Free Printable Civics test practice test 1

1.

1) What is the economic system in the U.S.?

a)

Mutual

b)

Capitalist

c)

Socialist

d)

Command

2.

1) What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Liberty and pursuit of happiness

b)

Justice and liberty

c)

life and owning property

d)

Life and death

3.

1) Which of the following is a branch or part of the government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

All of these

4.

1) The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

a)

Life, Liberty, Property

b)

God Bless America

c)

We the people

d)

Hold these truths

5.

1) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

Vice President

b)

Governor

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Senate Majority leader

6.

1) How many years is the elected term for a U.S. Senator?

a)

8

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

7.

1) Laws are written by

a)

President

b)

Governors

c)

Congress

d)

Supreme court

8.

1) Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

Congress

b)

V.P.

c)

Chief Justice

d)

President

9.

1) What age must citizens be to vote for President?

a)

18

b)

21

c)

25

d)

16

10.

1) Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

a)

Supreme Allied Commander

b)

President

c)

Chief Justice

d)

Speaker of the House

11.

1) Under the U.S. Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

a)

print money

b)

sign treaties

c)

build an army

d)

all of these

12.

1) Under the U.S. Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

a)

build an army

b)

print money

c)

declare war

d)

provide school/education

13.

1) Which branch of government decides if a law violates the Constitution?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

d)

none of these

14.

1) What is the capital of Alabama?

a)

Mobile

b)

Hazel Green

c)

Montgomery

d)

Birmingham

15.

1) What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Jeffersonian republican

16.

1) A change to the U.S. Constitution is known as a what?

a)

Constitutional Convention

b)

Amendment

c)

Veto

d)

none of these

17.

1) If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Governor of the largest state

18.

1) What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

Democrats and Republicans

b)

House and Senate

c)

States and Federal

d)

President and Vice President

19.

1) In what month do citizens vote in a presidential election?

a)

January

b)

July

c)

November

d)

December

20.

1) What are the two major political parties of the U.S.?

a)

Federalist and Anti-federalist

b)

Socialist and Independent

c)

Democrat and Republican

d)

Libertarian and Nationalist

21.

1) The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

preamble

d)

Declaration of Idependence

22.

1) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a)

Trial by jury

b)

speech

c)

bear arms

d)

quarter soldiers

23.

1) What is freedom of religion?

a)

Free to worship any religion or not worship at all

b)

Free to live stream church

c)

No one is religious

d)

Everyone has the same religion

24.

1) Which of the following is NOT a right of everyone living in the U.S.?

a)

Peaceably assemble

b)

Bear arms

c)

petition the government

d)

run for federal office

25.

1) To what do individuals show loyalty to when they say the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

USA

b)

Alabama

c)

President

d)

Congress

Civics test practice test 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

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