WorksheetsCivics study 51-75
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What are two rights of everyone?
Freedom of Taxes
Freedom of Religion
Freedom to Petition the government
The Right to eat
What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?
our family
Our home state
our political party
The flag representing the United states
What is not a promise that you can make when you become a united states citizen?
to defend the Constitution and the laws of the United states
to give up loyalty to other countries
to obey the laws of the United States
to serve in the U.S military if needed
to speak only English
How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?
16
18
21
35
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Adjust the thermostat to conserve resources
Drive the speed limit
Graduate from high school
Help with a campaign
Vote
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
January 1
April 15
July 4
September 3
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age 18
At age 25
At age 38
At age 50
What is not a reason colonists came to America?
Better retirement benefits
Freedom
Economic opportunity
To practice religion
To escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Bostonians
Christopher Columbus
Native Americans/American Indians
The Pilgrims
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Criminals
Floridians
Latvians
Which is not a reason the colonists fought the British?
Because of high taxes without representation
Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River
Because the British army stayed in their houses
Because they didn't have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
December 7, 1941
July 4, 1776
September 11, 2001
September 17, 1787
There were 13 original states. Name three.
Arkansas
California
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas about the Emancipation
The Constitution was replaced by the Bill of Rights
The Constitution was replaced by the Declaration of independence
The Constitution was written
When was the Constitution was written?
1787
1865
1911
1984
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
What is not something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Being a U.S. diplomat
Being the author of "Poor Richard's Almanac"
Being the first Postmaster General of the United States
Conducting scientific experiments
Saying "Give me liberty or give me death."
Who is the "Father of Our Country"?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Nathan Hale
Who was the first President?
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferon
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
The Ohio Territory
The Oregon Territory
The Utah Territory
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Vietnam War
World War II
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Teapot Dome War
The War of 1812
Which was not a factor leading to the Civil War?
Economic concerns
Environmental concerns
Slavery
States' rights
Which of the following is not an important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Fought in the Revolutionary War
Freed the slaves
Led the United States during the Civil War
Saved the Union
