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Civics

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Cara

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

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

a)

We declare self-evident

b)

We the People

c)

When in course

d)

We believe in

3.

What is an amendment

a)

a change to the Constitution

b)

a change to the Supreme Court decision

c)

a new law passed by the Senate for debate

d)

a change to the Articles of Confederation

4.

This freedom can be found in the first amendment?

a)

right to own guns

b)

freedom of assembly

c)

right to a trial

d)

freedom from cruel and unsusual punishment

5.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

24

c)

25

d)

27

6.

What is the economic system of the United States?

a)

communism

b)

single payer

c)

free market

d)

catapultist

7.

What is the "rule of law"

a)

whatever the President says goes

b)

only the Supreme Court writes law

c)

no one is above the law, even the President and Cogress

d)

elected officials are above the law since they make the law

8.

What make up the three branches of government?

a)

The Articles, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

b)

The congress, The legislature and the bureacracy

c)

The president, the speaker of the house, the Supreme Court

d)

the Executive, the legislative, and Judicial

9.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

President

d)

Bureacracy

10.

How many US Senators are there?

a)

425

b)

535

c)

100

d)

150

11.

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

6

12.

This man is currently an Idaho Senator

a)

Jim Risch

b)

Raul Labrador

c)

Mike Simpson

d)

Brad Little

13.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

535

b)

435

c)

100

d)

150

14.

We elect a member of the US House of Representatives for how long?

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

2 years

d)

8 years

15.

This man is one of Idahos U.S. Representatives

a)

Butch Otter

b)

Brad Little

c)

Mike Simpson

d)

Mike Crapo

16.

We elect a president for how many years?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

17.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

all the people in the state

b)

only the people in his hometown

c)

only the people in his legislative district

d)

the other Senators

18.

In what month do we vote for President?

a)

October

b)

January

c)

May

d)

November

19.

What is the name of the President now?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Brad Little

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Donald Trump

20.

If the President can no longer serve who becomes the President?

a)

whover wins a special election

b)

the Speaker of the House

c)

the Vice President

d)

the Chief Justice

21.

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

a)

Chief Justice

b)

the Senate Majority Leader

c)

a winner of a special election

d)

the Speaker of the House

22.

Who signs bills into law?

a)

the speaker of the house

b)

the Chief Justice

c)

the President

d)

the members of congress

23.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

the Senate Majority Leader

b)

the Vice President

c)

the Chief Justice

d)

the President

24.

What is the highest court in the land?

a)

The 9th Circut

b)

The Presidency

c)

Judge Judy

d)

The Supreme Court

25.

What does the Presidents Cabinet do?

a)

Holds all his savory Jams and Jellies

b)

hold all the important secret documents

c)

advises the President

d)

reviews laws and then vetoes them

26.

How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

9

d)

8

27.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Brett Kavanagh

b)

John Roberts

c)

Mitch McConnell

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

28.

Who is the Governor of Idaho currently?

a)

Butch Otter

b)

Jim Risch

c)

Brad Little

d)

Mike Crapo

29.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

Kuna

b)

Nampa

c)

Boise

d)

Twin Falls

30.

What is the name of the Speaker of the House now?

a)

Mike Johnson

b)

Mitch McConnell

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Nancy Pelosi

31.

How old do you have to be to vote in the United States

a)

21

b)

30

c)

19

d)

18

32.

What are the two major political parties in the US right now?

a)

Democrat and Independent

b)

Republican and Democrat

c)

Communal and Independent

d)

Socialist and Progressive

33.

When is the last day you can send in your federal income tax form?

a)

January 1st

b)

The first Tuesday in November

c)

April 15

d)

Feburary 15

34.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

18

b)

19

c)

21

d)

they aren't required its optional

35.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Continental Congress members

d)

Ben Franklin

36.

Which states are part of the the original 13 colonies?

a)

Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont

b)

West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

c)

Massachusettes, New Jersey, New York

d)

Maine, Massachusettes, Connecticut

37.

What year was the Consitution written?

a)

1789

b)

1787

c)

1887

d)

1776

38.

Who is the "Father of our Country"?

a)

James Madison

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

39.

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

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Hudson River Valley in New York

c)

Florida Purchase

d)

Louisisana Purchase

40.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

freed all the slaves in the Confederacy

b)

amended the Constitution

c)

declared that the rule of law included the Congress

d)

freed citizens from paying taxes during the Civil War

41.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

first women vice presidential candidate

b)

wrote the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem

c)

designed and sewed the original flag

d)

fought for women's rights to vote

42.

Who was President during WWI?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Warren G Harding

43.

What U.S. war was fought between the North and the South?

a)

the Mexican American War

b)

WWI

c)

The Civil War

d)

The 10 years war

44.

Who was President during the Great Depression and WWII?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Warren G Harding

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

45.

This man was a President and also a WWII General?

a)

U.S. Grant

b)

Dwight Eisnehower

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

George H.W. Bush

46.

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

a)

the spread of Repulbicanism

b)

the spread of communism

c)

Hitler

d)

the treatment of Jews

47.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Boise

b)

New York

c)

Philadephia

d)

Washington D.C.

48.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

one star for each state

b)

that looked the best when it was laid out and it is just coincidence that we know have 50 states.

c)

that is the number dictated by Congress when they commissioned the flag

d)

because it makes a cool looking flag when you alternated the colors red and white.

49.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

July 4th

b)

Feb. 14th

c)

January 12th

d)

July 3rd

50.

Which ocean is on the east coast of the United States?

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Gulf of Mexico Ocean

c)

Asiatic Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean