civics review

What type of government does the United States now have?

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Democracy

The _______ amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote in the year 1920

• 1st

• 14th

• 19th

The 19th amendment went through several votes in the House and Senate but was finally _____________ (legally approved) in the year 1920

• platform

• suffrage

• ratified

The basic rights of American citizenship are listed in the Constitution’s first 10 amendments called the ___________________________

• U.S. Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Bill of Monarchs

The ______amendment was passed in the year 1971 and set the national voting age to be 18

• 26th

• 14th

• 1st

5th Amendment

• No self-incrimination

  No double jeopardy

  Due process

  Eminet Domain

• The right to a jury trial in civil cases involving more than $20

• No cruel and unusual punishment

  No excessive bail

• The right to a fair, speedy and public trial in criminal cases.

  The right to a lawyer.

In what year was the Declaration of  Independence written?

• 1773

• 1775

• 1776

• 1781

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Sam Adams
• Patrick Henry

What are the three branches of government that were established by the United States Constitution? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) ,

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• Constitutional

How many members are there in the United States Senate?

• 1776

• 435
• 50
• 100