入籍面試大約十分鐘時間，測試您對美國政府，歷史的了解和您的英文聽、讀、寫能力。美國政府和歷史部份的考試只占兩分鐘。您大概不知道的是美國公民入籍考試其實在您踏入移民考官辦公室的那一刻就開始了，移民考官用英文提問，您必須聽懂他∕她的問題，並且用英文回答問題。通過公民入籍考試，需要的不僅是知識，更重要的是自信心。
為幫助移民學習美國政府和歷史部份的考試，美國公民及移民服務局(簡稱移民局)在2007年9月27日正式公布了最新的100 道公民入籍試題與答案。新試題已於2008年10月1日起在全美正式啟用。新版入籍考試的內容是移民局花了幾年時間重新制定的﹐目的是希望能建立一個更規範﹐公平的歸化入籍體制。
此100道新試題被公認比舊版的試題難度深，以下是最難的五道題目：
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Name one of the American Indian tribes
Name one of the three authors of Federalist papers.
What is Susan B. Anthony famous for?
Who is the current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
如果這些問題您不會回答，不用擔心，以下由專業人士 以中、英文對照的形式對此100題逐題解讀學習手冊幫您學習。
新美國公民入籍考試100題分三大部分：美國政府，美國歷史和綜合公民。
* 年滿65歲、持綠卡20年以上者，只須學習有星字符號 * 的考題.
美國政府:
A: Principles of American Democracy (美國民主原則)
What is the supreme law of the land?
問：何為美國最高法律？A: the Constitution
答：憲法What does the Constitution do?
問：憲法的作用是什麼？sets up the government
答：建立政府體系defines the government
答：設立政府規範protects basic rights of Americans
答：保障人民各項基本權利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，這三字是什麼？ 答：宣告美國脫離英國而獨立We the People
答：我們人民What is an amendment?
問：什麼叫修正案？a change (to the Constitution)
答：（憲法的）修正條款an addition (to the Constitution)
答：（憲法的）增補條款What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution
問: 現行憲法的前10項修正案被稱作什麼？the Bill of Rights
答：人權法案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。speech
答：言論自由religion
答：宗教自由assembly
答：集會結社自由press
答：出版自由petition the government
答：人民有向政府請願自由How many amendments does the Constitution have
問：目前憲法有多少修正案？twenty-seven (27)
答：27項修正案What did the Declaration of Independence do?
問：「獨立宣言」的作用為何？announced our independence (from Great Britain)
答：宣布美國脫離英國獨立declared our independence (from Great Britain)
答：宣告美國脫離英國而獨立said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
答：說明美國脫離英國而獨立What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
問：說出「獨立宣言」中的兩項權利life
答：生命的權利liberty
答：自由的權利pursuit of happiness
答：追求幸福的權利What is freedom of religion?
問：什麼是宗教自由？You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
答：你可以信仰任何宗教，也可以什麼宗教都不信。What is the economic system in the United States?*
問：美國是什麼樣的經濟制度？capitalist economy
答：資本主義經濟market economy
答：市場經濟What is the "rule of law"?
問：法治是什麼意思？Everyone must follow the law
答：每個人都得遵守法律Leaders must obey the law.
答：領袖也必須遵守法律Government must obey the law.
答：政府也得遵守法律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)
Name one branch or part of the government.*
問：說出政府三大體制中的任何一部分。Congress
答：國會Legislative
答：立法President
答：總統Executive
答：行政The courts
答：法院Judicial
答：司法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？checks and balances
答：制衡separation of powers
答：權力分立Who is in charge of the executive branch?
問：行政部門由誰負責？the President
答：總統Who makes federal laws?
問：誰負責制定聯邦法律？Congress
答：國會Senate and House (of Representatives)
答：參院及眾院(U.S. or national) legislature
答：(美國或國家)立法機構What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
問：美國國會由那兩部分組成？the Senate and House (of Representatives)
答：參院及眾院How many U.S. Senators are there?
問：聯邦參院有多少位參議員？one hundred (100)
答：100位We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
問：我們多久選一次聯邦參議員？six (6)
答：每六年Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?*
問：說出你的州的兩位聯邦參議員中的任何一個名字。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.]
答：答案各州不同, 見附頁。(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。)The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
問：眾院能有投票權的眾議員有多少位？four hundred thirty-five (435)
答：435位We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
問：我們多久選一次聯邦國會眾議員？two (2)
答：每兩年Name your U.S. Representative.
問：說出你選區所在的眾議員的名字。Answers will vary.
[Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident 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眾議員的名字, 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眾議員名字. （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眾議員。）Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
問：聯邦參議員代表何人？all people of the state
答：參議員代表所在州的所有民眾Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
問：為何有些州國會眾議員的人數比其他州多？(because of) the state's population
答：由那個州的人口多少而決定(because) they have more people
問：因為那個州有更多的人口(because) some states have more people
問：因為有些州的人口比其他州的多We elect a President for how many years?
