1. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?*

• speech
• religion
• assembly
• press
• petition the government

2. What is the economic system in the United States?*

• capitalist economy
• market economy

3. Name one branch or part of the government.*

• Congress
• legislative
• President
• executive
• the courts
• judicial

4. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*

• the Senate and House (of Representatives)

5. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?*

• 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.]

6. In what month do we vote for President?*

• November

7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*

• Barack Obama
• Obama

8. What is the capital of your state?*

• 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.]

9. What are the two major political parties in the United States?*

• Democratic and Republican

10. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*

• serve on a jury
• vote in a federal election

11. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*

• eighteen (18) and older

12. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*

• April 15

13. Who was the first President?*

• (George) Washington

14. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*

• freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• saved (or preserved) the Union
• led the United States during the Civil War

15. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*

• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• (Persian) Gulf War

16. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*

• fought for civil rights
• worked for equality for all Americans

17. What is the capital of the United States?*

• Washington, D.C.

18. Where is the Statue of Liberty?*

• New York (Harbor)
• Liberty Island

[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]

19. Why does the flag have 50 stars?*

• because there is one star for each state
• because each star represents a state
• because there are 50 states

20. When do we celebrate Independence Day?*

• July 4