U.S. Citizenship Practice Test 6 (10 Questions)
- Mixed Practice Test 6 (All Topics)
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
A short mixed practice test with 10 new questions from government, history, and symbols and holidays. On the real test you need 12 correct answers out of 20, so aim for at least 6 out of 10 here, then review every explanation.
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Question 1
The Senate and the House of Representatives together form which body?
Correct answer: B
Congress is the legislative branch and has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Together they write and pass federal laws.
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Question 2
Where does the President of the United States live and work?
Correct answer: C
The President lives and works in the White House in Washington, D.C. Congress meets in the Capitol, and the Pentagon houses the Department of Defense.
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Question 3
What is the main job of the judicial branch?
Correct answer: A
The courts explain what laws mean, decide cases and can rule that a law goes against the Constitution. Congress writes the laws.
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Question 4
Which of these is a U.S. territory, not a state?
Correct answer: D
Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, and people born there are U.S. citizens, but it is not a state. Hawaii, Alaska and Rhode Island are states.
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Question 5
The 13 original colonies were located along which ocean?
Correct answer: A
The 13 colonies stretched along the Atlantic coast, from New Hampshire to Georgia. The country did not reach the Pacific until the 1800s.
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Question 6
What was the Underground Railroad?
Correct answer: D
The Underground Railroad was not a real railroad. It was a network of people and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada.
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Question 7
Whose portrait appears on the one-dollar bill?
Correct answer: B
George Washington, the first President, is on the $1 bill. Lincoln is on the $5 bill, Jefferson on the $2 bill and Hamilton on the $10 bill.
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Question 8
A federal holiday on the third Monday in February is officially called Washington's Birthday. What do most people call it?
Correct answer: C
The holiday honors George Washington, and many people call it Presidents' Day. Independence Day is in July, Memorial Day in May and Labor Day in September.
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Question 9
How many states are in the United States?
Correct answer: D
The United States has 50 states, one for each star on the flag. There were 13 original states, and 48 states before Alaska and Hawaii joined in 1959.
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Question 10
A U.S. citizen receives a letter asking her to come to court because she may be chosen to help decide a case. Which civic duty is this?
Correct answer: A
Serving on a jury is a responsibility of U.S. citizens. Jurors listen to the evidence in a trial and decide the facts of the case.
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