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Kentucky State Civics Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Federalist Papers

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

prevents taxation without representation

b)

defines the government

c)

establishes the monarchy

d)

provides for life, liberty and the pursuit of hapiness

3.

3. The idea of self-government is in the first words of the Constitution. What are these words?

a)

Life, Liberty, and Happiness

b)

Give me liberty

c)

We the people

d)

The Star-Spangled Banner

4.

4. What is an amendment to the supreme law of the land?

a)

a change or addition to the to the Constitution

b)

a change or addition to the to Federal Law

c)

a change or addition to the to State Law

d)

a change or addition to the to the Bill of Rights

5.

5. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

the Bill of Rights

b)

the Constitution

c)

the Preamble

d)

The Declaration of Independence

6.

6. Which one is a right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

to pay taxes

b)

to vote

c)

free speech

d)

to own a gun

7.

7. How many amendments does the Constitution currently have?

a)

7

b)

13

c)

27

d)

None

8.

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

declared our independence from Great Britain

b)

declared our victory over Great Britain

c)

formed our government

d)

started the Civil War

9.

9. What is NOT a right in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

liberty

c)

capitalism

d)

pursuit of hapiness

10.

10. What does freedom of religion mean in the United States?

a)

Freedom from taxation

b)

You must be part of a religion

c)

Free Will

d)

You can practice any, or not practice a religion

11.

11. What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

communism system

b)

capitalist market economy system

c)

socialism system

d)

command economic system

12.

12. Which is NOT part of the “rule of law”?

a)

Government is exempt from the law

b)

Everyone must follow the law

c)

Leaders must obey the law

d)

No one is above the law

13.

13. Which one is NOT a branch or part of the government.*

a)

legislative

b)

executive

c)

administrative

d)

judicial

14.

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

checks and balances

b)

the President of the United States

c)

Congress

d)

the Supreme Court

15.

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

Congress

b)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

c)

local law makers

d)

the President

16.

16. Who makes federal laws?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

the President

d)

we the people

17.

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

President and Vice-President

b)

the Executive and Legislative Branch

c)

the Senate and House of Representatives

d)

the Judicial and Executive

18.

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

twenty five (25)

b)

thirty seven (37)

c)

fifty (50)

d)

one hundred (100)

19.

19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how long?

a)

two (2) years

b)

four (4) years

c)

six (6) years

d)

life

20.

20. Who is one of Kentucky's current U.S. Senators?

a)

Matt Bevin

b)

Mitch McConnell

c)

John Yarmuth

d)

Jimmy Higdon

21.

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

372

d)

435

22.

22. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

a)

two (2) years

b)

four (4) years

c)

six (6) years

d)

life

23.

23. Name a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

a)

Jimmy Higdon

b)

Matt Bevin

c)

Brett Guthrie

d)

Mitch McConell

24.

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

all people of Bardstown

b)

all people of Nelson County

c)

all people of the state

d)

all people of the United States

25.

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

they have a larger population

b)

they became a state sooner

c)

they are larger geographically

d)

they are wealthier

26.

26. We elect a President for how many years?

a)

two (2)

b)

four (4)

c)

eight (8)

d)

life

27.

27. In what month do we vote for President?

a)

January

b)

October

c)

November

d)

December

28.

28. What is the name of the current President of the United States?

a)

Obama

b)

Trump

c)

Bush

d)

Clinton

29.

29. What is the name of the current Vice President of the United States?

a)

Al Gore

b)

Dan Quayle

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Mike Pence

30.

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

the First Lady

b)

the Secretary of State

c)

the Vice President

d)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

31.

31. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

the Speaker of the House

b)

the First Lady

c)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

the Governor of New York

32.

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

the General of the Army

b)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

c)

Uncle Sam

d)

the President

33.

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

d)

the President

34.

34. Who vetoes bills?

a)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

the President

c)

Congress

d)

House of Representatives

35.

35. What does the President’s Cabinet do?

a)

vetoes laws

b)

informs the press

c)

advises the President

d)

proposes laws

36.

36. Which is NOT a Cabinet-level position?

a)

Secretary of Education

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

Secretary of Trade

d)

Secretary of Treasury

37.

37. What is NOT a duty of the judicial branch?

a)

reviews laws

b)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

c)

enforces laws

d)

decides if a treaty goes against the constitution

38.

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

the Presidential Court

b)

the Representative Court

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Circuit Court of Appeals

39.

39. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

a)

five (5)

b)

seven (7)

c)

nine (9)

d)

eleven (11)

40.

40. Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States?

a)

John Roberts

b)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

c)

Robert Kennedy

d)

Thurgood Marshall

41.

41. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. Which is one NOT a power of the federal government?

a)

to declare war

b)

to provide state drivers license

c)

to create an army

d)

to make treaties

42.

42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

a)

provide schooling and education

b)

to make treaties

c)

to declare war

d)

to print money

43.

43. Who is the current Governor of your state?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Mitch McConell

c)

Matt Bevin

d)

Steve Brashear

44.

44. What is the capital of your state?

a)

Louisville

b)

Lexington

c)

Washington, D.C.

d)

Frankfort

45.

45. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Congress and the President

b)

Democratic and Republican

c)

Red and Blue

d)

Independent and Communist

46.

46. What is the political party of the current President?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Green

d)

Libertarian

47.

47. What is the name of the current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Paul Ryan

c)

Mitch McConnell

d)

John McCain

48.

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Which is NOT one of them?

a)

You don't have to pay a poll tax

b)

Any citizen can vote

c)

Only male citizens may vote

d)

Citizens 18 and older can vote

49.

