Citizenship and Civics

Which of the following is the best definition for the term patriotism?

• the love and respect people show other countries

• the love and respect citizens have for the country in which they live

• the desire to tear down one's country

• the desire for one's country to remain out of the politics and cultures of any other country

_____ was written in 1892 and was originally recited during a flag-raising ceremony on Columbus Day.

• The Pledge of Allegiance

• "The Star-Spangled Banner"

• "Yankee Doodle"

• "America the Beautiful"

 

Which line from the Pledge of Allegiance means that each person in the country will be treated fairly and provided freedoms?

• "one nation under God, indivisible"

• "I pledge Allegiance to the flag"

• "with Liberty and Justice for all"

• "and to the Republic for which it stands,"

Which line of the Pledge of Allegiance means that the speaker promises to be loyal to the symbol of the United States?

• "I pledge Allegiance to the flag"

• "and to the Republic for which it stands"

• "one nation under God, indivisible"

• "with Liberty and Justice for all"

Built in Paris and then shipped in pieces to the United States, the _____ was a gift from France to the United States.

• Statue of Liberty

• Washington Monument

• Lincoln Memorial

• Vietnam War Memorial

The Statue of Liberty is based on _____.

• the Greek god of war

• the Norse goddess of love

• the Roman goddess of wisdom

• the Roman goddess of freedom

Mount Rushmore has become a symbol of _____.

• presidential greatness

• everyday citizens doing great things

• the thirteen original states

• the founding fathers

 

The Gateway Arch was built as a monument to Thomas Jefferson and _____.

• the Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion

• the Civil War

• the American Revolutionary War

• the Trail of Tears

Which of the following is NOT a historic event that took place at Independence Hall?

• the signing of the Declaration of Independence

• the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln

• the drafting of the U.S. Constitution

• the unveiling of the American flag

Along with twenty other historical buildings in Independence National Historic Park and the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall is nicknamed the _____.

• Place Where it all Began

• Original White House

• Birthplace of the United States

• Birthplace of Democracy