美国新版入籍考试模拟测验，看看你能答对几道题
The Trump Administration Just Made the Citizenship Test Harder. How Would You Do?

MATT BARNARD/TULSA WORLD, VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Trump administration adopted changes to the citizenship test that could make it more difficult to pass. The new test draws from 128 possible questions, up from 100, and prospective citizens now have to answer 12 out of 20 questions correctly in order to pass. Previously, passing required correctly answering six out of 10 questions.
特朗普政府对入籍考试进行的修改，可能让通过变得更加困难。新版题库从原来的100题变成了128题，准公民必须答对20题中的12题才能通过。此前十题中六题就能通过。
You can read our full article about the changes to the citizenship test here.
你可以点击这里，阅读我们关于入籍考试变动的完整文章。
The quiz below draws from the new or revised questions introduced in 2020. We have converted the questions to multiple choice. You can find all 128 questions on the new test here.
以下来自2020年引入的新问题或重新修订过的问题。我们将问题改成了多项选择。你可以点击这里，找到新版考试的全部128道题。

周日，佛罗里达州居民在入籍仪式上宣誓成为美国公民。新版入籍考试更加复杂，增加了一些问题。 STEPHEN B. MORTON/ASSOCIATED PRESS
1. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
1. 詹姆斯·麦迪逊（James Madison）因许多事情而闻名。举一个例子。
A. President during the War of 1812
A. 1812年战争期间的总统
B. Fifth president of the United States
B. 美国第五任总统
C. Writer of the Declaration of Independence
C. 《独立宣言》的作者
D. First Secretary of State
D. 首任国务卿
Answer：A
答案：A
This is a new question on the test, along with a few others about the Founding Fathers, including Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Previously, the test only asked about George Washington.
这是新的考试题，另外还加入了一些关于开国元勋的问题，包括托马斯·杰斐逊（Thomas Jefferson）和亚历山大·汉密尔顿（Alexander Hamilton）。此前测试里只问到过乔治·华盛顿（George Washington）。
2. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
2. 美国革命中有许多重大事件。举一个例子。
A. Washington crossing the Delaware
A. 华盛顿横渡特拉华河
B. Battle of Tippecanoe
B. 蒂珀卡努战役
C. Battle of Fort Niagara
C. 尼亚加拉堡战役
D. The Treaty of Ghent
D. 《根特条约》
Answer：A
答案：A
This is also a new question on the test.
这也是考试中的一道新题。
3. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
3. 宪法第十修正案的目的是什么？
A. It guarantees the rights of criminal defendants.
A. 它保障了刑事被告的权利。
B. It states that the powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
B. 它指出，没有授予联邦政府的权力属于各州或人民。
C. It abolished slavery.
C. 它废除了奴隶制。
D. It prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.
D. 它禁止政府进行不合理的搜查和扣押。
Answer：B
答案：B
This new question highlights an amendment that has particular significance for proponents of states' rights in debates over federalism.
这道新题突出了一项修正案，对在联邦制的辩论中各州权利的支持者尤其重要。
4. Whom does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
4. 众议院的议员代表谁？
A. People living in their state
A. 生活在其所在州的人民
B. People living in their congressional district
B. 其国会选区的居民
C. Citizens in their congressional district
C. 其国会选区的公民
D. Their political party
D. 其政党
Answer：C
答案：C
This question was added to the citizenship test. The answer, and a similar question about whom a U.S. Senator represents, now states that members of the House and Senate represent the citizens of their district or state, compared with all people in the state, the answer in the previous version of the test.
这道题已经加到入籍考试中。它的答案，以及另一个类似的关于美国参议员代表谁的问题，都阐明了众参两院的成员代表其选区或州内的公民，相较之下，此前考试的答案版本是州内全体人民。
On its web site, the House of Representatives states that “each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district.”
众议院在其官网上写道，“每名众议员都经选举产生，任期两年，为特定国会选区的人民服务”。
Though the Trump administration has sought to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census and the apportionment of congressional seats, there is broad legal consensus that the members of the House and Senate represent all people living in their state or district.
虽然特朗普政府试图将非法移民排除在人口普查和国会议席分配之外，但众参两院的议员代表了居住在他们所在州或选区的所有人民，是法律上的广泛共识。
5. Who appoints federal judges?
5. 谁负责任命联邦法官？
A. The chief justice
A. 首席大法官
B. The Senate
B. 参议院
C. The president
C. 总统
D. The attorney general
D. 司法部长
Answer：C
答案：C
Many of the new questions, like this one, delve more deeply into the workings of government.
很多新题都更深地涉及政府运作，比如这道。
6. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
6. 通常需要几位最高法院法官来裁决一桩案件？
A. Four
A. 四位
B. Five
B. 五位
C. Six
C. 六位
D. Nine
D. 九位
Answer：B
答案：B
There are a few new questions pertaining to the Supreme Court, putting a greater emphasis on the nation’s highest court.
数道新题都与最高法院有关，让这个国家的最高法庭得到了更大的重视。
7. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
7. 南北战争期间发生了许多重大事件。举一个例子。
A. The Missouri Compromise
A. 《密苏里协定》
B. The Trail of Tears
B. 血泪之路
C. The Battle of Little Bighorn
C. 小巨角河战役
D. Sherman’s March
D. 谢尔曼进军
The revised test includes 45 possible questions on American history, up from 29.
修订后的考试包含45道美国历史可能被问及的问题，此前是29道。
Answer：D
答案：D
8. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
8. 列举一位19世纪女权运动的领袖。
A. Clara Barton
A. 克拉拉·巴顿（Clara Barton）
B. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. 埃莉诺·罗斯福（Eleanor Roosevelt）
C. Mary Baker Eddy
C. 玛丽·贝克·艾迪（Mary Baker Eddy）
D. Sojourner Truth
D. 索琼娜·特鲁思（Sojourner Truth）
Answer：D
答案：D
The test now has 10 possible questions on the 1800s, up from seven.
现在的考试有10道跟19世纪有关的问题，此前是七道。
9. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
9. 这个国家的第一格言是“E Pluribus Unum”。它是什么意思？
A. We the people
A. 我们人民
B. Self-government
B. 政府自治
C. Out of many, one
C. 合众为一
D. One nation, indivisible
D. 未可分裂之一国
Answer：C
答案：C
The new test eliminates a set of questions on geography and expands the number of questions on symbols and holidays, with questions like this one.
新版考试取消了一些地理问题，增加了关于符号象征和节假日的问题，比如上面这道。
Read more on the revisions to the citizenship test
点击这里，阅读更多有关入籍考试修订的内容。
 
