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Civics Test

Total questions: 111

Worksheet time: 4hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
a)
one hundred (100)
b)
four hundred thirty five (435)
c)
two hundred (200)
d)
four hundred forty one (441)
2.
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
a)
Zawi Chemi
b)
Slavs
c)
Celts
d)
Cherokee
3.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
Senate & House of Representatives
b)
House of Representatives & the courts
c)
House of Lords & House of Commons
d)
Senate and the courts
4.
Who has the power to veto a bill?
a)
the President
b)
the President Pro Tempore
c)
the Speaker of the House
d)
the Vice President
5.
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
a)
July 4
b)
April 15
c)
May 15
d)
March 15
6.
In what month do we vote for President?
a)
November
b)
February
c)
October
d)
January
7.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
a)
slavery
b)
climate change
c)
Communism
d)
The Great Depression
8.
What are two rights of EVERYONE living in the United States?
a)
freedom of speech & freedom to make treaties w/ other countries
b)
freedom of speech & freedom to run for President
c)
freedom of speech & freedom of religion
d)
freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws
9.
What is the name of the national anthem?
a)
God Bless the U.S.A.
b)
My Country Tis of Thee
c)
The Star Spangled Banner
d)
America the Beatiful
10.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
a)
Democratic & Republican
b)
American & Bull-Moose
c)
Democratic-Republicans & Whigs
d)
Reform & Green
11.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
Floridians
b)
American Indians
c)
nobody
d)
Canadians
12.
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
a)
to provide police protection
b)
to provide schooling and education
c)
to issue driver's licenses
d)
to declare war
13.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
the President
b)
the United States
c)
the state where you live
d)
the Congress
14.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
a)
because the British army stayed in their homes
b)
because they didn't have self-government
c)
because of high taxes
d)
all of these answers
15.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
16.
Name one state that borders Mexico.
a)
Arkansas
b)
California
c)
Florida
d)
Alabama
17.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
a)
eight (8)
b)
six (6)
c)
two (2)
d)
four (4)
18.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
a)
the Speaker of the House
b)
the President Pro Tempore
c)
the Secretary of State
d)
the Secretary of the Treasury
19.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
a)
speech
b)
to vote
c)
to bear arms
d)
trial by jury
20.
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
a)
not to defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
b)
give up loyalties to other countries
c)
never travel outside of the United States
d)
disobey the laws of the United States
21.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The U.S. Constitution

d)

The Articles of Confederation

22.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

sets up the government

b)

defines the government

c)

protects the basic rights of Americans

d)

all are correct

23.

The idea of self-government is in these first 3 words of the Preamble of the Constitution, what are they?

a)

We the congress

b)

We the people

c)

We the representatives

d)

We the majority

24.

What is an amendment to the Constitution?

a)

A change

b)

An interpretation

c)

An enforcement

d)

None of these answers

25.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

Declaration of Rights

b)

Bill of Passages

c)

Article of Rights

d)

Bill of Rights

26.

Which is NOT a right or freedom in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights

a)

Bear arms

b)

Press

c)

Speech

d)

Religion

27.

How many total amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

27

d)

19

28.

What is the economic system of the United States?

a)

socialist

b)

mercantilist

c)

developing

d)

capitalist

29.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

extend an olive branch to the British

b)

begin negotiations for independence with British

c)

declare independence from the British

d)

establish U.S. laws

30.

Article I of the Constitution creates the

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

state rights

31.

In order to be a Senator you must be all the following criteria except

a)

30 years old

b)

7 years a U.S. Citizen

c)

Live in the state your represent

d)

seek re-election every 6 years

32.

In order to serve on the U.S. House of Representatives you must meet all the following criteria except

a)

7 years a U.S. Citizen

b)

25 years old

c)

seek re-eection every 2 years

d)

Natural born citizen

33.

Which one is not a power Congress has?

a)

enforce laws

b)

punish pirates

c)

collect taxes

d)

print money

34.

The Executive branch of government does the following

a)

interprets the law

b)

executes the law

c)

makes the law

d)

declares war

35.

The Legislative branch of government

a)

makes laws

b)

interprets laws

c)

executes laws

d)

makes treaties

36.

