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WorksheetsIan's 128 civics test
Total questions: 128
Worksheet time: 11hrs 40mins
1. What is the form of government of the United States?
Republic
Monarchy
Communist
Representative Democracy
What is the "supreme law of the land"
The Supreme Court
US constitution
Declaration of Independance
Bill of Rights
Name ONE thing the Constitution does
4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
Amendments
Ratification
The President
no changes can be made
6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
Basic Rights of only American Men
nothing
Basic rights of Americans
Basic rights of Canadians
7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
32
10
27
17
8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
US Constitution
Declaration of Independance
10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
11. The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
Bill of Rights
Constitution
none of them
Declaration of Independance
12. What is the economic system of the United States?
Capitalism
Command Economy
Market Economy
Free Market Economy
Traditional Economy
13. What is the rule of law?
14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
15. There are three branches of government. Why?
So one branch does not become too powerful
Because of their conflict with China
No specific reason
To take away power from the people
16. Name the three branches of government.
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Federal, State, Local
Legitatvie, Enforcitive, Judgeing
Theres only one branch
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
All of the above
none of the above
What branch of the Federal government makes the laws
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
President and Vice President
The Supreme Court and the Chief Justice
The people and The President
The Senate and the House of Representatives
20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
21. How many U.S. senators are there?
50
100
150
435
22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
lifetime
2 years
4 years
6 years
23. Who are your state US senators?
24. How many members are in the House of Representatives
50
538
100
435
25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
2 years
4 years
6 years
lifetime
26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
No specific reason
To more closely follow public opinion
Because U.S. Representatives aren't very important
To follow the needs of the president
27. How many senators does each state have?
Based on the states population
1
2
3
28. Why does each state have two senators?
29. Name your U.S. representative.
Todd Young
Sandra Day O'Connor
Rudy Yakym
Mike Braun
30. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? *
John Roberts
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
Mike Johnson
31. Who does a U.S. senator represent?
None of the above
The Supreme Court
The citizens of their state
The President
32. Who elects U.S. senators?
The President chooses the Senators
The people of the state
Congress chooses Senators
The Supreme Court
33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
The citizens of their district
The President
The entire state
all of the above
34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
Congress
The President
The Supreme Court
The citizens from their district
35. Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
Because they have more Senators
Because of the states population
Because they make more money
The Senators choose how many representatives
36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
lifetime
2 years
4 years
6 years
37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
38. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
The Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice
An emergency election occurs
The Vice President
41. Name one power of the president.
42. Who is Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. military?
The Vice President
The US President
Congress
The Chief Justice
43. Who signs bills to become laws?
Congress
The Supreme Court
The US President
Voted on by US citizens
44. Who vetoes bills?
The US President
Congress
The Supreme Court
The King
45. Who appoints federal judges?
The US President
Congress
The Supreme Court
The Chief Justice
Name ONE part of the executive branch
47. What does the President’s Cabinet do?
Nothing
Personal maid for the president
Advises the President
48. What are TWO Cabinet-level positions?
49. Why is the Electoral College important?
It has a very low acceptance rate for students
It decides who is elected President
It teaches people how to be involved in politics
It decides who is apart of congress
50. What is one part of the judicial branch?
Congress
The President
The Supreme Court
The king
51. What does the judicial branch do?
Interpret the law
Enforces the law
Makes the law
advises the president
52. What is the highest court in the United States?
Congress
Madison Square Garden
The Oval Office
The Supreme Court
53. How many justicees are on the Supreme Court?
5
9
10
100
54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
4
3
5
All of them
55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
till there 75
4 year terms
Lifetime
6 year terms
56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
57. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
John Roberts
Sandra Day O'Connor
Rudy Yakym
Joe Biden
Kamala Harris
58. Name one power that is only for the federal government.
59. Name one power that is only for the states.
60. What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people
the rights of citizens will be protected whether these rights are listed or not
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
protects criminal defendants from having to testify if they may incriminate themselves through the testimony
61. Who is the governor of Indiana
Mike Braun
Todd Young
Loretta Rush
Eric Holcomb
What is the capital of Indiana
Washington DC
Indianapolis
Valparaiso
LaPorte
63. There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
64. Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
only white men
anyone who lives in the US
US Citizens
65. What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
66. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The United States
The President
Your parents
The Flag
67. Name TWO promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance
68. How can people become United States citizens?
Naturalize
Derive Citizenship
Being born in the US
paying the government money.
