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Citizenship Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carter

d)

Constitution

2.

The idea of self-government is in what first three words of the Constitution?

a)

We the people

b)

When in the

c)

The rights of

d)

Fourscore and seven

3.

What is an amendment?

a)

a reduction

b)

a change

c)

a subtraction

d)

a notation

4.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a)

Magna Carter

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Gettysburg Address

5.

How many amendments are there in the Constitution

a)

10

b)

9

c)

18

d)

27

6.

Which is not a freedom in the first amendment?

a)

property

b)

speech

c)

religion

d)

press

7.

When was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

1897

b)

1865

c)

1776

d)

1767

8.

Which of the following rights are not in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

life

b)

property

c)

liberty

d)

pursuit of happiness

9.

What type of economic system so we have in the U.S.?

a)

capitalist

b)

socialist

c)

communist

d)

marxist

10.

Which is not a branch of our government?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Corporate

11.

Who is the head of the Executive Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Mr. Friel

12.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The People

d)

The Supreme Court

13.

How many years is a term for a senator?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

14.

How many senators are there in Congress?

a)

100

b)

50

c)

435

d)

9

15.

How many people are in the House of Representatives?

a)

100

b)

535

c)

50

d)

435

16.

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

17.

Why do some states have more representatives than others?

a)

they joined the Union sooner

b)

they pay more taxes

c)

they have more land

d)

they have more people

18.

How many years is one term for President?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

19.

What month do we vote for President?

a)

January

b)

March

c)

August

d)

November

20.

If the President and V.P. can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

President of the Senate

d)

Attorney General

21.

Who signs a bill to become a law?

a)

Congress

b)

President

c)

Attorney General

d)

District Attorney

22.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

makes laws

b)

enforces laws

c)

protests laws

d)

interprets laws

23.

How many Supreme Court justices do we have?

a)

9

b)

25

c)

100

d)

15

24.

Under the Constitution, which is not a power given to the federal government?

a)

print money

b)

provide schooling

c)

declare war

d)

make treaties

25.

How old do you have to be to be able to vote?

a)

21

b)

18

c)

25

d)

16

26.

Which of the following is not a way citizens participate in democracy?

a)

learn a new sport

b)

vote

c)

join a political party

d)

write to the newspaper

27.

When is the last day you can file your federal income taxes?

a)

January 1

b)

February 15

c)

April 15

d)

June 30

28.

Which was not a reason colonists came to America?

a)

religious freedom

b)

political freedom

c)

economic opportunity

d)

escape boredom

29.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1865

d)

1945

30.

Which of the following was not a reason the colonist fought the American Revolution?

a)

High taxes

b)

Quartering of Soldiers

c)

Lack of self-government

d)

To conquer England

31.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

32.

Which of the following was one of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Ohio

b)

Michigan

c)

Delaware

d)

Kentucky

33.

What was our first form of government?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Bill of Rights

34.

Who is the "Father of the Country"?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

35.

Who was the "Father of the Constitution"?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

36.

Who was the first President?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

37.

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

a)

Ohio

b)

Kentucky

c)

Louisiana

d)

Mexico

38.

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

a)

Civil War

b)

Revolutionary

c)

WWI

d)

WWII

39.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a)

advocated for the abolition of slaves

b)

argued for the transcontinental railroad

c)

led the first expedition to the North Pole

d)

fought for women's rights

40.

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Civil War was fought?

a)

Slavery

b)

Economic Factors

c)

States Rights

d)

Terrorism

41.

Who was the President during the Great Depression and WWII?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

John Kennedy

42.

Which country was an ally of the U.S. during WWII?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

43.

What was the main concern of the U.S. during the Cold War?

a)

Socialism

b)

Nazism

c)

Communism

d)

Slavery

44.

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a)

States Rights

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Workers Rights

d)

Civil Rights

45.

What is the capital of the U.S.?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Providence

d)

Washington D.C.

46.

What ocean is on the west coast of the U.S.?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Arctic

47.

What is the largest river in the U.S.?

a)

Hudson

b)

Mississippi

c)

Missouri

d)

Rio Grande

48.

What is the name of the National Anthem?

a)

America the Beautiful

b)

My Country Tis of Thee

c)

This Land is Your Land

d)

The Star Spangled Banner

49.

How many stripes does the flag have?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

13

d)

15

50.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a)

one for each memebr of congress

b)

one for each amendment

c)

one for each president

d)

one for each state