wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Mr. Grant's Civics First Semester 2025 Study Guide

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does the Fourteenth Amendment define citizenship?

a)

All persons born or naturalized in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

b)

All persons born in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

c)

All persons naturalized in the U.S., are citizens of the U.S.

d)

All persons who apply for citizenship, are citizens of the U.S.

2.

Alejándro was born to Cuban parents in Miami, Florida – his parents are legal permanent residents. Is Alejándro a U.S. Citizen? Why?

a)

Yes, Law of Soil

b)

Yes, Law of Blood

c)

Only if his parents go through naturalization

d)

No, he would need to be naturalized

3.

What is the term for the process by which legal resident aliens can become citizens?

a)

Immigration

b)

Dual Citizenship

c)

Naturalization

d)

Visa Application

4.

What is the "law of blood?"

a)

You're a citizen because you were born in the US.

b)

You're a citizen because you were born to US citizen parents.

c)

You're a citizen because you became naturalized.

d)

You are not a citizen.

5.

What is the final step in the naturalization process?

a)

Interview

b)

Oath of Allegiance

c)

Live legally in the US for 5+ years

d)

Apply and pay the fee

6.

telling the government what you think by writing or signing a document is called...

a)

the common good

b)

petitioning the government

c)

selective service system (SSS)

d)

political participation

7.

What is a requirement, something a person or government has to do?

a)

obligation

b)

responsibility

8.

Paying taxes is an example of a(n)

a)

obligation

b)

responsibility

9.

Obeying laws is an example of a(n)

a)

obligation

b)

responsibility

10.

Jury duty is an example of a(n)

a)

obligation

b)

responsibility

11.

Voting is an example of a(n)

a)

obligation

b)

responsibility

12.

How do the obligations and responsibilities of citizenship help the country?

a)

they contribute to the common good

b)

they keep you out of jail

c)

they give you something to do

13.
This document was part of a summons to perform an important civic duty. 
Why is it important for citizens to meet the obligation requested in this document? 
a)
to guarantee our right to confront witnesses.
b)
to preserve constitutional limits on governmental power.
c)
to guarantee our right to be judged by a jury of our peers.
d)
to protect our right to petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 
14.

Clean water, police protection, and paved streets are all privileges enjoyed by American citizens. What civic OBLIGATION must be met in order for these services to continue?

a)

citizens must pay taxes

b)

citizens must vote

c)

citizens must attend school

d)

citizens must volunteer

15.

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Liberty

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Checks of Power

16.

With ideas like the Separation of Powers, Baron de Montesquieu influenced this American document.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Constitution

17.

How many branches is the government divided into based on Separation of Powers?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

4

18.

John Locke believed that all people had:

a)

Natural Rights

b)

No rights

c)

Some rights

d)

Animal rights

19.

What was the purpose of government according to Locke?

a)

To share the riches of the kingdom

b)

To keep power in the hands of the King

c)

Protect people and their rights

d)

To allow power to be taken by force

20.

Which American Founding Father did John Locke influence the most?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

21.

An individual who moves permanently to a new country

(a)  

22.

Which type of democracy is when citizens get to elect representatives to serve their interests in government?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representaitve Democracy

23.

Which type of government best fits the attached description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

24.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

25.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

26.

Which type of government best fits the description?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

27.

Which type of government best matches the description?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Anarchy

28.

Each person is involved directly in policy and law making.

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Anarchy

29.

The absence of government order in a country.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Anarchy

c)

Theocracy

30.

A form of government that is run by the military.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Junta

31.

A form of government which the powers of the monarch are limited by the Constitution. The monarch is primarily ceremonial.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Theocracy

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

32.

Which document affirmed that all people are created equal?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

VA Declaration of Rights

c)

VA Statute for Religious Freedom

d)

Declaration of Independence

33.

Which document created a weak central government?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

VA Declaration of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

34.

Which document was the first to state that everyone, including the king, had to follow the laws?

a)

Charters of the VA Company of London

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

VA Declaration of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

35.
Warmer climate, hot summers, mild winters, longer growing season
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
36.
Definition: a person that signs a contract for 4-7 years of service in order for passage and prospect of land ownership.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
dentures
d)
temporary servitude
37.
Synonym of "representatives"
a)
Democracies
b)
Republics
c)
Burgesses
d)
Compacts
38.
1689 - established to protect the rights of individuals & those accused of crimes.
a)
Navigation Acts
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
English Bill of Rights
39.
What did the Stamp Act tax?
a)
paper and documents
b)
houses
c)
farm animals
d)
imports
40.
Define boycott.
a)
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products
b)
import tax
c)
Citizen soldiers who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice
d)
to surrender
41.
The 13 colonies were fighting for freedom from England. What is another word for freedom? 
a)
taxes
b)
tariff
c)
liberty
d)
patriot
42.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
43.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonial settlement west of a border that ran roughly along the 
a)
Great Lakes
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
St. Lawrence River
d)
Appalachian Mountains
44.
In order to pay off debt from the French and Indian War, the British Parliment took what action?
a)
Closed the Boston Harbor
b)
Passed new Colonial Acts like the Stamp Act
c)
Allowed the colonists to govern themselves
d)
Had a tea party
45.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Will Smith

46.

Something the government allows people to do

a)

citizen

b)

colonist

c)

document

d)

right

47.

People have the right to _______ the government if it is not protecting their rights

a)

vote

b)

change

c)

agree

d)

teach

48.

What does "We the People..." mean?

a)

The people create the government and give the government its power

b)

The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

c)

The government has to help make the country better and stronger

d)

The government has to keep peace in the country

49.

What does "...insure domestic tranquility..." mean?

a)

The people create the government and give the government its power

b)

The government has to keep laws fair and protect rights

c)

The government has to help make the country better and stronger

d)

The government has to keep peace in the country

50.

Which line from the Preamble matches this image?

a)

We the people

b)

in order to form a more perfect union

c)

establish justice

d)

secure the blessings of liberty

51.

The Bill of Rights

a)

a. is what the supreme court uses

b)

b. Explains how checks and balances work

c)

c. is the first ten amendments of the Constitution

d)

d. is the first ten amendments of the Declaration of Independence

52.

The job of the Supreme Court is to 

a)

a. Vote only if there is a tie with the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch

b)

b. Review Checks and see if they are balanced

c)

c. Review Laws and see if they are legal or Constitutional

d)

d. Review Bills and see if they are illegal

53.

There are this many representative in the House of Representatives

a)

a. 317- amount per state is based on population

b)

b. 870- amount per state is based on population

c)

c. 350- 7 Per state

d)

d. 435- the amount per state is based on population

54.

Right to bear arms; ability for states to have a militia.

a)

4th Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

7th Amendment

55.

Powers not given to the federal government are "reserved" for the states.

a)

10th Amendment

b)

9th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

2nd Amendment

56.

Right to a speedy & public trial; call witnesses; right to have a lawyer.

a)

10th Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

6th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

57.

No quartering of troops.

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

4th Amendment

58.

You have more rights than the Constitution lists.

a)

9th Amendment

b)

6th Amendment

c)

4th Amendment

d)

2nd Amendment

59.

Five basic freedoms: speech, religion, press, assembly, & petition.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

60.

Prevents cruel & unusual punishments; excessive fines and/or bail.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

8th Amendment

61.

Your right to remain silent (self-incrimination); no double jeopardy; eminent domain; due process

a)

5th Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

9th Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

62.

Right to have a jury trial in a CIVIL case . . . total must be $20 or more.

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

9th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

63.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

11th

b)

12th

c)

13th

d)

14th

64.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
65.

This branch interprets the meaning of laws that have been created.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Federalism

66.

This branch enforces the laws that are in the federal government.

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Federalism

67.

 

This branch makes bills that can become laws.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Federalism

68.

Which branch can override a veto?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Federalism

69.

Which branch can declare laws unconstitutional?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Federalism

70.

Which statement is true about checks and balances?

a)

It is the division of power between 3 different branches of government.

b)

It is the division of power between the federal and state governments.

c)

It is the process used by the federal government to tax and balance the budget of the government.

d)

It is the controls that each branch has over the other branches.

Similar Resources on Wayground

Africa's History H1a-c

70 questions

Africa's History H1a-c

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

World War II

70 questions

World War II

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 8th Grade

Semester Review

73 questions

Semester Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Geography

75 questions

Geography

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

21-22 North & South Study Guide

73 questions

21-22 North & South Study Guide

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Texas History Fall Semester Final 2020

75 questions

Texas History Fall Semester Final 2020

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Unit 5 "Populations" Test Review

74 questions

Unit 5 "Populations" Test Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

U.S. Constitution Summative Review

70 questions

U.S. Constitution Summative Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade