Happy 4th of July --USA

While we take a short work break, let's take a small, short and easy test.

All of these questions come from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services exam given to people who apply for U.S. citizenship.

Answers are at the bottom.

1. How many stripes are in the flag?

2. What do the stripes stand for?

3. What country did we fight in the Revolutionary War?

4. Who is the vice president of the United States today?

5. Can the constitution be changed?

6. If yes, what is this process called?

7. How many branches are there in our government and what are they?

8. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

9. How many Senators are there?

10. How many congresspeople?

11. Who said " Give me liberty or give me death"

12. How many terms can a President serve?

13. We vote for president in which month?

14. The new president is inaugurated in which month?

15. How many states are in the United States today?

16. What was the 49th and 50th states to join the Union?

17. How many stars in our flag?

18. Who was the first president of the United States

19. How long is a presidential term?

20. What kind of government does the United States have?



Fun? This is just 20 of 100 possible questions from the BCI. Ten are randomly chosen in the test for applicants.


Answers:

1.) 13 2.) They represent the original 13 colonies 3.) England 4.) Dick Cheney 5.) Yes 6.) amendment. 7. ) 3 --Legislative, Executive & Judiciary 8.) Freed the Slaves 9.) 100
10.) 435 11.) Patrick Henry 12.) Two 13.) November 14.) January 15.) 50
16.) Hawaii and Alaska 17.) 50 18.) George Washington 19.) 4 years 20.) Democracy