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First Civics Test Prep

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the form of government of the United States

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

c)

Socialist

d)

Representative Democracy

2.
Which document is the Supreme Law of the Land?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
US Constitution
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Bill of Rights
3.
There are ___ amendments.
a)
10
b)
20
c)
27
d)
35
4.
What are the first 10 Amendments called?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Preamble
5.

According to the Declaration of Independence who institutes or creates governments?

a)

The King

b)

The People

c)

The Pope

d)

The President

6.

Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Education

d)

Happiness

7.

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

a)

The King

b)

Religion

c)

The People

d)

The President

8.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Supreme Court Judges
b)
Vice President
c)
President
d)
Cabinet
9.
Which branch of government makes laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial 
c)
Legislative
10.
Which two groups make up Congress?
a)
Legislative and Judicial
b)
Cabinet and Supreme Court
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
11.
Which group is chosen by the President to help him make decisions?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
c)
Congress
d)
Cabinet
12.
Members of this branch of government may serve until they die or retire.
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
13.
Which branch of government is in charge of our Armed Forces?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
14.

How many branches of government are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

15.

There are _________ judges in the Supreme Court.

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

9

16.

The branches of government are:

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Presidential Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Executive Branch

17.

The president can only be president for a TOTAL of ______ years.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

18.

Each state has only (a)   senators.

19.

What jobs are the Congress responsible for?

a)

lives in the White House.

b)

Coming up with bills or ideas that they would like to become laws.

c)

Write and vote on which bills will become laws in the United States.

d)

Decide if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime.

e)

Remove laws that are unfair.

20.

Who chooses the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

The President

b)

The Vice President

c)

Congress

d)

Senate

21.
Who is the Governor of AZ?
a)
Doug Doucey
b)
Paul Ryan
c)
Jeff Flake
d)
John McCain
22.

Which is NOT the last name of one of AZ's 9 House of Representatives?

a)

Biggs

b)

Lesko

c)

Stanton

d)

Flake

23.

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

a)

Doug Doucey

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Joe Biden

d)

John McCain

24.
Who is second in line to be the President?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Vice President
d)
President Pro Tempore
25.
Who is the current chief justice of the US Supreme Court?
a)
Paul Ryan
b)
Jeff Flake
c)
John Roberts
d)
John McCain
26.
Which is the highest court in the US?
a)
State Supreme Court
b)
US Supreme Court
c)
Superior Court
d)
Civil Court
27.
Who is 3rd in line for the presidency?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
President Pro Tempore
d)
Secretary of State
28.

Who is our Vice President?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

John Roberts

d)

Paul Ryan

29.
How many House of Reps are allowed per state?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
Based on population
30.
How many senators are allowed per state?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
based on population
31.
How many US House of Reps are currently in Congress?
a)
435
b)
354
c)
534
d)
453
32.
People in the House of Representatives serve for ___ years.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
33.
How many TERMS can a President serve?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
34.
In what month are presidential elections held?
a)
September
b)
October
c)
November
d)
January
35.
The first three words of the US Constitution are _____.
a)
Four Score and Seven
b)
When in the Course
c)
We the People
d)
I Pledge Allegiance
36.

Which pair is AZ's 2 US Senators?

a)

Sinema, Kelly

b)

Flake, Sinema

c)

McCain, Franks

37.
A President can either sign or ____ a bill.
a)
Veto
b)
Pass
c)
Rewrite
d)
Ignore
38.
Who is the current chief justice of the US Supreme Court?
a)
Paul Ryan
b)
Jeff Flake
c)
John Roberts
d)
John McCain
39.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

27

b)

1

c)

30

d)

100

40.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Declared our independence from Great Britain

b)

Said we were staying with Great Britain

c)

Said we were happy with how Great Britain was treating us

d)

We have no Declaration of Independence

41.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

The Senate and House (of Representatives)

b)

The White House and Lincoln Memorial

c)

The Court House and The Big House

42.

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

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

43.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

50

b)

100

c)

435

d)

2

44.

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

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

d)

8

45.

We elect a President for how many years?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

12

46.

The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?

a)

We Are Many

b)

We the People

c)

We Are One

d)

We Are Few

47.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change to the Constitution

b)

A clothes tailor

c)

A change in your diet

d)

A prayer

48.

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? CHOOSE 2

a)

Life

b)

happiness

c)

speech

d)

religion

49.

What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful? CHOOSE 2

a)

the president

b)

checks and balances

c)

Chief Justice

d)

separation of powers

50.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Mayors

b)

Governors

c)

Congress

d)

Citizens

51.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

All the people of the state

b)

Only the people in the big cities

c)

Only the people near where they live

d)

All the people who voted for them

52.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

Because they got lucky

b)

Because they had a larger population than others

c)

Because they voted for more people

d)

Because the president appointed more for some states

53.

What is the name of the President of the United States now?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Donald Trump

d)

George W Bush

54.

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Keyser Soze

55.

If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice president

c)

Chief Justice

d)

Senator

56.

Who is Commander in Chief of the Military?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Vice President

c)

Secretary of State

d)

President

57.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Congress

d)

Governor

58.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Vice President

59.

What does the Judicial branch do?

a)

Reviews laws

b)

Puts people in jail

c)

Signs Bills into laws

d)

Vetoes Bills

60.

What does the President's cabinet do?

a)

Holds his fine China dinnerware

b)

Advises the President

c)

Has lunch with the President

d)

Does nothing to help him

61.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

District Court

b)

Federal Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

State Court

62.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

a)

John Roberts

b)

Jon Kyle

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

John McCain

63.

Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

a)

Declare War

b)

Establish schools

c)

Give driver's license

d)

make state laws

64.

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

a)

Coin money

b)

Establish schools

c)

Declare war

d)

Make treaties

65.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

Phoenix

b)

Tucson

c)

Flagstaff

d)

Casa Grande

66.

Many documents influenced the US Constitution. Select them from the list below (Select ALL).

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Romeo & Juliet

e)

Federalist Papers

67.

What is the ECONOMIC system of the United States?

a)

Free Market

b)

Socialist

c)

Communist

d)

Capitalism

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