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Persons over the age of 65 who are Permanent Residents and who have resided in the United States as Permanent Residents for at least 20 years have different requirements for history and government knowledge. They may also be tested in the language of their choice since they are exempt from the English literacy requirements.

1. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
a. speech
b. religion
c. assembly
d. press
e. petition the government

2. What is the economic system in the United States?
a. capitalist economy
b. market economy

3. Name one branch or part of the government.
a. Congress
b. legislative
c. President
d. executive
e. the courts
f. judicial

4. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a. the Senate and House (of Representatives)

5. Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
a. 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.]

6. In what month do we vote for President?
a. November

7. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
a. Barack Obama
b. Obama

8. What is the capital of your state?
a. 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.]

9. What are the two major political parties in the United States?
a. Democratic and Republican

10. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
a. serve on a jury
b. vote in a federal election

11. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
a. eighteen (18) and older

12. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
a. April 15

13. Who was the first President?
a. (George) Washington

14. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
a. freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
b. saved (or preserved) the Union
c. led the United States during the Civil War

15. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
a. World War I
b. World War II
c. Korean War
d. Vietnam War
e. (Persian) Gulf War

16. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
a. fought for civil rights
b. worked for equality for all Americans

17. What is the capital of the United States?
a. Washington, D.C.

18. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a. New York (Harbor)
b. Liberty Island
c. [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]

19. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
a. because there is one star for each state
b. because each star represents a state
c. because there are 50 states

20. When do we celebrate Independence Day?
a. July 4