Civics Quiz

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Federal

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What is one responsibility that comes with being a U.S. citizen?

• Owning property

• Voting in elections

• Traveling abroad

• Receiving free education

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Which political party is traditionally associated with the color blue in the United States?

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Green Party

• Libertarian Party

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What is the main role of the Executive branch of government?

• To interpret laws

• To enforce laws

• To make laws

• To amend the Constitution

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Which of the following is a right guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Constitution?

• The right to own a business

• The right to a fair trial

• The right to free healthcare

• The right to travel without a passport

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Who was a major influence on the founding fathers with his ideas on natural rights?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

What principle did Montesquieu advocate for that influenced the U.S. Constitution?

• Direct democracy

• Separation of powers

• The divine right of kings

• Absolute monarchy

What was the significance of the Magna Carta?

• It established the first democratic government.

• It limited the power of the king for the first time.

• It was the first written constitution.

• It abolished the monarchy.

What did the Mayflower Compact establish?

• A new monarchy in the New World

• The first form of self-government in the colonies

• A trade agreement with Native Americans

• The first English university in America

What was the main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

• To promote a peaceful resolution with Britain

• That it was logical for the colonies to be independent from Britain

• For the colonies to maintain loyalty to the British crown

• That the colonies should have their own form of monarchy