稅務會計
法律服務
醫療保健
房屋建材
居家生活
水電冷暖
行車運輸
教育補習
餐飲保健
美國公民入籍試題
有眾議員)
24.Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
聯邦參議員代表何人?
All people of the state
參議員代表所在州的所有民眾
25.Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
為何有些州國會眾議員的人數比其他州多?
(because of) the state’s population
由那個州的人口多少而決定
(because) they have more people
因為那個州有更多的人口
(because) some states have more people
因為有那州的人口比其他州的多
26.We elect a President for how many years?
我們每幾年選一次總統?
Four (4)
每四年一次
27.In what month do we vote for President?*
我們在那一個月選總統?
November
11月
28.What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
目前美國總統的名字是什麼?
Joe Biden
乔.拜登
Biden
拜登
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
現任副總統是誰?
Kamala Harris
卡马拉.哈里斯
Harris
哈里斯
30.If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
如果總統不能視事,誰會變成總統?
The Vice President
副總統
31.If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
如果總統、副總統都不能視事,由誰來作總統?
The Speaker of the House
眾院議長
32.Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
誰是三軍統帥?
The President
總統
33.Who signs bills to become laws?
國會通過的法案由誰簽署生效變成法律?
The President
總統
34.Who vetoes bills?
誰能否決國會通過的法案?
The President
總統
35.What does the President’s Cabinet do?
總統的內閣做什麼事?
Advises the President
他們對總統提出建議
36.What are two Cabinet-level positions?
任舉兩個內閣的部長職位?
Secretary of Agriculture
農業部長
Secretary of Commerce
商務部長
Secretary of Defense
國防部長
Secretary of Education
教育部長
Secretary of Energy
能源部長
Secretary of Health and Human Services
衛生與福利部長
Secretary of Homeland Security
國內安全部長
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
住宅與都市發展部長
Secretary of Interior
內政部長
Attorney General
司法部長
Secretary of States
國務卿
Secretary of Transportation
運輸部長
Secretary of Treasury
財政部長
Secretary of Veterans' Affairs
退伍軍人事務部長
Secretary of Labor
勞工部長
Vice President
副總統
37.What does the judicial branch do?
司法部門做什麼事?
Reviews laws
檢討現有法律
Explains laws
解釋法律
Resolves disputes (disagreements)
解決爭議
Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
決定某一法律是否牴觸憲法
38.What is the highest court in the United States?
美國最高的法院是什麼?
The Supreme Court
聯邦最高法院
39.How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
聯邦最高法院有幾位大法官?
Nine (9)
九位
40.Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?
誰是目前的聯邦首席大法官?
John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
約翰.羅伯茲
41.Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
根據憲法,有些權力屬於聯邦政府,舉出一項聯邦政府的權力?
To print money
印鈔票
To declare war
宣戰
To create an army
建立軍隊
To make treaties
簽訂條約
42.Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
根據憲法,有些權力屬於州政府,舉出一項州政府權力的例子?
Provide schooling and education
提供教育
Provide protection (police)
提供治安保護 (警察)
Provide safety (fire departments)
提供安全(消防局)
Give a driver’s license
提供駕照
Approve zoning and land use
審批區劃和土地使用
43.Who is the Governor of your state?
你居住州的州長是誰?
Answers will vary. [Residents of the District of Columbia and U.S. territories without a Governor should say “we don’t have a Governor.”]
答案會有不同.(哥倫比亞特區和美國屬地的居民,應回答他們沒有州長)
44.What is the capital of your state?*
你居住州的首府在那裡?
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.]
答案會有不同.(哥倫比亞特區居民,應回答哥倫比亞特區不是一個州, 因此沒有首府).
45.What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
美國當今兩大黨為何?
Democratic and Republican
民主黨及共和黨
46.What is the political party of the President now?
現任總統屬於那個政黨?
Democratic (Party)
民主黨
47.What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
現任國會眾院議長是誰?
Nancy Pelosi
南希-佩洛西
Pelosi
佩洛西
48.There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
憲法裡面有四條關於那些人擁有投票權的修正案,試舉一項?
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
公民十八歲以上都可以投票
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
不必繳錢就可以投票(不必繳投票稅就可以投票)
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
任何公民都可以投票,(男性或女性都可以投票)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
任何種族的男性公民都可以投票
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
舉出一項只有美國公民才有責任?
Serve on a jury
當陪審員
Vote
投票
50.Name one right only for United States citizens?
舉出一项只有美國公民才擁有的權利?
Vote
投票權
Run for office
競選公職的權利
51.What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
舉出兩項每一個住在美國的人都擁有的權利?
Freedom of expression
表達自由
Freedom of speech
言論自由
Freedom of assembly
集會自由
Freedom to petition the government
向政府請願的自由
Freedom of worship
宗教信仰自由
The right to bear arms
擁有武器的權利
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
我們宣誓效忠時是像什麼表達忠誠?
