World Journal Weekly Q & A - August 3, 2008
Q & A 1. 2.
Q&A 1.
Can I Get the Lists of Questions for Naturalization - Current
Ones and for the Future Test?
Li reader asks:
You had mentioned in your Q&A that the naturalization test
for persons 65 years or older who have been permanent residents
for 20 or more years is easier than the test for other applicants.
Could you list the current 25 questions and the new 20 questions
in the future?
Dear reader:
As per your request, attached is a list of the current 25 questions
and 20 new questions of the future for those naturalization applicants
who are 65 years your older and have been permanent residents for
20 or more years:
Current Questions:
1. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
It is Independence Day
2. Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
3. Who is the President of the United States now?
George W. Bush
4. What is the Constitution?
The supreme law of the land
5. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
6. Who elects Congress?
The citizens of the United States
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 each member of the House of Representatives?
Two years
10. Who nominates judges to the Supreme Court?
The President
11. What are the three branches of our Government?
Executive, Legislative and Judicial
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 issues?
Slavery and states’ rights
15. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
The democratic and Republican parties
16. How many states are there in the United States?
50
17. What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, DC
18. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?
18
19. Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
A civil rights leader
20. What nation was first to land a man on the moon?
The United States
21. What is the capital of your state?
The answer to this question depends on where you live.
22. What is it called if the President refuses to sign a bill into
law and returns it to Congress with his objections?
Veto
23. What two oceans border 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
Questions Effective 10/1/08:
1. What is one right or freedom from the Fist Amendment?
Speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government
2. What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist economy, market economy
3. Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress, legislative, President, executive, the courts, judicial
4. What are the two parts of the US Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
5. Who is one of your state’s US senators?
Answers will vary, in New York they are Hillary Clinton and Chuck
Schumer
6. In what month do we vote for President?
November
7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
George W. Bush
8. What is the capital of your state?
Answers will vary, in New York, it is Albany.
9. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
Democratic and Republican
10. What is one responsibility that is only for United States Citizens?
Serve on a jury, vote
11. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
18 or older
12. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15
13. Who was the first President?
George Washington
14. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Freed the slaves
15. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf
War
16. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
17. What is the capital of the Unites States?
Washington, DC
18. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Harbor)
19. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because there are 50 states
20. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
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