USCIS Civics Test — 2008 Practice

Question 1 of 10

Integrated Civics

Name one U.S. territory.

请说出一个美国领地。

A Hawaii 夏威夷

B Cuba 古巴

C Alaska 阿拉斯加

D Puerto Rico 波多黎各

Explanation

U.S. territories include Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

波多黎各、关岛、维京群岛、美属萨摩亚、北马里亚纳群岛。

Question 2 of 10

Integrated Civics

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

美国东海岸是哪个大洋?

A Atlantic Ocean 大西洋

B Arctic Ocean 北冰洋

C Pacific Ocean 太平洋

D Indian Ocean 印度洋

Explanation

The Atlantic Ocean borders the U.S. East Coast.

大西洋是美国东海岸的大洋。

Question 3 of 10

American History

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

什么样的人被带到美洲并作为奴隶出售?

A Africans 非洲人

B Native Americans 美洲原住民

C Asians 亚洲人

D Europeans 欧洲人

Explanation

Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to America starting in the early 17th century.

非洲人从 17 世纪起被强行带到美洲并作为奴隶出售。

Question 4 of 10

American Government

What does the Constitution do?

宪法做什么?

A elects the President 选举总统

B sets up the government and protects basic rights 建立政府并保护基本权利

C declares war on Britain 向英国宣战

D writes the federal budget 起草联邦预算

Explanation

The Constitution establishes the government, defines its branches, and protects basic rights.

宪法建立政府,定义其分支,保护美国人的基本权利。

Question 5 of 10

American History

Why did the colonists fight the British?

殖民者为什么与英国人作战?

A because the British banned slavery 因为英国禁止奴隶制

B because of high taxes without representation 因为没有代表的高税收

C because the British were Catholics 因为英国人是天主教徒

D because the British wanted to free the slaves 因为英国想解放奴隶

Explanation

Colonists protested taxation without representation, quartering of British troops, and lack of self-government.

无代表的高税收、英军强行进驻民宅、没有自治。

Question 6 of 10

American History

What is one reason colonists came to America?

请说出殖民者来美国的一个原因。

A to gain U.S. citizenship 获得美国公民身份

B religious freedom and economic opportunity 宗教自由和经济机会

C to build the railroads 建造铁路

D to fight the Civil War 为了打南北战争

Explanation

Colonists came for freedom, religious liberty, economic opportunity, and to escape persecution.

自由、宗教自由、经济机会、逃避迫害。

Question 7 of 10

American History

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

在欧洲人到来之前,谁居住在美洲?

A the French 法国人

B American Indians (Native Americans) 美洲原住民

C the British 英国人

D the Spanish 西班牙人

Explanation

American Indians (Native Americans) lived in America for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.

美洲原住民在欧洲人到达之前已在美洲生活了数千年。

Question 8 of 10

American Government

What is the supreme law of the land?

国家的最高法律是什么?

A the Bill of Rights 权利法案

B the Declaration of Independence 独立宣言

C the Federalist Papers 联邦党人文集

D the Constitution 宪法

Explanation

The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States; all other laws must comply with it.

宪法是美国的最高法律,所有其他法律都必须符合宪法。

Question 9 of 10

Integrated Civics

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

美国西海岸是哪个大洋?

A Indian Ocean 印度洋

B Pacific Ocean 太平洋

C Arctic Ocean 北冰洋

D Atlantic Ocean 大西洋

Explanation

The Pacific Ocean borders the U.S. West Coast.

太平洋是美国西海岸的大洋。

Question 10 of 10

American Government

What is an amendment?

宪法修正案是什么?

A a change to the Constitution 对宪法的修改

B a Supreme Court ruling 最高法院裁决

C a state law 州法律

D a presidential order 总统命令

Explanation

An amendment is a formal change or addition to the Constitution.

修正案是对宪法的正式更改或补充。

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