Utah Basic Civics Test

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

• Reform and Green

• Democratic and Republican

• Democratic-Republican and Whigs

• American and Bull-Moose

Name one branch or part of the government.

• United Nations

• state government

• parliament

• Congress

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

• ten

• four

• six

• two

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• liberty and justice

• life and death

• life and pursuit of happiness

• life and right to own a home

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• Floridians

• Canadians

• Native Americans

• no one

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

• fought for women's rights

• the first woman elected to the House of Representatives

• made the first flag of the United States

• founded the Red Cross

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• the people

• the President

• freedom of speech

• checks and balances

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

• the House of Lords and the House of Commons

• the House of Representatives and the courts

• the Senate and House of Representatives

• the Senate and the courts

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

• Patrick Henry

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

• two (2)

• four (4)

• eight (8)

• six (6)