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Citizenship Day Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

a)

Arkansas

b)

Alabama

c)

Florida

d)

California

2.

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

a)

commands the U.S. armed forces

b)

all of these

c)

advises the President

d)

makes laws

3.

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

a)

Secretary of Weather & Secretary of Energy

b)

Secretary of the Interior & Secretary of History

c)

Secretary of Health and Human Services & Secretary of the Navy

d)

Secretary of State & Secretary of Labor

4.

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

a)

to issue driver's licenses

b)

to provide protection (police)

c)

to provide schooling and education

d)

to declare war

5.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1790

c)

1789

d)

1787

6.

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

a)

An accident at Three Mile Island Plant occurred.

b)

Terrorists attacked the United States.

c)

Hurricane Andrew struck the United States.

d)

The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

7.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

No one can practice a religion.

b)

You must choose a religion.

c)

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

d)

You can't choose the time to practice your religion.

8.

Name one branch or part of the government.

a)

United Nations

b)

Congress

c)

state government

d)

parliament

9.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

the Constitution

b)

the Declaration of Independence

c)

the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

the Articles of Confederation

10.

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

a)

be respectful of others

b)

pay taxes

c)

obey the laws

d)

serve on a jury

11.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

eleven

b)

twelve

c)

ten

d)

nine

12.

Name one state that borders Canada.

a)

Oregon

b)

South Daokta

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Maine

13.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 2, 1789

b)

March 4, 1789

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

December 7, 1787

14.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

My Country Tis of Thee

c)

God Bless the U.S.A.

d)

The Star-Spangled Banner

15.

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

a)

Only citizens with a job can vote.

b)

Citizens by birth only can vote.

c)

Citizens eighteen and older can vote.

d)

Citizens seventeen and older can vote.

16.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

a)

westward expansion

b)

oil

c)

slavery

d)

sugar

17.

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

a)

write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives

b)

give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group

c)

all of these answers

d)

vote and join a civic group

18.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

the Chief Justice

b)

the President

c)

the Prime Minister

d)

the Speaker of the House

19.

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

a)

ten

b)

two

c)

six

d)

four

20.

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Anthony Kennedy

c)

John G. Roberts, Jr.

d)

Brett Kavanaugh