128 Civics Questions and Answers（2020 version）
 
Important Updates to the Naturalization Test
USCIS has revised the civics portion of the naturalization test. All applicants for naturalization with a filing date（also known as a received date）on or after Dec. 1, 2020, will be required to take the 2020 version of the civics test. For more information and additional study materials such as flash cards, visit The 2020 Version of the Civics Test page. Applicants for naturalization with a filing date before Dec. 1, 2020, are required to take the 2008 version of the civics test.
 
Listed below are the 128 civics questions and answers for the 2020 version of the civics test. These questions cover important topics about American government and history.
The civics test is an oral test and the USCIS officer will ask you to answer 20 out of the 128 civics test questions. You must answer at least 12 questions（or 60%）correctly to pass the 2020 version of the civics test.
On the civics test, some answers may change because of elections or appointments. Visit our Check for Test Updates page to find any answers that may have changed on the civics test. You must answer the question with the name of the official serving at the time of your naturalization interview. 
Although USCIS is aware that there may be additional correct answers to the civics questions, applicants are encouraged to respond to the questions using the answers provided below.
65/20 Special Consideration
If you are 65 years old or older and have been living in the United States as a lawful permanent resident of the United States for 20 or more years, you may study just the 20 questions that have been marked with an asterisk（*）found at the end of each question. You may also take the civics test in the language of your choice. The USCIS officer will ask you to answer 10 out of the 20 civics test questions with an asterisk. You must answer at least 6 out of 10 questions（or 60%）correctly to pass the 2020 version of the civics test.
 
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
 
A：Principles of American Government
   
1. What is the form of government of the United States?
• Republic
• Constitution-based federal republic
• Representative democracy
2. What is the supreme law of the land?*
• （U.S.）Constitution
3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
• Forms the government
• Defines powers of government
• Defines the parts of government
• Protects the rights of the people
4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People.” What does "We the People" mean?
• Self-government
• Popular sovereignty
• Consent of the governed
• People should govern themselves
• （Example of）social contract
5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
• Amendments
• The amendment process
6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
• （The basic）rights of Americans
• （The basic）rights of people living in the United States
7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?*
• Twenty-seven（27）
8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
• It says America is free from British control.
• It says all people are created equal.
• It identifies inherent rights.
• It identifies individual freedoms.
9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
• Declaration of Independence
10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
• Equality
• Liberty
• Social contract
• Natural rights
• Limited government
• Self-government
11. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
• Declaration of Independence
12. What is the economic system of the United States?*
• Capitalism
• Free market economy
13. What is the rule of law?
• Everyone must follow the law.
• Leaders must obey the law.
• Government must obey the law.
• No one is above the law.
14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Federalist Papers
• Anti-Federalist Papers
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
• Mayflower Compact
• Iroquois Great Law of Peace
15. There are three branches of government. Why?
• So one part does not become too powerful
• Checks and balances
• Separation of powers

B：System of Government
16. Name the three branches of government.
• Legislative, executive, and judicial
• Congress, president, and the courts
17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
• Executive branch
18. What part of the federal government writes laws?
• （U.S.）Congress
• （U.S. or national）legislature
• Legislative branch
19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
• Senate and House（of Representatives）
20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.*
• Writes laws
• Declares war
• Makes the federal budget
21. How many U.S. senators are there?
• One hundred（100）
22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
• Six（6）years
23. Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C.（or the territory where the applicant lives）has no U.S. senators.]
24. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
• Four hundred thirty-five（435）
25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
• Two（2）years
26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
• To more closely follow public opinion
27. How many senators does each state have?
• Two（2）
28. Why does each state have two senators?
• Equal representation（for small states）
• The Great Compromise（Connecticut Compromise）
29. Name your U.S. representative.
• Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no（voting）representatives in Congress.]
30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?*
• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
31. Who does a U.S. senator represent?
• Citizens of their state
32. Who elects U.S. senators?
• Citizens from their state
33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
• Citizens in their（congressional）district
• Citizens in their district
34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
• Citizens from their（congressional）district
35. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
• （Because of）the state’s population
• （Because）they have more people
• （Because）some states have more people
36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?*
• Four（4）years
37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
• （Because of）the 22nd Amendment
• To keep the president from becoming too powerful
38. What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?*
• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Vice President of the United States.
40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
• The Vice President（of the United States）
41. Name one power of the president. 
• Signs bills into law                                               
• Vetoes bills                                                         
• Enforces laws
• Commander in Chief（of the military）
• Chief diplomat
42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
• The President（of the United States）
43. Who signs bills to become laws?
• The President（of the United States）
44. Who vetoes bills?*
• The President（of the United States）
45. Who appoints federal judges?
• The President（of the United States）
46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
• President（of the United States）
• Cabinet
• Federal departments and agencies
47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
• Advises the President（of the United States）
48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
• Attorney General
• Secretary of Agriculture
• Secretary of Commerce
• Secretary of Defense
• Secretary of Education                       
• Secretary of Energy                                                             
• Secretary of Health and Human Services
• Secretary of Homeland Security
• Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Secretary of the Interior
• Secretary of Labor
• Secretary of State
• Secretary of Transportation
• Secretary of the Treasury
• Secretary of Veterans Affairs
• Vice President（of the United States）
49. Why is the Electoral College important?
• It decides who is elected president.
• It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
50. What is one part of the judicial branch?
• Supreme Court
• Federal Courts
51. What does the judicial branch do?
• Reviews laws
• Explains laws
• Resolves disputes（disagreements）about the law
• Decides if a law goes against the（U.S.）Constitution
52. What is the highest court in the United States?*
• Supreme Court
53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
• Nine（9）
54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
• Five（5）
55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
• （For）life
• Lifetime appointment
• （Until）retirement
56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
• To be independent（of politics）
• To limit outside（political）influence
57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
• Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the Chief Justice of the United States.
58. Name one power that is only for the federal government.
• Print paper money
• Mint coins
• Declare war
• Create an army
• Make treaties
• Set foreign policy
59. Name one power that is only for the states.
• Provide schooling and education
• Provide protection（police）
• Provide safety（fire departments）
• Give a driver’s license
• Approve zoning and land use
60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
• （It states that the）powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people.
61. Who is the governor of your state now?*
• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a governor.]
62. What is the capital of your state?
• Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territories should name the capital of the territory.]

