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Ultimate Civics Challenge!

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a)

The Supreme Court

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Constitution

d)

The Treaty of Paris

2.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

Sets up the government

b)

Defines the state government

c)

Protects the basic rights of only American citizens

d)

All of the above

3.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the constitution.

What are they?

a)

"Four score and..."

b)

"We the people..."

c)

" Our greatest glory..."

d)

" I pledge allegiance..."

4.

What is an amendment?

a)

A change to the Constitution

b)

An addition to the Constitution

c)

Addition of a signature to the Constitution

d)

A change or an addition to the Constitution

5.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

The First Ten Amendments

b)

The People's Rights

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

None of the above

6.

What it one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment?

a)

Freedom to peaceful assembly

b)

Freedom to overthrow the government

c)

Freedom to have violent assemblies

d)

Freedom to publish slander

7.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

14

b)

75

c)

0

d)

27

8.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Declared independence from 13 colonies

b)

Declared independence from Great Britain

c)

Declared independence from the president of the US

d)

Declared independence from France

9.

What are the rights granted by the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life and right to bear arms

b)

Liberty and pursuit of an education

c)

Pursuit to happiness, life and liberty

d)

All of the above

10.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

Right to practice or not practice any religion

b)

Right to demand others follow your religion

c)

Right to require the supporting of a religion

d)

all of the above

11.

What is the economic system used in the US?

a)

Command Economic System

b)

Market Economic System

c)

Traditional Economic System

d)

All the above

12.

What is the "Rule of Law"?

a)

You can choose to obey laws

b)

The king creates all the laws

c)

There are no laws

d)

Everyone must obey the law.

13.

Name one branch of government.

a)

Congress Branch

b)

Supreme Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Senate Branch

14.

What are the two parts of the US Congress?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Senate and Supreme Court

c)

House of Representatives and White House Officials

d)

Supreme Court and White House Officials

15.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

Governor

b)

Vice President

c)

Supreme Court Justice

d)

President

16.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

Legislative Branch/ Congress

b)

Executive Branch/President

c)

Judicial branch/ Supreme Court

d)

President and Vice President themselves

17.

What prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Separation of power

c)

Both Answers

d)

None of the answers

18.

How many US Senators are there per state?

a)

50

b)

435

c)

2

d)

100

19.

For how many years is a United States Senator elected?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

unlimited years

d)

2

20.

Name one of your state Senators.

a)

Raul Grijalva

b)

Martha McSally

c)

Doug Ducey

d)

Krysten Sinema

21.

How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?

a)

50

b)

435

c)

100

d)

375

22.

Name one of your Arizona State Senators.

a)

Kari Lake

b)

Doug Ducey

c)

Blake Masters

d)

Krysten Sinema

23.

For how many years is a US Representative elected?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

Unlimited years

24.

Name one of the Arizona US Representatives.

a)

Marth McSally

b)

Doug Ducey

c)

Tom Wolf

d)

Andy Biggs

25.

Who does a Senator represent?

a)

All people of the entire US

b)

All people of the town

c)

All people of the state

d)

Themselves

26.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a)

Number based on population

b)

Number based on when they joined the US

c)

Number chosen randomly

d)

Number chosen by the state

27.

How many years is a US President elected?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

6

d)

2

28.

In what month do Americans vote for a President?

a)

October

b)

February

c)

November

d)

August

29.

What is the name of the current US President?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Joe Biden

d)

Mike Pence

30.

What is the name of the current US Vice President?

a)

Nancy Pelosi

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Barrack Obama

d)

Kamala Harris

31.

If the President of the United States can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Attorney General

32.

If the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes president?

a)

Attorney General

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Secretary of Homeland Security

33.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

Attorney General

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Vice President

d)

President

34.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

Congress

d)

Speaker of the House

35.

Who can Veto bills?

a)

Congress

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

President

36.

What does the President's Cabinet do?

a)

Organize the President's wardrobe.

b)

Makes the President's schedule of events.

c)

Advises the President.

d)

Makes all the decisions.

37.

What does the Judicial Branch do?

a)

Interprets and explains laws

b)

Decides if the law goes against the Constitution.

c)

Resolves disputes

( Disagreements)

d)

All the above

38.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

District Court

b)

Appellate Court

c)

Supreme Court

d)

Trial Court

e)

Military court

39.

How many Justices are on the Supreme Court?

a)

9

b)

7

c)

1

d)

10

40.

Which one are Presidential cabinet level positions in the United States?

a)

Secretary of Agriculture

b)

Secretary of Commerce

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

41.

Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Amy Coney Barrett

b)

Clarence Thomas

c)

John Roberts

d)

Ketanji Brown- Jackson

42.

Under the Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government.

What is one is NOT a power?

a)

Power to establish schools.

b)

Power to print money

c)

Power to create an army

d)

Power to declare war.

43.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.

Which power is does NOT belong to the states?

a)

Power to issue a driver's license.

b)

Power to approve zoning and land use.

c)

Power to provide protection. ( Police)

d)

Power to make treaties.

44.

