg/
▪ provide schooling and education
pmoifausmif;rsm;zGifhvSpfjcif; ESifh ynma&;udpPrsm; aqmif&Gufjcif;
▪ provide protection (police)
umuG,fa&; (&J) udpPrsm; aqmif&Gufjcif;
▪ provide safety (fire departments)
vkH+cKHa&; (rD;owfXmersm;) udpPrsm; aqmif&Gufjcif;
▪ give a driver’s license
,Ofarmif;vkdifpifjyKvkyfay;jcif;
▪ approve zoning and land use
ZkHtykdif;tjcm; ESifh ajr,mrsm;owfrSwfay;jcif;
43. Who is the Governor of your state now?
oifhjynfe,f. vuf&Sdtpkf;&t}uD;tuJ (*gAem) onfrnfolvJ
▪ Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a
Governor.]
jynfe,fwckESifhwck tajzrwlyg/ ¡ District of Columbia wGifaexkdifolrsm;taejzifh D.C. wGif *gAem r&Sd[kajz&rnf ¢
44. What is the capital of your state?*
oifhjynfe,f. +rdK@awmftrnf[mbmvJ
▪ 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.]
jynfe,fwckESifhwck tajzrwlyg/ ¡ D.C. wGifaexkdifolrsm;taejzifh D.C. onfjynfe,fwckr[kwf/ +rdK@awmfvnf;r&Sd [kajz&
rnf/ tar&dueftxl;a'orsm;wGif aexkdifolrsm;taejzifh rdrdwkd@oufqkdif&ma'o. +rdK@awmftrnfukd ajzqkd&rnf/ ¢
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ t"du EkdifiHa&;ygwD}uD;ESpfckukd az:jyyg/
▪ Democratic and Republican
'Drkdu&pfwpf ESifh &DywfbvDuif
46. What is the political party of the President now?
,ckvuf&Sd orRw[m b,fygwDuvJ/
▪ Democratic (Party)
'Drdku&pfwpf (ygw)D
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
,ckvuf&Sd atmufv$wfawmfOuUX [mb,folvJ
▪ (Nancy) Pelosi
(eefp)D z,fvpdk D
C: Rights and Responsibilities
tcGifhta&;ESifhwm0efrsm;
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of
them.
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wck ukdaz:jyyg/

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 ▪ Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
wq,hf&Spf (18) ESpfESifh txuf&Sdol EdkifiHom;rsm; (rJay;Ekdifonf)
▪ You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
rJay;&eftwGuf (rJ&kHcGef) ay;p&mrvkd
▪ Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
rnfonfhtar&duefEkdifiHom;rqkd rJay;Ekdifonf (usm;§r ra&G; rJay;Ekdifonf)
▪ A male citizen of any race (can vote).
rnfonfhrsKdEG,fZpfjrpfrSqif;oufvmonfh EkdifiHom;a,muFsm;rqkd (rJay;Ekdifonf)
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
tar&duefEkdifiHom;rsm;om xrf;aqmif&rnfh wm0efwckukd az:jyyg/
▪ serve on a jury
w&m;ol}uD;tzGJ@wGif tzGJ@0iftjzpf aqmif&Gufjcif;
▪ vote in a federal election
zuf'&,fa&G;aumufyGJwGif rJay;jcif;
50. Name one right only for United States citizens.
tar&duefEkdifiHom;rsm;omykdifqkdifonfh tcGifhta&;wck ukd az:jyyg/
▪ vote in a federal election
zuf'&,fa&G;aumufyGJwGif rJay;ykdifcGifh&Sjcif;
▪ run for federal office
zuf'&,ftpkd;& &mxl;twGuf ,SOf+yKdif a&G;cs,fcHykdifcGifh&Sdjcif;
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
tar&duefEkdifiHwGif;rSDwif;aexkdifolwkdif;. tcGifhta&;ESpf&yfukd az:jyyg/
▪ freedom of expression
vGwfvyfpGm xkwfaz: cGifh
▪ freedom of speech
vGwfvyfpGm ajyma&;qkdcGifh
▪ freedom of assembly
vGwfvyfpGm pk&kH;ykdifcGifh
▪ freedom to petition the government
tpkd;&xHvGwfvyfpGm t,lcHEkdifcGifh
▪ freedom of worship
vGwfvyfpGm ukd;uG,fcGifh
▪ the right to bear arms
vufeufukdifaqmifcGifh
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
uíEkfyfwkd@ ‘usrf;opPm’ &Gwfqkdaomtcg b,ft&mukd xkwfaz:opPmjyKovJ
▪ the United States
tar&duefEkdifiHawmf
▪ the flag
EkdifiHawmftvH
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
tar&duefEkdifiHom;wa,muf jzpfvmaomtcg oifjyK&aom uwdopPm wckukd az: jyyg/
▪ give up loyalty to other countries
tjcm;aomwkdif;jynfrsm;ukd opPmcHjcif;tm; &kyfodrf;ygrnf
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
tar&duefEkdifiH. zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ESifh Oya'tm;vkH;tm; umuG,fapmifha&Smufygrnf

