USCIS Civics Test — 2008
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Question 1 of 10
Integrated Civics
Name one U.S. territory.
A Hawaii
B Cuba
C Puerto Rico
D Alaska
Explanation
U.S. territories include Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Question 2 of 10
American Government
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
A Of the People
B Life and Liberty
C In Order to
D We the People
Explanation
The Constitution opens with 'We the People,' establishing that the government draws power from citizens.
Question 3 of 10
Integrated Civics
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
A Indian Ocean
B Atlantic Ocean
C Pacific Ocean
D Arctic Ocean
Explanation
The Atlantic Ocean borders the U.S. East Coast.
Question 4 of 10
American Government
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
A the Bill of Rights
B the Declaration of Independence
C the Articles of Confederation
D the Federalist Papers
Explanation
The first ten amendments are called the Bill of Rights and protect individual liberties.
Question 5 of 10
American History
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
A Asians
B Native Americans
C Africans
D Europeans
Explanation
Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to America starting in the early 17th century.
Question 6 of 10
Integrated Civics
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
A Indian Ocean
B Arctic Ocean
C Pacific Ocean
D Atlantic Ocean
Explanation
The Pacific Ocean borders the U.S. West Coast.
Question 7 of 10
American Government
What is the supreme law of the land?
A the Declaration of Independence
B the Constitution
C the Federalist Papers
D the Bill of Rights
Explanation
The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States; all other laws must comply with it.
Question 8 of 10
American History
What is one reason colonists came to America?
A to fight the Civil War
B to gain U.S. citizenship
C to build the railroads
D religious freedom and economic opportunity
Explanation
Colonists came for freedom, religious liberty, economic opportunity, and to escape persecution.
Question 9 of 10
American History
Why did the colonists fight the British?
A because the British wanted to free the slaves
B because the British banned slavery
C because of high taxes without representation
D because the British were Catholics
Explanation
Colonists protested taxation without representation, quartering of British troops, and lack of self-government.
Question 10 of 10
Integrated Civics
Name one state that borders Canada.
A Texas
B California
C Michigan
D Florida
Explanation
13 U.S. states border Canada, from Maine in the east to Alaska in the west.

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