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WorksheetsHow much do you know about Social Studies?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who invented the light bulb?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Henry Ford
d)
JJ Watt
2.
Who was the first president of the United States?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George Washington
d)
John Adams
3.
What year was America founded?
a)
1775
b)
1776
c)
1607
d)
1492
4.
Which of the following presidents was NOT assassinated?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
James Garfield
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
In what year did America land the first man on the moon?
a)
1500
b)
1945
c)
1969
d)
2013
6.
What branch of government is the president a part of?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Cabinet
d)
Judicial
7.
Which country sold the US the Louisiana territory?
a)
Germany
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
France
8.
What is the sharing of power between federal and state governments?
a)
Republicanism
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Federalism
d)
Separation of Powers
9.
The term used when the government only has powers that the Constitution gives it.
a)
Limited Government
b)
Individual Rights
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Separation of Powers
10.
What is the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and government actions unconstitutional?
a)
Executive Powers
b)
Committee Review
c)
Subcommittee Review
d)
Judicial Review
11.
What type of rights are guaranteed by the Constitution to all citizens and are found in the Bill of Rights?
a)
Constitutional
b)
Individual
c)
State
d)
Federal
12.
What geographic feature did the early civilizations all share?
a)
Rivers
b)
Mountains
c)
Lakes
d)
Deserts
13.
Which of the following was NOT one of the major contributions of the civilization of Greece?
a)
The Olympics
b)
Drama
c)
Running Water
d)
Democracy
14.
Which famous Renaissance artist painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Donatello
c)
Raphael Santi
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
15.
Which Enlightenment thinker is known for the concept of the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?
a)
Charles de Montesquieu
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
d)
Thomas Hobbes
16.
Which of these was NOT used during World War I?
a)
machine guns
b)
trench warfare
c)
atomic bombs
d)
poison gas
17.
How many continents are there in world?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
18.
Which force does NOT change physical environment?
a)
glaciers
b)
moon
c)
volcanoes
d)
earthquakes
19.
Economies of the world deal with
a)
goods
b)
services
c)
money
d)
all of the above
20.
Which of the following types of government have complete control of their citizens and countries?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Republic
c)
Democracy
d)
Anarchy
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