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 ▪ obey the laws of the United States
tar&duefEkdifiH. Oya'rsm;tm; av;pm;vkdufemygrnf
▪ serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
(vkdtyfygu) tar&duefEkdifiHppfwyfwGif tr_xrf;ygrnf
▪ serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
(vkdtyfygu) EkdifiHawmftwGuf (ta&;}uD;aomtr_) rsm;ukdxrf;aqmifygrnf
▪ be loyal to the United States
tar&duefEkdifiHtm; opPmapmifhodygrnf
54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
orRwa&G;aumufyGJwGif rJay;&eftwGuf EkdifiHom;rsm;onf toufb,favmuf&Sd&rnfenf;
▪ eighteen (18) and older
wq,hf&Spf (18) ESpfESifh txuf
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
tar&duefEkdifiHom;rsm; 'Drkdua&pDpepfukd usifhokH;Ekdifonfh ykHpH ESpfrs Kd; ukdaz: jyyg/
▪ vote
rJay;jcif;
▪ join a political party
ygwDwckckwGif ygwD0ifjzpfjcif;
▪ help with a campaign
uifydef;vSKyf&Sm;r_wckwGif yg0ifulnDjcif;
▪ join a civic group
t&yfzuftzGJ@tpnf;wckwGif yl;aygif;yg0ifjcif;
▪ join a community group
uGefjrLeDwDtzGJ@wckwGif yl;aygif;yg0ifjcif;
▪ give an elected official your opinion on an issue
vlxkukd,fpm;vS,f wOD;tm; udpP&yfwcktay: oif.xifjrifcsufukd wifjyjcif;
▪ call Senators and Representatives
qD;edwftrwfrsm; ESifh atmufv$wfawmftrwfrsm;tm; qufoG,fpum;ajymjcif;
▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
udpPwck okd@r[kwf rl0g'wckukd yGifhvif;pGmaxmufcHjcif; okd@r[kwf uefhuGufjcif;
▪ run for office
&mxl;ae&mtwGuf ,SOf+ydKifta&G;cHjcif;
▪ write to a newspaper
owif;pmwGif a&;om;xkwfaz: jcif;
56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
zuf'&,f0ifaiGtcGefaqmifonfh ykHpHrsm;ukd b,faehaemufqkH;xm; ykd@ay;EkdifovJ
▪ April 15
{y&,fv 15 &uf
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
trsKd;om;tm;vkH; ‘ta&;ay:ppfom;pkaqmif;r_Xme’ wGifb,ftcsdefrSmpm&if;oGif;&rvJ
▪ at age eighteen (18)
touf q,fh&SpfESpf (18) wGif
▪ between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
toufq,fh&Spf (18) ESpf ESifh ESpfq,fhajcmuf (26) ESpf =um;

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 AMERICAN HISTORY
tar&duefEkdifiHorkdif;a&;qkdif&m ar;cGef;rsm;

