Practice for the U.S. Citizenship Test

One of the three branches of government, the Executive Branch is composed of the president and his cabinet. Collectively, these are known as the Administration.

One of the three branches of government is the Legislative Branch. This is composed of Congress, which is further divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives. These people are responsible for passing laws (legislation) which must be signed into law by the president.

One of the three branches of government, the Judicial Branch consists of the courts. The highest court in the land is called the Supreme Court.

After Columbus sailed the ocean blue, every European nation that could afford a navy sent explorers out to see what was there. These were mainly England, France, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

Here we learn why people wanted to come all the way from Europe or England to live in this strange and hostile territory called America.

There were thirteen original English colonies in the New World. This gives an overview of what would later come to be called the United States of America.  

The Declaration of Independence was a momentous event in the history of the United States. Of course, Great Britain didn't take this statement lightly; it sent its army to quash the rebellion. However, the United States didn't take being quashed lightly - they fought back.

The Louisiana Purchase, Florida Acquisitions, Annexation of Texas, Oregon Territories, Mexican Cession, Alaska and Hawaii.

Before the Europeans arrived, there were many indigenous people living in North America. These can be classified generally according to the geographical areas in which they lived: the Northeastern Woodlands, the Southeast, the Great Plains, the Southwest, the Great Basin, the Plateau, California, the Northwest, and Alaska.

The United States fought three types of war in the nineteenth century: wars between settlers and Indians, wars among different groups of settlers, and wars against foreign powers.

There were many political and cultural differences between the North and the South. In general, the Civil War was caused by two major problems: economic issues, and moral issues.

From WW I through the Iraq war.

There were a total of eighteen presidents that served during the twentieth century. Here's how scholars generally rank them.

The United States is bound on the East by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the West by the Pacific Ocean. Furthermore, many of the southwestern states touch on the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska is bound by the Bering Sea and the Beaufort Sea.

Questions on the "Other" States (not the original 13).

The nineteenth century saw the rise of many particular social movements in the United States.

Today the United States has two major political parties: the Democrats and the Republicans. These two parties have a long history.

The United States National Anthem was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key in Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812.

The Flag of the United States of America is a symbol of freedom and liberty.

The history of federal holidays in the United States dates back to 1870, when Congress created federal holidays. Although at first applicable only to federal employees in the District of Columbia, Congress extended coverage in 1885 to all federal employees.

Five sentence types; general tips for writing English; sentences.