問：我們每幾年選一次總統？four (4)
答：每四年一次In what month do we vote for President?*
問：我們在那一個月選總統？November
答：11月What is the name of the President of the United States now?*
問：目前美國總統的名字是什麼？Barack Obama
答：伯若阿克.歐巴馬Obama
答：歐巴馬What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
問：現任副總統是誰？Joe Biden
答： 周.拜登Biden
答： 周.拜登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？the Vice President
答：副總統If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
問：如果總統、副總統都不能視事，由誰來作總統？the Speaker of the House
答：眾院議長Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
問：誰是三軍統帥？the President
答：總統Who signs bills to become laws?
問：國會通過的法案由誰簽署生效變成法律？the President
答：總統Who vetoes bills?
問：誰能否決國會通過的法案？the President
答：總統What does the President's Cabinet do?
問：總統的內閣做什麼事？advises the President
答：他們對總統提出建議What are two Cabinet-level positions?
問：任舉兩個內閣的部長職位。Secretary of Agriculture
答：農業部長Secretary of Commerce
答：商務部長Secretary of Defense
答：國防部長Secretary of Education
答：教育部長Secretary of Energy
答：能源部長Secretary of Health and Human Services
答：衛生與福利部長Secretary of Homeland Security
答：國內安全部長Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
答：住宅與都市發展部長Secretary of the Interior
答：內政部長Secretary of Labor
答：勞工部長Secretary of State
答：國務卿Secretary of Transportation
答：運輸部長Secretary of the Treasury
答：財政部長Secretary of Veterans Affairs
答：退伍軍人事務部長Attorney General
答：司法部長Vice President
答：副總統What does the judicial branch do?
問：司法部門做什麼事？reviews laws
答：檢討現有法律explains laws
答：解釋法律resolves disputes (disagreement)
答：解決爭議decides if a law goes against the Constitution
答：決定某一法律是否牴觸憲法What is the highest court in the United States?
問：美國最高的法院是什麼？the Supreme Court
：答：聯邦最高法院How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
問：聯邦最高法院有幾位大法官？nine (9)
答：九位Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
問：誰是目前的聯邦首席大法官？John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
答：約翰‧羅伯茲Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
問：根據憲法，有些權力屬於聯邦政府。舉出一項聯邦政府的權力。to print money
答：印鈔票to declare war
答：宣戰to create an army
答：建立軍隊to make treaties
答：簽訂條約Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
問：根據憲法，有些權力屬於州政府。舉出一項州政府權力的例子。provide schooling and education
答：提供教育provide protection (police)
答：提供治安保護（警察）provide safety (fire departments)
答：提供安全（消防局）give a driver's license
答：提供駕照approve zoning and land use
答：審批區劃和土地使用Who is the Governor of your state now?
問：你居住州的州長是誰？Answers will vary.
[District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]
答：答案各州不同, 見附頁。（哥倫比亞特區和美國屬地居民，應回答他們沒有州長.)What is the capital of your state?*
問：你居住州的首府在哪裡？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.]
答：答案各州不同, 見附頁。（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）。What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
問：美國當今兩大政黨為何？Democratic and Republican
答：民主黨及共和黨What is the political party of the President now?
問：現任總統屬於哪個政黨？Democratic (Party)
答：民主黨What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
問：現任國會眾院議長是誰？(Nancy) Pelosi
答：南西‧波洛西
C: Rights and Responsibilities(權利與責任)
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
問：憲法裡面有四條關於哪些人擁有投票權的修正案，試舉一項。Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
答：任何年滿18歲的公民都可以投票Any citizen can vote. (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 male citizen of any race (can vote).
答：任何種族的男性公民都可以投票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。serve on a jury
答：當陪審員vote in a federal election
答：投票Name one right only for United States citizens.
問：舉出兩項只有美國公民才擁有的權利。vote in a federal election
答：聯邦大選投票權利run for federal office
答：競選公職的權利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。freedom of expression
答：表達自由freedom of speech
答：言論自由freedom of assembly
答：集會自由freedom to petition the government
答：向政府請願的自由freedom of worship
答：宗教信仰自由the right to bear arms
答：擁有武器的權利What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
問：我們宣誓效忠時是向什麼表達忠誠？the United States
答：美利堅合眾國the flag
答：國旗What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
問：舉出一項在入籍成為公民時提出的承諾。give up loyalty to other countries
答：放棄效忠其他國家defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
答：護衛美國的憲法和法律obey the laws of the United States
答：遵守美國的法律serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
答：在必要時加入美國軍隊serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed)
答：在必要時為國效勞（在必要時為美國執行重要的工作）be loyal to the United States
答：效忠美國How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
問：美國公民幾歲以上可以投票選舉總統 ？eighteen (18) and older
答：滿18歲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？vote
答：投票join a political party
答：加入政黨help with a campaign
答：協助競選活動join a civic group
答：加入公民團體join a community group
答：加入社區團體give an 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call Senators and Representatives
答：與參議員和眾議員連絡publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
答：公開支持或反對某個議題或政策run for office
答：競選公職write to a newspaper
答：寫信給報紙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？April 15
答：每年的4月15日When must all men register for the Selective Service?
