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Civics exam

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what month is the President elected?

a)

November

b)

January

c)

March

d)

December

2.

Who is the current President of the United States?

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Hillary Clinton

c)

Barack Obama

d)

George Bush

3.

Who is the Vice President of the United States?

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Bernie Sanders

d)

Nina Turner

4.

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

a)

Vice President

b)

President of the Senate

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Runner-up

5.

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

a)

President of the Senate

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

The Chief Justice

d)

The Runner-up

6.

Who is Commander and Chief of the military?

a)

President

b)

The President of the Senate

c)

The Speaker of the House

d)

The Navy Commander

7.

Who can sign a bill into law?

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The President of the Senate

d)

The voters

8.

Who can veto a bill

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The President of the Senate

d)

The Majority Whip

9.

What is the main job of the President's Cabinet?

a)

Administer the agencies of the federal government

b)

Maintain storage

c)

Work as Representative in the legislative branch

d)

To manage the Supreme Court

10.

Which of the following is a Cabinet-level position?

a)

Attorney General

b)

First term Congressman

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

State Governor

11.

What is the main job of the judicial branch?

a)

Reviews the laws

b)

Judge Federal Crimes

c)

Act as the President's Law Firm

d)

Dictate laws to the states

12.

What is the economic system in the United States?

a)

Communists

b)

Socialists

c)

Capitalism

d)

Mixed

13.

What is the "rule of law"?

a)

No one is above the law

b)

One must consent to the laws

c)

Laws must be written before action can be taken

d)

Another name for the Constitution.

14.

According to the Constitution, what is a requirement to vote?

a)

Citizen 18 years and older

b)

Land own man

c)

Military service

d)

Citizen 35 years or older

15.

Which of the following is a civic duty required of U.S. citizens?

a)

serve on a jury

b)

be a member of a church

c)

own gold

d)

serve as a police officer

16.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

vote in a federal election

c)

vote for governor of a state

d)

vote for state representatives

17.

What is one right of everyone living in the United States?

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Right to own a gun

c)

Right to vote in a federal election

d)

Right to run for elected office

18.

What do we show loyalty to when you become a United States citizen?

a)

The President

b)

The Flag

c)

The United States

d)

The Constitution

19.

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

a)

To obey the laws of the United States

b)

To obey the President of the United States

c)

To obey the Congress

d)

To obey the Supreme Court

20.

What age do citizens gain the right to vote?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

35

21.

Which of the following is a way the Americans can participate in their democracy?

a)

Join a political party

b)

travel overseas

c)

join the military

d)

own a small business

22.

What is the due date for income taxes?

a)

January 1

b)

April 15

c)

July 1

d)

August 31st

23.

At what age are all men required to register for the Selective Service?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

35

24.

Which is the highest court in the United States?

a)

The Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Military

d)

The Supreme Court

25.

How many justices are currently in the Supreme Court?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

10

d)

11

26.

Who is the current Chief Justice on the United States Supreme Court?

a)

Ruth Gingsburg

b)

John Smith

c)

John Roberts

d)

John Brown

27.

According to the U.S. Constitution, which of the following is a power that belongs to the national government?

a)

Print money

b)

Build local schools

c)

Collect state taxes

d)

Establish educational requirements

28.

Which of the following belongs only to the states?

a)

Provide education

b)

Conduct foreign relations

c)

Power to tax

d)

Create a navy

29.

Who is the current Governor of Arizona?

a)

Ruben Gallego

b)

Rose Mofford

c)

Katie Hobbs

d)

Jan Brewer

30.

What is the current capital of Arizona?

a)

Glendale

b)

Phoenix

c)

Tempe

d)

Prescott

31.

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Progressives

d)

DSA

32.

What political party is the current President a member of?

a)

Democrat

b)

Republican

c)

Progressive

d)

Tea Party

33.

What is the name of the current Speaker of the the House of Representatives?

a)

Mike Johnson

b)

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

c)

Jeff Flake

d)

Paul Ryan

34.

U.S. Senator serve for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

35.

Which of the following is a branch of the government?

a)

Legislative

b)

President

c)

State

d)

Defense

36.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Elections

c)

Checks and balances

d)

The Congress

37.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The 9th District court

d)

The courts

38.

Who makes national laws

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Senate

d)

The House of Representatives

39.

