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Citizenship Pretest

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

The Constitution does all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Sets up the government

b)

Defines the government

c)

Tells the government which people to elect

d)

Protects the basic rights of Americans

3.

The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution and are in the first three words of the document.....

a)

When it becomes

b)

Fourscore and seven

c)

One nation under

d)

We the People

4.

Of the following, which is NOT one of the freedoms listed in the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of Press

c)

Freedom of Assembly

d)

Right to Bear Arms

e)

Right to Petition the Government

5.

How many ACTIVE AMENDMENTS do we have today?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

e)

28

6.

How many AMENDMENTS do we have WRITTEN DOWN today? Remember, one is no longer active.

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

e)

28

7.

Of the things listed below, what did the Declaration of Independence NOT do?

a)

Our first form of government after our independence from England

b)

Announced our independence from England

c)

Declared our independence from England

d)

Said the US is free from England

8.

Of the RIGHTS listed below, which ONE was NOT in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life

b)

All men are created equal

c)

Liberty

d)

Pursuit of Happiness

9.

What is the freedom of the religion?

a)

You have to practice the religion the federal government sponsors.

b)

You have to attend church every Sunday and pay taxes to the local church.

c)

You can practice any religion you want (or not practice a religion.)

d)

You have three or four religions and churches to choose from to attend.

10.

What type of Economic System does the US have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Command or Control

c)

Communistic

d)

Market or Capitalistic

11.

Of the choices below, which one is NOT "RULE of LAW"?

a)

Everyone must follow the law

b)

Leaders must obey the law

c)

Government must obey the law

d)

No one is above the law

e)

The monarchy and nobility has all power

12.

Which is NOT one of the three branches of government?

a)

Cabinet

b)

Executive

c)

Legistative

d)

Judicial

13.

What does the Judicial Branch do?

a)

Decides guilt or innocence of lawbreakers and legality of laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Enforces the laws

d)

Tells who has to obey the laws

14.

What does the Executive Branch do?

a)

Decides guilt and innocence of law breakers and Interprets the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Enforces the laws

d)

Tells who has to obey the laws

15.

What does the Legislative Branch do?

a)

Decides guilt and innocence of lawbreakers and interprets the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Enforces the laws

d)

Tells who has to obeys the laws

16.

What is the highest court in the land?

a)

7th Regional Court

b)

88th District Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Court of Appeals

17.

How many US Senators are there?

a)

98

b)

100

c)

102

d)

104

18.

Whose in charge of the Executive Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

House of Representatives

c)

President

d)

Secretary of State

e)

Sentate

19.

What stops one branch of government from becoming stronger than the other branches?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

The US Military

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Articles of Confederation

20.

Together, the House of Representatives and Senate are called......

a)

Congress

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

the Executive Branch

d)

the Cabinet

21.

The president's advisors are called.....

a)

the US Army

b)

the United Nations

c)

the Cabinet

d)

the Supreme Court

22.

A Senator's term is for ________ years.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

23.

How many members are there in the US House of Representatives

a)

135

b)

235

c)

335

d)

435

e)

535

24.

A US Representative's term is for ______ years.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

25.

A President serves term is for ______ years.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

26.

In what month do the people vote for the president? (In what month do we have the POPULAR ELECTION?)

a)

October

b)

November

c)

December

d)

January

27.

If the president can no longer serve, who is next in line for the office.

a)

Vice President

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Secretary of War

28.

If the President and Vice President, are both unable to serve as president, who takes office as the president.

a)

Secretary of War

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Secretary of the Treasury

29.

Who is Commander in Chief of the Military? (Who is in charge of the military?)

a)

Secretary of War

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

President

d)

Vice President

30.

Who signs bills into laws?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Congress

d)

President

e)

Speaker of the House

31.

Who veto's laws?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Congress

d)

Vice President

e)

President

32.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there on the Supreme Court?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

9

d)

12

33.

Powers that are just given to the federal government are called

a)

Reserved Powers

b)

Concurrent Powers

c)

Delegated Powers

d)

Separated Powers

34.

Powers given just to the states are called

a)

Reserved Powers

b)

Concurrent Powers

c)

Delegated Powers

d)

Separated Powers

35.

Of the powers listed below, which one DOES NOT belong to the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (Which one is not a delegated power?)

a)

Power to print money

b)

Power to declare war

c)

Power to give a driver's license

d)

Power to create an army

e)

Power to make treaties with other countries

36.