問：所有男子何時必須做兵役登記？at age eighteen (18)
答：18歲between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
答：18歲至26歲之間
AMERICAN HISTORY
(美國歷史)
A: Colonial Period and Independence
(殖民地期間和獨立)
What is one reason colonists came to America?
問：舉出一個殖民者當初到美國的理由。freedom
答：自由political liberty
答：政治自由religious freedom
答：宗教自由economic opportunity
答：經濟機會practice their religion
答：從事宗教活動escape persecution
答：逃避迫害。Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
問：在歐洲人來到美洲之前，誰已經住在這裡？American Indians
答：美洲原住民Native Americans
答：美洲印第安人What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
問：哪一群人被帶到美國當奴隸賣？Africans
答：非洲人people from Africa
答：來自非洲的人Why did the colonists fight the British?
問：殖民者為什麼要與英國作戰？because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
答：因為他們必須繳付高額稅捐，卻沒有任何代表權 (光繳稅，沒有代表權)。because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
答：因為英國軍隊住在他們的房子裡 (強行食宿，霸占空間)。because they didn't have self-government
答：因為他們沒有自治權。Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
問：獨立宣言是誰寫的？(Thomas) Jefferson
答：湯瑪士‧傑佛遜When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
問：獨立宣言是在何時通過的？July 4, 1776
答：1776年7月4日There were 13 original states. Name three.
問：美國當初只有13個州，試舉其中三個。New Hampshire
答：新罕布夏Massachusetts
答：麻薩諸塞Rhode Island
答：羅德島Connecticut
答：康乃狄克New York
答：紐約New Jersey
答：新澤西Pennsylvania
答：賓州Delaware
答：德拉瓦Maryland
答：馬里蘭Virginia
答：維吉尼亞North Carolina
答：北卡羅來納South Carolina
答：南卡羅來納Georgia
答：喬治亞What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
問：制憲會議達成什麼事？The Constitution was written.
答：擬定憲法The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution
答：開國先賢擬定憲法When was the Constitution written?
問：憲法是在何時撰寫的？答：1787年1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
問：「聯邦論」支持通過美國憲法，舉出一個「聯邦論」的作者。(James) Madison
答：詹姆斯‧麥迪森(Alexander) Hamilton
答：亞歷山大‧漢彌爾頓(John) Jay
答：約翰‧傑伊Publius
答：普布利烏斯What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
問：班哲明‧富蘭克林以何著稱。U.S. diplomat
答：美國外交官oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
答：制憲會議年紀最長的成員first Postmaster General of the United States
答：美國第一任郵政總局長writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
答：著作「窮人理查年鑑」started the first free libraries
答：開辦第一批免費圖書館Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
問：「美國國父」是誰？(George) Washington
答：新罕布夏、答：喬治‧華盛頓70. Who was the first President?*
問：美國第一任總統是誰？(George) Washington
答：喬治‧華盛頓
B: 1800s (十九世紀)
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
問：1803年美國向法國購買哪片土地？the Louisiana Territory
答：路易斯安納地區Louisiana
答：路易斯安納Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
問：舉出一場美國在一八零零年代參與的戰爭War of 1812
答：1812年戰爭Mexican-American War
答： 美國與墨西哥戰爭Civil War
答：南北戰爭Spanish-American War
答：美國與西班牙戰爭Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
問：美國北方與南方之間的戰爭稱為什麼？the Civil War
答：美國內戰（南北戰爭）the War between the States
答：州之間的戰爭（南北戰爭）Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
問：舉出一個引發美國內戰的問題。slavery
答：奴隸制度economic reasons
答：經濟因素states' rights
答：各州權利What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
問：舉出一件亞伯拉罕‧林肯的事蹟。freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
答：解放黑奴saved (or preserved) the Union
答：保全 (或維護)聯邦led the United States during the Civil War
答：在南北戰爭期間統領美國What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
問：解放宣言的用意何在？freed the slaves
答：解放奴隸freed slaves in the Confederacy
答：解放南方邦聯的奴隸freed slaves in the Confederate states
答：解放南方邦聯各州的奴隸freed slaves in most Southern states
答：解放南方大部分州的奴隸What did Susan B. Anthony do?
