1. What is the supreme law of the land? 🔊 美国的最高法律是什么？

• The Constitution🔊宪法

2. What does the Constitution do? 🔊 宪法的作用是什么？

• Sets up the government🔊建立政府
• Defines the government🔊定义政府
• Protects basic rights of Americans🔊保护美国人民的基本权利

3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? 🔊 自我管理的理念在宪法的前三个词中。这三个词是什么？

• We the People 🔊我们人民

4. What is an amendment? 🔊 什么是修正案？

• A change (to the Constitution) 🔊修正案（针对宪法）
• An addition (to the Constitution) 🔊补充（到宪法中）

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 🔊 我们称宪法的前十条修正案为什么？

• The Bill of Rights 🔊权利法案

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? 🔊 第一修正案赋予的一个权利或自由是什么？

• Speech 🔊言论自由
• Religion 🔊宗教自由
• Assembly 🔊集会自由
• Press 🔊新闻自由
• Petition the government 🔊向政府请愿的权利

7. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 🔊 宪法有多少条修正案？

• Twenty-seven (27) 🔊

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do? 🔊 《独立宣言》做了什么？

• Announced our independence (from Great Britain) 🔊我们的独立宣言（脱离英国）
• Declared our independence (from Great Britain) 🔊我们的独立宣言（脱离英国）
• Said that the United States is free (from Great Britain) 🔊声明美国是一个自由的国家（脱离英国）

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? 🔊 《独立宣言》中有哪些权利？请列举两个。

• Life 🔊生存权
• Liberty 🔊自由
• Pursuit of happiness 🔊追求幸福

10. What is freedom of religion? 🔊 什么是宗教自由？

• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion. 🔊你可以信奉任何宗教，或不信奉任何宗教

11. What is the economic system in the United States? 🔊 美国的经济制度是什么？

• Capitalist economy 🔊资本主义经济
• Market economy 🔊市场经济

12. What is the “rule of law”? 🔊 什么是“法治”？

• Everyone must follow the law. 🔊所有人都必须遵守法律
• Leaders must obey the law. 🔊领导者必须遵守法律
• Government must obey the law. 🔊政府必须遵守法律
• No one is above the law. 🔊没有人凌驾于法律之上

13. Name one branch or part of the government. 🔊 请说出政府的一个分支或部门。

• Congress 🔊国会
• Legislative 🔊立法部门
• President 🔊总统
• Executive 🔊行政部门
• The courts 🔊法院
• Judicial 🔊司法部门

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? 🔊 是什么防止政府的一个分支变得过于强大？

• Checks and balances 🔊制衡
• Separation of powers 🔊权力分立

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? 🔊 谁负责行政部门？

• The President 🔊总统

16. Who makes federal laws? 🔊 谁制定联邦法律？

• Congress 🔊国会
• Senate and House (of Representatives) 🔊参议院和众议院（众议院是美国众议院）
• (U.S. or national) legislature 🔊国家立法机构（美国）

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 🔊 美国国会的两个组成部分是什么？

• The Senate and House (of Representatives) 🔊参议院和众议院

18. How many U.S. Senators are there? 🔊 美国有多少位参议员？

• One hundred (100) 🔊一百 (100)

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? 🔊 我们选举一位美国参议员的任期是几年？

• Six (6) 🔊六 (6)

20. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.] 🔊 现在谁是你所在州的一位美国参议员？

• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C.

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? 🔊 众议院有多少位有投票权的成员？

• Four hundred thirty-five (435) 🔊四百三十五 (435)

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 🔊 我们选举一位美国众议员的任期是几年？

• Two (2) 🔊二 (2)

23. Name your U.S. Representative. provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.] 🔊 请说出你所在选区的美国众议员的名字。

• Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? 🔊 一位美国参议员代表谁？

• All people of the state 🔊州内的所有公民

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? 🔊 为什么有些州的众议员比其他州多？

• (Because of) the state’s population 🔊因为州的人口
• (Because) they have more people 🔊因为他们有更多的人口
• (Because) some states have more people 🔊因为有些州的人口更多

26. We elect a President for how many years? 🔊 我们选举总统的任期是几年？

• Four (4) 🔊四 (4)

27. In what month do we vote for President? 🔊 我们在哪个月选举总统？

• November 🔊十一月

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? 🔊 现任美国总统的名字是什么？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 🔊 现任美国副总统的名字是什么？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 🔊 如果总统不能继续任职，谁将成为总统？