The United States
美利堅合眾國
The flag
國旗
53.What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
舉出一項在入籍成為公民時提出的承諾?
Give up loyalty to other countries
放棄效忠其他國家
Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
護衛美國的憲法和法律
Obey the laws of the United States
遵守美國的法律
Serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
在必要時加入美國軍隊
Serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
在必要時為國效勞(在必要時為美國執行重要工作)
Be loyal to the United States
效忠美國
54.How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
美國公民幾歲以上可以投票選舉總統?
Eighteen (18) and older
滿18歲
55.What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
舉出兩種美國人參與民主政治的方法?
Vote
投票
Join a political party
加入政黨
Help with a campaign
協助競選活動
Join a civic group
加入公民團體
Join a community group
加入社區團體
Give an elected official your opinion on an issue
向民選官員提供自己對某個議題的意見
Call Senators and Representatives
與自己的參議員和眾議員連絡
Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
公開支持或反對某個議題或政策
Run for office
競選公職
Write to a newspaper
寫信給報紙
56.When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?*
寄送聯邦所得稅表的截止日期是哪一天?
15-Apr
每年的4月15日
57.When must all men register for the Selective Service?
所有男性到了那個年齡必須登記當選擇性徵兵?
At age eighteen (18)
18歲
Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
18歲至26歲之間
58.What is one reason colonists came to America?
舉出一個殖民者當初到美國的理由?
Freedom
自由
Political liberty
政治自由
Religious freedom
宗教自由
Economic opportunity
經濟機會
Practice their religion
從事宗教活動
Escape persecution
逃避迫害
59.Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
在歐洲人來到美洲之前, 誰已經住在這裡?
Native Americans
美洲原住民
American Indians
美洲印地安人
60.What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
哪一群人被帶到美國當奴隸賣?
Africans
非洲人
People from Africa
來自非洲的人
61.Why did the colonists fight the British?
殖民者為什麼要與英國作戰?
Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
他們必須繳付高額稅捐, 卻沒有任何代表權(光繳稅、沒有代表權)
Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
英國軍隊住在他們的房子裡(強行食宿,霸佔空間)
The British denied the colonists' self-government
英國拒絕讓殖民者擁有自治權
62.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
獨立宣言是誰寫的?
Thomas Jefferson
湯瑪士.傑佛遜
63.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
獨立宣言是在何時通過的?
July 4, 1776
1776年7月4日
64.There were 13 original states. Name three.
美國當初只有13個州,試舉其中三個?
New Hampshire
新罕布夏
Massachusetts
麻薩諸塞
Rhode Island
羅德島
Connecticut
康乃狄克
New York
紐約
New Jersey
新澤西
Pennsylvania
賓夕法尼亞
Delaware
德拉瓦
Maryland
馬里蘭
North Carolina
北卡羅來納
South Carolina
南卡羅來納
Virginia
維吉尼亞
Georgia
喬治亞
65.What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
制憲會議達成什麼事?
The Constitution was written.
擬定憲法
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
開國先賢擬定憲法
66.When was the Constitution written?
憲法是在何時撰寫的?
1787
1787年
67.The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(聯邦論)支持通過美國憲法,舉出一個(聯邦論)作者?
James Madison
詹姆斯.麥迪森
Alexander Hamilton
亞歷山大.漢彌爾頓
John Jay
約翰.傑伊
Publius
普布利烏斯
68.What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
班哲明.富蘭克林以合著稱?
U.S. diplomat
美國外交官
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
制憲會議年紀最長的成員
First Postmaster General of the United States
美國第一任郵政總局長
Writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
著作(窮人理查年鑑)
Started the first free libraries
開辦第一個免費圖書館
69.Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
(美國國父)是誰?
George Washington
喬治.華盛頓
70.Who was the first President?*
美國第一任總統是誰?
George Washington
喬治.華盛頓
71.What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
1803年美國向法國購買哪片土地?
The Louisiana Territory
路易斯安納地區
Louisiana
路易斯安納
72.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
舉出一場美國在一八零零年代參與的戰爭?
War of 1812
1812年戰爭
Mexican-American War
美國與墨西哥戰爭
Civil War
南北戰爭
Spanish-American War
美國與西班牙戰爭
73.Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
美國北方與南方之間的戰爭稱為什麼?
The Civil War
南北戰爭
The War between the States
美國內戰
74.Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
舉出一個引發美國內戰的問題?
Slavery
奴隸制度
Economic reasons
經濟因素
States’ rights
各州權利
75.What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
舉出一件亞伯拉罕.林肯的事蹟?
Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
解放黑奴
Saved (or preserved) the Union
保全(或維護)聯邦
Led the United States during the Civil War
在南北戰爭期統領美國
76.What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
解放宣言的用意何在?