69. What are TWO examples of civic participation in the United States?
70. What is ONE way Americans can serve their country?
71. Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
72. It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
73. The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
74. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
Vikings
Canadians
Nobody
75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
Asians
Europeans
Canadians
African Americans
76. What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
WW1
The Revolutionary War
WW2
The Cold War
77. Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
78. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
79. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
January 1, 1777
November 25, 1775
June 8, 1776
80. The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
81. There were 13 original states. Name five.
82. What founding document was written in 1787?
US constitution
Declaration of Independace
Bill of Rights
Article of Confederation
83. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
84. Why were the Federalist Papers important?
85. Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
86. George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.
“Father of Our Country”
First president of the United States
General of the Continental Army
President of the Constitutional Convention
87. Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
88. James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
89. Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
90. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Louisiana
Wisconsin
California
Oregon
91. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
The Slavery War
The Cold War
there was no war
The Civil War
92. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
94. Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. *
95. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed the Native Americans
Freed the slaves
Freed the US from Britian
Started the Civil War
96. What U.S. war ended slavery?
The Slave War
Slavery wasn't ended by a war
The Civil War
The uncivil war
97. What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?
10th Amendment
12 Amendment
16 Amendment
14th Amendment
98. When did all men get the right to vote?
99. Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
101. Why did the United States enter World War I?
102. When did all women get the right to vote?
103. What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
2nd Longest economic recession in modern history
3rd Longest economic recession in modern history
4th Longest economic recession in modern history
104. When did the Great Depression start?
Stock market crash of 19232
Stock market crash of 1931
Stock market crash of 1930
Stock market crash of 1929
105. Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
JFK
Franklin Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
George Bush
106. Why did the United States enter World War II?
Bombing of the National Trade Center
Bombing of Pearl harbor
Because the President was Jewish
Germany attacked their ships
107. Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
108. Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
The Nazis
Japan
The Soviet Union
Great Britian
109. During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Communism
The bombing of pearl harbor
concentration camps
Nuclear war
110. Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
To stop the spread of democracy
To stop the spread of nazis
To end slavery
111. Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
Because they were big ol meanies
Because they were nazis
To stop the spread of communism
because they bombed pearl harbor
112. What did the civil rights movement do?
Fought to end gender discrimination
Fought to end racial discrimination
Fought to end financial discrimination
fought to end slavery
113. Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.
Fought The Rock
Fought for white people
Fought for gender equality
Fought for civil rights
114. Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
To force the Iraqi military from China
To force the Korean military from Kuwait
To force the Vietnam military from China
115. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
USA became the first country to go to the moon
US entered the Vietnam war
Japan bombing pearl harbor
Terrorist attack on the United states
116. Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
118. Name one example of an American innovation.
119. What is the capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
The White House
Indianapolis
Washington
120. Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Washington, D.C.
France
California
New York
121. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
To represent the first 13 presidents
To represent the 13 original colonies
To represent the 13 capitols
To represent the 13 British Cities
122. Why does the flag have 50 stars?
To represent the 50 countries of the world
To represent the 50 presidents
To represent the 50 states
To represent the original colonies
123. What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Sprinkled Banner
The Pledge of Allegiance
We the People
124. The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
Out of many, one
We the people
We all become one
Freedom for all
125. What is Independence Day?
Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
It's like Christmas and Halloween had a baby
That doesn't exist
Celebrating USA's Independence
126. Name three national U.S. holidays. *
127. What is Memorial Day?
A holiday to remember everything
A holiday to remember past relationships
A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
A holiday to honor current soldiers
128. What is Veterans Day?
A holiday to honor current people in the military
A day to remember animal vets
A day to remember all former sports athletes
A holiday to honor military veterans