What are the two Houses of Congress?

a)

The House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Church and State

c)

State and Territory

d)

Army and Navey

40.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

100

b)

58

c)

25

d)

458

41.

Who is one of Arizona's U.S. Senators now?

a)

Krysten Sinema

b)

John Smith

c)

John Kyl

d)

Jeff Flake

42.

The House of Representatives has how many members?

a)

435

b)

100

c)

345

d)

543

43.

Members of the House of Representatives serve for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

44.

Who is represented by a U.S. Senator?

a)

All the people in a district

b)

All the people in a city

c)

All the people in a region

d)

All people within the state

45.

Why do some state have more Representatives then others?

a)

The number of representatives is based upon a state's population.

b)

The number of representatives is based on location

c)

The number of representatives is based on the number of years the state has been in the country

d)

The number of representatives in based on which political party won in the election.

46.

A President is elected for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

47.

Which of the following is a branch of the government?

a)

Legislative

b)

President

c)

State

d)

Defense

48.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Impeachment

b)

Elections

c)

Checks and balances

d)

The Congress

49.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

The President

b)

The Speaker of the House

c)

The 9th District court

d)

The courts

50.

Who makes national laws

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Senate

d)

The House of Representatives

51.

What are the two Houses of Congress?

a)

The House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Church and State

c)

State and Territory

d)

Army and Navey

52.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a)

100

b)

58

c)

25

d)

458

53.

Who is one of Arizona's U.S. Senators now?

a)

Krysten Sinema

b)

John Smith

c)

John Kyl

d)

Jeff Flake

54.

The House of Representatives has how many members?

a)

435

b)

100

c)

345

d)

543

55.

Members of the House of Representatives serve for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

56.

Who is represented by a U.S. Senator?

a)

All the people in a district

b)

All the people in a city

c)

All the people in a region

d)

All people within the state

57.

Why do some state have more Representatives then others?

a)

The number of representatives is based upon a state's population.

b)

The number of representatives is based on location

c)

The number of representatives is based on the number of years the state has been in the country

d)

The number of representatives in based on which political party won in the election.

58.

A President is elected for how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

10

59.

Which of the following is the supreme law of the land?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Constitution

c)

Federalist Papers

d)

Shays' Rebellion

60.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

List the Rights of Americans

b)

Indexes the Laws of the US

c)

Lists the powers of the federal government

d)

Maps of the 13 colonies

61.

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

a)

We the people

b)

When in the course of human events

c)

In order to form a more perfect union

d)

We have but on life to give to our country

62.

What is an amendment?

a)

The name given to a territory

b)

The test name given to the vice president

c)

This is a trick question

d)

A change to the Constitution

63.

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

a)

The preamble

b)

The list of responsibilities held by the three branches

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Olive Branch Petition

64.

What is one right or freedom found in the First Amendment?

a)

Right to own guns

b)

Freedom from harrasment

c)

Freedom of speech

d)

The right to vote for all men

65.

How many amendments does the Constitution currently have?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

26

d)

15

66.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a)

Ended the American Revolution

b)

Ended the Civil War

c)

Claimed independence from Great Britain

d)

Claimed independence from Spain

67.

What are the three rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Speech, religion and petition

b)

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

c)

Legislative, Judiciary, Excutive

d)

Vote, Rule, Impeached

68.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

The right to practice any religion

b)

Supremacy of Christianity

c)

The government will not recognize any religion

d)

There is no such right

69.

The US Flag has ________ stripes

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

70.

The US flag as ______ stars

a)

13

b)

50

c)

51

d)

48

71.

What do the stripes on the US flag represent?

a)

The 50 states

b)

The 13 generals

c)

The 13 colonies

d)

The 4 regions

72.

What do the stars on the US flag represent?

a)

The date of the signing of the Constitution

b)

The number of senators at the time of the war

c)

The number of present day states

d)

The number of colonies

73.

What is the title of the national anthem?

a)

The National Anthem

b)

The Pledge of Allegiance

c)

Proud to be an American

d)

The Star Spangled Banner

74.

When is Independence Day celebrated?

a)

Last Thursday in November

b)

June 4th

c)

July 4th

d)

The first Monday in July

75.

When is Labor Day celebrated?

a)

August

b)

September

c)

July

d)

May

76.

