Latest / 128 Civics Questions for U.S. Citizenship Test / Practice 128 Civics Questions by TOPIC (Slow Female Voice, One Answer, NO Repetition) & then a Mock Interview (1) – 2 Officers Ask, You Answer
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- 0:00Group One people 86. George Washington is famous for
- 0:09many things, name 1. Father of our Country 88.
- 0:20James Madison is famous for many things.
- 0:24Name 1. Father of the Constitution 78
- 0:36Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
- 0:42Thomas Jefferson 83 The Federalist Papers supported the
- 0:51passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- 0:59James Madison 85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for
- 1:08many things. Name 1.
- 1:14U.S. diplomat 87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for
- 1:22many things. Name 1.
- 1:28Writer of the Declaration of Independence 30.
- 1:36What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
- 1:41now? Mike Johnson 89 Alexander
- 1:51Hamilton is famous for many things.
- 1:56Name 1 First Secretary of the Treasury 38 What is the name of
- 2:09the President of the United States now?
- 2:14Donald Trump 94. Abraham Lincoln is famous for
- 2:24many things. Name 1.
- 2:29Freed the slaves 39 What is the name of the Vice President of
- 2:39the United States now? JD Vance 99 Name 1 Leader of the
- 2:51women's rights movement in the 1800s Susan V Anthony One O 5
- 3:05Who was president during the Great Depression and World War
- 3:092. Franklin Roosevelt One O 7
- 3:19Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things.
- 3:24Name 1. General during World War 2 113.
- 3:36Martin Luther King Junior is famous for many things.
- 3:41Name 1. Fought for civil rights 1/17
- 3:53Name 1. American Indian tribe in the
- 3:56United States Crow 74. Who lived in America before the
- 4:10Europeans arrived? American Indians 75.
- 4:22What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
- 4:29Africans 57. Who is the Chief Justice of the
- 4:39United States now? John Roberts Group 2 Numbers 53
- 4:55How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
- 5:019 22 How long is the term for AUS Senator?
- 5:12Six years 54 How many Supreme Court justices are usually
- 5:22needed to decide a case? 5 36 The president of the United
- 5:33States is elected for how many years?
- 5:39Four years 55 How long do Supreme Court justices serve for
- 5:52life? 21 How many US Senators are
- 6:00there? 100 24 How many voting members
- 6:11are in the House of Representatives?
- 6:16435 25 How long is a term for a member of the House of
- 6:28Representatives? Two years 27 How many senators
- 6:39does each state have? 2 7 How many amendments does the
- 6:51US Constitution have? 27 Group. 3 Dates 1/26 Name
- 7:10Three National US Holidays Veteran's Day Independence Day
- 7:21Memorial Day 127 What is Memorial Day?
- 7:34A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service 125
- 7:45What is Independence Day the country's birthday?
- 7:56One O 2 When did all women get the right to vote after World
- 8:04War One One O 4 When did the Great Depression start?
- 8:16The Great Crash 79 When was the Declaration of Independence
- 8:26adopted? July 4th, 1776 98 When did all
- 8:38men get the right to vote after the Civil War 128 What is
- 8:51veteran's day? A holiday to honor people in the
- 8:58US military Group 4. Government 37.
- 9:11The president of the United States can serve only two terms.
- 9:16Why? To keep the president from
- 9:22becoming too powerful 15. There are three branches of
- 9:32government. Why separation of powers 16.
- 9:45Name the three branches of government, Congress, President,
- 9:53and the courts 17. The President of the United
- 10:01States is in charge of which branch of government?
- 10:08Executive branch 52. What is the highest court in the
- 10:16United States? The Supreme Court 56.
- 10:27Supreme Court justices serve for life Why?
- 10:34To be independent of politics 18.
- 10:42What part of the federal government rights laws?
- 10:48U.S. Congress 43.
- 10:54Who signs bills to become laws? The President 20.
- 11:06Name one power of the US Congress rights laws 26 Why do
- 11:20US representatives serve shorter terms than US senators to more
- 11:28closely follow public opinion 28 Why does each state have two
- 11:39senators? Equal representation for small
- 11:45states 35 Some states have more representatives than other
- 11:55states. Why?
- 12:00Because they have more people. 19 What are the two parts of the
- 12:09US Congress, the Senate and House of Representatives?