49. What is one civic duty that is ONLY for United States CITIZENS?

a)

Serve on a jury

b)

Work in the United States

c)

Travel freely between states

d)

Own a business in the U.S.

50.

50. Name one right ONLY for United States CITIZENS.

a)

travel to other countries

b)

own a business

c)

travel between states

d)

run for federal office

51.

51. Which of the following is NOT a right of everyone living in the United States?

a)

freedom of assembly

b)

freedom of religion

c)

freedom to violently protest

d)

freedom of speech

52.

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

The Military

b)

The President

c)

The United States

d)

George Washington

53.

53. Which of these is NOT a promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

a)

give up loyalty to other countries

b)

obey the laws of the United States

c)

serve in the U.S. military (if needed)

d)

to vote

54.

54. How old do citizens have to be to VOTE for President?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

24

55.

55. What is NOT a way that Americans should participate in democracy?

a)

join a political party

b)

Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

c)

join a community group

d)

Interfere with a public election

56.

56. When is the traditional last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

a)

January 1st

b)

April 15th

c)

July 4th

d)

December 31st

57.

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

24

58.

58. What is NOT a reason colonists came to America?

a)

spread the monarchy

b)

religious freedom

c)

escape persecution

d)

economic opportunity

59.

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Dutch

b)

Native Americans

c)

Russians

d)

English

60.

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

a)

Dutch

b)

Native Americans

c)

Africans

d)

Russians

61.

61. Which is NOT a reason the colonists fought the British?

a)

Colonist denied trial by jury

b)

Slavery

c)

taxation without representation

d)

quartering British troops

62.

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Thomas Jefferson

63.

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

January 4, 1976

b)

April 1, 1776

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

December 25, 1776

64.

64. There were 13 original states. Which was NOT one of them?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Texas

c)

Delaware

d)

New York

65.

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The first President was appointed

b)

The White House was built

c)

Political Parties were created

d)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

66.

66. When was the Constitution written?

a)

1787

b)

1687

c)

1587

d)

1487

67.

67. Who was NOT one of the writers of The Federalist Papers that supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.

a)

John Jay

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Abraham Lincoln

68.

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is NOT famous for?

a)

being the first Postmaster General of the United States

b)

writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”

c)

started the first free libraries

d)

was the 2nd President of the United States

69.

69. Who is considered the “Father of Our Country”?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

James Madison

70.

70. Who was the first President?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

71.

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

a)

the Louisiana Territory

b)

Alaska

c)

Manhattan

d)

Texas

72.

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

Vietnam

73.

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Civil War

d)

Vietnam

74.

74. Which was NOT a problem that led to the Civil War?

a)

slavery

b)

economic reasons

c)

taxation without representation

d)

states' rights

75.

75. What was NOT an accomplishment of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

gave women the right to vote

b)

freed the slaves

c)

saved (or preserved) the Union

d)

led the United States during the Civil War

76.

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

separated the U.S. from Great Britain

b)

gave women the right to vote

c)

freed the slaves in states of rebellion

d)

elected a President for the first time

77.

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

created the first flag

b)

created the Red Cross

c)

fought for women’s rights

d)

was the first woman to vote

78.

78. Name one war NOT fought by the United States in the 1900s.

a)

Gulf War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Civil War

79.

79. Who was President during World War I?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

George Washington

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

80.

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

George Washington

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Bill Clinton

81.

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a)

Japan

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

All of the above

82.

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

a)

Gulf War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Civil War

83.

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

a)

Communism

b)

Imperial Japan

c)

Nazis

d)

Climate Change

84.

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

States' Rights

b)

Suffrage

c)

Civil Rights

d)

American Revolution

85.

85. What is Martin Luther King, Jr. best known for?

a)

fighting for civil rights

b)

ending the Vietnam War

c)

creating labor unions

d)

advocating for women's suffrage

86.

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

a)

the Vietnam War started

b)

Terrorists attacked the United States

c)

Japan attacked Pearl Harbor

d)

Desert Storm ended

87.

87. Which was NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States?

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Cossacks

c)

Choctaw

d)

Cherokee

88.

88. Which is one of the longest rivers in the United States?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Yangtze

c)

Amazon

d)

Danube

89.

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Arctic

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

90.

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Arctic

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Pacific

d)

Atlantic

91.

91. Which is a U.S. territory?

a)

Hawaii

b)

New Mexico

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Alaska

92.

92. Which state does NOT border Canada?

a)

Maine

b)

Washington

c)

New York

d)

Colorado

93.

93. Which state borders Mexico?

a)

Kentucky

b)

California

c)

Tennessee

d)

Florida

94.

94. What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Frankfort, KY

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

New York, New York

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

95.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

Liberty Island

b)

Puget Sound

c)

New Jersey

d)

Washington, D.C.

96.

96. What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. Flag represent?

a)

the 13 wars the U.S. has fought

b)

the 13th amendment

c)

the 13 original colonies

d)

the British Empire

97.

97. What do the 50 stars on the U.S. Flag represent?

a)

the 50 years of freedom

b)

the 50 wars the U.S. has fought

c)

the 50 states

d)

our 50 presidents

98.

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

Oh, Say Can You See

b)

The Star-Spangled Banner

c)

Old Glory

d)

Don't Tread on Me

99.

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

January 1st

b)

July 4th

c)

October 31st

d)

December 25th

100.

100. Which is NOT a national U.S. holiday?

a)

Memorial Day

b)

Veterans' Day

c)

Labor Day

d)

World Peace Day

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