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Civics study 51-75

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two rights of everyone?

a)

Freedom of Taxes

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Freedom to Petition the government

d)

The Right to eat

2.

What do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance?

a)

our family

b)

Our home state

c)

our political party

d)

The flag representing the United states

3.

What is not a promise that you can make when you become a united states citizen?

a)

to defend the Constitution and the laws of the United states

b)

to give up loyalty to other countries

c)

to obey the laws of the United States

d)

to serve in the U.S military if needed

e)

to speak only English

4.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for the President?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

35

5.

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

a)

Adjust the thermostat to conserve resources

b)

Drive the speed limit

c)

Graduate from high school

d)

Help with a campaign

e)

Vote

6.

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

a)

January 1

b)

April 15

c)

July 4

d)

September 3

7.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

At age 18

b)

At age 25

c)

At age 38

d)

At age 50

8.

What is not a reason colonists came to America?

a)

Better retirement benefits

b)

Freedom

c)

Economic opportunity

d)

To practice religion

e)

To escape persecution

9.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Bostonians

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Native Americans/American Indians

d)

The Pilgrims

10.

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

a)

Africans

b)

Criminals

c)

Floridians

d)

Latvians

11.

Which is not a reason the colonists fought the British?

a)

Because of high taxes without representation

b)

Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River

c)

Because the British army stayed in their houses

d)

Because they didn't have self-government

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

13.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

September 11, 2001

d)

September 17, 1787

14.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a)

Arkansas

b)

California

c)

Massachusetts

d)

New York

e)

Virginia

15.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas about the Emancipation

b)

The Constitution was replaced by the Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution was replaced by the Declaration of independence

d)

The Constitution was written

16.

When was the Constitution was written?

a)

1787

b)

1865

c)

1911

d)

1984

17.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

James Madison

d)

John Jay

e)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

What is not something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

Being a U.S. diplomat

b)

Being the author of "Poor Richard's Almanac"

c)

Being the first Postmaster General of the United States

d)

Conducting scientific experiments

e)

Saying "Give me liberty or give me death."

19.

Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Nathan Hale

20.

Who was the first President?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferon

21.

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

a)

The Louisiana Territory

b)

The Ohio Territory

c)

The Oregon Territory

d)

The Utah Territory

22.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

World War II

23.

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

a)

The Civil War

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The Teapot Dome War

d)

The War of 1812

24.

Which was not a factor leading to the Civil War?

a)

Economic concerns

b)

Environmental concerns

c)

Slavery

d)

States' rights

25.

Which of the following is not an important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a)

Fought in the Revolutionary War

b)

Freed the slaves

c)

Led the United States during the Civil War

d)

Saved the Union