C：Rights and Responsibilities
63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
• Citizens eighteen（18）and older（can vote）.
• You don’t have to pay（a poll tax）to vote.
• Any citizen can vote.（Women and men can vote.）
• A male citizen of any race（can vote）.
64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
• Citizens
• Citizens of the United States
• U.S. citizens
65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
• Freedom of expression
• Freedom of speech
• Freedom of assembly
• Freedom to petition the government
• Freedom of religion
• The right to bear arms
66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?*
• The United States
• The flag
67. Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
• Give up loyalty to other countries
• Defend the（U.S.）Constitution
• Obey the laws of the United States
• Serve in the military（if needed）
• Serve（help, do important work for）the nation（if needed）
• Be loyal to the United States
68. How can people become United States citizens?
• Naturalize
• Derive citizenship
• Be born in the United States
69. What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
• Vote                                                                            
• Run for office
• Join a political party
• Help with a campaign
• Join a civic group
• Join a community group
• Give an elected official your opinion（on an issue）
• Contact elected officials
• Support or oppose an issue or policy
• Write to a newspaper
70. What is one way Americans can serve their country?
• Vote                                                                                                
• Pay taxes                                                               
• Obey the law                                                         
• Serve in the military
• Run for office
• Work for local, state, or federal government
71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
• Required by law
• All people pay to fund the federal government
• Required by the（U.S.）Constitution（16th Amendment）
• Civic duty
72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
• Required by law
• Civic duty
• Makes the draft fair, if needed

AMERICAN HISTORY
 
A：Colonial Period and Independence
73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
• Freedom
• Political liberty
• Religious freedom
• Economic opportunity
• Escape persecution
74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?*
• American Indians
• Native Americans
75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
• Africans
• People from Africa
76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
• American Revolution
• The（American）Revolutionary War
• War for（American）Independence
77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
• High taxes
• Taxation without representation
• British soldiers stayed in Americans’ houses（boarding, quartering）
• They did not have self-government
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party（Tea Act）
• Stamp Act
• Sugar Act
• Townshend Acts
• Intolerable（Coercive）Acts
78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?*
• （Thomas）Jefferson
79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
• July 4, 1776
80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
• （Battle of）Bunker Hill
• Declaration of Independence
• Washington Crossing the Delaware（Battle of Trenton）
• （Battle of）Saratoga
• Valley Forge（Encampment）
• （Battle of）Yorktown（British surrender at Yorktown）
81. There were 13 original states. Name five.
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• New York
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• Delaware
• Maryland
• Virginia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Georgia
82. What founding document was written in 1787?
• （U.S.）Constitution
83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
• （James）Madison
• （Alexander）Hamilton
• （John）Jay
• Publius
84. Why were the Federalist Papers important?
• They helped people understand the（U.S.）Constitution.
• They supported passing the（U.S.）Constitution.
85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
• Founded the first free public libraries
• First Postmaster General of the United States
• Helped write the Declaration of Independence
• Inventor
• U.S. diplomat
86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.*
• “Father of Our Country”
• First president of the United States                                  
• General of the Continental Army
• President of the Constitutional Convention
87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
• Writer of the Declaration of Independence                  
• Third president of the United States
• Doubled the size of the United States（Louisiana Purchase）                                  
• First Secretary of State
• Founded the University of Virginia
• Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
• “Father of the Constitution”                    
• Fourth president of the United States
• President during the War of 1812
• One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
• First Secretary of the Treasury
• One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
• Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
• Aide to General George Washington
• Member of the Continental Congress
 
