WorksheetsCivic Test
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is the supreme law of the land
Declaration of Independence
The US Constitution
The golden Rule
Love one another
Which is something the Constitution does not do
sets up the Government
Defines the Government
Protect the basic rights of Individuals
Claim our Independence
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
We hold these truths
When in coarse
Four score and
What is an amendment?
A grievance to the King of England
Natural Right
An addition to the US Constitution
Limitation of Executive Powers
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The rights of men
Civil Rights
Natural Rights
The Bill of Rights
Which is NOT one rights or freedom from the First Amendment?
Bear Arms
Religion
Assembly
Petition the Government
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Set up our Government
declared our independence from the Queen of England
said that the United States is free from Great Britain
said we did not have representation British Congress
What is the economic system in the United States?
Capitalist economy
Command economy
Trade economy
Cash and Loan economy
What does it mean “rule of law”?
Only laws that need to be followed are ones that are enforced
Enforcing Laws is a part of our constitution
Police Officer determine what rules need to be followed
No one is above the law.
Which one is a Name of one of the branches of the government?
Legislative
Treasury
FBI
Home Land Security
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Law of the Land
Rule of Law
Balancing the budget
Checks and balances
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The speaker of the House
Local Government
Chief Justice
The President
Who does not create federal laws?
Congress
Senate
President
Supreme Court
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
50
200
437
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
2
4
6
8
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
50
100
435
800
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
2
4
6
8
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
All the people of their district
all people in the United States
all people of the state
other members in the House of Representatives
We elect a President for how many years?
2
4
6
8
In what month do we vote for President?
March
January
February
November
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
the Secretary of State
the Speaker of the House
the 1st Lady of the United States
the Vice President
Who signs bills to become laws?
Supreme Court
Congress
President
Secretary of State
What does the judicial branch do?
Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Vetos a Law
Signs a bill into Law
Creates a bill
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
7
9
11
14
What is the capital of your state?
a. Gettysburg
b. Pittsburgh
c. Harrisburg
d. Philadelphia
Gettysburg
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Before it was moved to Washington D. C., where was the Capital of the United States?
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Yorktown
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Paul D. Ryan
Nancy Pelosi
Bernie Sanders
Mike Pence
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Which one best describes a person legally to vote in the United States?
Citizens eighteen 18 and older
You must pay a tax to vote.
Women over the 21 cannot vote
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?*
serve on a jury
serve in the military for at least 2 years
serve the poor
serve the President
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to God
defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
obey the laws of President
serve in the U.S. military
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
January 1st
February 22nd
April 15th
November 11th
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Freedom
To end Slavery
Taxes were too high
Taxation without representation
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1759
1776
1783
1887
There were 13 original states. Name one.
West Virginia
Kentucky
Maine
New Hampshire
When was the Constitution written?
1776
1783
1787
1801
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers?
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Youngest member of the Constitutional Convention
first Postmaster General of the United States
writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
His face is on the 50$ bill.
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
Revolutionary War
War of 1814
WWI
Spanish-American War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War?
states’ rights
suffrage rights
civil rights
13th Amendment
Who was President during World War I?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Warrend G. Harding
Who was President at the start of the Great Depression?
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
France
England
Italy
Belgium
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
the spread of Communism
North Korea attacking South Korea
North Korea having nuclear bombs
Iran having nuclear bombs
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
worked for equality for only Black Americans
worked for the equality of ALL Americans
worked to get voting rights for only Women
was a Catholic minister
List 5 National Holidays