The Judicial branch of government does the following

a)

makes laws

b)

interprets laws

c)

enforces laws

d)

makes citizenship laws

37.

To be the president you must meet all of the following criteria except

a)

natural born citizen

b)

35 years old

c)

live in the U.S. for 10 yrs

d)

live in the U.S. for 14 yrs

38.

The highest court in the United States is the

a)

The Constitutional Court

b)

U.S. Congress

c)

Presidential Cabinet

d)

Supreme Court

39.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

a)

6

b)

9

c)

12

d)

10

40.

Supreme Court Justices are ______________ to the Supreme Court by the president and ___________ by the Senate.

a)

nominated, confirmed

b)

confirmed, nominated

c)

elected, confirmed

d)

confirmed, secured

41.

According to Article IV, states must respect the laws and court decisions of other states.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Each state must comply with the extradition of a criminal.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

States can decide their own form of government.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Officials working in federal or state governments must take an oath to support the Constitution no matter what.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is the "rule of law"?

a)

Everyone must follow the law

b)

Leaders must obey the law

c)

No one is above the law

d)

All answers are correct

46.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

The U.S. Military

c)

The president

d)

U.S. Congress

47.

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

U.S. Congress

c)

Senate

d)

President

48.

What are two parts of the U.S. Congress

a)

President and Supreme Court

b)

House of Representatives and Senate

c)

Senate and Supreme Court

d)

President and Senate

49.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

50

b)

25

c)

435

d)

100

50.

Why do some states have more Representatives than others in Congress?

a)

population

b)

presidential appointments

c)

politics

d)

all of the answers are correct

51.

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

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Vice-president

d)

Senate Majority Leader

52.

If the president and vice-president can no longer serve who becomes the president?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of Defense

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Senate Majority Leader

53.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military?

a)

The president

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

Secretary of Homeland Security

54.

Who signs a bill to become a law?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Senate Majority Leader

c)

President

d)

Vice-President

55.

What does the president's cabinet do?

a)

ensure the president does not mess up

b)

says yes to everything the president wants

c)

advises the president

d)

holds the president accountable

56.

All of the following are Cabinet level positions except

a)

Secretary of Agriculture

b)

Secretary of Commerce

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Speaker of the House

57.

Who is the Speaker of the House (2019)

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Mitch McConnell

d)

Chuck Schumer

58.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (2019)?

a)

Sonia Sotomayor

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

John Roberts

59.

Under the U.S. Constitution, which is one responsibility the states have?

a)

make treaties

b)

declare war

c)

provide education

d)

establish a post office

60.

The Republican and Democrats are the two major political parties in the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. Citizens?

a)

run for office

b)

go to church

c)

serve on a jury

d)

vote for Governor

62.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for president of the United States?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

22

63.

All men are required to register for the Selective Service at the age of 18.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

All of the following are reasons colonists came to America except?

a)

religious freedom

b)

create a monarchy

c)

economic opportunity

d)

escape persecution

65.

When were slaves first brought to America?

a)

Jamestown 1619

b)

New York 1609

c)

Massachusetts 1620

d)

Georgia 1610

66.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

They wanted to establish their power in America

b)

They wanted to form a utopian society

c)

They opposed tea and wanted coffee

d)

They opposed taxes without representation

67.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

68.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4, 1778

b)

October 4, 1779

c)

July 4, 1776

d)

September 28, 1776

69.

Which of the following was not an original 13 Colony?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Delaware

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Maine

70.

What year was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1788

d)

1777

71.

The Federalists Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution, which person was not an author.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

James Madison

c)

John Jay

d)

Thomas Jefferson

72.

The Federalists supported all of the following except

a)

State rights

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Strong Federal government

d)

Constitution

73.

The Anti-Federalists supported all of the following except

a)

State Rights

b)

Agriculture

c)

Limited federal government

d)

Constitution

74.

The "Father" of our country is

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

75.

What territory did the U.S. purchase from France in 1803?

a)

Florida

b)

California

c)

Louisiana

d)

Texas

76.

