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5th Grade SS

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

a)

Judicial branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Military branch

d)

Legislative branch

3.

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

a)

Legislative branch

b)

Executive branch

c)

Administrative branch

d)

Judicial branch

4.

Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?

a)

Executive branch

b)

Legislative branch

c)

Judicial branch

d)

Military branch

5.

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

a)

To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

b)

To limit the power of the judicial branch

c)

To ensure the dominance of the legislative branch

d)

To increase the power of the executive branch

6.

Which branch of government can veto a bill passed by Congress?

a)

Executive branch

b)

State governors

c)

Legislative branch

d)

Judicial branch

7.

What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

To promote equality among all citizens.

b)

To establish a monarchy in the country.

c)

To protect individual liberties and limit government power.

d)

To increase government power and restrict individual liberties.

8.

Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech?

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Fourth Amendment

d)

Tenth Amendment

9.

What is the significance of the 4th Amendment?

a)

The 4th Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government.

b)

The 4th Amendment only applies to criminal cases, not civil cases.

c)

The 4th Amendment protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures by private individuals.

d)

The 4th Amendment allows for warrantless searches of private property.

10.

How many total amendments are there in the Bill of Rights?

a)

15

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12

11.

Who has the power to declare war according to the United States Constitution?

a)

The President

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Congress

d)

The Secretary of Defense

12.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

List of the freedoms of each individual person

b)

List of the rights of each individual person

c)

List of the rights of men

13.

How many delegates traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

a)

55

b)

45

c)

35

d)

25

14.

When the Constitution was signed in ________ it did not include a _________________?

a)

1789, Constitution

b)

1607, Bill of Rights

c)

1787, Bill of Rights

d)

1787, Constitution

15.

Who came up with the Virginia Plan?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

16.

The Bill of Rights was made up of ______ amendments?

a)

9

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

17.

The Constitution was signed on?

a)

September 15, 1787

b)

September 17, 1787

c)

September 17, 1789

d)

September 15, 1789

18.
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
June 4, 1776
b)
July 4,1777
c)
June 4, 1776
d)
July 4, 1776
19.
Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
Dallas, Texas
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d)
Irie, Pennsylvania
20.
Which group of delegates voted and signed the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Republican Party
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Electoral College
21.
What three principles do the Declaration of Independence guarantee?
a)
Long life, love, freedom
b)
Freedom, Justice, Liberty
c)
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Love, Life, Liberty
22.
The Declaration of Independence declared freedom from?
a)
unfair British Laws
b)
slavery
c)
overcrowding
d)
bullies
23.
Mt. Rushmore is located in
a)
Texas
b)
South Dakota
c)
South Carolina
d)
Washington, D.C.
24.
All of the following U.S. Presidents lived in the White  House except?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
John Adams
c)
Barak Obama
d)
George Washington
25.
"Uncle  Sam" was created to?
a)
influence young Americans to vote
b)
encourage young men to join the army
c)
encourage people to donate food to the  soldiers
d)
be a cool cartoon character
26.
New York Harbor is the home of
a)
the brave
b)
the Statue of Liberty
c)
the New York Giants
d)
the stock market
27.
Which political party is represented by the donkey
a)
Republican
b)
Liberal
c)
Democratic
d)
Socialist