The Governor of Arizona is

a)

Doug Ducey

b)

Kari Lake

c)

Katie Hobbs

d)

Krysten Sinema

45.

What city is the capital of Arizona?

a)

Mesa

b)

Phoenix

c)

Tucson

d)

Maricopa

46.

What are the two major political parties in the US?

a)

Green Party and Democratic Party

b)

Republican Party and Democratic Party

c)

Independent Party and Republican Party

d)

Green Party and Independent Party

47.

What is the political party of the current president?

a)

Green

b)

Democratic

c)

Republican

d)

Independent

48.

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

a)

Mike Pence

b)

Paul Ryan

c)

Kevin McCarthy

d)

Nancy Pelosi

49.

There are 4 amendments to the Constitution about who can vote.

Describe on of them.

a)

Citizens at the age of 21 and older can vote.

b)

You have to pay 10 dollars to vote.

c)

Only men can vote.

d)

A male citizen of any race can vote.

50.

What it one responsibility reserved for US Citizens?

a)

To serve on a jury.

b)

To vote in a state election.

c)

To serve as a judge.

d)

To obey laws

51.

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

a)

Europeans

b)

Mexicans

c)

Asians

d)

Africans

52.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

High taxes

( Taxation without representation)

b)

British Army stayed in their houses

c)

Didn't have self-government

d)

None of the above

e)

All the above

53.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Abraham Lincoln

54.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4th 1778

b)

July 4th 1876

c)

July 4th 1776

d)

July 4th 1800

55.

There were 13 original states in the union. Name three.

a)

Rhode Island, Maryland, Ohio

b)

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

c)

Georgia, Virginia, Maine

d)

New York, Massachusetts, Tennessee

56.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

War on the British was declared.

b)

The Declaration of Independence was written.

c)

The first President was elected.

d)

The Constitution was written.

57.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

September 17th, 1787

b)

September 18th, 1878

c)

September 17th,

1877

d)

September 17th, 1778

58.

The Federalist Papers were written in support of the US Constitution.

Name one of the three writers.

a)

John Adams

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

59.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

Youngest member of the Constitutional Convention

b)

Invented the kite

c)

Was a US President

d)

First Postmaster General of US

60.

Who it the " Father of Our Country"?

a)

Our Present President

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

61.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

62.

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

a)

Spanish- American War

b)

Korean War

c)

World War I

d)

World War II

63.

Abraham Lincoln was famous for?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Leading the United States during the Civil War.

c)

Saving the Union

d)

None of the above.

e)

All of the above.

64.

Name the US war between the North and the South.

a)

War of 1812

b)

Mexican War

c)

Civil War

d)

World War I

65.

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

a)

Mississippi River

Territory

b)

Louisiana Territory

c)

Mexico Territory

d)

Canada Territory

66.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

a)

Economy

b)

States Rights vs Federal Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

Election of Abraham Lincoln

e)

All the above

67.

Susan B Anthony was famous for...

a)

becoming the first woman President.

b)

fighting for women's right and civil rights.

c)

fighting in the Civil War disguised as a man.

d)

making the first United States flag.

68.

Which US wars were fought in the 1900's

a)

World War I and World War II

b)

Vietnam War and Mexican War

c)

Civil War and Korean War

d)

War of 1812 and the Gulf War

69.

Who was President during World War I?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

George Washington

c)

Woodrow

Wilson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

70.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Declared " that all persons keeping slaves, within the rebellious states, can no longer work in the United States.

b)

Declared Civil war between the North and the South.

c)

Declared" that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states" are, and henceforward shall be free.

d)

Declared independence for the States in the southern part of the United States.

71.

What ocean is on the East coast of the United States?

a)

Gulf Coast Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Artic Ocean

72.

Name one of the 4 states that borders Mexico.

a)

Nevada

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Texas

d)

Louisana

73.

Name one of the 5 United States Territories.

a)

Southern Mariana Islands

b)

Cuba

c)

Guam

d)

Bahamas

74.

What is the capital of the United States?

a)

Alexandria

b)

New York City

c)

Harrisburg

d)

Washington D.C

75.

Name one of the 13 states that borders Canada.

a)

Iowa

b)

South Dakota

c)

North Dakota

d)

Rhode Island

76.

Which is not a National U.S. holiday.

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Veterans Day

c)

Christmas

d)

Valentines Day

77.

Why does the US flag have 13 stripes?

a)

For the first 13 presidents

b)

For the last 13 states

c)

For the first 13 colonies

d)

It was the seamstress's favorite number.

78.

What is the name of the national Anthem?

a)

Star Spangled Banner

b)

Oh, Canada

c)

Pledge of Allegiance

d)

America the Beautiful

79.

Why does the US flag have 50 stars?

a)

They represent the 50 soldiers who lost their lives in the Civil war.

b)

They represent the first 50 Presidents.

c)

They represent the first 50 citizens.

d)

They represent the 50 states.

80.

Where is the Statue Of Liberty located?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

New York Harbor

c)

Chesapeake Bay

d)

Atlantic Ocean

81.

When does the US celebrate Independence Day?

a)

September 30th

b)

July 1st

c)

July 4th

d)

September 11th