Practice for Civics Assessment

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

• Georgia, Indiana, New York

• Maine, Ohio, and West Virginia

• Vermont, Florida, and Pennsylvania

• Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Constitution was written.

• The Constitution was ratified.

• The Magna Carta was signed.

• The Declaration of Independence was written.

When was the U.S. Constitution written?

• 1776

• 1787

• 1812

• 1865

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

• decorated war general

• inventor of the telegraph

• fourth president of the United States

• oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

• Alaska

• Florida

• Hawaii

• Louisiana

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

• to register to vote

• to get an education

• to join a political party

• to defend the U.S. Constitution

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

• at birth

• at age 16

• at age 18

• men no longer have to register

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• called for an end to the Civil War

• called for the creation of state borders

• called for an end to Southern Secession

• called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States

Who was the President during World War I?

• Warren Harding

• Woodrow Wilson

• Franklin Roosevelt

• Theodore Roosevelt

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• the military

• the Bill of Rights

• checks and balances

• the Federal Reserve