WorksheetsCivics Test 2025 Update
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
a)
Barack Obama
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Donald Trump
d)
John Roberts
2.
What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
a)
JD Vance
b)
John Roberts
c)
Mike Johnson
d)
Chris Larson
3.
What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
a)
JD Vance
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Christine Sinicki
d)
Mike Johnson
4.
Who are your state’s U.S. senators now?
a)
Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson
b)
Bryan Steil and Tony Evers
c)
JD Vance and Mike Johnson
d)
Gwen Moore and Christine Sinicki
5.
Name the U.S. representative or serves the city of Cudahy.
a)
Bryan Steil
b)
Tammy Baldwin
c)
Mike Johnson
d)
JD Vance
6.
Who is the governor of Wisconsin now?
a)
Tammy Baldwin
b)
Tony Evers
c)
Bryan Steil
d)
Donald Trump
7.
Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
a)
John Roberts
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Mike Johnson
d)
JD Vance
8.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
The Articles of Confederation
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
9.
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
a)
To stop the spread of Communism
b)
To defeat the Nazis
c)
To punish Vietnam for World War II
d)
To conquer Vietnam and make it a state
10.
How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
a)
10
b)
17
c)
30
d)
27
11.
What is the economic system of the United States?
a)
communism
b)
socialism
c)
liberalism
d)
capitalism
12.
Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
a)
to declare war
b)
to interpret the meaning of the Constitution
c)
to command the army
d)
to issue driver's licenses
13.
The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
14.
Who vetoes bills?
a)
the Speaker of the House
b)
the President
c)
the Vice President
d)
the Chief Justice
15.
What is the highest court in the United States?
a)
The Appeals Court
b)
The Supreme Court
c)
The District Court
d)
The Circuit Court
16.
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
a)
the Republic of the United States
b)
the President of the United States
c)
the Congress of the United States
d)
the Speaker of the House of the United States
17.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
a)
Native Americans
b)
Africans
c)
Asians
d)
the English
18.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Bill Murray
19.
George Washington is famous for many things. What is one?
a)
Saved (or preserved) the Union during the Civil War
b)
Being elected the 1st President of the United States
c)
Writing the Declaration of Independence
d)
Winning World War II
20.
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. What is one?
a)
Saved (or preserved) the Union during the Civil War
b)
Being elected the 1st President of the United States
c)
Writing the Declaration of Independence
d)
Winning World War II
21.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. What is one?
a)
Fought for civil rights
b)
Being elected President
c)
Creating the Bill of Rights
d)
Writing the Declaration of Independence
22.
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
a)
President Obama was elected
b)
Women got the right to vote
c)
Terrorists attack the United States
d)
America added Puerto Rico as the 51st state
23.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
a)
To represent the original 13 colonies
b)
To signify the 13 parts of government
c)
To show the 13 original amendments
d)
To demonstrate how unlucky America is
24.
Which is not a national U.S. holidays.
a)
Memorial Day
b)
Labor Day
c)
Juneteenth
d)
Bastille Day
25.
What is the form of government of the United States?
a)
Republic
b)
Direct Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Authoritarian
26.
The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” refer to?
a)
Separation of Powers / Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular sovereignty / Consent of the Governed
d)
Rule of Law
27.
What does the Bill of Rights protect?
a)
The basic rights of Americans
b)
The power of the President
c)
The independence of the states
d)
The right to vote
28.
What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence
29.
What is the rule of law?
a)
Everyone must follow the law, even our leaders.
b)
The people are in charege of the government
c)
Presidents get to make the rules
d)
The division of government into state and federal
30.
There are three branches of government. Why?
a)
So one part does not become too powerful
b)
To make things complicated for students
c)
To make it more powerful
d)
So states can't overpower the federal government
31.
Name the three branches of government.
a)
States, cities, and federal
b)
Judges, Senators, and Presidents
c)
Congress, president, and the courts
d)
Army, Navy, and Air Force
32.
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive branch
d)
Federal Branch
33.