• The Vice President 🔊副总统

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 🔊 如果总统和副总统都不能继续任职，谁将成为总统？

• The Speaker of the House 🔊众议院议长

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? 🔊 谁是三军总司令？

• The President 🔊总统

33. Who signs bills to become laws? 🔊 谁签署法案使之成为法律？

• The President 🔊总统

34. Who vetoes bills? 🔊 谁否决法案？

• The President 🔊总统

35. What does the President’s Cabinet do? 🔊 总统内阁的作用是什么？

• Advises the President 🔊总统顾问

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? 🔊 请列举两个内阁级别的职位。

• Secretary of Agriculture 🔊农业部长
• Secretary of Commerce 🔊商务部长
• Secretary of Defense 🔊国防部长
• Secretary of Education 🔊教育部长
• Secretary of Energy 🔊能源部长
• Secretary of Health and Human Services 🔊卫生与公众服务部长
• Secretary of Homeland Security 🔊国土安全部长
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 🔊住房与城市发展部长
• Secretary of the Interior 🔊内政部长
• Secretary of Labor 🔊劳工部长
• Secretary of State 🔊国务卿
• Secretary of Transportation 🔊运输部长
• Secretary of the Treasury 🔊财政部长
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs 🔊退伍军人事务部长
• Attorney General 🔊司法部长
• Vice President 🔊副总统

37. What does the judicial branch do? 🔊 司法部门的作用是什么？

• Reviews laws 🔊审查法律
• Explains laws 🔊解释法律
• Resolves disputes (disagreements) 🔊解决争议（冲突）
• Decides if a law goes against the Constitution 🔊决定一项法律是否违反宪法

38. What is the highest court in the United States? 🔊 美国最高法院是什么？

• The Supreme Court 🔊最高法院

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 🔊 最高法院有多少位大法官？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the number of justices on the Supreme Court.

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? 🔊 现任美国最高法院首席大法官是谁？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Chief Justice of the United States.

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? 🔊 根据宪法，联邦政府的一项权力是什么？

• To print money 🔊印制钞票
• To declare war 🔊宣战
• To create an army 🔊建立军队
• To make treaties 🔊签署条约

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? 🔊 根据宪法，州的一项权力是什么？

• Provide schooling and education 🔊提供教育和培训
• Provide protection (police) 🔊提供保护（警察）
• Provide safety (fire departments) 🔊提供安全保障（消防）
• Give a driver’s license 🔊颁发驾驶执照
• Approve zoning and land use 🔊批准土地规划和使用

43. Who is the Governor of your state now? 🔊 你所在州的州长是谁？

• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]

44. What is the capital of your state? capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.] 🔊 你所在州的首府是什么？

• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? 🔊 美国的两个主要政党是什么？

• Democratic and Republican 🔊共和党和民主党

46. What is the political party of the President now? 🔊 现任总统所属的政党是什么？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the political party of the President.

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? 🔊 现任众议院议长的名字是什么？

• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. 🔊 宪法有四个关于谁可以投票的修正案。请描述其中一个。

• Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). 🔊18 岁及以上的公民（可以投票）
• You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. 🔊你不需要支付投票税来投票
• Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) 🔊任何公民都可以投票。（妇女和男子都可以投票）
• A male citizen of any race (can vote). 🔊任何种族的男性公民都可以投票

49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 🔊 美国公民专有的一项责任是什么？

• Serve on a jury 🔊担任陪审员
• Vote in a federal election 🔊在联邦选举中投票

50. Name one right only for United States citizens. 🔊 美国公民专有的一项权利是什么？

• Vote in a federal election 🔊在联邦选举中投票
• Run for federal office 🔊竞选联邦职位

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? 🔊 居住在美国的每个人都享有哪些权利？请列举两个。

• Freedom of expression 🔊表达自由
• Freedom of speech 🔊言论自由
• Freedom of assembly 🔊集会自由
• Freedom to petition the government 🔊向政府请愿的自由
• Freedom of religion 🔊宗教自由
• The right to bear arms 🔊持有武器的权利

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 🔊 我们在宣读忠诚誓言时表示效忠于什么？

• The United States 🔊美国
• The flag 🔊国旗

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? 🔊 成为美国公民时你作出的一个承诺是什么？

• Give up loyalty to other countries 🔊放弃对其他国家的效忠
• Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States 🔊捍卫美国宪法和法律
• Obey the laws of the United States 🔊遵守美国法律
• Serve in the U.S. military (if needed) 🔊必要时在美国武装部队服役
• Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) 🔊必要时为国家服务（做重要的工作）
• Be loyal to the United States 🔊效忠美国

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? 🔊 多少岁以上的公民可以投票选总统？

• Eighteen (18) and older 🔊十八岁及以上

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? 🔊 美国人参与民主的两种方式是什么？

• Vote 🔊投票
• Join a political party 🔊加入一个政党
• Help with a campaign 🔊帮助竞选活动
• Join a civic group 🔊加入公民团体
• Join a community group 🔊加入社区团体
• Give an elected official your opinion on an issue 🔊就某个问题向民选官员表达意见
• Call Senators and Representatives 🔊致电参议员和众议员
• Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy 🔊公开支持或反对一项政策
• Run for office 🔊竞选公职
• Write to a newspaper 🔊给报纸写信

