Test Your Citizenship Knowledge!
When immigrants to the United States want to become citizens, they have to take a test on their knowledge of our history and government.
If you were born here, you’re automatically a citizen. You don’t need to pass a test to get those rights. But you still have the same responsibilities—including a duty to understand how our government works.
How would you do if you took the test? Try answering a few sample questions here.
Click the Quiz Start button below to begin the game.
#1. What does the Legislative branch of government do?
#2. What does the Executive branch of government do?
#3. What does the Judicial branch of government do?
#4. What is one difference between state and federal laws?
#5. Which of the following rights in criminal trials is NOT protected by the Sixth Amendment?
#6. Who prosecutes criminal cases?
#7. The Fifth Amendment bans “double jeopardy”. What does that prevent?
#8. If you lose a case in the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, who can you appeal to immediately?
#9. Which is an example of speech that is NOT protected by the First Amendment?
#10. What is a federal public defender?
#11. What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?
#12. What is a judge’s job in a trial?
#13. What is a jury’s job in a trial?
#14. Which of the following is NOT a way that you can affect the justice system?
#15. Who does the “right to remain silent” protect?
Results
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