A: Colonial Period and Independence

ukdvkdeDacwf ESifh vGwfvyfa&;}uKd;yrf;r_acwf
58. What is one reason colonists came to America?
e,fajropf&SmazGolrsm; tar&dum;okd@vma&muf&jcif; ta=umif;&if; wck[mbmvJ
▪ freedom
vGwfvyfr_
▪ political liberty
EkdifiHa&; vGwfvyfr_
▪ religious freedom
bmoma&;vGwfvyfr_
▪ economic opportunity
pD;yGm;a&;tcGifhtvrf;
▪ practice their religion
bmoma&;,kH=unfukd;uG,fr_
▪ escape persecution
zdESdyfr_rS vGwfajrmufvkdr_
59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Oa&myom;rsm; tar&dum;okd@ a&mufrvmcif tar&dum;rSm b,folawGaexkdif=uovJ
▪ American Indians
tar&duef tif';D ,ef;rsm;
▪ Native Americans
Xmae tar&duefrsm;
60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
tar&duefukdac:vm+yD; uíefrsm;tjzpf a&mif;pm;cH&wJh vlawG[m b,folawGvJ
▪ Africans
tmz&duefrsm;
▪ people from Africa
tmz&duwkdufom;rsm;
61. Why did the colonists fight the British?
e,fajropf&SmazGolawG[m +Adwdo#wkd@ukd bma=umifh awmfvSefcJhovJ
▪ because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
taumufcGef}uD;av;r_a=umifh (ukd,fpm;jyKcGifhr&SdbJ tcGefay;ae&jcif;)
▪ because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
4if;wkd@.tdrfrsm;wGif +Adwdo#ppfom;rsm; 0ifa&mufaexkdifaoma=umifh
▪ because they didn’t have self-government
4if;wkd@wGif ukd,fykdiftpkd;& r&Sdaoma=umifh
62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
vGwfvyfa&;a=unmpmwrf; ukd rnfola&;ovJ
▪ (Thomas) Jefferson
(aomrwfpf) *spfzmqif

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 63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
vGwfvyfa&;a=ujimpmwrf; ukd b,fwkef;u twnfjyKovJ
▪ July 4, 1776
1776 ckESpf/ *sLvkdifv 4-&uf
64. There were 13 original states. Name three.
rlvu jynfe,faygif; 13-ck&Sdonf/ okH;ck. trnfrsm;ukd az: jyyg/
▪ New Hampshire
e,l;[if;rf&Sm;
▪ Massachusetts
rufqufcsL;quf
▪ Rhode Island
&k'ftkdif;vif;
▪ Connecticut
uGefeifwDuwf
▪ New York
e,l;a,muf
▪ New Jersey
e,l;*smpD
▪ Pennsylvania
yifq,faA;eD;,m;
▪ Delaware
'Jvf0,f,m;
▪ Maryland
ar&Dvif;
▪ Virginia
Am*sD;eD;,m;
▪ North Carolina
ajrmufum&kdvkdif;em;
▪ South Carolina
awmifum&kdvkdif;em;
▪ Georgia
a*smf*sD,m
65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya'a&;qGJonfh nDvmcHwGif bmjzpfcJhovJ
▪ The Constitution was written.
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ay:aygufcJhw,f
▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
wkdif;jynfjyKzcif}uD;rsm;u zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ukd a&;qGJcJhw,f
66. When was the Constitution written?
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ukd b,fwkef;ua&;qJGcJhovJ
▪ 1787
1787-ckESpf

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 67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of
the writers.
zuf'&,fa&;&mpmwrf;rsm;u zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya' ukdtaxmuftyHhjyKcJhw,f/ zuf'&,fa&;&mpmwrf;rsm;ukd a&;ol
wOD; trnfukd az:jyyg/
▪ (James) Madison
(*srd ;f pf) rif'q
D if
▪ (Alexander) Hamilton
(tvufZENm;) [,fr,fvfwef
▪ (John) Jay
(*íef) a*s;
▪ Publius
ylbvD;,ufpf
68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
bif*srif z&ifuvif. ausmf=um;r_rsm;teufrS wckukdajymyg/
▪ U.S. diplomat
tar&duefEkdifiH. oHwref
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
zGJ@pnf;tkyfcsKyfykHtajccHOya'a&;qGJonfh nDvmcHukd,fpm;vS,frsm;wGif t}uD;qkH;
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
tar&duefEkdifiH. yxqkH; pmwkdufrª;csKyf
▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
“Poor Richard’s Almanac” pmtkyu f adk &;ol
▪ started the first free libraries
tcrJhpmtkyfiSm;aom pm=unfhwkdufukd pwifwnfaxmifol
69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
‘uíEkfyfwk@dEkdifiH.zcif}uD;’ onfrnfolenf;
▪ (George) Washington
(a*smh) 0g&Sifwef
70. Who was the first President?*
yxrqkH; orRwonf rnfolvJ
▪ (George) Washington
(a*smh) 0g&Sifwef