56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? 🔊 报联邦所得税表的最后一天是什么时候？

• April 15 🔊四月十五日

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? 🔊 所有男性必须在什么时候注册兵役制度？

• At age eighteen (18) 🔊十八岁时 (18)
• Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26) 🔊十八 (18) 岁至二十六 (26) 岁

58. What is one reason colonists came to America? 🔊 殖民者来美洲的一个原因是什么？

• Freedom 🔊自由
• Political liberty 🔊政治自由
• Religious freedom 🔊宗教自由
• Economic opportunity 🔊经济机会
• Practice their religion 🔊实践他们的宗教
• Escape persecution 🔊逃避迫害

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? 🔊 在欧洲人到来之前，谁住在美洲？

• American Indians 🔊美洲原住民
• Native Americans 🔊美国原住民

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? 🔊 哪个群体的人被带到美国并被当作奴隶出售？

• Africans 🔊非洲人
• People from Africa 🔊来自非洲的人

61. Why did the colonists fight the British? 🔊 殖民者为何与英国作战？

• Because of high taxes (taxation without representation) 🔊因为高税收（无代表征税）
• Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) 🔊因为英国军队住在他们的家中（强制住宿）
• Because they didn’t have self-government 🔊因为他们没有自治权

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 🔊 谁写了《独立宣言》？

• (Thomas) Jefferson 🔊托马斯·杰斐逊

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? 🔊 《独立宣言》是在什么时候通过的？

• July 4, 1776 🔊1776 年 7 月 4 日

64. There were 13 original states. Name three. 🔊 原始13个州是哪几个？请说出三个。

• New Hampshire 🔊
• Massachusetts 🔊
• Rhode Island 🔊
• Connecticut 🔊
• New York 🔊
• New Jersey 🔊
• Pennsylvania 🔊
• Delaware 🔊
• Maryland 🔊
• Virginia 🔊
• North Carolina 🔊
• South Carolina 🔊
• Georgia 🔊

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? 🔊 制宪会议上发生了什么？

• The Constitution was written. 🔊宪法被撰写
• The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. 🔊国父们撰写了宪法

66. When was the Constitution written? 🔊 宪法是在哪一年写成的？

• 1787 🔊

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. 🔊 《联邦党人文集》支持美国宪法的通过。请说出一位作者。

• (James) Madison 🔊
• (Alexander) Hamilton 🔊
• (John) Jay 🔊
• Publius 🔊

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? 🔊 本杰明·富兰克林因为什么而著名？

• U.S. diplomat 🔊美国外交官
• Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention 🔊制宪会议中最年长的成员
• First Postmaster General of the United States 🔊建立了第一个免费图书馆
• Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac” 🔊《穷理查年鉴》的作者
• Started the first free libraries 🔊创办了第一批免费图书馆

69. Who is the “Father of Our Country”? 🔊 谁是“国父”？

• (George) Washington 🔊

70. Who was the first President? 🔊 谁是第一任总统？

• (George) Washington 🔊

71. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? 🔊 1803年，美国从法国购买了哪块领土？

• The Louisiana Territory 🔊路易斯安那领地
• Louisiana 🔊

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. 🔊 请说出美国在19世纪参与的一场战争。

• War of 1812 🔊1812 年战争
• Mexican-American War 🔊美墨战争
• Civil War 🔊南北战争
• Spanish-American War 🔊美西战争

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. 🔊 美国南北战争叫什么名字？

• The Civil War 🔊南北战争
• The War between the States 🔊州之间的战争

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. 🔊 导致南北战争的一个问题是什么？

• Slavery 🔊奴隶制
• Economic reasons 🔊经济原因
• States’ rights 🔊州权

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? 🔊 亚伯拉罕·林肯做的一件重要事情是什么？

• Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) 🔊解放奴隶（解放奴隶宣言）
• Saved (or preserved) the Union 🔊拯救（或维护）联邦
• Led the United States during the Civil War 🔊内战期间美国的领导人

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? 🔊 《解放宣言》做了什么？

• Freed the slaves 🔊解放了奴隶
• Freed slaves in the Confederacy 🔊解放了南方邦联的奴隶
• Freed slaves in the Confederate states 🔊解放了联邦各州的奴隶
• Freed slaves in most Southern states 🔊解放了大多数南方州的奴隶

