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Worksheets#NC MN Civics Test
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the supreme law of the United States?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Declaration of Independence
2.
What does the Constitution do?
a)
Allowed us to become independent from Great Britain
b)
Divided the US government into 2 branches
c)
Set up permanent alliance with Great Britian
d)
Sets up the government
3.
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are those words?
a)
Allowed us to become independent from Great Britain
b)
We the people...
c)
Set up permanent alliance with Great Britian
d)
Four score and...
4.
What is an amendment?
a)
Allowed us to become independent from Great Britain
b)
A piece of legislation with the same power as a law
c)
Set up permanent alliance with Great Britian
d)
When the Supreme Court rules against the other branches
5.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
Allowed us to become independent from Great Britain
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
Miranda Rights
d)
The Bill of Rights
6.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
27
b)
10
c)
17
d)
24
7.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
Declared our independence from France
b)
Declared our independence from Great Britain
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave women the right to vote
8.
What are two of the rights in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Life and Pursuit of Happiness
b)
Life and Death
c)
Liberty and Tyranny
d)
After Earth and Pursuit of Happiness
9.
What is the 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 chose a religion
d)
No one can practice a religion
10.
What is the economic system in the United States?
a)
Capitalist/market economy
b)
Command economy
c)
Communist economy
d)
Democratic economy
11.
What is the "rule of law"?
a)
Everyone except public officials must follow the law
b)
Our law is better than everyone elses
c)
State law overrides federal law
d)
No one else is above the law
12.
What stops one branch from the government from becoming to powerful?
a)
Checks and balances
b)
The President
c)
Freedom of Speech
d)
The people
13.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
a)
The Secretary
b)
The Vice President
c)
The President
d)
The Treasurer
14.
Who makes the federal laws?
a)
Congress
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
The Speaker of the House
15.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
The Senate and House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court and Executive
c)
President and Vice President
d)
Federalism and Democracy
16.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
1,000
b)
100
c)
1,500
d)
250
17.
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
a)
6
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
18.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
435
b)
500
c)
400
d)
350
19.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
3
d)
8
20.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
All the people of the state
b)
Only the people of the state who belongs to the Senator's political party
c)
Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator
d)
The state Legislatures
21.
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
a)
Because of the state's population
b)
Because of the states location
c)
Because of the geographical size of the state
d)
Because the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives
22.
We elect a president for how many years?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
10
d)
2
23.
In what month do we vote for President?
a)
November
b)
March
c)
July
d)
August
24.
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Donald Trump
c)
James Madison
d)
George W. Bush
25.
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
a)
Joe Biden
b)
Mike Pence
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
John Adams
26.
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
The Speaker of the House
b)
The President Pro Tempore
c)
The Vice President
d)
The Secretary of State
27.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes the President?
a)
The Speaker of the House
b)
The President Pro Tempore
c)
The Secretary of State
d)
The Secretary of the treasury
28.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?
a)
The President
b)
The Vice President
c)
The Secretary
d)
The President Pro Tempore
29.
Who signs bills to become laws?
a)
The President
b)
The Vice President
c)
The Secretary
d)
The President Pro Tempore
30.
Who vetoes bills?
a)
The President
b)
The Speaker of the House
c)
The Vice President
d)
The President Pro Tempore
31.
What does the President's Cabinet do?
a)
Advises the President
b)
Organizes the cupboard
c)
Controls the nuclear codes
d)
Makes treaties
32.
What are TWO Cabinet-level positions?
a)
Secretary of Labor and Secretary of State
b)
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of History
c)
Secretary of Weather and Secretary of Energy
d)
Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Navy
33.
What does the judicial branch do?
a)
Review laws
b)
Resolves disputes disagreements
c)
Decide if a law goes against the Constitution
d)
All of these answers
34.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The District Court
c)
The Court of Appeals
d)
The Federal Court
35.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
9
b)
6
c)
10
d)
8
36.
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
a)
John Roberts
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Joe Biden
d)
Anthony Kennedy
37.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is ONE power of the federal government?
a)
To declare war
b)
To provide schooling and education
c)
To issue driver's licenses
d)
To provide protection (police)
38.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is ONE power of the states?
a)
Provide schooling and education
b)
To declare war
c)
Create an army
d)
To print money
39.
What is the capital of your state?
a)
Bismark
b)
St. Paul
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Twin Cities
40.
What are the TWO major political parties in the United States?
a)
Democratic and Republican
b)
Independent and Socialist
c)
Liberal and Conservative
d)
Trump and Sanders
41.
What is the political party of the president now?
a)
Republican Party
b)
Green Party
c)
Independent Party
d)
Democratic Party
42.
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
a)
Paul Ryan
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Joe Biden
43.
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe ONE of them.
a)
Citizens eighteen and older can vote
b)
Citizens by birth can only vote
c)
Only citizens with a job can vote
d)
Citizens seventeen and older can vote
44.
What is ONE duty that is only for United States citizens?
a)
Serve on a jury
b)
Go to the ballgame
c)
Go to war
d)
Run for local office
45.
