US History II/Civics Day One Pre-Test

What is the best definition of Civics?

• the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
• the study of the rights and duties of the clergy.
• the study of the rights and duties of media.
• the study of the rights and duties of warfare.

Every American citizen gets to enjoy the rights guaranteed by the ______________________.

• Declaration of Independence
• U.S. Constitution
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Articles of Confederation

The first 10 Amendments in the US Constitution are known as the ______________________.

• Halifax Resolves
• Bill of Rights
• Jim Crow laws
• Suffrage Amendments

Which is not an example of a civic responsibility?

• paying taxes
• going to church
• obeying the law
• serving on juries

Voting is______________________ responsibility in a democratic government.

• an encouraged
• a mandatory
• a nonessential
• an unimportant

The first attempt at writing a constitution of the United States was called _____________________--

• Articles of Confederation

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is also called ________________--

• cabinet
• representatives
• Parliament
• Congress

The beginning part of the Constitution

• Article I
• Amendments
• Bill of Rights
• Preamble

The main job of the legislative branch

• determine if laws are unconstitutional

• veto laws

• write laws

• approve laws made by the President

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes