65/20 QUESTIONS
(with Answer)
These are citizenship questions for applicants over 65 who have been permanent residents for more than 20 years. You must answer six out of ten questions selected by an USCIS examiner. Click here to see the questions without the answers.
- 1. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
- Independence Day
- 2. Who was the first President of the United States?
- George Washington
- 3. Who is the President of the United States today?
- George W. Bush
- 4. What is the Constitution?
- The supreme law of the land
- 5. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
- The Bill of Rights
- 6. Who elects Congress?
- The people
- 7. How many Senators are there in Congress?
- 100
- 8. For how long do we elect each Senator?
- Six years
- 9. For how long do we elect the Representatives in Congress?
- Two years
- 10. Who nominates Judges to the Supreme Court?
- The President
- 11. What are the three branches of our government?
- Legislative, executive, judiciary
- 12. What is the highest court in the United States?
- The Supreme Court
- 13. What major river running north to south divides the United States?
- The Mississippi River
- 14. The Civil War was fought over what important issue?
- Slavery or states rights
- 15. Name the two major political parties in the United States.
- Democratic and Republican
- 16. How many states are in the United States?
- Fifty (50)
- 17. What is the capital of the United States?
- Washington D.C.
- 18. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
- Eighteen
- 19. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
- A civil rights leader
- 20. What nation was the first to land a man on the moon?
- The United States of America
- 21. What is the capital of your state?
- Albany
- 22. What is it called if the President refuses to sign a bill?
- A veto
- 23. What two oceans bound the United States?
- The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
- 24. What famous American invented the electric light bulb?
- Thomas Edison
- 25. What is the National anthem of the United States?
- The Star-Spangled Banner