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WorksheetsCivics Final Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the Constitution do?
a)
sets up the government
b)
defines the government
c)
protects basic rights of Americans
d)
all of the above
2.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
a)
For general welfare
b)
Life, Liberty, Happiness
c)
We the People
d)
The right to
3.
What is an amendment?
a)
a change to the Constitution
b)
an addition to the Constitution
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
4.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The First Ten Amendments
c)
The Rights of the People
d)
The Amendments of the Constitution
5.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
a)
voting
b)
religion
c)
fair trial
d)
no cruel or unusual punishment
6.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
10
b)
12
c)
27
d)
50
7.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
set up the government
b)
announced our independence
c)
freed the slaves
d)
lowered the voting age to 18
8.
What is a right in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
to declare war
c)
to tax incomes
d)
to have liberty
9.
What is freedom of religion?
a)
to practice or not to practice a religion
b)
to tell others what to religion to follow
c)
to force others to believe what you do
d)
to say whatever you want
10.
What is the economic system in the United States?
a)
facism
b)
communism
c)
socialism
d)
capitalism
11.
What is the "rule of law"?
a)
No one is above the law
b)
Leaders and Government must obey the law
c)
Everyone must follow the law
d)
All of the above
12.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
a)
expansion of slavery
b)
take land from the natives
c)
religious freedom
d)
following the king's orders
13.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
Vikings
b)
Native Americans
c)
Polynesians
d)
Creoles
14.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Africans
c)
Peasants
d)
Prisoners of War
15.
Who is vice president today?
a)
Mike Pence
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Hillary Clinton
d)
Barack Obama
16.
Name the U.S. War between the north and the south.
a)
The French and Indian War
b)
The Vietnam Conflict
c)
The Civil War
d)
World War I
17.
What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
18.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
19.
What is the minimum voting age?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
16
d)
25
20.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
3rd Judicial Circuit
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Court of Public Opinion
d)
8th Judicial Circuit
21.
Who has the power to declare war?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
citizens
d)
county commissioners
22.
Which amendment prohibits government from denying the right to vote based on a citizen's race?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
1st
23.
What ocean is on the East coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Indian
d)
Black Sea
24.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a)
citizens
b)
laws
c)
checks & balances
d)
the police
25.
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
a)
15th
b)
19th
c)
20th
d)
25th
26.
In what year was the Constitution written?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
2016
d)
1975
27.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a)
Manhattan
b)
New Jersey
c)
Liberty Island / New York Harbor
d)
Washington D.C.
28.
Who was president during WWI?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
George Washington
29.
Who was the first Postmaster General of the U.S.?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Andrew Jackson
30.
Who was the main writer of the Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Quincy Adams
31.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
gave women the right to vote
b)
freed slaves
c)
gave African-Americans the right to vote
d)
prevented child labor
32.
What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?
a)
Florida
b)
California
c)
Louisiana
d)
Virginia
33.
What major event occurred on September 11,2001?
a)
Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
b)
terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, & hijacked an airliner
c)
fall of Berlin Wall
d)
bombing of Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma
34.
Who did the U.S. fight during WWII?
a)
Germany, Italy, Japan
b)
Germany, Italy, France
c)
France, Japan, Italy
d)
France, Africa, England
35.
Which of the following is NOT a U.S. territory?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
U.S. Virgin Islands
c)
Guam
d)
Cuba
36.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Vietnam War
c)
World War II
d)
Truman Doctorine
37.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?
a)
to warm
b)
Capitalism
c)
Communism
d)
Socialism
38.
Which president freed the slaves?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
39.
Which ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Pacific
c)
Gulf
d)
Black Sea
40.
Who was the first president?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Thomas Jefferson
41.
How long is the president's term?
a)
4 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
2 years
42.
Who was the president during the Great Depression and World War II?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Thomas Jefferson
43.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
a)
Fought for women's rights
b)
Fought for men's rights
c)
Fought against women's rights
d)
Fought against child labor laws
44.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 1, 1776
c)
December 31, 1776
d)
January 1, 1776
45.
Who was the president during the Civil War?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Andrew Jackson
46.
Which president is called "The Father of our Country?"
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Woodrow Wilson
47.
What do the stripes on the flag represent?
a)
the states
b)
the 13 original colonies
c)
our "founding fathers"
d)
freedom
48.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Federalist Papers
49.
This is a map of….
a)
North Carolina
b)
United States of America
c)
The World
d)
Davidson County
50.
What state is in red?
a)
California
b)
Utah
c)
Connecticut
d)
Hawaii
51.
What state is in red?
a)
New York
b)
Ohio
c)
Virginia
d)
Washington
52.
What state is in red?
a)
New York
b)
California
c)
Texas
d)
Colorado
53.
What state is in red?
a)
Florida
b)
South Carolina
c)
Washington
d)
North Carolina
54.
What state is in red?
a)
Montana
b)
Florida
c)
Maine
d)
North Carolina
55.
What state is in red?
a)
South Carolina
b)
California
c)
New York
d)
Arkansas
56.
What state is in red?
a)
Hawaii
b)
Canada
c)
Alaska
d)
Maine
57.
Which of these US Presidents did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
58.
What is the most common first name of all of our Presidents?
a)
William
b)
George
c)
James
d)
John
59.
July 4th is known as the birthday of our nation yet, ironically, it was the date on which 3 of our Presidents died. Which of the following Presidents did NOT die on July 4th?
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
60.
How many US Presidents have been assassinated?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
6
d)
4
61.
Which of these lists contains the four US Presidents carved into Mount Rushmore?
a)
Thomas Jeffereson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
b)
Thomas Jeffereson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Washington
c)
John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
d)
Thomas Jeffereson, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington
62.
Who was praised for being "first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George W. Bush
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
63.
How many US Presidents have been impeached?
a)
3 - Johnson, Nixon & Clinton
b)
1 - Nixon
c)
0
d)
2 - Johnson & Clinton
64.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
65.
Which president was shot in the chest but because the bullet was slowed by the papers of his speech and his glasses case, he insisted on delivering his speech as planned? The bullet was never removed.
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Gerald Ford
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
66.
Which president lost the popular vote of the American people but won the election due to having the most electoral votes?
a)
Al Gore
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
George W. Bush
67.
Which other future US President is in the famous painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware? (HINT: He is the one holding the flag)
a)
James Monroe
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Quincy Adams
68.
Which ivy league university had eight alumni sign the Declaration of Independence AND had eight alumni become future US Presidents?
a)
Yale
b)
Princeton
c)
Harvard
d)
Columbia
69.
Which US President died after only a month in office and was the first to die in office?
a)
William H. Harrison
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James A. Garfield
70.
Which US President was the only bachelor?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
John Adams
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
James Buchanan
71.
Which US President founded a University, spoke 6 languages, designed his own house, authored one of our most important historical documents, and was an expert in agriculture, law, politics, music, geography, surveying, philosophy and botany?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
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