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WorksheetsCivics Test - Granite
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
American Indians
b)
Canadians
c)
Floridians
d)
No one
2.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
a)
Freedom
b)
To join a civic group.
c)
For the experience of traveling across the ocean
d)
None of these answers
3.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
a)
Africans
b)
Dutch
c)
English
d)
Canadians
4.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
Represents the original colonies
b)
Represents the number of signatures on the U.S Constitution
c)
It was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on the flag
d)
Represents the members of the Second Continental Congress
5.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Abraham Lincoln
6.
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
7.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed slaves in most Southern states.
b)
Gave the United States independence from Great Britain.
c)
Gave women the right to vote.
d)
Ended World War I.
8.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
a)
Fought for women's rights.
b)
Fought for civil rights
c)
Founded the Red Cross.
d)
First woman president
9.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
a)
Fought for civil rights
b)
Fought for women's rights
c)
Ran for president of the U.S.
d)
Ran for senator.
10.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
a)
Terrorists attacked the U.S.
b)
The accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant
c)
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
d)
Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.
11.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
Declared our independence from Great Britain.
b)
Declared our independence from France
c)
Freed Slaves
d)
Gave women the right to vote.
12.
What is the rule of law?
a)
Everyone must follow the law.
b)
Everyone but the President must follow the law.
c)
Government leaders must follow the law.
d)
All laws must be the same in every state.
13.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
14.
What does the Constitution do?
a)
All of these
b)
Defines the government
c)
Sets up the government
d)
Protects the basic rights of Americans
15.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are they?
a)
We the People
b)
Congress shall make
c)
We the British
d)
We the Colonists
16.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
The Constitution was written.
b)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.
c)
The Declaration of Independence was written.
d)
The Declaration of Independence was written.
17.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
a)
To make treaties.
b)
To provide police departments.
c)
To provide police departments.
d)
To provide schooling.
18.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
The President
c)
The People
d)
Freedom of speech
19.
What does the judicial branch do?
a)
All of these answers.
b)
Decides if a law goes against the Constitution.
c)
Reviews laws
d)
Resolves disputes
20.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
a)
Provide Schooling and Education
b)
Create an army
c)
Print and coin money
d)
Make treaties.
21.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Life and the Pursuit of Happiness
b)
Life and Death
c)
Life and Justice
d)
Life and the right to own a home
22.
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Select the response that accurately describes one of them:
a)
Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.
b)
Citizens seventeen (17) and older can vote.
c)
Citizens by birth only can vote.
d)
Only citizens with a job can vote.
23.
What is an amendment?
a)
An addition (to the Constitution).
b)
The Articles of Confederation.
c)
The beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
d)
The Declaration of Independence.
24.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Articles of Confederation.
c)
The inalienable rights.
d)
The Declaration of Independence.
25.
What is one right or freedom granted by the First Amendment?
a)
Speech
b)
Trial by Jury
c)
To vote
d)
To bear arms
26.
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
a)
Freedom of speech and freedom of worship.
b)
Freedom to petition and freedom to break traffic laws.
c)
Freedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countries.
d)
Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president.
27.
What is freedom of religion?
a)
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
b)
You can't choose the time you practice your religion.
c)
You must choose a religion.
d)
No one can practice a religion.
28.
Name one right belonging only to United States citizens.
a)
Run for federal office.
b)
Attend public school.
c)
Freedom of religion.
d)
Freedom of speech.
29.
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
a)
Serve on a jury.
b)
Pay taxes
c)
Obey the laws.
d)
Be respectful of other people
30.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
a)
Eighteen (18) or older.
b)
Sixteen (16) or older.
c)
Thirty-five (35) or older.
d)
Twenty-one (21) or older.
31.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
The Senate and House of Representatives.
b)
The House of Representatives and the courts.
c)
The House of Lords and the House of Commons.
d)
The Senate and the courts.
32.
Who makes federal laws?
a)
Congress
b)
The States
c)
The President
d)
The Supreme Court
33.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
Four hundred thirty-five (435).
b)
Four hundred forty-one (441).
c)
Two hundred (200).
d)
One hundred (100).
34.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
a)
Because of the state's population.
b)
Because the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives.
c)
Because of the geographical size of the state.
d)
Because of the state's location.
35.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
4
d)
8
36.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
100
b)
435
c)
54
d)
50
37.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
All people of the state in which (s)he was elected.
b)
All people of the state who belong to the Senator's political party.
c)
The state legislatures.
d)
Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator.
38.
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
a)
6
b)
10
c)
4
d)
2
39.
What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
a)
Democratic and Republican.
b)
Reform and Green.
c)
American and Bull-Moose.
d)
Democratic-Republican and Whig.
40.
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
a)
All of these answers.
b)
Vote and join a civic group.
c)
Write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives.
d)
Give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group.
41.
Who was the first President?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Abraham Lincoln
42.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
a)
The President
b)
The Speaker of the House
c)
The Prime Minister
d)
The Chief Justice
43.
Name one branch or part of the government.
a)
Legislative
b)
State government
c)
Parliament
d)
United Nations
44.
Who signs bills to become laws?
a)
The President
b)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
c)
The Vice President
d)
The Secretary of State
45.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
a)
The President
b)
The Vice President
c)
The Secretary of Defense
d)
The Attorney General
46.
We elect a President for how many years?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
8
d)
10
47.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
a)
Being a diplomat
b)
Youngest member of the Constitutional Convention.
c)
Inventor of the airplane.
d)
Third President of the United States.
48.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
a)
July 4
b)
January 1
c)
October 30
d)
February 13
49.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
The United States.
b)
The President.
c)
Congress
d)
The State where you live.
50.
What is the economic system in the United States?
a)
Capitalist economy.
b)
Communist economy
c)
Socialist economy
d)
None of these answers.
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