Worksheets2023-2024 U.S. Citizenship & Constitution Test
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
27
b)
10
c)
50
d)
100
2.
Name the amendments that deal with voting rights.
a)
15th, 19th, 24th, 26th
b)
13th, 14th, 18th, 21st
c)
11th, 22nd, 25th, 27th
d)
9th, 12th, 13th, 20th
3.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Constitution
c)
Preamble
d)
Declaration of Independence
4.
What is an amendment?
a)
a change
b)
a problem
c)
a resolution
d)
freedom
5.
What are two right given in the Constitution to everyone living in the United States?
a)
own a weapon
b)
required military service
c)
free college
d)
freedom from paying income tax
6.
What is freedom of religion?
a)
freedom to practice any religion or no religion at all
b)
restricted practice
c)
right to only practice on Sunday
d)
freedom of oppression
7.
Which amendment says people can assemble where they want?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
8.
Which amendment grants individuals the right to bear arms?
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
1st Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
9.
Which amendment restricts the quartering of soldiers?
a)
3rd Amendment
b)
1st Amendment
c)
2nd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
10.
Which amendment states police need warrants to search private property?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
6th Amendment
11.
Which of the following is a part of the 5th Amendment?
a)
Double Jeopardy
b)
Free Speech
c)
Speedy Trial
d)
Right to a lawyer
12.
The 8th Amendment bans…
a)
cruel and unusual punishment
b)
Privacy
c)
Double Jeopardy
d)
Equality
13.
The 10th Amendment gave ______ powers to the states.
a)
Reserved
b)
Expressed
c)
Enumerated
d)
Inherent
14.
The _____ Amendment was ratified after the controversial presidential election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800.
a)
12th Amendment
b)
11th Amendment
c)
13th Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
15.
Which amendment outlawed slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
12th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
16.
The 15th Amendment prevents states the ability to...
a)
deny men the right to vote on the basis of race
b)
14th Amendment
c)
16th Amendment
d)
17th Amendment
17.
What did the 16th Amendment establish?
a)
Congressional power to collect income tax
b)
President's power to declare war
c)
Supreme Court's power to interpret the law
d)
Bureaucracy's power to enforce law
18.
Before the 17th Amendment, who chose U.S. Senators?
a)
State Legislatures
b)
Governors
c)
City Mayors
d)
The People
19.
The _____ Amendment repealed the _____ Amendment.
a)
21st / 18th
b)
17th / 22nd
c)
19th / 26th
d)
15th / 18th
20.
What does the 19th Amendment grant?
a)
Women's suffrage
b)
Men's suffrage
c)
Child suffrage
d)
Infant suffrage
21.
Which amendment shortened the "lame duck" period?
a)
20th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
21st Amendment
d)
22nd Amendment
22.
Which amendment limited the president to two terms?
a)
22nd Amendment
b)
21st Amendment
c)
20th Amendment
d)
23rd Amendment
23.
Which amendment banned poll taxes?
a)
24th Amendment
b)
22nd Amendment
c)
23rd Amendment
d)
25th Amendment
24.
Which amendment finally stated the Vice President would replace the President if there is a vacancy?
a)
25th Amendment
b)
24th Amendment
c)
26th Amendment
d)
27th Amendment
25.
Which amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote?
a)
26th Amendment
b)
25th Amendment
c)
27th Amendment
d)
28th Amendment
26.
The last amendment deals with which subject?
a)
Congressional pay
b)
Presidential pay
c)
Supreme Court's pay
d)
Minimum Wage
27.
Which of the following are 2 of the original 13 colonies?
a)
New Hampshire, Rhode Island
b)
Connecticut, South Dakota
c)
New York, California
d)
Virginia, West Virginia
28.
Which of the following are 2 of the states that border Canada?
a)
Alaska; Idaho
b)
Montana; Kentucky
c)
Michigan; South Dakota
d)
Maine; Rhode Island
29.
Which of the following is NOT a U.S. Territory?
a)
Puerto Rico
b)
North Korea
c)
U.S. Virgin Islands
d)
Northern Marianas
30.
What are the two longest rivers in the United States?
a)
Mississippi and Missouri
b)
Mississippi and Ohio
c)
Missouri and Colorado
d)
Colorado and Ohio
31.
Where is the Statute of Liberty?
a)
New York
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Philadelphia
32.
Which state does NOT border Mexico?
a)
Nevada
b)
Arizona
c)
New Mexico
d)
Texas
33.
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?
a)
"We the People"
b)
"In God We Trust"
c)
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
d)
The U.S. Constitution
34.
Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What are two powers of the states?
a)
licensing and police/fire services
b)
printing money and declaring war
c)
regulating interstate commerce and establishing post offices
d)
making treaties and establishing weights and measures
35.
Under the U.S. Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What are 2 powers of the federal government?
a)
print money and make treaties
b)
licensing
c)
public safety
d)
education
36.
What is the rule of law?
a)
Everyone, including government officials, must obey the law
b)
Only the average citizens must obey the law
c)
Some people must obey the law
d)
Elected officials are not required to obey the law
37.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
Constitution
b)
laws passed by Congress
c)
Executive Orders
d)
Supreme Court rulings
38.
If both the president and vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Secretary of the Treasury
39.
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
d)
Secretary of State
40.
Presidents are elected for how many years?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
41.
