Citizenship Test Review (#2)

Which of the following is NOT a power of the federal government?

• to print money

• to declare war

• to create an army

• to set up schools

Which of the following is NOT a power of the state government?

• taxing citizens

• approving zoning and land use

• issuing marriage licenses

• printing money

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

• Democratic & Independent

• Progressive & Republican

• Republican & Democrat

• Federalists & Republican

Which of the following amendments to the Constitution does NOT describe citizens' right to vote?

• 1st

• 15th

• 19th

• 26th

Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of a United States citizen?

• volunteering at schools

• voting in elections

• serving on a jury

• being an informed citizen

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

• 17

• 18

• 21

• 25

Why was there a need to hold the Constitutional Convention?

• to write the Emancipation Proclamation

• to amend the Articles of Confederation

• to elect a new President

• to write the Declaration of Independence

When was the Constitution written?

• 1763

• 1776

• 1783

• 1787

Which of the following was NOT a reason the colonists fought the British?

• because of “no taxation without representation”

• because the British army stayed in their houses

• because they didn't have self-government

• because they needed to gain more supplies from the Mother country

Who is the "Father of Our Country?"

• Abraham Lincoln

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson