WorksheetsCivics Questions Next 25
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Worship
Freedom of Speech and Freedom to chew gum in school
Freedom of Assembly and Freedom to talk back to teachers
Freedom to Petition the government and Freedom to break the law
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The President
The Constitution
The Flag
The Military
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
Join the military
Vote
Run for office
Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
19
21
18
25
What are two ways Americans can participate in their democracy?
Vote
Be a Girl Scout
Join the military
Run for office
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
November 1
April 15
December 25
June 12
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Age 18
Age 25
Age 21
Age 30
What is one reason colonists came to America?
because the tea was better here
they wanted to escape persecution
they liked long trips over the ocean
they heard there was gold here
Who lived in America before the European arrived?
Africans
Vikings
Spaniards
American Indians
What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves?
British
American Indians
Africans
French
Why did colonists fight the British?
taxation without representation
because they were violent
to let the British know they weren't afraid
to get the monopoly on tea
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
June 12, 1776
November 15, 1776
April 15, 1776
July 4, 1776
There are 13 original states. Name three.
New Mexico, Kansas, Idaho
California, Nevada, Delaware
Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia
Virginia, Oregon, Florida
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Articles of Confederation were written
The Declaration of Independence was written
The Magna Carta was written
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution written?
1776
1787
1789
1900
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin in famous for?
First postmaster General of the United States
First man to fly a kite
First man with long hair
First man to train dogs
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Who was the first president?
John Adams
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Arizona Territory
Canadian Territory
Mexico
Louisiana Territory
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Civil War
WWII
WWI
American Revolution
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
American Revolution
Vietnam War
WWI
Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
not enough cotton being traded
too many colonists moving north
slavery
land rights
What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?
Became the first president
Freed the slaves
Was the first president to wear a top hat
changed hunting laws