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? 🔊 苏珊·安东尼做了什么？

• Fought for women’s rights 🔊为妇女权利而战
• Fought for civil rights 🔊为民权而战

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. 🔊 请说出美国在20世纪参与的一场战争。

• World War I 🔊第一次世界大战
• World War II 🔊第二次世界大战
• Korean War 🔊朝鲜战争
• Vietnam War 🔊越南战争
• (Persian) Gulf War 🔊海湾战争（波斯湾）

79. Who was President during World War I? 🔊 谁是第一次世界大战期间的总统？

• (Woodrow) Wilson 🔊

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? 🔊 谁是大萧条和第二次世界大战期间的总统？

• (Franklin) Roosevelt 🔊

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? 🔊 在第二次世界大战中，美国与哪些国家作战？

• Japan, Germany, and Italy 🔊日本、德国和意大利

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? 🔊 在成为总统之前，艾森豪威尔是将军。他参加了哪场战争？

• World War II 🔊第二次世界大战

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? 🔊 在冷战期间，美国最主要的担忧是什么？

• Communism 🔊共产主义

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? 🔊 哪个运动试图结束种族歧视？

• Civil rights (movement) 🔊民权运动

85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? 🔊 马丁·路德·金做了什么？

• Fought for civil rights 🔊为平等的公民权利而战
• Worked for equality for all Americans 🔊为所有美国人的平等而努力

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? 🔊 2001年9月11日，美国发生了什么重大事件？

• Terrorists attacked the United States. 🔊恐怖分子袭击了美国

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.] 🔊 请说出一个美洲原住民部落。

• Cherokee 🔊
• Navajo 🔊
• Sioux 🔊
• Chippewa 🔊
• Choctaw 🔊
• Pueblo 🔊
• Apache 🔊
• Iroquois 🔊
• Creek 🔊
• Blackfeet 🔊
• Seminole 🔊
• Cheyenne 🔊
• Arawak 🔊
• Shawnee 🔊
• Mohegan 🔊
• Huron 🔊
• Oneida 🔊
• Lakota 🔊
• Crow 🔊
• Teton 🔊
• Hopi 🔊
• Inuit 🔊

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. 🔊 请说出美国两条最长河流中的一条。

• Missouri (River) 🔊密苏里河
• Mississippi (River) 🔊密西西比河

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? 🔊 哪个大洋位于美国西海岸？

• Pacific (Ocean) 🔊太平洋

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? 🔊 哪个大洋位于美国东海岸？

• Atlantic (Ocean) 🔊大西洋

91. Name one U.S. territory. 🔊 请说出一个美国领地。

• Puerto Rico 🔊波多黎各
• U.S. Virgin Islands 🔊美属维尔京群岛
• American Samoa 🔊美属萨摩亚
• Northern Mariana Islands 🔊北马里亚纳群岛
• Guam 🔊关岛

92. Name one state that borders Canada. 🔊 请说出一个与加拿大接壤的州。

• Maine 🔊
• New Hampshire 🔊
• Vermont 🔊
• New York 🔊
• Pennsylvania 🔊
• Ohio 🔊
• Michigan 🔊
• Minnesota 🔊
• North Dakota 🔊
• Montana 🔊
• Idaho 🔊
• Washington 🔊
• Alaska 🔊

93. Name one state that borders Mexico. questionsTranslate🔊 请说出一个与墨西哥接壤的州。

• California 🔊
• Arizona 🔊
• New Mexico 🔊
• Texas 🔊

94. What is the capital of the United States? 🔊 美国的首都是哪里？

• Washington, D.C. 🔊

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 🔊 自由女神像在哪里？

• New York (Harbor) 🔊纽约港
• Liberty Island 🔊自由岛

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? 🔊 为什么国旗有13条条纹？

• Because there were 13 original colonies 🔊因为最初有 13 个殖民地
• Because the stripes represent the original colonies 🔊因为条纹代表最初的 13 个殖民地

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? 🔊 为什么国旗有50颗星？

• Because there is one star for each state 🔊因为每个州都有一颗星
• Because each star represents a state 🔊因为每颗星代表一个州
• Because there are 50 states 🔊因为有 50 个州

98. What is the name of the national anthem? 🔊 美国国歌的名字是什么？

• The Star-Spangled Banner 🔊星条旗歌

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? 🔊 我们在什么时候庆祝独立日？

• July 4 🔊七月四日

100. Name two national U.S. holidays. 🔊 请说出两个美国的国家假日。

• New Year’s Day 🔊元旦
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 🔊马丁·路德·金纪念日
• Presidents’ Day 🔊总统日
• Memorial Day 🔊阵亡将士纪念日
• Independence Day 🔊独立日
• Labor Day 🔊劳动节
• Columbus Day 🔊哥伦布日
• Veterans Day 🔊退伍军人节
• Thanksgiving 🔊感恩节
• Christmas 🔊圣诞节