Of the powers listed below, which one is NOT a RESERVED POWER. (Which one can the states not do.)

a)

Provide schools and education

b)

Provide police/protection and safety/fire departments

c)

Driver's licenses

d)

Approve zoning and land use

e)

Print Money

37.

Of the list below, which is NOT a Presidential Cabinet Position

a)

Agriculture

b)

Labor

c)

Education

d)

Defense

e)

Immigration

38.

What is the US National Anthem called?

a)

America the Great

b)

God Bless America

c)

America the Beautiful

d)

the Star - Spangled Banner

39.

Why are there 50 stars on the US flag?

a)

Because there is one star for each US state

b)

Because 50 is a even number

c)

Because 50 is half of 100

d)

Because George Washington told Congress to stop at the number 50

40.

Why is there 13 stripes on the US flag?

a)

That's all Betsy Ross had room for

b)

Each stripe represents the 13 original colonies/states.

c)

There's not 13 stripes - there's 14 because there has to be an even number of white and red.

d)

Each stripe represents the 13 orginial founding fathers.

41.

What day do we celebrate our independence from Great Britain/England?

a)

June 4th

b)

July 4th

c)

August 4th

d)

September 1st

42.

Of the list below, which is NOT a National US Holiday? (This means banks, national and state offices, the post offices and sometimes schools and closed.)

a)

Martin Luther King Jr Day

b)

Labor Day

c)

Veterans Day

d)

BCS National Championship

e)

Independence Day

43.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

New York City, New York

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Dallas, Texas

44.

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

New York Harbor/Liberty Island

b)

San Francisco, California/Angel Island

c)

Mobile Bay/Alabama

d)

Charleston Harbor/South Carolina

45.

Of the state listed below, which one DOES NOT border MEXICO?

a)

California

b)

Arizonia

c)

New Mexico

d)

Oklahoma

e)

Texas

46.

Of the states below, which one DOES NOT border Canada?

a)

Alaska

b)

North Dakota

c)

Montana

d)

Tennessee

e)

Maine

47.

The territories below belong to the US. Which one is already a state?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

US Virgin Islands

c)

Hawaii

d)

Guam

e)

American Samoa

48.

What ocean borders the US on the EAST coast?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Indian

49.

What ocean borders the WEST coast of the US?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Artic

50.

What is one of the two largest rivers in the US?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Mississippi

d)

Conasuga

e)

Chickamauga

51.

What is name of one of the two longest rivers in the US?

a)

Chickamauga

b)

Missouri

c)

Chickamauga

d)

Rio Grande

e)

MIchigan

52.

Who was living in the Americas before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Vikings

b)

Native Americans/

Indians

c)

Persians

d)

Africans

e)

Russians

53.

Of the list below, which is NOT a Native American tribe found in the United States?

a)

Creek

b)

Cherokee

c)

Seminole

d)

Apache

e)

Pocahontas

54.

What happened of September 11, 2001?

a)

The Capital was attacked by supporters of Donald Trump

b)

Parts of Paris and London were hit by Terrorist attacks due to US attacks in the Middle East

c)

Terrorists attacked the US in New York and at the Pentagon

d)

The US attacked terrorist in the Middle East in response to attacking us eariler in the year.

55.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s main fight/concern was for

a)

Women's Suffrage/equal pay

b)

Child labor laws

c)

Immigrant Rights

d)

Civil Rights/equality for all Americans

56.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

Suffrage Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Temperance Movement

d)

Women's Movement

57.

Which country was NOT an AXIS country during World War II?

a)

Germany

b)

Japan

c)

England

d)

Italy

58.

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

a)

Communism

b)

Energy

c)

Food Production

d)

Pollution

59.

Before he became President, Eisenhow was a general during what war?

a)

the Civil War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Korean War

e)

Vietnam War

60.

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

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Dwight Eisenhower

d)

Harry Truman

61.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

e)

Harry Truman

62.

Who is considered the "Father of the Country"?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

Alexander Hamilton

e)

Benjamin Franklin

63.

Who is the first president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

e)

Ben Franklin

64.

What piece of land/territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Louisiana

d)

Georgia

e)

Northwest Ordiance

65.

Of the Wars listed below, which one was NOT fought by the US in the 1800s?

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Civil War

e)

Spanish-American War

66.

The US war between the North and South was called the.......

a)

War of 1812

b)

Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

American Revolution

e)

Spanish American War

67.

Of the causes listed below, which one DID NOT led to the Civil War?

a)

Slavery

b)

Economic Reasons

c)

Women's Voting

d)

States' Rights

68.

