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Hardest Civics Questions 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

Decorated War General

b)

Inventor of the Telegraph

c)

4th President of the United States

d)

Author of Poor Richard's Almanac

2.

Which of the following is a U.S. territory?

a)

Cuba

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Hawaii

d)

Panama

3.

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

To revise the Articles of Confederation

b)

To ratify the Constitution

c)

To sign the Magna Carta

d)

To Write the Bill of Rights

4.

Which three representatives are apart of the nine current U.S. representatives for the state of Arizona?

a)

Young, Scott, Loudermilk

b)

Castro, Arrington, Carter

c)

Espaillat, Brindisi, Engel

d)

Biggs, Gosar, Grijalva

5.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

Sets up and defines the government

b)

Draws boundaries of congressional districts

c)

Sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

d)

determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

6.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change to the Constitution

b)

A preamble to the Constitution

c)

An explanation of the Bill of Rights

d)

An introduction to the Bill of Rights

7.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

barter or trade economy

b)

socialist or mutual economy

c)

capitalist or market economy

d)

communist or collective economy

8.

If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who is third in line to become president?

a)

the Secretary of State

b)

the U.S. Attorney General

c)

the President Pro Tempore

d)

the Speaker of the House

9.

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

a)

Civil War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War 2

d)

Spanish-American War

10.

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

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

Hawaii

d)

Louisiana

11.

When was the U.S. Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1812

d)

1865

12.

What is one promise made when people not born in the United States take the oath of citizenship?

a)

to register to vote

b)

to get an education

c)

to join a political party

d)

to defend the U.S. Constitution

13.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

declared freedom for the slaves

b)

declared equal rights for women

c)

declared freedom from Great Britain

d)

declared an end to the war with Great Britain

14.

Under the U.S. Constitution, some powers belong only to the federal government. What is one of these powers?

a)

To make treaties

b)

To issue driver's licenses

c)

To provide public education

d)

To establish police departments

15.

What prevents on branch of the U.S. government from becoming too powerful?

a)

The military

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The system of checks and balances

d)

The Federal Reserve

16.

Who did the United States fight against in World War 2?

a)

Japan, Germany, and Italy

b)

Japan, Germany, and France

c)

Great Britain, China, and Japan

d)

Russia, France, and Great Britain

17.

What is the purpose of the judicial branch?

a)

Interpret laws

b)

Create Laws

c)

Vote on Laws

d)

Introduce Amendments to Laws

18.

The United States, what is one mandatory responsibility for citizens?

a)

Own a Home

b)

Vote in Elections

c)

Serve on a Jury

d)

Attend private school

19.

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

a)

Print Money

b)

Create an Army

c)

Issue Passports

d)

Provide Public Education

20.

Which of the following includes two Cabinet-level positions?

a)

Secretary of Education & Secretary of History

b)

Secretary of Energy & Secretary of Motor Vehicles

c)

Secretary of Human Affairs & Secretary of the Navy

d)

Secretary of Homeland Security & Secretary of the Treasury

21.

Which of the following wars was fought by the United States in the 1800s?

a)

Korean War

b)

World War 1

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

Revolutionary War

22.

Which of the following includes two rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life & Liberty

b)

Free Speech & Justice

c)

Bear Arms and Pay Taxes

d)

Vote & Pursuit of Happiness

23.

Who is one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?

a)

John Adams

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jeffeson

d)

George Washington

24.

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

a)

Colonialism

b)

Communism

c)

Imperialism

d)

Sectionalism

25.

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

a)

Civil War

b)

World War 2

c)

War of 1812

d)

Revolutionary War

26.

What is the deadline for filing federal income tax forms?

a)

April 15

b)

June 30

c)

September 15

d)

December 31

27.

Who creates federal laws?

a)

the Congress

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

the Attorney General

d)

the President

28.

How long is one term for a U.S. Senator?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

29.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

Everyone in the United States

b)

The people in the Senator's State

c)

The people in the Senator's district

d)

Only people who belong to the political party of the Senator

30.

Who is the current Chief Justice of the United States?

a)

Barack Obama

b)

John Roberts

c)

Joe Biden

d)

John Kerry