Civics Mp1- Exam

Who is the head of the executive branch in our state government?

• mayor

• president

• governor

• vice president

Who is the head of the executive branch in our local government?

• mayor

• president

• governor

• vice president

What is the bill of rights?

• rights students have in schools

• rights and privileges US citizens have

• A document that tells us what is right and wrong.

• A document that freed the slaves.

Who is allowed to vote in the United States?

• Everyone in the country.

• Only men aged over 21.

• Any US citizen who is over 18 years of age.

• People that live in North America.

When Ruby Bridges started kindergarten, why wasn’t she allowed to attend the same school as white children?

• Ruby was not old enough.

• Her parents wanted to home school her.

•  There were no schools near her house.

• Schools were still segregated.

What did the addition of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution achieve? 

• It gave women the right to vote.

• It lowered the voting age to 18.

• It outlined US citizens' basic rights.

• There is no 19th Amendment.             

1. Using the map, how many states fully ratified the 19th Amendment and had full suffrage by 1919?  

• 1. 10 states

• 1. 15 states

• 1. 17 states

• 1. all 48 states

1. According to the map, which state was the first to have full suffrage?

• 1. Wyoming

• 1. Utah

• 1. Colorado

• 1. New York

1. According to the map, which part of the United States was first to grant full suffrage to women?

• 1. Northeast

• 1. west

• 1. Southwest

• 1. Middlewest

In what year were women given the right to vote?

• 1. 1857

• 1. 1920

• 1. 1870

• 1. 1965