Rights and Responsibilities in the United States

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? Choose one:

• Freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws.

• Freedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countries.

• Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president.

• Freedom of speech and freedom to worship.

What is freedom of religion? Choose one:

• You can’t choose the time you practice your religion.

• You must choose a religion.

• You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

• No one can practice a religion.

Who is in charge of the executive branch? Choose one:

• The Speaker of the House.

• The Prime Minister.

• The President.

• The Chief Justice.

Name one branch or part of the government. Choose one:

• State government.

• Legislative.

• Parliament.

• United Nations.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Choose one:

• The Articles of Confederation.

• The inalienable rights.

• The Declaration of Independence.

• The Bill of Rights.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Choose one:

• Make treaties.

• Provide schooling and education.

• Create an army.

• Coin or print money.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? Choose one:

• The President.

• The Vice-President.

• The Secretary of Defense.

• The Attorney General.

What is one reason colonists came to America? Choose one:

• For the experience traveling across the ocean.

• Freedom.

• To join a civic group.

• None of these answers.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”? Choose one:

• George Washington.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• Abraham Lincoln.

• Patrick Henry.

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? Choose one:

• English.

• Africans.

• Canadians.

• Dutch.