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Civics Exam Review
Quiz by Emily Vickers
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Name one right for only United States citizens?
We elect a president for how many years?
What major event happened on September 11, 2001?
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
What is one reason colonists came to America?
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
Who is known as the "Father of our Country?"
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
What does the judicial branch do?
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
What is an amendment?
Which of the following occurred first chronologically?
Who makes federal laws?
What are the two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
What is freedom of religion?
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
What do we show our loyalty to during the pledge of allegiance?
What are the two ways Americans can participate in their democracy?
What is the capital of the United States?
Who lived in America before European arrival?
Which war was fought by the United States in the 1800s?
Who did the United States fight during World War II?
What is you make one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What group of people was taken to America to be sold as slaves?
What are the two major political parties of the United States?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
What is one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
For how many years do we elect senators to serve?
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
How many stars were on the original American flag?
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
What historical movement tried to end racial discrimination?
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
Who signs bills to become a law?
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Who was President during World War I?
Which of the following wars caused a cultural divide to occur in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s?
Before he was President, Dwight Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states.What is one power of the states?
In what month do we vote for President?
Soldiers cannot be forced to live in your home is the basic idea of which amendment in the US Constitution?
Who can veto bills?
Which of the following best identifies the economic system used in the United States?
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Who was president during the Civil War?
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
What is the "rule of law"?
Name two national U.S. holidays.
What does the President's Cabinet do?
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
How old must one be to run for President of the United States?
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
At what age do citizens have to be to vote for the President?
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
What is the name of the national anthem?
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Who was the first President?
The right to not have to testify against yourself in a trial is one of the main ideas of which amendment in the US Constitution?
How many U.S. Senators are there?
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?
What does the U.S. Senator represent?
If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
All of the following are U.S. territories EXCEPT
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
Name one branch or part of the government.
Which of the following states border Canada?
What is the highest court in the United States?
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
The US Congress has the power to do all of the following except
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?
There were 13 original states. Name three.
For how many years do Supreme Court Justices serve?
What does the Constitution do?
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
"We the People..." is the beginning of what significant American document or speech?
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Name one state that borders Mexico.
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
What is the supreme law of the land?
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
When was the Constitution written?
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
