Immigrants who want to become citizens must go through a long list of requirements, including passing a 10-question civics test.
Here are some sample questions. The answers are at the end:
1. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
2. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
3. What is the name of the current president of the United States?
4. If both the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
5. How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
6. What is one power of the federal government under the Constitution?
7. When was the Constitution written?
8. Who was the first president?
9. Name one of the two longest rivers in the U.S.?
10. Who did the United States fight in World War II?
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ANSWERS:
1. Bill of Rights
2. 27
3. Donald Trump
4. Speaker of the House
5. Nine
6. Print money; declare war; create an army; make treaties
7. 1787
8. George Washington
9. Mississippi or Missouri
10. Germany, Japan and Italy
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