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
a)
The Supreme Court and the President
b)
The States and the cities
c)
The Cabinet and the Joint Chiefs
d)
The Senate and House (of Representatives)
34.
How many U.S. senators are there?
a)
435
b)
535
c)
100
d)
270
35.
How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
36.
How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
535
d)
270
37.
How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
38.
How many senators does each state have?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
2
d)
depends on the state
39.
Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
a)
Because they have a larger population than other states
b)
Because they are more important than other states
c)
Because they have more land than other states
d)
Because they have larger national guards than other states
40.
The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
a)
To keep the president from becoming too powerful
b)
To give more people a chance to serve
c)
To make sure they are not too old to serve
d)
To prevent them from getting too rich
41.
If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
a)
Vice President
b)
Speaker of the House
c)
President Pro Tempore of teh Senate
d)
the top ranking general in the army
42.
Which is NOT a power of the President?
a)
declare war
b)
enforces laws
c)
act as Commander in Chief
d)
appoints federal judges
43.
Which is NOT a power held ONLY by the federal government?
a)
print money
b)
education policy
c)
declare war
d)
make immigration law
44.
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
a)
Madison
b)
Washington
c)
Milwaukee
d)
La Crosse
45.
Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
a)
Resident Aliens
b)
Undocumented Immigrants
c)
US Citizens
d)
Anyone who lives in America
46.
Which is NOT a right of everyone living in the United States?
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
Freedom of religion
c)
Right to a jury trial
d)
Right to an education
47.
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
a)
Africans
b)
Spanairds
c)
Englishmen
d)
Japanese
48.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
a)
July 4, 1776
b)
December 7th, 1941
c)
May 16th, 1984
d)
September 1st, 1803
49.
Who signs bills to become laws?
a)
the President
b)
the Speaker of the House
c)
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d)
the Senate Majority Leader
50.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Who was NOT one of the authors?
a)
John Jay
b)
Franklin Roosevelt
c)
James Madison
d)
Alexander Hamilton
51.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
a)
War of 1812
b)
World War I
c)
Civil War
d)
American Revolutionary War
52.
What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
a)
2nd
b)
1st
c)
14th
d)
27th
53.
Which of the following was NOT a leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
James Madison
54.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a)
9
b)
100
c)
435
d)
1
55.
Which war was NOT fought by the United States in the 1900s.
a)
World War II
b)
the Civil War
c)
World War I
d)
the Vietnam War
56.
When did all women get the right to vote?
a)
with the 27th Amendment
b)
with the Declarartion of Independence
c)
with the 19th Amendment
d)
with the Emancipation Proclamation
57.
Why did the United States enter World War II?
a)
To stop the spread of nuclear weapons
b)
In response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
c)
To fight terrorism
d)
In response to Canadian aggression toward the US
58.
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China
c)
Mexico
d)
Germany
59.
What did the civil rights movement do?
a)
Created equal pay for men and women
b)
Ended slavery in the United States
c)
Fought to end racial discrimination
d)
Started the Civil War
60.
Which of the following is NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Potawatomi
c)
Ho-Chunk
d)
Milwaukee
61.
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
a)
10 years
b)
4 years
c)
until they die or retire
d)
6 years
62.
What U.S. war ended slavery?
a)
The American Revolutionary War
b)
the Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
the War of 1812
63.
Why is the Electoral College important?
a)
It creates our laws.
b)
It decides who is elected president.
c)
It helps educate people for jobs.
d)
It interprets the Constitution's meaning.
64.
What is the capital of the United States?
a)
Madison, WI
b)
New York, New York
c)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d)
Washington, D.C.
65.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
a)
New York
b)
Madison
c)
Washington, DC
d)
Seattle
66.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
a)
Because there are 50 states
b)
Because there were 50 Founding Fathers
c)
Because there were 50 original colonies
d)
Because there are 50 amendments to the Constitutuion
67.
What is the name of the national anthem?
a)
Solidarity Forever
b)
The Star-Spangled Banner
c)
America the Beautiful
d)
Rockin' in the USA
68.
