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WorksheetsArkansas Civics Exam Practice Part 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 38mins
What are TWO rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom from taxes
Freedom of religion
Freedom to petition the government
The right to eat
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Our family
Our home state
Our political party
The flag (representing the United States)
What is NOT a promise that you make when you become a United States citizen?
To defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States
To give up loyalty to other countries
To obey the laws of the United States
To speak only English
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
16
18
21
35
What are TWO ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
Adjust the thermostat to conserve resources
Drive the speed limit
Graduate from high school
Help with a campaign
Vote
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
January 1
April 15
July 4
September 3
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age 18
At age 25
At age 38
At age 50
What is NOT a reason colonists came to America?
Better retirement benefits
Freedom
Economic opportunity
To practice religion
To escape persecution
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Bostonians
Christopher Columbus
Native Americans/American Indians
The Pilgrims
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Africans
Criminals
Floridians
Latvians
Which is NOT a reason the colonists fought the British?
Because of high taxes without representation
Because of restricted access to the Mississippi River
Because the British army stayed in their houses
Because they didn’t have self-government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
December 7, 1941
July 4, 1776
September 11, 2001
September 17, 1787
There were 13 original states. Name THREE.
Arkansas
Massachusetts
Texas
New York
Virginia
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Abraham Lincoln debated Stephen Douglas about the Emancipation
Proclamation.
The Constitution was replaced by the Bill of Rights.
The Constitution was replaced by the Declaration of Independence.
The Constitution was written.
When was the Constitution written?
1787
1865
1911
1984
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name
ONE of the writers.
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
What is NOT something Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Being a U.S. diplomat
Being the author of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
Being the first Postmaster General of the United States
Conducting scientific experiments
Saying “Give me liberty or give me death.”
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
John Adams
Nathan Hale
Who was the first President?
George Washington
James Madison
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
The Louisiana Territory
The Ohio Territory
The Oregon Territory
The Utah Territory
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Vietnam War
World War II
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Teapot Dome war
The War of 1812
Which was NOT a factor leading to the Civil War?
Economic concerns
Environmental concerns
Slavery
States’ rights
Which of the following is NOT an important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
Fought in the Revolutionary War
Freed the slaves
Led the United States during the Civil War
Saved the Union
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Completed the purchase of Louisiana
Established the Border States
Fed the emaciated people
Freed the slaves in the Confederate states
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Created the first dollar coins
Fought for women’s rights
Led Lewis and Clark on their expedition
Was the first woman to walk on the moon
Name ONE war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
The Civil War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Spanish-American War
World War II
Who was President during World War I?
Abraham Lincoln
James Monroe
Ronald Reagan
Woodrow Wilson
Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
[Select all Three that apply.]
Australia
Germany
Italy
Chile
Japan
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general.
What war was he in?
Desert Storm
The Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
Access to affordable heating oil
Communism and the Soviet Union
Missiles in Cuba
Preserving the southern border
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Civil rights movement
The Boston Tea Party
The Minutemen
The Teetotalers
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fight for civil rights
Fight in the Civil War
Interpret dreams
Lead the charge up San Juan Hill
What major event happened on September 11, 2001?
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
Terrorists attacked the United States
The Germans sank the Lusitania
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Which of the following is an American Indian tribe in the United States?
Aymara
Ming
Navajo
Tutsis
What is the longest river in the United States?
Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Ohio
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Which of the following is not a U.S. territory?
American Samoa
Great Britain
Guam
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
Which of the following states does not border Canada?
Kansas
Maine
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Which of the following states does not border Mexico?
Arizona
California
Florida
New Mexico
Texas
What is the capital of the United States?
Dallas
Little Rock
New York City
Washington, D.C.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Detroit
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
To represent the 13 branches of the Federal Reserve Bank
Because there were 13 original colonies
To represent the 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence
To represent the 13 wars the United States has fought
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
Because it was created on the 50th anniversary of our nation
Because the number 50 represents strength
Because there have been 50 presidents
Because there is one star for each state.
What is the name of the national anthem?
America, the Beautiful
Battle Hymn of the Republic
My Country, ’Tis of Thee
The Star-Spangled Banner
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
January 1
July 4
September 11
December 7
Which of the following is not a U.S. holiday?
Christmas
Halloween
New Year’s Day
Presidents’ Day
