Worksheets24.25 Civics Exam Question 51-70
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What are rights of everyone living in the United States?
Freedom of expression - Freedom of Speech
Freedom of assembly - Freedom to petition the government
Freedom of religion - The right to bear arms
All of the above
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States
The Flag
The Government
A & B
What IS NOT one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
give up loyalty to other countries
serve in the U.S. military
serve the nation
Sacrifice your life for the country
How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?
16
18
21
35
How can Americans participate in the U.S. Democracy?
Vote - Join a Political Party - Join a Civic Group
Join a Community Group - Give your opinion to an elected official
Call Senators and/ or Representatives - Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
All of the above
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
April 15th
April 1st
December 31st
January 1st
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
At age eighteen (18)
Between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
All of the above
None of the above
What IS NOT a reason colonists came to America
Freedom - Political Liberty
Religious Freedom - Economic Opportunity
Practice their Religion - Escape Persecution
All of the above are reasons colonists came to America
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
American Indians
Native Americans
Indigenous Americans
All of the above
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
People from Africa
People from Asia
People from South America
People from Europe
Why did the colonists fight the British?
because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
because they didn’t have self-government
All of the above
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
John Adams
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4th
July 4, 1776
December 31st
December 31, 1776
Which IS NOT one of the 13 original states?
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Bill of Rights
The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence.
None of the above
When was the Constitution written?
1776
1787
1824
1770
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Who WAS NOT one of the writers.
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
Publius
ALL of the above were writers of the Federalist Papers
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
U.S. diplomat
First Postmaster General of the United States
Started the first free libraries
All of the above
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
William Burr
Who is the First President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
William Burr