Abraham Lincoln did all of the things below EXCEPT.

a)

Freed the Slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

b)

Saved or Preserved the Union

c)

Led the United States during the Civil War

d)

Signed the 15th Amendment

69.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all the slaves in the United States

b)

Said slavery could never happen again

c)

Freed the slaves in the Confederate States of America

d)

Said slavery was against the law everywhere in the world

70.

This woman fought for women's rights and civil rights.

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Susan B. Anthony

71.

Which of the wars listed below was not fought by the US in the 1900s?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

Korean War

e)

Gulf War

72.

Who was brought to America and sold as slaves?

a)

Russians

b)

Africans

c)

English

d)

French

e)

Dutch

73.

Of the colonies/states below, which one was NOT one of the original 13?

a)

Georgia

b)

Tennessee

c)

New York

d)

Delaware

e)

Virginia

74.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

75.

Of the reasons below, which was NOT one of the reasons the colonies fought for independence from Great Britain?

a)

High taxes (taxation without representation)

b)

British soldiers on American soil (housing/

quartering British troops)

c)

No freedom of religion

d)

No self government

76.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

b)

Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence

c)

Founding Fathers wrote the Articles of Confederation

d)

Founding Fathers wrote the Bill of Rights

77.

What year was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1791

d)

1801

78.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

June 4, 1776

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 7, 1787

d)

September 11, 2001

79.

What was written to get people to support the Constitution?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights Papers

c)

AntiFederalist Papers

d)

Federalist Papers

80.

Of the men below, which one DID NOT help write the Federalist Papers?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

John Jay

e)

Publius

81.

This group supported the new Constitution

a)

Federalist

b)

Antifederalist

c)

Whigs

d)

Confederates

82.

This group was against the new Constitution.

a)

Federalist

b)

Antifederalist

c)

Whigs

d)

Know-Nothings

83.

This was the first form of government for the new United States after the American Revolution.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Bill of RIghts

84.

Of the items listed below, which one is Benjamin Franklin NOT famous for?

a)

US Diplomat

b)

Oldest Member of the Constitutional Convention

c)

First Postmaster General of US

d)

Fought in the American Revolution

e)

Wrote "Poor Richard Almanac" and started free libraries

85.

All men at the age of 18 must register for the ........

a)

Selective Service

b)

Drivers Licenses

c)

Medicare

d)

AARP

86.

To vote in the country, you must be _______ years of age.

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

e)

21

87.

You must file your income taxes every year, by the 15th of this month?

a)

February

b)

March

c)

April

d)

October

88.

When you become a citizen, you make promises to this country, of the list below, which one is NOT a promise you make?

a)

Defend the Constitution and laws of the US

b)

Obey the laws of the US

c)

Serve in the US military for 10 years

d)

Give up loyality to other countries and be loyal to the US

e)

serve/do important work for the nation as needed

89.

Who is President of the US today?

a)

Michael Jordan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

90.

Of the reasons listed below, what is ONE of the reasons the Colonists DID NOT come to America?

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Political Liberty and

Freedom

c)

Economic Opportunity

d)

Escape Persecution

e)

Women's Rights

91.

What is the capital of Georgia?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Athens

c)

Savannah

d)

Dalton

e)

Macon

92.

What political party does the president today belog to?

a)

Democratic

b)

Republican

c)

Independent

d)

Communist

93.

There are four amendents in the Constitution that have to do with voting. Which one below does not have to do with voting?

a)

18th

b)

24th

c)

19th

d)

26th

e)

15th

94.

What is one responsibility that is only for US citizens?

a)

Get medical care

b)

Pay taxes

c)

Serve on a jury

d)

Buy a house

95.

What is one responsibility that is only for US citizens?

a)

Vote in a federal election

b)

Get medical care

c)

Get education

d)

Pay taxes

96.

Name one right only for US citizens

a)

Buy a car

b)

Open a banking account

c)

Vote in a federal election

d)

Receive a paycheck

97.

Name one right only for US citizens

a)

Receive an education

b)

Receive medical care

c)

Buy a house

d)

Run for federal office

98.

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

a)

the US/Flag

b)

the government

c)

the president

d)

Congress

99.

Of the list below, which is NOT a right of everyone living in the US

a)

Freedom of Speech/

Expression

b)

Assembly

c)

Petition the Government

d)

Freedom of Religion

e)

Freedom of Education

100.

What are the two main political parties today?

a)

Republicans and Democrats

b)

Republicans and Whigs

c)

Democrats and Know-Nothings

d)

Know-Nothings and Whigs

e)

Liberals and Moderates

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