B：1800s
90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
• Louisiana Territory                          
• Louisiana
91. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War
92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
• The Civil War
93. The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
• （Battle of）Fort Sumter
• Emancipation Proclamation
• （Battle of）Vicksburg
• （Battle of）Gettysburg
• Sherman’s March
• （Surrender at）Appomattox
• （Battle of）Antietam/Sharpsburg
• Lincoln was assassinated.
94. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.* 
• Freed the slaves（Emancipation Proclamation）
• Saved（or preserved）the Union
• Led the United States during the Civil War
• 16th president of the United States
• Delivered the Gettysburg Address
95. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
• Freed the slaves
• Freed slaves in the Confederacy
• Freed slaves in the Confederate states
• Freed slaves in most Southern states
96. What U.S. war ended slavery?
• The Civil War
97. What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
• 14th Amendment
98. When did all men get the right to vote?
• After the Civil War
• During Reconstruction
• （With the）15th Amendment
• 1870
99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
• Lucretia Mott
• Lucy Stone
 
C：Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information
100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
• World War I
• World War II
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• （Persian）Gulf War
101. Why did the United States enter World War I?
• Because Germany attacked U.S.（civilian）ships
• To support the Allied Powers（England, France, Italy, and Russia）
• To oppose the Central Powers（Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria）
102. When did all women get the right to vote?
• 1920
• After World War I
• （With the）19th Amendment
103. What was the Great Depression?
• Longest economic recession in modern history
104. When did the Great Depression start?
• The Great Crash（1929）
• Stock market crash of 1929
105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
• （Franklin）Roosevelt
106. Why did the United States enter World War II?
• （Bombing of）Pearl Harbor
• Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
• To support the Allied Powers（England, France, and Russia）
• To oppose the Axis Powers（Germany, Italy, and Japan）
107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
• General during World War II
• President at the end of（during）the Korean War
• 34th president of the United States
• Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956（Created the Interstate System）
108. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?
• Soviet Union
• USSR
• Russia
109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
• Communism
• Nuclear war
110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
• To stop the spread of communism
111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
• To stop the spread of communism
112. What did the civil rights movement do?
• Fought to end racial discrimination
113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.*
• Fought for civil rights
• Worked for equality for all Americans
• Worked to ensure that people would "not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character"
114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
• To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?*
• Terrorists attacked the United States
• Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
• Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
• Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• （Global）War on Terror
• War in Afghanistan
• War in Iraq
117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
• Apache
• Blackfeet
• Cayuga
• Cherokee
• Cheyenne
• Chippewa
• Choctaw
• Creek
• Crow
• Hopi
• Huron
• Inupiat
• Lakota
• Mohawk
• Mohegan
• Navajo
• Oneida
• Onondaga
• Pueblo
• Seminole
• Seneca
• Shawnee
• Sioux
• Teton
• Tuscarora
For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov.
118. Name one example of an American innovation.
• Light bulb
• Automobile（cars, internal combustion engine）
• Skyscrapers
• Airplane
• Assembly line
• Landing on the moon
• Integrated circuit（IC）
SYMBOLS AND HOLIDAYS
 
A：Symbols
119. What is the capital of the United States?
• Washington, D.C.
120. Where is the Statue of Liberty? 
• New York（Harbor） 
• Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson（River）.]
121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?*
• （Because there were）13 original colonies
• （Because the stripes）represent the original colonies
122. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
• （Because there is）one star for each state
• （Because）each star represents a state
• （Because there are）50 states
123. What is the name of the national anthem?
• The Star-Spangled Banner
124. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
• Out of many, one
• We all become one
 
B：Holidays
125. What is Independence Day?
• A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence（from Britain）
• The country’s birthday
126. Name three national U.S. holidays.*
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Day（Washington’s Birthday）
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day
127. What is Memorial Day?
• A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
128. What is Veterans Day?
• A holiday to honor people in the（U.S.）military
• A holiday to honor people who have served（in the U.S. military）