移民美國之後,申請入籍美國需要參加統一考試。世貿通美國移民專家介紹入籍美國必備的幹貨——100道美國入籍申請考題的問題及答案,供大家參考:
公民入籍新試題
NaturalizationTest (redesigned)
請注意:以下的新版入籍試題(100題),適用于2008年10月1日以後申請入籍的移民。或者如果您是在2008年10月1日之前申請入籍,而您的面試時間被安排在2008年10月1日之後,您也可以選擇接受新版試題的考試。
*年滿65歲、持綠卡20年以上者,只須學習有星字符號*的考題。
Principlesof American Democracy 美國民主原則篇
1. What is the supreme law of the land ?
問:何爲美國最高法律?
A:the Constitution
答:憲法
2. What does the Constitution do ?
問:憲法的作用是什麽?
A:sets up the government.
答:建立政府體系
A:defines thegovernment
答:設立政府規範
A:protects basic rights ofAmericans
答:保障人民各項基本權利
3. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.What are these words?
問:憲法的前三個字說明人民自治的概念,這三字是什麽?
A:We the People
答:我們人民
4. What is an amendment?
問:什麽叫修正案?
A:a change (to the Constitution)
答:(憲法的)修正條款
A:an addition (to theConstitution)
答:(憲法的)增補條款
5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution ?
問:現行憲法的前 10 項修正案被稱作什麽?
A:the Bill of Rights 答:人權法案
*6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment.
問:舉出憲法第一修正案中的任何一項自由或權利。
A:speech 答:言論自由
A:religion 答:宗教自由
A:assembly 答:集會結社自由
A:press 答:出版自由
A:petition the government 答:人民有向政府請願自由
7. How many amendments does the Constitution have ?
問:目前憲法有多少修正案?
A:Twenty-seven (27) 答 :27 項修正案
8. What did the Declaration of Independence do ?
問:《獨立宣言》的作用是什麽?
A:announced our independence(from Great Britain)
答:宣布美國脫離英國獨立
A:declared our independence(from Great Britain)
答:宣告美國脫離英國而獨立
A:said that the United States isfree (from Great Britain)
答:說明美國脫離英國而獨立
9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
問:說出《獨立宣言》中的兩項權利。
A:life
答:生命的權利
A:liberty
答:自由的權利
A:pursuit of happiness
答:追求幸福的權利
10. What is freedom of religion ?
問:什麽是宗教自由?
A:You can pr ACT ice any religion, or not practice areligion.
答:你可以信仰任何宗教,也可以什麽宗教都不信。
*11. What is the economic system in the United States ?
問:美國是什麽樣的經濟制度?
A:capitalist economy
答:資本主義經濟
A:marketeconomy
答:市場經濟
12. What is the “rule of law”?
問:法治是什麽意思?
A :Everyone must follow the law
答:每個人都得遵守法律
A :Leaders must obey the law
答:領袖也必須遵守法律
A :Government must obey the law.
答:政府也得遵守法律
A :No one is above the law
答:沒有任何人能超越法律
B:System of Government (政府體制)
*13. Name one branch or partof the government.
問:說出政府三大體制中的任何一部分。
A:Congress 答:國會
A:legislative 答:立法
A:President 答:總統
A:executive 答:行政
A:the courts 答:法院
A:judicial 答:司法
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
問:有何方式可防止政府變得權力大太?
A:checks and balances 答:制衡
A:separation of powers 答:權力分立
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch ?
問:行政部門由誰負責?
A:The President 答:總統
16. Who makes federal laws ?
問:誰負責制定聯邦法律?
A:Congress
答:國會
A:Senate and House (ofRepresentatives)
答:參院及衆院
A:(U.S. or national) legislature
答 : (美國或國家 立法 機構)
*17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress ?
問:美國國會由那兩部分組成?
A:The Senate and House (ofRepresentatives)
答:參院及衆院
18. How many U. S. Senators are there ?
問:聯邦參院有多少位參議員?
A:One hundred (100)
答 :100 位
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
問:我們多久選一次聯邦參議員?
A:Six (6)
答:每六年
*20. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators?
問:說出你的州的兩位聯邦參議員中的任何一個名字。
A:Answers will vary.
[For District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories, theanswer is that D.C. (or the territory wher the applicant lives) has no U.S.Senators.]
答:答案各州不同 。 (住在華府哥倫比亞特區或美國屬地的居民應試者,當地沒有聯邦參議員。 )
21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members ?
問:衆院能有投票權的衆議員有多少位?
A:four hundred thirty-five (435) 答 :435 位
22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years ?
問:我們多久選一次聯邦國會衆議員?
A:Two (2) 答:每兩年
23. Name your U.S. Representative.
問:說出你選區所在的衆議員的名字。
A :Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates orresident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner.Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
答:答案每個選區會不同 –( 如果你不知道你的選區衆議員的名字 , 可以詢問當地市政府 . 或是上政府官方網頁 :www.house.gov , 在左上方)
"Find Your Representative" 的地方輸入你的 zip code, 可以查到你所在選區的衆議員名字 .
(住在當地國會代表沒有投票權的美國屬地的應試者,可以說明當地代表或是議員的姓名,或是可以說明自己選區沒有衆議員。)
24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent ?
問:聯邦參議員代表何人?
A:all people of the state
答:參議員代表所在州的所有民衆
25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
問:爲何有些州國會衆議員的人數比其它州多?
A:(because of) the state’s population.
答:由那個州的人口多少而決定
A:(because) they have more people.
問:因爲那個州有更多的人口
A:(because) some states havemore people.
問:因爲有些州的人口比其它州的多
26. We elect a President for how many years ?
問:我們每幾年選一次總統?
A:Four (4)
答:每四年一次
*27. In what month do we vote for President?
問:我們在那一個月選總統?
A:November 答 :11 月
*28. What is the name of the President of the United States now ?
問:目前美國總統的名字是什麽?
A:Barack Obama 答:貝拉克·奧巴馬
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now ?
問:現任副總統是誰?
A:JosephRobinette"Joe"Biden,Jr答:約瑟夫·羅賓內特·“喬”·拜登
30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President ?
問:如果總統不能視事,誰會變成總統?
A:the Vice President
答:副總統
31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, whobecomesPresident ?
問:如果總統、副總統都不能視事,由誰來作總統?
A:the Speaker of the House 答:衆院議長
32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military ?
問:誰是三軍統帥?
A:the President 答:總統
33. Who signs bills to become laws ?
問:國會通過的法案由誰簽署生效變成法律?
A:the President 答:總統
34. Who vetoes bills ? 問:誰能否決國會通過的法案?
A:the President 答:總統
35. What does the President’s Cabinet do ?
問:總統的內閣做什麽事?
A:advisesthe President
答:他們對總統提出建議
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?
問:任舉兩個內閣的部長職位。
A:Secretaryof Agriculture
答:農業部長
A:Secretaryof Commerce
答:商務部長
A:Secretaryof Defense
答:國防部長
A:Secretaryof Education
答:教育部長
A:Secretaryof Energy
答:能源部長
A:Secretaryof Health and Human Services
答:衛生與福利部長
A:Secretaryof Homeland Security
答:國內安全部長
A:Secretaryof Housing and Urban Development
答:住宅與都市發展部長
A:Secretaryof Interior
答:內政部長
A:Secretary of State
答:國務卿
A:Secretaryof Transportation
答:運輸部長
A:Secretaryof Treasury
答:財政部長
A:Secretaryof Veterans’ Affairs
答:退伍軍人事務部長
A:Secretary of Labor
答:勞工部長
A:AttorneyGeneral
答:司法部長
37. What does the judicial branch do ?
問:司法部門做什麽事?
A:reviewslaws
答:檢討現有法律
A:explainslaws
答:解釋法律
A:resolvesdisputes (disagreements)
答:解決爭議
A:decidesif a law goes against the Constitution
答:決定某一法律是否抵觸憲法
38. What is the highest court in the United States?
問:美國最高的法院是什麽?
A :the Supreme Court
答:聯邦最高法院
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
問:聯邦最高法院有幾位大法官?
A :nine (9) 答:九位
40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States ?
問:誰是目前的聯邦首席大法官?
A:JohnRoberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.) 答:約翰 ‧ 羅伯茲
41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Whatis one power of the federal government?
問:根據憲法,有些權力屬于聯邦政府。舉出一項聯邦政府的權力。
A :to print money
答:印鈔票
A :to declare war
答:宣戰
A :to create an army
答:建立軍隊
A :to make treaties
答:簽訂條約
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one powerof the states?
問:根據憲法,有些權力屬于州政府。舉出一項州政府權力的例子。
A :provide schooling and education
答:提供教育
A :provide protection (police)
答:提供治安保護(警察)
A :provide safety (fire departments)
答:提供安全(消防局)
A :give a driver's license
答:提供駕照
A :approve zoning and land use
答:審批區劃和土地使用
43. Who is the Governor of your state ?
問:你居住州的州長是誰?
A:Answerswill vary. [Residents of the District of Columbia and U.S.
territories without a Governor should say “we don’t have a Governor.”]
答:答案各州不同 ,。(哥倫比亞特區和美國屬地居民,應回答他們沒有州長 .)
*44. What is the capital of your state ?
問:你居住州的首府在哪裏?
A:Answerswill vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that
D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital. Residents of U.S. territoriesshould name the capital of the territory.]
答:答案各州不同 。(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 ?
問:美國當今兩大政黨爲何?
A:Democraticand Republican
答:民主黨及共和黨
46. What is the political party of the President now ?
問:現任總統屬于哪個政黨?
A:Democraticand (Party)
答:民主黨
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now ?
問:現任國會衆院議長是誰?
A:John Boehner
答:約翰·博納
C:Rightsand Responsibilities (權利與責任)
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describeone of them.
問:憲法裏面有四條關于哪些人擁有投票權的修正案,試舉一項。
A:Citizenseighteen (18) and older can vote.
答:任何年滿 18 歲的公民都可以投票
A:You don't have to pay (apoll tax) to vote.
答:不必繳錢就可以投票 (不必繳投票稅就可以投票)
A:Any citizen canvote.(Women and men can vote.)
答:任何男性或女性公民都可以投票 (男性和女性都可以投票)
A:Amale citizen of any race can vote.
答: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?
問:舉出一項只有美國公民才有的責任。
A:serveon a jury
答:當陪審員
A:vote
答:投票
50. What are two rights only for United States citizens ?
問:舉出兩項只有美國公民才擁有的權利。
A:applyfor a federal job
答:申請聯邦工作的權利
A:vote
答:投票權
A:runfor office
答:競選公職的權利
A:carrya U.S. passport
答:攜帶美國護照
51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
問:舉出兩項每一個住在美國的人都擁有的權利。
A:freedomof expression
答:表達自由
A:freedom of speech
答:言論自由
A:freedom of assembly
答:集會自由
A:freedomto petition the government
答:向政府請願的自由
A:freedomof worship
答:宗教信仰自由
A:theright to bear arms
答:擁有武器的權利
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say thePledge of Allegiance ?
問:我們宣誓效忠時是向什麽表達忠誠?
A :the United States
答:美利堅合衆國
A :the flag
答:國旗
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
問:舉出一項在入籍成爲公民時提出的承諾。
A:giveup loyalty to other countries
答:放棄效忠其它國家
A:defendthe Constitution and laws of the United States
答:護衛美國的憲法和法律
A:obeythe laws of the United States
答:遵守美國的法律
A:servein the U.S. military (if needed )
答:在必要時加入美國軍隊
A:serve(do important work for) the nation (if needed)
答:在必要時爲國效勞(在必要時爲美國執行重要的工作)。
A:be loyal to the UnitedStates
答:效忠美國
*54. How old do citizens have to be to vote forPresident?
問:美國公民幾歲以上可以投票選舉總統?
A :eighteen (18) and older
答:滿 18 歲
55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy ?
問:舉出兩種美國人參與民主政治的方法?
A:vote
答:投票
A:joina political party
答:加入政黨
A:helpwith a campaign
答:協助競選活動
A:joina civic group
答:加入公民團體
A:joina community group
答:加入小區團體
A:givean elected official your opinion on an issue
答:向民選官員提供自己對某個議題的意見
A:call Senators andRepresentatives
答:與參議員和衆議員連絡
A:publiclysupport or oppose an issue or policy
答:公開支持或反對某個議題或政策
A:runfor office
答:競選公職
A:writeto a newspaper
答:寫信給報紙
*56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms ?問:寄送聯邦所得稅表的截止日期是哪一天?
A:April15
答:每年的 4 月 15 日
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?
問:所有男子何時必須做兵役登記?
A :at age eighteen (18)
答 :18 歲
A :between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
答 :18 歲至 26 歲之間