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24.25 Civics Exam Question 51-70

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are rights of everyone living in the United States?

a)

Freedom of expression - Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of assembly - Freedom to petition the government

c)

Freedom of religion - The right to bear arms

d)

All of the above

2.

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

a)

The United States

b)

The Flag

c)

The Government

d)

A & B

3.

What IS NOT one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

a)

give up loyalty to other countries

b)

serve in the U.S. military

c)

serve the nation

d)

Sacrifice your life for the country

4.

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

35

5.

How can Americans participate in the U.S. Democracy?

a)

Vote - Join a Political Party - Join a Civic Group

b)

Join a Community Group - Give your opinion to an elected official

c)

Call Senators and/ or Representatives - Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

d)

All of the above

6.

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

a)

April 15th

b)

April 1st

c)

December 31st

d)

January 1st

7.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a)

At age eighteen (18)

b)

Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

8.

What IS NOT a reason colonists came to America

a)

Freedom - Political Liberty

b)

Religious Freedom - Economic Opportunity

c)

Practice their Religion - Escape Persecution

d)

All of the above are reasons colonists came to America

9.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a)

American Indians

b)

Native Americans

c)

Indigenous Americans

d)

All of the above

10.

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

a)

People from Africa

b)

People from Asia

c)

People from South America

d)

People from Europe

11.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a)

because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

b)

because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

c)

because they didn’t have self-government

d)

All of the above

12.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

13.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)

July 4th

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

December 31st

d)

December 31, 1776

14.

Which IS NOT one of the 13 original states?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New Mexico

d)

New York

15.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

b)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Bill of Rights

c)

The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)

None of the above

16.

When was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1824

d)

1770

17.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Who WAS NOT one of the writers.

a)

James Madison

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Publius

d)

ALL of the above were writers of the Federalist Papers

18.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a)

U.S. diplomat

b)

First Postmaster General of the United States

c)

Started the first free libraries

d)

All of the above

19.

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

William Burr

20.

Who is the First President of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

William Burr