9. What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance?

B. the United States of America

C. the Declaration of Independence

D. the President of the United States of America

10. Why did the colonists fight the British?

B. because the British invaded France

C. because the colonists wanted a new king

D. because the colonists wanted religious freedom

13. Why does the American flag have 13 stripes?

A. They represent the 13 original colonies.

B. They represent the 13 signatures on the U.S. Constitution.

C. They represent the 13 military heroes of the Revolutionary War.

D. They represent the 13 members of the Second Continental Congress.

14. Why does the American flag have 50 stars?

B. One star for each president.

C. One star for each original colony.

D. One star for each constitutional amendment.

16. Which of the following are national U.S. holidays?

C. Memorial Day and Mother's Day

D. Valentine's Day and Thanksgiving Day

20. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

C. made the first American flag

D. established a college for women

23. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

D. Russia, France, and Great Britain

26. What does the judicial branch do?

B. decides if a law goes against the Constitution

A. amends the Constitution and overturns laws

C. stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices

D. provides legal advice to the President and his staff

27. Which of the following includes two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

B. read a newspaper and volunteer at the local food bank

C. get a driver's license and purchase real estate property

D. go to college and start a career

30. Which of the following includes three of the 13 original states?

D. Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina

B. Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia

C. Vermont, Florida, and Pennsylvania

31. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A. The Constitution was written.

B. The Constitution was ratified.

D. The Declaration of Independence was written.

33. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

D. oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

C. fourth president of the United States

35. What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America?

D. to defend the U.S. Constitution

36. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

D. men no longer have to register

37. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

D. called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States

A. called for an end to the Civil War

B. called for the creation of state borders

C. called for an end to Southern Secession

41. Which of the following includes two rights of everyone living in the United States?

C. freedom of speech and freedom of assembly

A. freedom to work and freedom of speech

B. freedom to work and freedom to make laws

D. freedom to make laws and freedom of assembly

43. What is the supreme law of the land?

B. the Articles of Confederation

C. the Emancipation Proclamation

D. the Declaration of Independence

44. What does the Constitution do?

A. sets up and defines the government

B. draws boundaries of congressional districts

C. sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

D. determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

46. What is an amendment?

A. a change to the Constitution

B. a preamble to the Constitution

C. an explanation of the Bill of Rights

D. an introduction to the Bill of Rights

47. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

C. the Articles of the Confederation

D. the Declaration of Independence

48. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

C. declared freedom from Great Britain

A. declared freedom for the slaves

B. declared equal rights for women

D. declared an end to the war with Great Britain

49. Which of the following includes two rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

D. vote and pursuit of happiness

51. Who vetoes bills?

D. the Speaker of the House of Representatives

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1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A. Chinese

B. Russians

C. Pacific Islanders

D. American Indians

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2. Who was the first President of the United States?

A. John Hancock

B. James Madison

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. George Washington

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3. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A. led the U.S. during the Civil War

B. led the U.S. during the War of 1812

C. led the U.S. during the American Revolution

D. led the U.S. during the Mexican-American War

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4. When is Independence Day celebrated?

A. April 19

B. July 4

C. September 17

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5. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

A. Abraham Lincoln

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. Benjamin Franklin

D. George Washington

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6. What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

A. Arctic Ocean

B. Indian Ocean

C. Pacific Ocean

D. Atlantic Ocean

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7. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A. fought for civil rights

B. became the first black U.S. Senator

C. established the Harvard Law School

D. ran for President of the United States

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Arizona Civics Pre -Test

100 questions

1. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

2. Who was the first President of the United States?

3. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

4. When is Independence Day celebrated?

5. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

6. What Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

7. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

8. Which of the following is one of the two longest rivers in the United States?

9. What do Americans show loyalty to when saying the Pledge of Allegiance?

10. Why did the colonists fight the British?

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