civics exam 2022

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49. What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

4. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?

Amendments through the amendment process

18. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Secretary of State and Defense

38. What U.S. war ended slavery?

The Civil War

39. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

World War II

13. We elect a President for how many years?

4 years

9. How many U.S. Senators are there?

100

33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

44. What amendment gives citizenship to all persons born in the United States?

14th Amendment

45. When did all women get the right to vote?

19th Amendment

27. How many senators does each state have?

2

11. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

2 years

10. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?

Catherine Cortez Masto

42. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Civil Rights Movement

8. Who makes federal laws?

Congress

40. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

20. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

John Roberts

14. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

Joseph Biden

34. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

July 4, 1776

35. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Louisiana Territory

46. Who was the United States' main rival during the Cold War?

Russia

50. Name two national United States holidays.

Thanksgiving and Veterans Day

32. Why did the Americans declare independence from Britain?

The colonists were being taxed without their consent.

47. What is the capital of the United States?

Washington D.C.

3. The U.S. Constitution starts with what three words?

We the people

41. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

World War II

43. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

a terrorist attack against the United States

12. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

all people of a state

7. Why are there three branches of government?

checks and balances

24. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

citizens eighteen and older can vote

29. For what reason(s) did colonists come to America?

economic opportunities and religious freedom

48. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

one stripe for each of the original colonies

31. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

people from Africa

28. Which of the following is NOT why we pay federal income tax?

publish newspapers

5. What does the Bill of Rights protect?

rights of people living in the United States

2. What does the Constitution do?

sets up the structure of the American government

37. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

the Civil War

16. What is one power of the president?

the Commander in Chief of the military

36. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

the Mexican/American War

17. Who vetoes bills?

the President of the United States

23. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

the President of the United States

19. What is the highest court in the United States?

the U.S. Supreme Court

26. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

the United States

1. What is the supreme law of the land?

the United States Constitution

15. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

the Vice President

21. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

to provide schooling and education

25. What right is not for everyone living in the United States?

vote in federal elections

22. What is the capital of your state?

Carson City

6. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?

Declaration of Independence

30. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Native Americans


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