B: 1800s
1800 jynfhESpfrsm;twGif;u tjzpftysufrsm;ESifhywfoufI

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
1803-ckESpfrSm tar&duefEkdifiHu jyifopfxHrS 0,f,lvkdufonhf e,fajr[m bmvJ
▪ the Louisiana Territory
vl0DpD,m;em; e,fajr
▪ Louisiana
vl0DpD,m;em;
72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
1800 jynfhESpfrsm;twGif;u tar&duefEkdifiH yg0ifwkdufckdufcJhonfh ppfyGJwckukdajymyg

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 ▪ War of 1812
1812-ckESpf ppfyGJ
▪ Mexican-American War
ruUqDuef-tar&duef ppfyGJ
▪ Civil War
jynfwGif;ppf
▪ Spanish-American War
pyde-f tar&duef ppfyJG
73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
tar&duefEkdifiHawmifykdif;ESifhajrmufykdif; jzpfyGm;cJhonfh ppfyGJukdaz: jyyg/
▪ the Civil War
tar&duefjynfwGif;ppf
▪ the War between the States
jynfe,frsm;t=um;jzpfyGm;aom ppfyGJ
74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
tar&duefjynfwGif;ppfukd jzpfay:apaom jy\em wck ukdajymjyyg/
▪ slavery
uíefykdif&SifpHepf
▪ economic reasons
pD;yGm;a&;jy\emrsm;
▪ states’ rights
jynfe,ftcGifhta&; qkdif&m jy\emrsm;
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
tDb&m[if vifuif; aqmif&GufcJhonfh ta&;ygaomudpP wck [mbmvJ
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
uíefrsm;ukd uíefb0rS vGwfvyfcGifhay;jcif; (uíefvGwfajrmufa&;a=unmcsuf)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
tar&duefjynfr}uD; yaysmufroGm;atmif u,fwif (xef;odrf;) cJhjcif;
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
jynfwGif;ppfumvtwGif; tar&duefEkdifiHtm; OD;aqmifEkdifcJhjcif;
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
‘uíefvGwfajrmufa&;a=unmcsuf’ qkdwmbmvJ/ bmvkyfcJhovJ
▪ freed the slaves
uíefrsm;ukd v$wfay;jcif;
▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy
uGefzuf'&dwfjynfe,frsm;rS uíefrsm;ukdv$wfay;jcif;
▪ freed slaves in the Confederate states
uGefzuf'&dwfjynfe,frsm;rS uíefrsm;ukdv$wfay;jcif;
▪ freed slaves in most Southern states
awmifykdif;jynfe,ftrsm;pkrS uíefrsm;ukdv$wfay;jcif;
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?
qlZif bD tefaxmfeD bmvkyfcJhovJ
▪ fought for women’s rights
trsKd;orD;tcGifhta&; twGufwkdufyGJ0ifcJhonf
▪ fought for civil rights
EkdifiHom;tcGifhta&;rsm; twGuf wkdufyGJ0ifcJhonf