In which state is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

New Jersey

d)

South Carolina

77.

The capital of the United States is

a)

New York city

b)

Boston

c)

Washington DC

d)

Los Angeles

78.

Texas borders the country of __________

a)

Arizona

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Sonora

79.

Arizona borders the country of ______

a)

Texas

b)

Mexico

c)

Peru

d)

New Mexico

80.

New York borders the country of...

a)

Mexico

b)

France

c)

Great Britian

d)

Canada

81.

The Pacific Ocean borders the _________ coast

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

East

82.

The Atlantic Ocean borders the _____________ coast

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

83.

Which of the following is one of the longest rivers in the US?

a)

The Ohio

b)

The Nile

c)

The Mississippi

d)

The Gila

84.

Which of the following is a territory of the United States?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Mexico

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Liberty Island.

85.

Who was President during WWI

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

86.

Who was President during the end of the Great Depression?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

87.

Who was President during the majority of WWII?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

88.

Which President was also a General during WWII

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Winston Churchill

89.

During WWII, the US fought___________ in the Pacific Theater.

a)

North Korea

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

90.

When was the Korean War fought?

a)

1800' s

b)

18th century

c)

1900's

d)

19th century.

91.

During the era of the Cold War the main concern of the US was...

a)

The Great Depression

b)

WWII

c)

Communism

d)

The Rise of Capitalism

92.

The ______________movement tried to end racial discrimination

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Cold War

c)

MLK

d)

WWII

93.

______________tried to bring equality to all Americans

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Cesar Chavez

94.

Terrorists attacked the United States on...

a)

September 11th 2001

b)

September 11th 2000

c)

September 11th 2010

d)

September 11th 2018

95.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Benjamin Franklin

96.

Who is considered the "father of our country" ?

a)

John Adams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

97.

Louisianan was purchased from which country?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

France

98.

Which of the following was once an original colony that became a state?

a)

Ohio

b)

Virginia

c)

South Dakata

d)

Arizona

99.

The Civil War was fought between the ...

a)

Eastern and Western states

b)

Canada and the United States

c)

Northern and Southern states

d)

Mexico and California

100.

Other than slavery, what caused the Civil War?

a)

Geographic differences

b)

Economic differences

c)

Familial differences.

d)

Slavery

101.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Marcus Sherman

d)

Thomas Jefferson

102.

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Freed all slave in the US

b)

Freed all slaves in the west

c)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states only

d)

Only freed slaves in the north

103.

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Rutherford Hayes

104.

Who fought for Woman's Rights?

a)

Susan Plachet

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Stephan Anthony

105.

When was the Spanish- American War fought?

a)

Early 1800's

b)

Mid 1800's

c)

Late 18th Century

d)

Late 1800's

106.

What group of people lived in the US before the Europeans arrived?

a)

Africans

b)

Quakers

c)

Native Americans

d)

The Pilgrims

107.

Which of the following is a Native American tribe in the US?

a)

Navajo

b)

Picts

c)

Aztecs

d)

Kurdish

108.

Why did religious groups settle in the American colonies?

a)

To escape wild fires

b)

Religious freedom

c)

To express their freedom to travel

d)

To discover new lands

109.

Which of the following groups were taken to the Americas as slaves?

a)

Chinese

b)

Africans

c)

South Americans

d)

Australians

110.

One of the causes of the American Revolution was the right to ....

a)

tax merchants

b)

self-govern

c)

end the slave trade

d)

trade with France

111.

When was the Declaration of Independence signed?

a)

June 4th, 1776

b)

July 4th, 1976

c)

July 3rd, 1876

d)

July 4th 1776

112.

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

113.

Benjamin Franklin is famous for being a ...

a)

US diplomat

b)

American President

c)

genderal

d)

reporter

114.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Independence was declared

b)

The peace treaty for Shays' Rebellion was signed

c)

A new constitution was written

d)

The Bill of Rights were ratified.

115.

in what year did the Constitutional Convention happen?

a)

1787

b)

1776

c)

1945

d)

1788

116.

What was the goal of the Federalist Papers?

a)

To support the Articles of confederation

b)

To support the new constitution

c)

To gain support for King George III

d)

To remove George Washington from office.

117.

Which of the following was a primary author of the Federalists papers?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln.