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The U.S. Citizenship Test

When immigrants wanting to be United States citizens are interviewed, they may be asked any of 100 questions. Here are some of them. How many can you answer correctly?

1. What are the colors of our flag?
2. How many stripes are there in the flag?
3. What do the stripes on the flag mean?

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  • Immigration
    • Ellis Island: The Gateway to America
    • The Statue of Liberty
  • International
    • Nations of the World Ranked by Population, Area, Population Density, 2005
    • World's Largest Cities by Population, 1975, 2000, 2015
    • The Female Population
    • Smallest Countries by Population, 2005
    • Largest Countries by Population, 2005
    • Largest and Smallest Continents by Population, 2005
  • U.S.
    • A Citizenship Test
    • About the Census
    • Race and the 2000 Census
    • Arab-Americans
    • Facts from the 1900 and 2000 Census
    • Population of the States, 2005
    • 100 Largest U.S. Cities by Population, 1850-2004
    • 25 Largest U.S. Counties by Population, 2000, 2004


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