Citizenship Quiz Review Class Competition #2

What is the name of our national anthem?

• God Bless America

•   The Star-Spangled Banner

• America the Beautiful

• Hail to the Chief

Which of the following is NOT a U.S. territory?

• The Bahamas

• Guam

• Puerto Rico

• Virgin Islands

1.      What ocean is on the west coast of the U.S.?

• Atlantic

• Pacific

• The Gulf of Mexico

• The Indian

Before Eisenhower became President, he was a general in what war?

• War of 1812

• World War I

• World War II

• Civil War

   Who was the President during World War I?

•   Teddy Roosevelt

•    Woodrow Wilson

•      Franklin D. Roosevelt

•   Herbert Hoover

  What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• It finalized the colonists independence from Britain

• It gave the former slaves the right to vote

• It freed the slaves

• It guaranteed all citizens with equality

The Federalist Papers were written in support of the passage of the U.S. Constitution.  Which of the following was NOT one of its writers?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

• Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

• July 4, 1776

• December 25, 1781

• January 20, 1789

• November 11, 1776

     When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

• January 1

• April 15

•   June 30

•    December 31

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.  Which of the following is NOT one of them?

• Citizens 18 and older can vote

• Citizens convicted of a felony cannot vote

•   You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote

•     Any citizen (both men and women) can vote