US Citizenship Test: Mock test 2
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About US Citizenship Test mock test 2
This is mock test 2 of 6 for the US Citizenship Test. It has 20 questions, the same number as the real test, with a 20-minute timer and the real pass mark (12 of 20 correct). Answers and explanations are shown when you submit. Each mock test uses a fixed set of questions, so you can retake this one until you pass it, then move on to the next.
Topics in this mock test: American History (4) · Symbols and Holidays (4) · American Government (12)
Last reviewed: October 19, 2026 · Questions are written from the official study material linked on the country page.
The 20 questions in mock test 2
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1. What is one right in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
The Declaration names life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
2. Who was President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln led the Union from 1861 until he was assassinated in 1865.
3. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the slaves in most Southern states
Lincoln issued it in 1863. Slavery was abolished everywhere by the 13th Amendment in 1865.
4. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865.
5. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there were 13 original colonies
The 13 stripes stand for the original colonies.
6. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
There is one star for each state
A star is added when a new state joins. The 50th star was added in 1960 for Hawaii.
7. What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key wrote the words in 1814.
8. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4
July 4 marks the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
9. What is the form of government of the United States?
Republic
The United States is a constitution-based federal republic and a representative democracy: citizens elect representatives who govern on their behalf under the Constitution.
10. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
Popular sovereignty
"We the People" expresses popular sovereignty, or self-government: the power of the government comes from the consent of the governed.
11. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Through amendments
The Constitution is changed through the amendment process. An amendment must be proposed by Congress or a convention and then ratified by three-fourths of the states.
12. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
The basic rights of Americans
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments, protects the basic rights of Americans and of people living in the United States, such as freedom of speech and religion.
13. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
It says all people are created equal
The Declaration of Independence announced that America was free from British control, declared that all people are created equal, and identified inherent rights and individual freedoms.
14. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared that the thirteen American colonies were free and independent from Great Britain.
15. Which of these is an important idea found in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
Limited government
Key ideas shared by the two founding documents include equality, liberty, the social contract, natural rights, limited government, and self-government.
16. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states that all people have unalienable rights, among them "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
17. What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism
The United States has a capitalist, free market economy in which businesses and individuals, rather than the government, own most property and make most economic decisions.
18. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Which of these is one of them?
The Mayflower Compact
Documents that influenced the Constitution include the Mayflower Compact, the Articles of Confederation, the Federalist Papers, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the Iroquois Great Law of Peace.
19. There are three branches of government. Why?
So one part does not become too powerful
The Constitution divides power among three branches to create checks and balances and separation of powers, so that no single part of government becomes too powerful.
20. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
The executive branch
The President heads the executive branch, which enforces federal laws. Congress is the legislative branch and the courts make up the judicial branch.
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