How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
making Amendments
b)
the President deciding it needs to change
c)
the Courts ordering a change
d)
Congress passing a law
69.
Which is NOT a reason the Declaration of Independence is important?
a)
It says all people are created equal.
b)
It set up the rules for how our government works.
c)
It says America is free from British control.
d)
It identifies individual freedoms.
70.
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
US Constitution
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Bill of Rights
71.
Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Which is NOT one?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Federalist Papers
72.
What part of the federal government writes laws?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
the Courts
d)
the Vice President
73.
Who does a U.S. senator represent?
a)
People of their congressional district
b)
People of their state
c)
People of their political party
d)
People of the entire United States
74.
Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
a)
The President
b)
The Speaker of the House
c)
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
d)
The Senate Majority Leader
75.
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
a)
Create the federal budget
b)
Advises the President
c)
Judge the laws of the United States
d)
Run the US military
76.
Which is NOT a cabinet level position?
a)
Secretary of Homeland Security
b)
Secretary of the Treasury
c)
Vice-President
d)
Speaker of the House
77.
What is one part of the judicial branch?
a)
the Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
The White House
d)
the state governors
78.
What does the judicial branch do?
a)
Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
b)
Write the laws of the United States
c)
Set the budget of the United States
d)
Decides who gets to be President
79.
What is one power that is NOT only for the states.
a)
Provide schooling and education
b)
Give a driver’s license
c)
Provide protection (police)
d)
Declare war
80.
There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Which is NOT one?
a)
Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
b)
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
c)
Residents of Puerto Rico can vote for President.
d)
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
81.
What is NOT an example of civic participation in the United States?
a)
Vote
b)
Serve on a jury
c)
Getting a job
d)
Run for office
82.
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
a)
People from their (congressional) district
b)
Their entire state
c)
The entire United States
d)
Their political party
83.
The executive branch has many parts. Which is NOT one?
a)
President (of the United States)
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Cabinet
d)
Federal departments and agencies
84.
Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
a)
To avoid being arrested
b)
To fund the federal government
c)
To stop government oppression
d)
To fund the banks
85.
What founding document was written in 1787?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
86.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
a)
the Northwest Territory
b)
the Louisiana Territory
c)
the Oregon Territory
d)
the Florida Territory
87.
Who elects U.S. senators?
a)
Citizens from their state
b)
The President
c)
The Speaker of the House
d)
All the people of the United States
88.
The Civil War had many important events. Which was NOT one?
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Lincoln was assassinated
89.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed slaves in most Southern states
b)
Ended the Civil War
c)
Started the Civil War
d)
Created the United States
90.
Why did the United States enter World War I?
a)
Because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
b)
Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
c)
Because America wanted to conquer Europe
d)
Because Mexico attacked the United States
91.
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Franklin Roosevelt (FDR)
d)
Barack Obama
92.
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
a)
Communism
b)
Terrorism
c)
Fascism
d)
Liberalism
93.
Which was NOT one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks?
a)
War on Terror
b)
War in Afghanistan
c)
War in Iraq
d)
War in Ukraine
94.
Who appoints federal judges?
a)
the President
b)
the Speaker of the House
c)
the Supreme Court Chief Justice
d)
the President of the Senate
95.
Which is NOT an example of an American innovation
a)
Airplane
b)
Lightbulb
c)
Internet
d)
Printing Press
96.
The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
a)
Out of many, one
b)
In God we trust
c)
America the beautiful
d)
The freedom of all
97.
James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
a)
First President
b)
One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
c)
Led America during World War II
d)
Invented the lightbulb
98.
There were 13 original states. Which of the following was NOT one?
a)
New York
b)
New Jersey
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Florida
99.
The American Revolution had many important events. Which is NOT one of them?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
c)
Washington Crossing the Delaware
d)
Battle of Yorktown
100.
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
a)
To be independent (of politics)
b)
To give them more power than the President
c)
To give them control over Congress
d)
To create a feeling of fairness.
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