Citizenship Test Final

Citizenship Test

Question 1 The first American flag, which was created in 1776, had 13 alternating red and white stripes. It also had 13 stars on the blue square for the 13 original colonies, unlike now the flag has 50 stars for the 50 states. George Washington did a pencil sketch for the first American flag and had personally chosen ___________ to sew it. The flag has been changed 26 times, but the longest time a flag remained unchanged was 48 years and that record was set on July 4, 2007 when the current flag surpassed the previous flags record of 47 years. Who was chosen to sew the first American flag? • Benjamin Franklin • Betsy Ross • George Washington

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Question 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a worker for civil rights for blacks. He was the leader of the bus boycott; which started on December 1, 1955 and ended in December 1996. The bus boycott lasted 382 days overall. Black and white people rode the bus as equal people after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional to have separation of races on the bus. King gave many speeches including his most famous speech ____________ in Washington, D.C.. King was also the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize when he was 35 years old. King died on April 4, 1968 by an assassin at his motel. What was Martin Luther King, Jr.’s most famous speech? • “I Have a Hope” • “I Have a Wish” • “I Have a Dream”

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Question 3 The 4th of July is celebrated in America because it is known as our day of independence. Great Britain ordered around the colonists of America about what the taxes were going to be and much more up until 1776. A committee chosen by Congress asked Thomas Jefferson to write a document that made America an independent country from Great Britain. The Document was officially adopted on July 4, 1776 and is still in place today. What is the document that gave America independence? • • •

Declaration of Independence The Constitution Declaration of Freedom

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Question 4 The Bill of Rights is the name of the first ten amendments in the Constitution. There are over 20 amendments so far in the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is designed to protect the rights of citizens of the United States and visitors to the United States. The Bill of Rights also states the powers and the limits of the United States government. Which one of the amendments gives you the right to freedom of speech, and religion? • The 5 amendment • The 10 amendment • The 1 amendment G

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Question 5 Elizabeth Stanton in 1848 was the first woman to organize a convention for women’s rights to be able to vote. Susan B. Anthony joined in the battle with Stanton in 1890 in the American Women’s Suffrage Association. At the end of World War I over ½ of the United States allowed women to vote in certain elections. It was not until 1920 that the right for women to vote was ratified. What amendment gives women the right to vote? • 19 amendment • 12 amendment • 21 amendment G

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Question 6 The amendments belong to the Constitution which was created in 1787. The first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights. The 10 amendments tell us important rules that of what the government can or can not do. What amendment states the right to bear arms may not be infringed? • A. 2 • B. 3 • C. 5

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Question 7 Rosa Parks was born on February 3, 1913. Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist. In Montgomery, Alabama Rosa Parks disobeyed a bus driver about the rule to sit in the back of the bus, because she thought it was wrong that black people, like her, had to sit in a certain place. She did not give up her seat to let a white person sit there, and went to jail for her action. After this event Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and many other African Americans started a bus boycott for not being able to sit where they wanted. When did she go to jail for not following the rules on the bus? • A. April 3, 1955 • B. August 12, 1955 • C. December 1, 1955

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Question 8 Martin Luther King Jr. was a very important part of our history. On January 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech during The March on Washington. More than a quarter of a million people showed up at the speech. His most famous lines were "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed, 'We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal'." King was assassinated on April 4, 1968. When was Martin Luther King Jr. day established as a holiday? • A. 1972 • B. 1979 • C. 1986 A

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Question 9 The Constitution was created on September 17, 1787, and is a very important document in the United States. The constitution is called the Law of the Land and is the framework of the United States. It states the three branches of government in it and states how they work. How many times has the Constitution been updated? • A. 23 • B. 25 • C. 27

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Question 10 Labor day is an important holiday in the U.S. because it commemorates all of our working citizens in the United States. This holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in September. In many places around the U.S. this holiday is celebrated with parades with people dressed as their occupation. The person who first suggested to celebrate this holiday was Peter J. McGuire. What year did this holiday begin? • A. 1874 • B.1884 • C.1894 A

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