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Citizens and Government

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a person who belongs to a country

a)

rights

b)

volunteer

c)

citizen

d)

government

2.

freedoms people have

a)

rights

b)

recycle

c)

government

d)

Constitution

3.

a person who works for free to help others

a)

citizen

b)

rights

c)

volunteer

d)

person

4.

to reuse something

a)

recycle

b)

rights

c)

government

d)

trash

5.

all of the people who run a community, state, or country

a)

citizens

b)

rights

c)

government

d)

Constitution

6.

a plan for our government

a)

Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

government

7.

Select the TWO ways people become citizens of the United States.

a)

They have to speak English.

b)

They are born in the United States.

c)

They go through a process called naturalization.

d)

They go to college.

8.

Select the THREE classes people must take as part of the naturalization process.

a)

English

b)

American History

c)

Citizenship

d)

Science

e)

Math

9.

United States citizens have the right to vote.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

United States citizens have the freedom of speech.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

United States citizens do not have the freedom of religion.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

to choose between right and wrong

a)

smart

b)

responsible

c)

choose

d)

good

13.

Volunteers get paid for their contributions.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

He was a great leader and an important veteran. He was also the first president of the United States.

a)

George Washington

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Rosa Parks

15.

He fought to keep Native Americans from losing their land.

a)

George Washington

b)

Sitting Bull

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

16.

She helped women get the right to vote.

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Mary McLeod Bethune

c)

Rosa Parks

17.

She fought for educational and equal rights.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Mary McLeod Bethune

18.

He led the fight for equal rights for all Americans.

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

George Washington

c)

Cesar Chavez

19.

She helped change an unfair law where African Americans had to give up their seats to white people.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

20.

He worked to make life better for farm workers.

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

George Washington

c)

Cesar Chavez

21.

What are rules in a community called?

a)

laws

b)

Constitution

c)

rights

22.

A set of written laws that all Americans must follow that was written by our first leaders.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

laws

c)

Constitution

23.

The leader of our country.

a)

governor

b)

president

c)

mayor

24.

The leader of our state.

a)

president

b)

governor

c)

mayor

25.

The leader of our town.

a)

president

b)

governor

c)

mayor

26.

something that stands for something else

a)

symbols

b)

president

c)

laws

d)

ideas

27.

This is where the President lives and works.

a)

The White House

b)

The Capitol

c)

Washington Monument

28.

This place reminds people that George Washington was a great American leader.

a)

The White House

b)

Washington Monument

c)

Supreme Court

29.

This is where people in our government write laws.

a)

The White House

b)

Capitol

c)

Supreme Court

30.

This is where judges make sure our laws agree with the Constitution of the United States.

a)

Capitol

b)

White House

c)

Supreme Court

31.

On this day, we celebrate America's independence from England.

a)

The Fourth of July

b)

Christmas

c)

Easter

d)

The Fifth of July

32.

This is located Philadelphia and was created to proclaim liberty.

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Fourth of July

c)

Liberty Bell

33.

A symbol of hope and freedom for people around the world.

a)

The Liberty Bell

b)

Statue of Liberty

c)

Ellis Island

34.

This is where immigrants had to stop before beginning their lives in America.

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Philadelphia

c)

White House

d)

Florida