WorksheetsGov Citizenship test
Total questions: 110
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
Preamble
Bill of Rights
A book
What does the Constitution do?
Select 1 or more
sets up the government
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans
Gives states laws
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the people
We are the people
the constitution were people
the bill of rights
What is an amendment?
Select 1 or more
A change to the constitution
A change to the law
an addition to the constitution
Remaking of the constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Preamble
Bill of rights
Decleration of independence
First part of the constiution
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
One or more answer
Speech
Religion
assembly
petition the gov
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
10
28
27
17
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
select one or more
Announce our independence from great brittian
Declared our independence
Said that the United States is free
Give us the statue of liberty
How many senators serve in the United States Senate?
50
435
100
200
How long does a President serve in office (1 term)?
1 year
2 years
4 years
6 years
Which of the following is NOT one of the three branches of the U.S. government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Presidential
What is the economic system of the United States?
capitalism
socialism
communism
democracy
How old do citizens have to be to vote in federal elections in the US?
16
18
21
25
Who is current Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Barack Obama
Nancy Pelosi
Kevin McCarthy
Mitch McConnell
One term for a United States Senator is how long?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
How many justices sit on the United States Supreme Court?
5
7
9
10
How is the number of representatives in the US House of Representatives determined?
it is equal
total state income
size of the states
population of the states
Who is the current Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
John Roberts
Mike Pence
Mit Romney
How long is a term for a U.S. Representative?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
Which of the following powers DOES NOT belong to the federal government under the US Constitution?
power to print money
power to declare war
power to approve land use
power to make treaties
Who is the current Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
John Roberts
Donald Trump
Ruth Badar Ginsberg
Thurgood Marshall
How many representatives serve in the US House of Representatives?
50
100
345
435
What is the "rule of law"?
No one has to follow the law
Everyone, including the people in government must follow the law.
People rule not rules
What is freedom of religion
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion
You can decide weather or not you want to be in a religion
You can control a religion
You have freedom to make up a religion
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Life
Liberty
Death
speech
Fill in the Blank.
One person or group does not have all the power. Each branch ________ and ________ the other.
Checks and Services
Checks and Balances
Branches and Balances
Overpowers and Balances
Name one branch or part of the government.*
Congress
Senator
Nancy
Cabinet person
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
(a)
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
President
Senator
VP
Speaker of the house
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
senate
Congress, Senate,Legislator
Judicial branch
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?*
Senate and House of Reps
Senate
President
Legislation
Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now?
Tim Scott
Tom Rice
Nancy Pelosi
John
Name your U.S. Representative
Tim Scott
Jim Clyburn
Lindsay Graham
IDK
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
All people of the senate
all people of the state
all people of the county
all people in their district
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
the state’s population
Just by election
By God
They elect themselves
We elect a President for how many years?
2
4
6
8
In what month do we vote for President?
November
December
January
October
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Trump
Obama
Biden
JFK
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now
Kamala Harris
Joe Biden
Nancy Pelosi
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the house
Vice President
Cabinet member
Its son
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Speaker of the house
Speaker of the senate
Thier son
RE-election
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
The president
The commander in chief
Some dude
The vice president
Who signs bills to become laws?
Senate
President
Vice president
Who vetoes bills?
Senate
House
President
Vice president
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
Advice the president
Speak for the president
Waits til the president dies to become president
does stuff for the president
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
The president cabinet
Secretary Cabinet
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
What does the judicial branch do?
Select one or more
reviews laws ▪explains law
resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution
Enforeces laws
Judges everyone
What is the highest court in the United States?
Supreme
Federal
State
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
9
10
8
7
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John G. Roberts, Jr.
Jane Marie Sullivan
Joseph Collins
Joe Biden
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
to print money
To send troops
To veto laws
To yell at people
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
provide protection (police)
Print money
declare war
Who is the Governor of SC
Henry McMaster
Tom Rice
Tim Scott
Lindsay
What is the capital of your state
Columbia
Charelston
Idaho
Folly beach
What are the two major political parties in the United States?*
Democrat and Republican
Democrat and libreal
Reoublican and libreal
Libreal and other
What is the political party of the President now?
Democrat
Republican
Libreal
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
Nancy Pelosi
Tom Rice
Henery MCmaster
Joe Biden
Name two national U.S. holidays.
(a)
When do we celebrate Independence Day?*
July 4th
January 1st
March 3rd
August 8th
What is the name of the national anthem?
(a)
Why does the flag have 50 stars?*
To represent each state
They made it that way
50 people
50 founding fathers
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
13 people
13 states
13 orignal colonies
13 people made it
Where is the Statue of Liberty?*
DC
New York
New Jersey
Pawleys Island
What is the capital of the United States?
(a)
Name one state that borders Mexico.
(a)
Name one state that borders Canada.
(a)
Name one U.S. territory.
(a)
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United State
Atlantic
Meditaranian
Pacific
Artic
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Atlantic
Meditaranian
Pacific
Artic
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Mississippi
Maine
Grate lake
Chatahoochie
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
(a)
What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
(a)
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?*
(a)
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
(a)
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Communism
Money
Gas prices
Soliders
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
WW1
ww2
vietnam
cold war
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
(a)
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
(a)
Who was President during World War I?
(a)
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.*
(a)
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
End Slavery
Fight for women
End world hunger
End stuff
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free slaves
written by abe lincoln
Captured slaves
Give slaves rights
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?*
free the slaves
declared war
cared for his wife
had kids
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
Slavery
President
Money
Tax
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Civil war
Revolution
Cold war
Pearl harbor
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
Mexican American
Civil war
war of 1812
Spanish american
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
(a)
Who was the first President?*
George bush
Abe Lincon
George Washington
FDR
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
George bush
Abe Lincon
George Washington
FDR
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Freed the slaves
Was President
the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
Was a librarian
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
(a)
When was the Constitution written?
1787
1781
1800
1786
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Declaration of independence was written
The US constitution
Our government was built
Police army
There were 13 original states. Name three
(a)
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th 1776
Jaunuary 2nd 1776
December 3rd 1775
1775
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
Abe Lincon
Washingtom
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Gas money
Lack of protection
Taxation w/o repersentation
Overrulling people
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Natives
French
Germans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native americans/indians
Christopher Columbus
Old people
No one
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Freedom
Slaves
End polution
Travel
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Between 18-26
Just 18
21
25
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 2nd
March 8th
April 15th
May 11th
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
(a)
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?*
18
19
20
21
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
(a)
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The US
The state
The soilders
Our president
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom to do whatever
Freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
you cant bear arms
Name one right only for United States citizens.
vote in a federal election
Freedom of speech
Vote
Allow people to come in
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Serve on a jury
picking up trash
Protect others
Judge others
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
everyone 18yrs or older can vote
Only white males can
Voting when your 21
charged poll tax