問：蘇珊‧安東尼有何事蹟？fought for women's rights
答：為女權奮戰fought for civil rights
答：為民權奮戰
C: Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information (美國近代史和其他重要歷史資料)
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
問：舉出一場美國在一九零零年代參與的戰爭。World War I
答：第一次世界大戰World War II
答：第二次世界大戰Korean War
答：韓戰Vietnam War
答：越戰(Persian) Gulf War
答：海灣(或波斯灣)戰爭Who was President during World War I?
問：第一次世界大戰時美國總統是誰？(Woodrow) Wilson
答：烏德洛‧威爾遜Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
問：美國經濟大蕭條和二次世界大戰時的總統是誰？(Franklin) Roosevelt
答：富蘭克林‧羅斯福Who did the United States fight in World War II?
問：美國在第二次世界大戰時是與誰作戰？Japan, Germany, and Italy
答：日本、德國和義大利Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
問：艾森豪當總統之前是個將領，他曾參加哪個戰爭？World War II
答：第二次世界大戰During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
問：美國在冷戰期間最擔心的是什麼？Communism
答：共產主義What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
問：試圖結束種族歧視的是哪個運動？civil rights (movement)
答：民權運動What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
問：馬丁‧路德‧金恩有何事蹟？fought for civil rights
答：為民權奮戰worked for equality for all Americans
答：為所有美國人爭取平等What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
問：2001年9月11日美國發生什麼大事？Terrorists attacked the United States
答：恐怖分子攻擊美國Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
問：舉出美國的一個印第安人部族。Cherokee
卻洛基Navajo
納瓦荷Sioux
蘇Chippewa
齊普瓦Choctaw
喬克陶Pueblo
布耶布洛Apache
阿帕契Iroquois
伊洛奎斯Creek
庫瑞克Blackfeet
布雷克費特Seminole
塞米諾利斯Cheyenne
斜陽Arawak
阿拉瓦克Shawnee
蕭尼Mohegan
莫希根Huron
忽隆Oneida
歐尼達Lakota
拉科塔Crow
克洛Teton
泰頓Hopi
賀皮Inuit
伊努特
INTEGRATED CIVICS
(綜合公民)
A: Geography(地理)
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
問：試舉美國最長的兩條河流中的任何一條。Missouri (River)
答：密蘇里河Mississippi (River)
答：密西西比河What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
問：美國西岸濱臨哪個海洋？Pacific (Ocean)
答：太平洋What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
問：美國東岸濱臨哪個海洋？Atlantic (Ocean)
答：大西洋Name one U.S. territory.
問：試舉美國一個領地。Puerto Rico
答：波多黎各U.S. Virgin Islands
答：美屬維京群島American Samoa
答：美屬薩摩亞Northern Mariana Islands
答：北馬里亞納群島Guam
答：關島Name one state that borders Canada.
問：試舉美國與加拿大接鄰的一個州。Maine
緬因州New Hampshire
新罕布夏州Vermont
佛蒙特州New York
紐約州Pensnsylvania
賓州Ohio
俄亥俄州Michigan
密西根州Minnesota
明尼蘇達州North Dakota
北達科他州Montana
蒙大拿州Idaho
愛達荷州Washington
華盛頓州Alaska
阿拉斯加州Name one state that borders Mexico.
問：試舉美國與墨西哥接鄰的一個州。California
加州Arizona
亞利桑納州New Mexico
新墨西哥州Texas
德州What is the capital of the United States?*
問：美國首都在哪裡：Washington, D.C.
答 ：華盛頓特區Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
問：自由女神像在哪裡？New York (Harbor)
答：紐約(港)Liberty Island
答：自由島
[Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
(其它可接受的答案: 新澤西州、紐約市附近、哈德遜河上)
B: Symbols (標誌)
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
問：美國國旗為什麼有13條條紋？because there were 13 original colonies
答：因為當初有13個殖民地because the stripes represent the original colonies
答：因為這些條紋代表當初的殖民地。Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
問：為什麼國旗上有50顆星星？because there is one star for each state
答：因為每一顆星代表每個州because each star represents a state
答：因為每一顆星代表一個州because there are 50 states
答：因為美國共有50州What is the name of the national anthem?
問：美國國歌的名稱？The Star-Spangled Banner
答 ：星條旗之歌
C: Holidays
When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
問：我們在哪一天慶祝國慶？July 4
答：7月4日Name two national U.S. holidays.
問：試舉美國兩個國定假日。New Year's Day
答：新年Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
答：馬丁‧路德‧金恩日Presidents' Day
答：總統日Memorial Day
答：國殤日Independence Day
答：國慶日Labor Day
答：勞工節Columbus Day
答：哥倫布節Veterans Day
答：退伍軍人節Thanksgiving
答：感恩節Christmas
答：聖誕節