What are two cabinet level positions?
a)
Secretary of State and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
b)
Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Homeland
c)
Directors of the FBI and CIA
d)
Directors of the Office of Managament and Budget and Attorney General
42.
What does the President's cabinet do?
a)
Advises the President
b)
Criticizes the President
c)
Advises the Speaker of the House
d)
Criticizes the Speaker of the House
43.
Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Secretary of State
d)
Supreme Commander
44.
Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?
a)
President
b)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
c)
Vice President
d)
Commadant of the Army
45.
Who signs bills to become law?
a)
President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
Senate Majority Leader
d)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
46.
How old do citizens have to be to vote for president?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
25
d)
30
47.
Name the rights only for U.S. citizens.
a)
run for federal office
b)
Freedom of Speech
c)
Freedom of Religion
d)
Freedom of the Press
48.
Which is NOT a responsibility of U.S. citizens?
a)
Obey the law
b)
Pay taxes
c)
Jury duty
d)
Practice a religion
49.
Which of the following is not one of the 3 branches of U.S. government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
Bureaucracy
50.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
a)
Republicans and Democrats
b)
Republicans and Libertarians
c)
Democrats and Greens
d)
Liberals and Conservatives
51.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a)
checks and balances
b)
majority rule
c)
individual freedom
d)
due process
52.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
53.
What is the function of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Review laws
b)
make laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
create laws
54.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Courts of Appeals
c)
District Courts
d)
Municipal Courts
55.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
250
d)
435
56.
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
50
d)
538
57.
We elect U.S. Representatives for how many years?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
58.
What are the two parts of the United States Congress?
a)
Senate and House of Representatives
b)
Senate and Executive Office of the President
c)
House of Representatives and Speaker of the House
d)
Executive and Judical branches
59.
What is the minimum age to be a member of the U.S. Senate?
a)
30
b)
25
c)
35
d)
18
60.
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
a)
Everyone in the state
b)
Half the people of the state
c)
Only the people in the community they live in
d)
The largest city in the state
61.
Who makes federal laws?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Office of Management and Budget
62.
Why do some states have more representatives than others?
a)
representation based on state population
b)
representation is based off economic contributions to the nation
c)
representation is based off the number of military bases in the state
d)
representation is based on how long the state has been in existence
63.
Which of the following is NOT a writer of the Federalist Papers?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Jay
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Sam Adams
64.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
said that the 13 colonies were free from Great Britain
b)
said that the 13 colonies were loyal to the British
c)
said that the 13 colonies want a new king
d)
said that the 13 colonies hated the Canadians
65.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed slaves in the South
b)
Saved the Union
c)
Won the Civil War
d)
Ended the Civil War
66.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Constitution was written
b)
Constitution was amended
c)
Articles of Confederation were written
d)
Declaration of Independence was written
67.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
September 17, 1787
c)
January 1, 1781
d)
June 11, 1791
68.
When was the Constitution written?
a)
1787
b)
1789
c)
1791
d)
1776
69.
What are 2 American Indian tribes in the United States?
a)
Crow and Hopi
b)
Republicans and Democrats
c)
Cheyenne and Canadians
d)
Navajo and Russians
70.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
The United States or the flag
b)
Congress
c)
the President
d)
Supreme Court
71.
What is one reason Europeans came to America?
a)
Economic opportunity
b)
Republicanism
c)
Constitutionalism
d)
Happiness
72.
What is the name of the national anthem?
a)
Star Spangled Banner
b)
God Save the King
c)
America the Beautiful
d)
Oh Canada
73.
What led to the Civil War?
a)
Slavery
b)
Religious freedom
c)
Freedom from the brutal British King
d)
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor
74.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
a)
Terrorist attacks
b)
End of World War I
c)
End of World War II
d)
Start of the Korea War
75.
What movemed tried to end racial discrimination?
a)
Civil Rights Movement
b)
Women's Movement
c)
Equal Rights Amendment
d)
24th Amendment
76.
What was the war between the North and South called?
a)
Civil War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Spanish-American War
77.
Who is the "Father of Our Country"
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
Alexander Hamilton
78.
Why did the American colonists fight the British?
a)
taxation without representation
b)
religious liberties
c)
equality for the working class
d)
hope
79.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
13 colonies
b)
13 states
c)
13 arguments with the British
d)
13 years
80.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
a)
for the 50 states
b)
for the 50 capitols
c)
for the 50 years
d)
for the 50 lines of battle against the British
81.
What day does the United States celebrate Indendence Day?
a)
July 4th
b)
September 17th
c)
January 1st
d)
November 24th
82.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
a)
Womens rights
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Equal Protection
d)
Civil unions
83.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
a)
U.S. diplomat
b)
President
c)
Vice President
d)
Unicorns
84.
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Harry S. Truman
85.
Who was president during World War I?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William Howard Taft
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
John F. Kennedy
86.
Who was the first president?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
87.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
John Jay
88.
Why is Abraham Lincoln significant?
a)
He saved the union; freed the slaves
b)
he wore a top hat; had a beard
c)
he was from Illinois; he lived in a log cabin
d)
he had 3 sons; he was assassinated
89.
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Vietnam
90.
Which of the following was not a war fought by the United States during the 1800s?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Mexican-American War
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Korean War
91.
Which of the following was not a war fought by the United States during the 1900s?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Korean War
d)
Revolutionary War
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