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U.S.A. civics test (Louisiana 2021)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 23hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Magna Carta

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

sets up the government

b)

defines the government

c)

protects basic rights of Americans

d)

All of the above

3.

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

a)

When, in the course of human events

b)

In order to form a more perfect Union

c)

To whom it may concern

d)

We the People

4.

What is an amendment?

a)

An extra clause written in the Bill of Rights

b)

Steps for abolishing laws

c)

Citizens natural rights

d)

An addition or change to the constitution

5.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
The Preamble
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Statute of Liberty
d)
Declaration of Independence
6.

Which is NOT a right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Freedom of assembly

d)

Freedom of procedure

7.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
10
b)
17
c)
27
d)
37
8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Declared Freedom from the United Kingdom

b)

Declared Freedom from Great Britain

c)

Was a letter written to the Kingdom of Whales

d)

Was an outline for self government

9.

What are two unalienable rights were declared in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life and Liberty

b)

Happiness and Equality

c)

Fair Trials and Taxes

d)

voting rights and speedy trials

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

b)

All Religions are free

c)

You must practice any religion

d)

You can not practice any religion

11.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

Communist

b)

capitalist economy

market economy

c)

socialist economy

d)

closed economy

12.

What is the “rule of law”

a)

Everyone must follow the law.

Leaders must obey the law.

Government must obey the law.

No one is above the law.

b)

the laws that govern the US

c)

life

liberty

pursuit of happiness

d)

the set of laws in the Constitution

13.

Name one that is NOT the branch or part of the government.

a)

President

b)

Courts

c)

Congress

d)

Governor

14.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

checks and balances

separation of powers

b)

the rule of law

c)

the Senate

d)

The Judicial Branch

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

the Supreme Court

b)

the House of Representatives

c)

the President

d)

the Senate

16.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

the Supreme Court

b)

the Federal Courts

c)

the President

d)

Congress

17.

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

a)

the Supreme Court and Federal Courts

b)

the President and Vice President

c)

the Senate and House (of Representatives)

d)

the Judicial Branch and the Supreme Court

18.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
one hundred (100)
b)
two (2)
c)
six (6)
d)
four hundred thirty-five (435)
19.

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

a)

2

b)

6

c)

4

d)

5

20.

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?

a)

Mike Johnson

b)

Tim Scott

c)

John Kennedy

d)

John Bell Edwards

21.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a)

435

b)

9

c)

100 (2 for each state)

d)

50 (one for each state)

22.

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

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

5

23.

Name your U.S. Representative.

a)

Tim Scott

b)

Mike Johnson

c)

John Edwards

d)

John Kennedy

24.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
Michael R. Pence
b)
the Speaker of the House
c)
all people of the state
d)
the Supreme Court
25.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

every state gets 2

b)

because the president appoints them

c)

because of the state’s population

d)

they apply for them

26.

We elect a President for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

until he/she retires

27.

In what month do we vote for President?

a)

January

b)

December

c)

November

d)

October

28.

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

a)

Jo Biden

b)

George Washington

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Donald J. Trump

29.

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

a)

Nikki Haley

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Tom Rice

d)

Mike Pence

30.

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

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Majority Whip

c)

the Vice President

d)

Minority Whip

31.

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

a)

the Speaker of the House

b)

Majority Whip

c)

Senate Majority Leader

d)

an appointee of the Supreme Court

32.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

the highest ranking general

b)

the Senate

c)

the vice president

d)

the President

33.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

the Senate

b)

the President

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

Congress

34.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

the Speaker of the House

b)

the President

c)

the Vice President

d)

the Supreme Court

35.

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

a)

advises the President

b)

vetoes bills

c)

creates laws

d)

interprets the Constitution

36.

What two are NOT examples of Cabinet-level positions?

a)

Secretary of Labor

Secretary of Transportation

b)

Secretary of Space

Secretary of Schools

c)

Secretary of Commerce

Secretary of Education

d)

Vice President

Attorney General

37.

What does NOT the judicial branch do?

a)

reviews laws

b)

explains laws

c)

resolves disputes (disagreements)

d)

creates laws

e)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

38.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

the Federal Court

b)

the SC Supreme Court

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Justice of the Peace

39.
 How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
two (2)
b)
one (1)
c)
ten
d)
nine (9)
40.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

John Roberts

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Mike Pence

41.

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

a)

printing Paper

b)

provide healthcare

c)

to print money

d)

provide schooling and education

42.

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

a)

provide schooling and education

b)

to create an army

c)

to print money

d)

to make treaties

43.

Who is the Governor of your state now?

a)

John Bell Edwards

b)

Nikki Haley

c)

Mike Johnson

d)

Tom Rice

44.

What is the capital of your state?

a)

Charleston

b)

Columbia

c)

Greenville

d)

Baton Rouge

45.

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Federalist and Anti-Federalist

b)

Democratic and Republican

c)

Communist and Socialist

d)

Free and Unfree

46.

What is the political party of the President now?

a)

Republican

b)

Democratic

c)

Libertarian

d)

Constitution Party

47.

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

a)

Mitch McConnell

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Ben Carson

48.

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

a)

Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

b)

You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.

c)

Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)

d)

All of the above

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

a)

run for federal office

b)

provide education for all

c)

run for state office

d)

vote

50.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

a)

protest social injustice

b)

go to a US college

c)

attend public school

d)

vote in a federal election

51.

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

a)

right to vote

freedom to run for office

b)

freedom of speech

freedom of religion

c)

right to bear arms

right to run for office

d)

freedom of speech

right to vote

52.

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

to the government

b)

to the military

c)

to the people of the US

d)

the United States

the flag

53.

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

a)

obey the laws of the United States

b)

be loyal to the United States

c)

give up loyalty to other countries

d)

all of the above

54.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

a)

18

b)

20

c)

21

d)

25

55.

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

a)

be loyal to the United States

serve in the military

b)

vote

join a political party

c)

serve in the military

vote

d)

freedom talks

be loyal to the US

56.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
a)
December 18
b)
March 15
c)
April 15
d)
April 16
57.
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
a)
at age nine (9)
between nine (9) and twenty (26)
b)
at age eighteen (18)
between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
c)
Sixteen 
d)
at age fifteen (15)
between fifteen (15) and twenty (26)
58.

What is one reason colonists came to America

a)

for space

b)

to vote

c)

for love

d)

for freedom

59.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Africans

b)

Native Americans

American Indians

c)

Chinese

d)

White People

60.

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

a)

Africans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Chinese

d)

White People

61.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

b)

because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

c)

because they didn’t have self-government

d)

All of the above

62.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

63.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

July 5, 1776

c)

June 4, 1776

d)

July 4, 1775

64.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a)

Mississippi

Georgia

New York

b)

South Carolina

Florida

Texas

c)

New York

New Jersey

Ohio

d)

North Carolina

South Carolina

Georgia

65.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Articles of Confederation

b)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

c)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)

The Founding Fathers wrote the revised the Constitution.

66.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1784

b)

1785

c)

1786

d)

1787

67.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

68.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

started the first free libraries

b)

being a U.S. diplomat

c)

oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

d)

all of the above

69.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

a)

John Adams

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

70.

Who was the first President?

a)

John Adams

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

71.

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

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

Texas

c)

Florida

d)

Louisiana

72.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

a)

World War I

b)

Civil War

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Great War

73.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. 
a)
War of 1812
b)
Mexican-American War
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
the Civil War
the War between the States
74.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

a)

slavery

b)

women's suffrage

c)

African American suffrage

d)

President Lincoln's assassination

75.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

fought for male suffrage

b)

freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

c)

fought for women’s rights

d)

fought against African American suffrage

76.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

gave women the right to vote

b)

ensured African American suffrage

c)

freed slaves in most Southern states

d)

ended the Civil War

77.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

fought for men's rights

fought for civil war

b)

fought for women's rights

fought for civil rights

c)

she was the first female nurse

d)

fought for African American voting rights

78.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

a)

The War on Terror

b)

Spanish American War

c)

World War I

d)

Civil War

79.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

George Washington

b)

FDR

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

80.

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a)

(George) Washington

b)

(Woodrow) Wilson

c)

(Franklin) Roosevelt

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

81.

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a)

Japan, Mexico, and China

b)

Japan, Germany, and Italy

c)

Japan, Russia, and Italy

d)

Korea, Germany, and Italy

82.

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

a)

World War II

b)

World War III

c)

World War IV

d)

World War I

83.

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

a)

Socialism

b)

Narcissism

c)

Nazism

d)

Communism

84.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

Free Peoples Movement

b)

Anti-War Movement

c)

civil rights movement

d)

Freedom Movement

85.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

a)

Founded the NAACP

b)

fought for civil rights

c)

fought for women's rights

d)

enacted the Emancipation Proclamation

86.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

a)

George Bush became president of the US

b)

Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York

c)

The United States attacked Afghanistan

d)

Iraq attacked the US

87.

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Blue Ridge

c)

Sandhills

d)

Ole

88.

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

a)

Yellow River

b)

Blue Ridge RIver

c)

Nile River

d)

Mississippi River

89.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Indian

90.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Gulf of Mexico

91.

Name one U.S. territory.

a)

New York

b)

Maine

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Puerto Rico

92.

Name one state that borders Canada.

a)

Alaska

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Connecticut

d)

Wyoming

93.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

a)

Utah

b)

Georgia

c)

Texas

d)

Colorado

94.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Chicago

d)

Washington, D.C.

95.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York (liberty Island)

c)

Boston

d)

Los Angeles

96.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

to honor the first 13 presidents

b)

because of George Washington

c)

because there were 13 original colonies

d)

because there were 13 founding fathers

97.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

because there is one star for each state

b)

Because George Washington was 50 years old

c)

there is 1 star for each person that signed the Constitution

d)

there is one star for each of the original colonies

98.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

The Star-Spangled Banner

c)

Flags of Our Father

d)

Star Spangled Anthem

99.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a)

July 5

b)

July 4

c)

July 3

d)

July 6

100.

Name two national U.S. holidays.

a)

Thanksgiving

Christmas

b)

Groundhog Day

Veterans Day

c)

Christmas

July 3rd

d)

July 4th

Valentines Day

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