Freed the slaves
解放奴隸
Freed slaves in the Confederacy
解放南方邦聯的奴隸
Freed slaves in the Confederate states
解放南方邦聯各州的奴隸
Freed slaves in most Southern states
解放南方大部分州的奴隸
77.What did Susan B. Anthony do?
蘇珊.安東尼有何事蹟?
Fought for women’s rights
為女權奮戰
Fought for civil rights
為民權奮戰
78.Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
舉出一場美國在一九九零年代參與的戰爭?
World War I
第一次世界大戰
World War II
第二次世界大戰
Korean War
韓戰
Vietnam War
越戰
Persian Gulf War
海灣(波斯灣)戰爭
79.Who was President during World War I?
第一次世界大戰時美國總統是誰?
Woodrow Wilson
烏德洛.威爾遜
80.Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
美國經濟大蕭條和二次世界大戰時的總統是誰?
Franklin Roosevelt
富爾克林.羅斯福
81.Who did the United States fight in World War II?
美國在第二次世界大戰時是與誰作戰?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
日本、德國和義大利
82.Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
艾森豪當總統之前是個將領,他曾參加哪個戰爭?
World War II
第二次世界大戰
83.During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
美國在冷戰期間最擔心的是什麼?
Communism
共產主義
84.What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
試圖結束種族歧視的是哪個運動?
civil rights (movement)
民權運動
85.What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
馬丁.路德.金恩有何事蹟?
Fought for civil rights
為民權奮戰
Worked for equality for all Americans
為所有美國人爭取平等
86.What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
2001年9月11日美國發生什麼大事?
Terrorists attacked the United States.
恐怖份子攻擊美國
87.Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
舉出美國的一個印地安人部族?
[Adjudicators will be supplied with a complete list.]
(主考官將擁有完整清單)
Cherokee
卻洛基
Navajo
納瓦荷
Sioux
蘇
Chippewa
齊普瓦
Pueblo
布耶布洛
Apache
阿帕契
Iroquois
伊洛奎斯
Blackfeet
布雷克費特
Creek
庫瑞克
Seminole
塞米諾利斯
Cheyenne
斜陽
Arawak
阿拉瓦克
Shawnee
蕭尼
Choctaw
喬克陶
Mohegan
莫希根
Huron
忽隆
Oneida
歐尼達
Lakota
拉科塔
Crow
克洛
Teton
泰頓
Innit
伊努特
Hopi
賀皮
88.Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
試舉美國最長的兩條河流中任何一條?
Missouri River
密蘇里河
Mississippi River
密西西比河
89.What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
美國西濱瀕臨哪個海洋?
Pacific Ocean
太平洋
90.What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
美國東岸瀕臨哪個海洋?
Atlantic Ocean
大西洋
91.Name one U.S. territory.
試舉美國一個領地?
Puerto Rico
波多黎各
U.S. Virgin Islands
美屬維京群島
American Samoa
美屬薩摩亞
Northern Mariana Islands
北馬里亞納群島
Guam
關島
92.Name one state that borders Canada.
試舉美國與加拿大接鄰的一個州?
Maine
緬因州
New Hampshire
新罕布夏州
Vermont
佛蒙特州州
New York
紐約州
Pennsylvania
賓州
Ohio
俄亥俄州
Michigan
密西根州
Minnesota
明尼蘇達州
North Dakota
北達科他州
Montana
蒙大拿州
Idaho
愛達荷州
Washington
華盛頓州
Alaska
阿拉斯加州
93.Name one state that borders Mexico.
試舉美國與墨西哥接鄰的一個州?
California
加州
Arizona
亞利桑那州
New Mexico
新墨西哥州
Texas
德州
94.What is the capital of the United States?*
美國首都在哪裡?
Washington, D.C.
華盛頓特區
95.Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
自由女神像在哪裡?
New York (Harbor)
紐約(港)
Liberty Island
自由島
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
(答新澤西洲、紐約市附近、哈德遜河上也可以接受)
96.Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
美國國旗為什麼有13條條紋?
because there were 13 original colonies
因為當初有13個殖民地
because the stripes represent the original colonies
因為這些條文代表當初的殖民地
97.Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
為什麼國旗上有50顆星星?
Because there is one star for each state
因為每一顆星代表每個州
Because each star represents a state
因為每一顆星代表一個州
Because there are 50 states
因為美國共有50州
98.What is the name of the national anthem?
美國國歌的名稱?
The Star-Spangled Banner
星條旗之歌
99.When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
我們在哪一天慶祝國慶?
4-Jul
7月4日
100.Name two national U.S. holidays.
試舉美國兩個國定假日?
New Year’s Day
新年
Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
馬丁.路德.金恩日
Presidents’ Day
總統日
Memorial Day
國殤日
Independence Day
國慶日
Labor Day
勞工節
Columbus Day
哥倫布節
Veterans Day
退伍軍人節
Thanksgiving
感恩節
Christmas
聖誕節