Which was not a war the U.S. fought in the 1800s?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

World War I

c)

Civil War

d)

War of 1812

77.

Name the war in the U.S. between the North and the South

a)

War of 1812

b)

French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

Civil War

78.

A main problem that led to the Civil War was slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Under the Emancipation Proclamation president Abraham Lincoln_____________

a)

freed the slaves

b)

preserved the Union

c)

declared independence

d)

ended the Civil War

80.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

fought for women's rights

b)

fought in the Civil War

c)

helped slaves escape

d)

all of the answers are correct

81.

All of the following are wars fought by the U.S. in the 1900s except

a)

World War II

b)

Korean War

c)

Civil War

d)

Gulf War

82.

Who was President during WWI?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

William Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Calvin Coolidge

83.

Who was President during the Great Depression and WWII?

a)

George Washington

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

George Bush

d)

Jimmy Carter

84.

Who did the United States fight during WWII?

a)

Canada, France and Mexico

b)

Japan, Germany and Italy

c)

Russia, Ukraine and China

d)

All of these answers are correct

85.

The Civil Rights movement tried to end racial discrimination.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for

a)

fighting to end racial discrimination

b)

fighting for equality for all Americans

c)

"I have a dream" speech

d)

all of the answers are correct

87.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

a)

Terrorists attacked the U.S.

b)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

Assassination of president Kennedy

d)

President Ronald Reagan was shot

88.

The two longest rivers in the United States are

a)

Ohio and Kankakee

b)

Colorado and Rio Grande

c)

Missouri and Mississippi

d)

Hudson and Potomac

89.

What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Caribbean

d)

Indian

90.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S.?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Caribbean

d)

Indian

91.

Name one state that borders Mexico?

a)

Colorado

b)

Arizona

c)

Louisiana

d)

Nevada

92.

The Capital of the United States is New York.

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

Virginia

b)

Rhode Island

c)

District of Columbia

d)

New York

94.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a)

13 first presidents

b)

13 founding fathers

c)

13 original colonies

d)

13 first colonists

95.

On the Great Seal of the U.S. E Pluribus Unum means

a)

Out of many, One

b)

We are One

c)

Together we are better

d)

One Nation, Under God

96.

The right to keep and bear arms in the Bill of Rights is

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 2

c)

Amendment 4

d)

Amendment 8

97.

Protection of unreasonable search and seizures in the Bill of Rights is

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 2

c)

Amendment 3

d)

Amendment 4

98.

Protections of Rights to Life, Liberty and Property in the Bill of Rights is

a)

Amendment 2

b)

Amendment 7

c)

Amendment 9

d)

Amendment 5

99.

Excessive bail, fines and punishments are forbidden in the Bill of Rights is

a)

Amendment 4

b)

Amendment 8

c)

Amendment 10

d)

Amendment 3

100.

Freedom of religion, speech, press and peaceful assembly in the Bill of Rights is

a)

Amendment 1

b)

Amendment 2

c)

Amendment 6

d)

Amendement 7

101.

The United States is a constitutional republic with a representative democracy.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

How long are the terms of the Supreme Court Justices?

a)

life

b)

retried

c)

removed from seat

d)

All answers are correct

103.

You must pass the Civics test to become president of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

104.

Impeach means to

a)

forcibly remove a public office holder from office

b)

charge a public office holder with official misconduct

c)

renounce a public office holder

d)

all of the answers are correct

105.

Which of these branches has the final say in the constitutionality of the law

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

d)

All of the answers are correct

106.

Who is the leader of the Senate?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

President

c)

Vice President

d)

Secretary of State

107.

Which of these is NOT a presidential duty.

a)

Delivers the State of the Union

b)

Declares war

c)

Appoints people to the Supreme Court

d)

Executes laws

108.

Which of these actions does NOT need Senate approval.

a)

Presidential Pardon

b)

Supreme Court Appointments

c)

Cabinet Appointments

109.

In how long does a bill become a law if the president does not react to it?

a)

5 days

b)

8 days

c)

10 days

d)

12 days

110.

How many amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution

a)

10

b)

18

c)

22

d)

27

111.

The Constitution is divided into ____ Articles.

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

27

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