- 12:2040 If the president can no longer serve, who becomes
- 12:25president? The vice president. 42 Who is
- 12:35commander in chief of the US military?
- 12:42The president 44. Who vetoes bills?
- 12:53The president 45. Who appoints federal judges?
- 13:04The president 46. The executive branch has many
- 13:13parts. Name 1 President 47 What does
- 13:26the President's cabinet do? Advises the President 48 What
- 13:38are two cabinet level positions? Secretary of Labor, Secretary of
- 13:47State 49 Why is the Electoral College important?
- 14:00Because it decides who is elected president 41.
- 14:07Name one power of the president vetoes bills 50.
- 14:19What is one part of the judicial branch?
- 14:25Supreme Court 51. What does the judicial branch
- 14:33do? Reviews Laws 58 Name one power
- 14:44that is only for the federal government.
- 14:50Print Paper money 5. How are changes made to the US
- 14:58Constitution? Amendments 12 What is the
- 15:09economic system of the United States?
- 15:15Capitalism 59 Name one power that is only for the states.
- 15:29Give a driver's license one What is the form of government of the
- 15:38United States Republic Group 5 Documents three.
- 15:53Name one thing the US Constitution does forms the
- 16:01government 9. What founding document said the
- 16:08American colonies were free from Britain?
- 16:14Declaration of Independence 14. Many documents influenced the US
- 16:25Constitution. Name 1 Declaration of
- 16:33Independence 8 why is the Declaration of Independence
- 16:42important? It says America is free from
- 16:50British control. Ten Name 2 important ideas from
- 16:59the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution
- 17:08Equality, liberty 11. The words life, liberty, and the
- 17:18pursuit of happiness are in what founding document Declaration of
- 17:27Independence Six What is the Bill of Rights protect the basic
- 17:38rights of Americans Two what is the supreme law of the land?
- 17:50US Constitution 4 the US Constitution starts with the
- 17:59words we the people. What does we the people mean?
- 18:07Self Government 60. What is the purpose of the 10th
- 18:15Amendment? It states that the powers not
- 18:22given to the federal government belong to the states or to the
- 18:27people 82. What founding document was
- 18:34written in 1787? US Constitution 84.
- 18:47Why were The Federalist Papers important?
- 18:52They helped people understand the US Constitution 95.
- 19:01What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
- 19:07Freed the slaves 97 What amendment says all persons born
- 19:17or naturalized in the United States and subject to the
- 19:22jurisdiction thereof are U.S. citizens?
- 19:2914th Amendment 123. What is the name of the national
- 19:39anthem? The Star Spangled Banner Group
- 19:496. Rights and Responsibilities 68.
- 19:56How can people become United States citizens?
- 20:02Naturalize 69. What are two examples of civic
- 20:11participation in the United States?
- 20:17Vote run for office 31. Who does AUS senator represent?
- 20:30Citizens of their state 32. Who elects US senators?
- 20:41Citizens from their state 63. There are 4 amendments to the US
- 20:51Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
- 20:58Citizens 18 and older can vote. 64 Who can vote in federal
- 21:08elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in
- 21:14the United States. Citizens 13 What is the rule of
- 21:24law? Everyone must follow the law 66
- 21:34what do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
- 21:41the United States 70 What is one way Americans can serve their
- 21:51country? Vote 71 Why is it important to
- 22:01pay federal taxes required by law?
- 22:1372 It is important for all men aged 18 through 25 to register
- 22:20for the Selective Service. Name one reason why required by
- 22:29law 65. What are the three rights of
- 22:37everyone living in the United States?
- 22:43Freedom of religion, Freedom of expression, freedom of speech 33
- 22:55Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent
- 23:02citizens in their district 67 Name 2 Promises that new
- 23:12citizens make in the oath of allegiance.
- 23:17Obey the laws of the United States.
- 23:21Be loyal to the United States 34 Who elects members of the House
- 23:32of Representatives Citizens from their district group 7 Wars and
- 23:44events 73. The colonists came to America
- 23:52for many reasons. Name 1.
- 23:57Freedom 91 Name 1. War fought by the United States
- 24:06in the 1800s Civil war 92. Name the US war between the
- 24:18North and the South. The Civil War 93 The Civil War
- 24:28had many important events. Name 1.