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C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
acwfaESmif;ykdif;tar&dueforkdif; ESifh tjcm;ta&;ygaom orkdif;tcsuftvufrsm;
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
1900-jynfhESpfrsm;twGif; tar&duefEkdifiH yg0ifwkdufckdufcJhonfh ppfyGJ wck ukdtrnfaz: jyyg/
▪ World War I
yxrurBmppf
▪ World War II
'kwd,urBmppf
▪ Korean War
ukd;&D;,m;ppfyGJ
▪ Vietnam War
AD,ufe,fppfyGJ
▪ (Persian) Gulf War
(yg&Si;f ) yifv,fauG@ppf
79. Who was President during World War I?
yxrurBmppftwGif; tar&dueforRwonf rnfolenf;
▪ (Woodrow) Wilson
(0k'&k;d ) 0Dvfqif
80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
'kwd,urBmppfESifh r[mpD;yGm;ysufuyfumv twGif; tar&dueforRwonf rnfolenf;
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
(z&ufuvif) &kpAJhvf
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
tar&duefEkdifiH onf 'kwd,urBmppftwGif; rnfonhfEikd fiHawGukd wkdufckdufcJhovJ
▪ Japan, Germany, and Italy
*syef/ *smreD/ ESifh tDwvD
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
tkdufpifa[mif0g; [m orRwrjzpfcif ppfAkdvfcsKyfjzpfcJhw,f/ b,fppfyGJrSm olyg0ifcJhovJ/
▪ World War II
'kwd,urBmppfyGJ
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
ppfat;wdkufyGJumvtwGif; tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ t"dupkd;&drfr_[m bmvJ
▪ Communism
uGejf rLepf0g'
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
vlrsKd;cGJjcm;r_ukd b,fvSKyf&Sm;r_u tqkH;owfzkd@}udK;pm;cJhovJ
▪ civil rights (movement)
EkdifiHom;tcGifhta&; (vSKyf&Sm;r_)
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
rmwifvlomuif; bmvkyfcJhovJ
▪ fought for civil rights
EkdifiHom;tcGifhta&;awGtwGuf wkdufyGJ0ifcJhw,f
▪ worked for equality for all Americans

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 tar&duefEkdifiHom;tm;vkH;&J@ wef;wlnDr#r_twGuf vkyfaqmifcJhw,f
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
2001-ckESpf pufwifbmv 11-&ufae@rSm tar&duefEkdifiHY jzpfyGm;cJhwJht"dujzpf&yf [mbmvJ
▪ Terrorists attacked the United States.
t=urf;zuform;rsm; tar&duefEkdifiHukd wkdufckdufcJhw,f
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
tar&duefEkdifiHrSmaexkdifwJh tar&dueftif'D;,ef;vlrsKd;EG,fwck&J@ trnfukdaz:jyyg/
[USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
¡USCIS t&m&Sdrsm;wGif zuf'&,ftpk;d &todtrSwfjyK tar&dueftif'D;,ef;vlrsKd;pkrsm;&J@ trnfpm&if;&Sdrnf ¢

▪ Cherokee csm&kduD
▪ Navajo eJA[kd
▪ Sioux ql;
▪ Chippewa csufy0g
▪ Choctaw acsmh(uf)awm
▪ Pueblo zG,fAvkd
▪ Apache tzJhcsD
▪ Iroquois tD&mauG;
▪ Creek c&d(uf)
▪ Blackfeet bvufzd(wf)
▪ Seminole qifraem(vf)
▪ Cheyenne &SKid ftif;
▪ Arawak tJ&ma0gh(uf)
▪ Shawnee a&SmfeD;
▪ Mohegan rkd;a[*if
▪ Huron [l&Gef
▪ Oneida tkdEkdif;'g;
▪ Lakota vukd;wm
▪ Crow c&k;d
▪ Teton xD;(wf)tif
▪ Hopi [kdyD
▪ Inuit tkdifEk(wf)

A: Geography
yx0D0ifESifhpyfqdkifaom ar;cGef;rsm;
88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
tar&duefEkdifiHrSm&SdwJh t&Snfvsm;qkH;jrpfESpfpif;teufrS wck. trnfukdaz: jyyg/
▪ Missouri (River)
rufpl&D (jrpf)
▪ Mississippi (River)
rufpufpDyD (jrpf)
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ taemufzufurf;&kd;wef;rSm&SdwJh ork'N&m[m bmvJ
▪ Pacific (Ocean)
ypdzdwf (ork'N&m)