What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?
a)
Freedom of speech and Freedom of religion
b)
Freedom of speech and Freedom to run for President
c)
Freedom to petition the government and Freedom to disobey traffic laws
d)
Freedom of religion and Freedom to make treaties with other countries
46.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
The President
b)
The United States
c)
The state where you live
d)
Congress
47.
What is ONE promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
a)
Obey the laws of the United States
b)
Promise to buy a house
c)
Promise to run for office
d)
Promise to go to college
48.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
a)
18
b)
17
c)
15
d)
10
49.
What are TWO ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
a)
Vote and join a political party
b)
Join a civic group and join a community group
c)
Threaten public officials if they disagree with their policy
d)
Not to vote
50.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
a)
April 15
b)
March 16
c)
July 4
d)
August 15
51.
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
a)
18
b)
7
c)
10
d)
16
52.
What is ONE reason colonists came to America?
a)
Freedom
b)
Exploration
c)
Have less work to do
d)
Less disease
53.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Floridians
c)
Canadians
d)
No one
54.
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
a)
Africans
b)
Dutch
c)
Canadians
d)
English
55.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
a)
Because of high taxes
b)
King was mean
c)
British imprisoning American Sailors
d)
Slavery
56.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
George Washington
57.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
July 4, 1775
c)
June 4, 1776
d)
August 10, 1776
58.
There were 13 original states. Name THREE
a)
Washington, Nevada, and California
b)
Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina
c)
New York, Kentucky, and Georgia
d)
Virginia, North Carolina, Florida
59.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
The Constitution was written
b)
The Emancipation Proclamation was written
c)
The Declaration of Independence was written
d)
The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written
60.
When was the Constitution written?
a)
1787
b)
1776
c)
1790
d)
1789
61.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name ONE of the writers.
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
62.
What is ONE thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
a)
U.S. Diplomat
b)
Third President of the United States
c)
Youngest member of the Constitution Convention
d)
Inventor of the airplane
63.
Who is the "Father of Our Country"
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Abraham Lincoln
64.
Who was the first president?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
65.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Territory
b)
Manhattan Island Territory
c)
California and Texas Territory
d)
Northwest Territory
66.
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
a)
Civil War
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
World War I
d)
War of 1812
67.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
World War I
d)
War of 1812
68.
Name one problem that led to the civil war.
a)
Oil
b)
Slavery
c)
Western Expansion
d)
Sugar
69.
What was ONE important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
a)
Saved the Union
b)
Established the United Nations
c)
Declared War on Great Britian
d)
Purchased Alaska
70.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed the Slaves
b)
Let the South Secede
c)
Declare war on the South
d)
Start WWII
71.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
a)
Fought for women's rights
b)
Founded the Red Cross
c)
Made the first flag of the United States
d)
The first women elected to the House of Representatives
72.
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
a)
World War II
b)
Civil War
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Mexican-American War
73.
Who was President during World War I?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Warren Harding
74.
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Calvin Coolidge
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Herbert Hoover
75.
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
a)
Japan, Germany, and Italy
b)
Japan, China, and Vietnam
c)
Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany
d)
The Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy
76.
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
a)
Spanish American War
b)
World War II
c)
Civil War
d)
Vietnam War
77.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Communism
c)
Climate Change
d)
Slavery
78.
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
a)
Civil rights movement
b)
Prohibition
c)
Conservation
d)
Women's Suffrage
79.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
a)
Fought for Civil Rights
b)
Fought for women suffrage
c)
Become a U.S. Senator
d)
Ran for President of the United States
80.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
a)
Terrorists attacked the United States
b)
An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant occured
c)
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
d)
Hurricane Andrew struck the United States
81.
Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States.
a)
Zawi Chemi
b)
Cherokee
c)
Celts
d)
Slavs
82.
Name ONE of the two longest rivers in the United States.
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Rio Grande River
d)
Ohio River
83.
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Antarctica Ocean
84.
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Antarctica Ocean
85.
Name ONE U.S. territory.
a)
Haiti
b)
Guam
c)
Bermuda
d)
Cayman
86.
Name ONE state that borders Canada.
a)
Maine
b)
Oregon
c)
Rhode Island
d)
South Dakota
87.
Name ONE state that borders Mexico.
a)
California
b)
Arkansas
c)
Alabama
d)
Florida
88.
What is the Capital of the United States?
a)
Washington, DC
b)
New York, NY
c)
Boston, MA
d)
Philadelphia, PA
89.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
New York (Harbor)
c)
Washington DC
d)
Boston
90.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
Because the stripes represent the original colonies
b)
Because the stripes represent the number of signatures on the U.S. Constitutions
c)
Because the stripes represents the members of the second Continental Congress
d)
Because it was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on a flag
91.
Why does the flag have 50 Stars?
a)
Because there is one for each state
b)
Because there were 50 original colonies
c)
Because there were 50 people who originally came to the United States
d)
Because there is one for each President
92.
What is the name for the national anthem?
a)
The Star-Spangled Banner
b)
America the beautiful
c)
My Country Tis of Thee
d)
God Bless the U.S.A.
93.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
a)
July 4
b)
October 31
c)
June 4
d)
December 30
94.
Name TWO national holidays
a)
Black Friday and Thanksgiving
b)
Thanksgiving and Christmas
c)
Tax day and Martin Luther King Day
d)
Spring Break and Easter
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