- 24:35Emancipation Proclamation 76. What war did the Americans fight
- 24:45to win? independence from Britain?
- 24:51American Revolution one O 8. Who was the United States main
- 25:00rival during the Cold War? Russia one O 9 During the Cold
- 25:12War, what was 1 main concern of the United States?
- 25:20Communism 77. Name one reason why the
- 25:29Americans declared independence from Britain.
- 25:36High taxes 80. The American Revolution had many
- 25:45important events. Name 1 Declaration of
- 25:52Independence 96. What US war ended slavery?
- 26:04The Civil War 100 Name 1 War fought by the United States in
- 26:14the 1900s World War One 114. Why did the United States enter
- 26:27the Persian Gulf War? To force the Iraqi military from
- 26:34Kuwait 115. What major event happened on
- 26:43September 11th, 2001 in the United States?
- 26:51Terrorists attacked the United States 116 Name one U.S.
- 27:00military conflict after the September 11th, 2001 attacks.
- 27:10War in Iraq One O 1. Why did the United States enter
- 27:18World War One? Because Germany attacked US
- 27:26civilian ships One O 3. What was the Great Depression?
- 27:37Longest economic recession in modern history One O 6.
- 27:47Why did the United States enter World War 2?
- 27:53Bombing of Pearl Harbor 118. Name one example of an American
- 28:03innovation airplane 110. Why did the United States enter
- 28:16the Korean War? To stop the spread of communism
- 28:27111. Why did the United States enter
- 28:32the Vietnam War? To stop the spread of communism
- 28:43112. What did the civil Rights
- 28:46movement do? Fought to end racial
- 28:52discrimination Group 8. Geography 81.
- 29:04There were 13 original states Name 5 New Hampshire New York
- 29:14New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina 90.
- 29:25What territory did the United States buy from France in
- 29:30Eighteen O 3 Louisiana 119. What is the capital of the
- 29:43United States? Washington, DC 120.
- 29:56Where is the Statue of Liberty? New York Harbor 121 Why does the
- 30:10flag have 13 stripes? Because there were 13 original
- 30:18colonies. 122 Why does the flag have 50 stars?
- 30:31Because there are 50 states 124 The nation's first motto was E
- 30:41Pluribus Unum. What does that mean?
- 30:48We all become one group. 9 Location based questions 61 Who
- 31:01is the governor of your state now?
- 31:05Answers will vary. 29 Name your US representative.
- 31:16Answers will vary depending on where you live.
- 31:20Send us a message and we can help you find the answer. 62
- 31:26What is the capital of your state?
- 31:31Answers will vary 23 Who is one of your state's US Senators now?
- 31:43Answers will vary depending on which state you live.
- 31:48Send us a message and we can help you find the answer.
- 31:54Who makes federal laws? What did the Declaration of
- 32:01Independence do? What is the name of the
- 32:06president of the United States now?
- 32:11When must all men register for this elective service?
- 32:18Who is the father of our country?
- 32:24What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
- 32:31What is freedom of religion? We elect AUS representative for
- 32:39how many years? What does the President's
- 32:46cabinet do? What are two rights of everyone
- 32:52living in the United States? Please write the following
- 33:02sentence. Washington was the 1st
- 33:06President. Washington was the 1st
- 33:11President. Washington was the 1st
- 33:18President. Now please read the following
- 33:28sentence. OK, please allow me one moment.
- 33:45Quetal como esta endo con la practica re cuerde que tu
- 33:48Estrella pre para de Paris pondero entre Vista como esta of
- 33:51rezenos UN Curzon estrapajina curzos con Fernando Punto com en
- 33:54este Curzon contras UN orden de trabajo sin interruptiones que
- 33:58poresis tiertos propio rinos propios tiempos sin importardo
- 34:02nivelle de Ingles ademas contrasco en la pollo de nuestro
- 34:05quipo ayante entu preparacion recuerda esta pagines cursos con
- 34:09Fernando Punto con continuos con la practica muchas suarte.
- 34:14OK, what is your full legal name?
- 34:20What names have you used in the past?
- 34:29What changes will you be making to your name?
- 34:37OK. What is your date of birth?
- 34:44Where were you born? How long have you been a
- 34:51permanent resident? How did you become a permanent
- 34:57resident? Are you married?
