Civics Exam

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? Choose one:

• Freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws.
• Freedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countries.
• Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president.
• Freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

What is freedom of religion? Choose one:

• You can’t choose the time you practice your religion.
• You must choose a religion.
• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
• No one can practice a religion.

Who is in charge of the executive branch? Choose one:

• The Speaker of the House.
• The Prime Minister.
• The President.
• The Chief Justice.

Name one branch or part of the government. Choose one:

• State government.
• Legislative.
• Parliament.
• United Nations.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Choose one:

• The Articles of Confederation.
• The inalienable rights.
• The Declaration of Independence.
• The Bill of Rights.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Choose one:

• Make treaties.
• Provide schooling and education.
• Create an army.
• Coin or print money.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Choose one:

• The President.
• The Vice-President.
• The Secretary of Defense.
• The Attorney General.

What is one reason colonists came to America? Choose one:

• For the experience traveling across the ocean.
• Freedom.
• To join a civic group.
• None of these answers.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Choose one:

• George Washington.
• Thomas Jefferson.
• Abraham Lincoln.
• Patrick Henry.

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

• English.
• Africans.
• Canadians.
• Dutch.