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 90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ ta&S@zufurf;&kd;wef;rSm&SdwJh ork'N&m[m bmvJ
▪ Atlantic (Ocean)
twWvefwdwf (ork'N&m)
91. Name one U.S. territory.
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ txla'o}uD; wcktrnfukd ajymyg/
▪ Puerto Rico
jyLwkd&Dukd
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
,ltufpf Am*sif tkdif;vif;
▪ American Samoa
tar&duef qmarm0f
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
ajrmufykdif; rm&D,mem tkif;vif;
▪ Guam
*l0rf
92. Name one state that borders Canada.
uae'gEkdifiHeJ@ e,ferdwfcsifxdpyfaewJh jynfe,f wck trnfukdajymyg/
▪ Maine
rdef;
▪ New Hampshire
e,l;[if;rf&Sm;
▪ Vermont
Aarmuf
▪ New York
e,l;a,muf
▪ Pennsylvania
yifq,faA;eD;,m;
▪ Ohio
tkd[kdif;tkd;
▪ Michigan
ruf&SD*ef
▪ Minnesota
rifeDqkd;wm;
▪ North Dakota
ajrmuf'gukdwm
▪ Montana
rGefwm;em;
▪ Idaho
tkdif'g[kd
▪ Washington
0g&iS fwef
▪ Alaska
tvufpum;

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 93. Name one state that borders Mexico.
ruUqDukdEkdifiHeJ@ e,ferdwfxdpyfaewJh jynfe,f wck trnfukdajymyg
▪ California
u,fvDzkd;eD;,m;
▪ Arizona
tm&DZkd;em;
▪ New Mexico
e,lruUqDukd
▪ Texas
wuUqyf
94. What is the capital of the United States?*
tar&duefEkdifiH&J@ +rdK@awmf[m bmvJ
▪ Washington, D.C.
0g&iS fwef 'DpD
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
avbmwD&kyfxk[m b,frSm&SdovJ
▪ New York (Harbor)
e,l;a,muf (qdyfurf;)
▪ Liberty Island
avbmwDuíef;
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
¡e,l;*smpD/ e,l;a,mufpDwDteD;/ [wfqif (jrpf) xJwGif/ ponfjzifh ajzvnf;&onf¢

B: Symbols
ukd,fpm;jyKoauFwrsm;
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
tvHawmfwGif bma=umifh tpif;a=umif; 13-ck&Sd&ovJ
▪ because there were 13 original colonies
rlvjynfe,f 13-ck&SdcJhaoma=umifh
▪ because the stripes represent the original colonies
tpif;a=umif;rsm;onf rlvukdvkdfeDjynfe,frsm;ukd ukd,fpm;jyKaoma=umifh
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
tvHawmfwGif bma=umifh =u,ftvkH; 50 &Sd&ovJ
▪ because there is one star for each state
=u,fwvkH;onf jynfe,fwckpDtwGufjzpfaoma=umifh
▪ because each star represents a state
=u,fwvkH;pDonf jynfe,fwckpDukd ukd,fpm;jyKaoma=umifh
▪ because there are 50 states
jynfe,f 50 &Sdaoma=umifh
98. What is the name of the national anthem?
EkdifiHawmfoDcsif; trnf[m bmvJ
▪ The Star-Spangled Banner
pwm;pyif*,f bifem§=u,fpDaomtvH

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C: Holidays
tm;vyf&ufrsm;
99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
vGwfvyfa&;ae@ukd b,ftcgusif;yovJ
▪ July 4
*sLvkdifv 4-&uf
100. Name two national U.S. holidays.
EkdifiHawmftm;vyf&uf ESpf&uf ukdaz:jyyg

▪ New Year’s Day (ESpfopful;ae@)

▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (rmwifvlomuif;ae@)
▪ Presidents’ Day (orwrsm;ae@)
▪ Memorial Day (ppfonfawmfae@)
▪ Independence Day (vGwv f yfa&;ae@)
▪ Labor Day (tvkyform;ae@)
▪ Columbus Day (ukvd rfbwfae@)
▪ Veterans Day (ppfr_xrf;a[mif;rsm;ae@)
▪ Thanksgiving (aus;Zl;awmfwifae@)
▪ Christmas (c&pPrwfae@)

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