Civics Alternate Assessment

What is the supreme law of the land?

• the First Amendment

• the Constitution

• the Federalist Papers

Name ONE branch or part of the government

• principal

• manager

• president

We elect a President for how many years?

• 2

• 4

• 6

What is the capital of your state?

• Nashville

• Memphis

• Knoxville

What is ONE responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

• one a home

• pay your bills

• vote in an election

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

• 16

• 18

• 21

What is ONE reason colonists came to America?

• want to live in a city

• want to work for the king

• want freedom of religion, politics, or work

Who was the first President?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

• spoke for equal civil rights

• spoke for work unions

• spoke for economic reform

Are 4th of July (Independence Day) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day national/federal U.S. holidays?

• yes

• no

Answer explanation

If the post office and most federal government offices are closed on that day, it is a national/federal holiday.