Hardest Questions on the Civics Test

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To Revise the Articles of Confederation

• To Ratify the Constituion

• To Sign the Magna Carta

• To Write the Bill of Rights

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• Interpret Laws

• Create Laws

• Vote on Laws

• Introduce Amendments to Laws

How long is one term for a U.S. Senator?

• 2 Years

• 4 Years

• 6 Years

• 8 Years

How long is one term for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• 2 Years

• 4 Years

• 6 Years

• 8 Years

Under the Constitution, some powers belong only to the federal government. What is one of these powers?

• To make treaties

• To issue driver's licenses

• To provide public education

• To establish police departments

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

• The President and the Cabinet

• The Supreme Court and the Superior Court

• The U.S. Treasury and the State Department

• The Senate and the House of Representatives

Who did the United States fight aganist in World War 2?

• Japan, Germany, Italy

• Japan, Germany, and France

• Great Britian, China, and Japan

• Russia, France, and Great Britain

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Ended the Civil War

• Created Border States

• Ended Southern Secession

• Made Slaves living in the Southern States legally free

What does the Consitution do?

• Sets up and defines the government

• Draws boundaries of congressional districts

• Sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

• Determines wheter citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

• Declared freedom for the slaves

• Declared equal rights for women

• Declared freedom from Great Britian

• Declared an end to the war with Great Britian