- 35:09What is your spouse? Full legal name.
- 35:19Can you spell the last name for me?
- 35:30Have you ever been divorced? Is your spouse AUS citizen?
- 35:42Were you ever married back in your country of origin?
- 35:52How many times have you been married?
- 35:59OK. Do you have any children?
- 36:04How many children do you have? Are they your biological
- 36:12children? Do any of your children live out
- 36:23of the United States? OK, what are the last four
- 36:35digits of your social? What is your height and your
- 36:44weight? And what is your phone number?
- 36:56OK, what is your address? Can you spell the name of the
- 37:04street? How long have you lived at this
- 37:14address? What was your previous address?
- 37:34What do you do for a living? OK.
- 37:48How long have you worked at this place?
- 37:57How many times have you traveled out of the United States in the
- 37:59last five years? How many days in total have you
- 38:11spent outside of the United States in the last five years?
- 38:20OK. OK, now please answer yes or no
- 38:23to the following questions. Have you ever claimed to be AUS
- 38:31citizen? Have you ever registered to vote
- 38:36or voted in any federal, state, or local election in the United
- 38:39States? Do you currently owe any overdue
- 38:44federal, state, or local taxes in the United States since you
- 38:51became a lawful permanent resident?
- 38:53Have you called yourself a non resident alien on a federal,
- 38:57state, or local tax return or decided not to file a tax return
- 39:02because you considered yourself to be a non resident?
- 39:07Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way
- 39:10associated with any communist or totalitarian party anywhere in
- 39:14the world? Have you ever advocated any of
- 39:18the following or been a member of, involved in, or in any way
- 39:22associated with any group anywhere in the world that
- 39:25advocated any of the following? Opposition to all organized
- 39:30government? World Communism?
- 39:34The establishment in the United States of a totalitarian
- 39:38dictatorship. The overthrow by force or
- 39:42violence or other unconstitutional means of the
- 39:45governments of the United States, or all forms of law.
- 39:50The unlawful assaulting or killing of any officer or
- 39:53officers of the governments of the United States, or of any
- 39:57other organized governments, because of their official
- 39:59character. The unlawful damage, injury or
- 40:04destruction of property or sabotage.
- 40:12Have you ever been a member of, involved in, or in any way
- 40:15associated with, or have you ever provided money, a thing of
- 40:19value, services or labor, or any other assistance or support to a
- 40:24group that used a weapon or explosive with intent to harm
- 40:28another person or cause damage to property?
- 40:32Engaged in kidnapping, assassination, or hijacking or
- 40:36sabotage of an airplane, ship, vehicle, or other mode of
- 40:40transportation. Threatened, attempted,
- 40:45conspired, prepared, planned, advocated for, or incited others
- 40:50to commit any of the acts listed in item numbers 6A or 6B?
- 40:57Have you ever ordered and cited, called for, committed, assisted,
- 41:01helped with, or otherwise participated in any of the
- 41:04following torture, genocide, killing, or trying to kill any
- 41:12person? Intentionally and severely
- 41:15injuring or trying to injure any person.
- 41:20Any kind of sexual contact or activity with any person who did
- 41:24not consent or was unable to consent or was being forced or
- 41:28threatened by you or by someone else.
- 41:32Not letting someone practice their religion.
- 41:37Causing harm or suffering to any person because of their race,
- 41:40religion, national origin, membership in a particular
- 41:44social group, or political opinion.
- 41:48Have you ever served in, been a member of, assisted, or
- 41:51participated in any military or police unit?
- 41:58Have you ever served in, been a member of, assisted, or
- 42:01participated in any armed group, for example, paramilitary unit,
- 42:06self-defense unit, vigilante unit, rebel group, or guerrilla
- 42:11group? Have you ever worked,
- 42:17volunteered, or otherwise served in a place where people were
- 42:20detained, for example, a prison, jail, prison camp, detention
- 42:25facility, or labor camp? Or have you ever directed or
- 42:29participated in any other activity that involved the
- 42:32detaining people? Were you ever a part of any
- 42:37group or did you ever help any group, unit or organization that
- 42:41used a weapon against any person or threatened to do so?
- 42:47Have you ever sold, provided or transported weapons or assisted
- 42:51any person in selling, providing or transporting weapons which
- 42:55you knew or believed would be used against another person?
- 43:00Have you ever received any weapons training, paramilitary
- 43:03training, or other military type training?
- 43:07Have you ever recruited, enlisted, conscripted, or used
- 43:11any person under 15 years of age to serve in or help an armed
- 43:14group, or attempted or worked with others to do so?
- 43:19Have you ever used any person under 15 years of age to take
- 43:23part in hostilities or attempted or worked with others to do so?
- 43:27This could include participating in combats or providing services
- 43:31related to combat. Include all the crimes and
- 43:37offenses in the United States or anywhere in the world, including
- 43:41domestic violence, driving under the influence of drugs or
- 43:44alcohol, and crimes and offenses while you were under 18 years of
- 43:48age which you ever committed, agreed to commit, or ask someone
- 43:54else to commit. Were arrested, cited, detained,
- 43:58or confined by any law enforcement officer, military
- 44:02official, or immigration official.
- 44:05Were charged with committing, helping commit, or trying to
- 44:08commit, plead guilty to. Were convicted of.
- 44:15Were placed in alternative sentencing or a rehabilitative
- 44:18program for or received a suspended sentence, clemency,
- 44:23amnesty, or pardon for, or were placed on probation or paroled
- 44:27for? Have you ever committed, agreed
- 44:32to commit, ask someone else to commit, helped commit, or try to
- 44:36commit a crime or offense for which you were not arrested?
- 44:45Have you ever been arrested, cited, detained, or confined by
- 44:48any law enforcement officer, military official or immigration
- 44:52official for any reason, or been charged with a crime or offense?
- 45:00If you received a suspended sentence, were placed on
- 45:02probation, or were paroled, have you completed your suspended
- 45:06sentence, probation, or parole? Have you ever engaged in
- 45:12prostitution, attempted to procure or import prostitutes or
- 45:16persons for the purpose of prostitution, or received any
- 45:19proceeds or money from prostitution?
- 45:23Have you ever manufactured, cultivated, produced,
- 45:26distributed, dispensed, sold or smuggled any controlled
- 45:30substances, illegal drugs, narcotics, or drug paraphernalia
- 45:35in violation of any law or regulation of AUS State to the
- 45:39United States or a foreign country?
- 45:43Have you ever been married to more than one person at the same
- 45:45time? Have you ever married someone in
- 45:49order to obtain an immigration benefit?
- 45:52Have you ever helped anyone to enter or try to enter the United
- 45:56States illegally? Have you ever gambled illegally
- 46:00or received income from illegal gambling?
- 46:04Have you ever failed to support your dependents or to pay
- 46:07alimony? Have you ever made any
- 46:11misrepresentation to obtain any public benefit in the United
- 46:14States? Have you ever given any U.S.
- 46:20government officials any information or documentation
- 46:23that was false, fraudulent, or misleading?
- 46:28Have you ever lied to any U.S. government officials to gain
- 46:31entry or admission into the United States or to gain
- 46:34immigration benefits while in the United States?
- 46:40Have you ever been placed in removal, rescission, or
- 46:42deportation proceedings? Have you ever been removed or
- 46:47deported from the United States? And what is deported or
- 46:54deportation? Have you ever left the United
- 47:04States to avoid being drafted in the US Armed Forces?
- 47:10Have you ever applied for any kind of exemption from military
- 47:13service in the US Armed Forces? Have you ever served in the US
- 47:19Armed Forces? Do you now have, or did you ever
- 47:28have a hereditary title or an order of nobility in any foreign
- 47:32country? Do you support the Constitution
- 47:37and form of government of the United States?
- 47:42What is the form of government of the United States?
- 47:53Do you understand the full oath of allegiance to the United
- 47:56States? What is an oath of allegiance?
- 48:10Are you unable to take the oath of allegiance because of a
- 48:13physical or developmental disability or mental impairment?
- 48:19Are you willing to take the full oath of allegiance to the United
- 48:23States if the law requires it? Are you willing to bear arms on
- 48:30behalf of the United States if the law requires it?
- 48:38Are you willing to perform noncombatant services in the US
- 48:42armed forces if the law requires it?
- 48:48Are you willing to perform work of national importance under
- 48:51civilian direction? OK, please allow me another
- 48:56moment. OK, at this time I will
- 49:09recommend your application as approved.
- 49:12Congratulations.