Civics Exam

Who is someone who moves permanently to a new country?

• Alien

• Immigrant

• Legalization

• Naturalization

An example of this would be to show love for country by flying a flag.

• Patriotism

• Citizenship

• Majority Rule

• Jaoism

Level of government closest to the American people.

• State

• Federal

• District

• Local

First permanent English settlement in North America.

• Plymouth

• Jamestown

• St. Charles

• New York

The written plan of government written by the Plymouth colonists.

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• English Constitution

The Declaration of Independence states that government receives power from.

• Protection of its people

• Magna Carta

• Equality of its citizens

• The consent of the governed

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

What was the first constitution of the U.S.?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

Articles of Confederation did not allow Congress to tax or...

• Appoint a President

• Move ships

• Start Wars

• Regulate Trade

Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin