Civics Questions in Citizenship Test

What is the "rule of law"?

• Government must obey the law.
• The president doesn't need to follow the law.
• Everyone must follow the law except for government.
• The Judges of the Supreme Court are above the law.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

• Liberty Island
• Los Angeles
• Hawaii Island
• Washington, D.C.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• Invented the light bulb
• Started the first universities
• Started the first free libraries
• Published the code of the Constitution

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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 8, 1767
• June 4, 1776
• July 4, 1776
• July 5, 1787

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What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• life and pursuit of happiness
• religion and life 
• liberty and worship
• speech and pursuit of happiness

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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

• the United States
• the country 
• the people of the United States
• the President

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When was the Constitution written?

• 1765
• 1776
• 1787
• 1803

What are the first words of the Constitution?

• When, in the course of human events

• In order to form a more perfect Union

• To whom it may concern

• We the People

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

• The Preamble
  
• The Bill of Rights
  
• The Statute of Liberty
  
• Declaration of Independence