Civics & Government (Civics)

51. What is one right of everyone living in the United States?

• A: Freedom of religion
• B: The right to swear in public
• C: The right to not pay taxes
• D: Freedom to discriminate

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

• A: The men and women who serve in the military
• B: The United States of America
• C: The President
• D: The men and women who serve in Congress

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

• A: To pay your taxes
• B: To support the President
• C: To give up your loyalty to another country
• D: To volunteer one day a year

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

• A: 18
• B: 21
• C: 17
• D: 16

55. What is one way that Americans can participate in their democracy?

• A: Voting
• B: Read posts on Facebook and Twitter
• C: Not voting
• D: Ignore the news and current events

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

• A: January 1st
• B: December 31st
• C: July 4th
• D: April 15th

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

• A: When they turn 17.
• B: When they turn 21
• C: When they turn 18
• D: When they turn 20.

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

• A: Religious Freedom
• B: Denied freedoms from the French Government
• C: England was becoming overpopulated
• D: diseases which were arsing in Europe

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

• A: The Spanish
• B: The Native Americans
• C: The French
• D: The Aztecs

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

• A: Native Americans
• B: Indentured Servants
• C: Portugese
• D: African Americans