Civics Test
Utah
Identify one states that does not border Canada.
New York
in which state is the statue of liberty.
Free speech
What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?
Congress
war may only be declared by.
18
what age must citizens be able to vote for president?
George Washington
Who was the first President?
democracy
The citizens of a country hold the power in what type of government
Fought for civil rights
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Declaration of Independence
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." 19. The quotation above is from:
Montgomery
What is the capital of Alabama?
Washington D.C.
What is the capital of the United States?
Supreme court
What is the highest court in the United States?
Donald J Trump
What is the name of the President of the United States now?
Star Spangled Banner
What is the name of the national anthem?
Mike Pence
What is the name of the vice president?
Republican Party
What is the political party of the President now?
Terriorist attacks in the United States
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Civil rights
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
Pacific Ocean
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
All of these
What rights is a person under arrest being informed of when they are read their Miranda rights? Right to remain silent, right to have an attorney present during questioning, right to a free attorney if you cannot afford one, all of these
Checks and balances
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
Louisiana Territory
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Emancipation Proclamation
What was one important thing abraham lincoln did?
July 4
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
April 15
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?
At age 18
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
Federalism
When powers are divided between the states and the national government is referred to as
1787
When was the Constitution written?
July 4, 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Which countries did the United States fight in World War II
Railroad Expansion
Which of the following did not lead to the civil war?
Valentine's Day
Which of the following is not a national holiday.
Aztec
Which of the following is not an american indian tribe in the United States?
Oklahoma
Which state does not border Mexico?
Illinois
Which state was not one of the original 13 states? Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, or Illinois?
Spanish-American War
Which war was not fought by the United States in the 1900s? World War 1, World War II, Spanish-American War, Vietname War
Thomas Jefferson
Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence
President
Who is called the Commander-in-Chief?
George Washington
Who is considered the "Father of Our Country"?
The president
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
Alexander Hamilton
Who is one of the authors of the Federalist Papers?
Doug Jones
Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now?
The president
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
Kay Ivey
Who is the Governor of alabama now?
Native Americans
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
The senate and the house of representatives
Who makes federal laws?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Adolf Hitler
Who was the leader of Germany during WWII?
Population is larger
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
Because they have a larger population
Why do some states have more representatives than other states?
100
How many U.S. Senators are there?
27 Amendments
How many amendments does the constitution have?
9 justices
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
50
How many stars are on the American Flag?
13
how many stripes does the american flag have?
10
the bill of rights is made up of the first ___ amendments of the constitution.
religion, speech, assembly, petition, press
what rights are listed in the 1st amendments?
President of the US
who signs the bills to become laws?
Due process of law
Every citizen accused of a crime is entitled to....bail, one last meal, consultation with a lawyer before they are arrested, due process of the law
alaska
By area, what is the largest state in the USA?
All of these
Identify a war that was fought by the United States in the 1800s. War of 1812, Civil war, spanish-american war, all of these.
Speaker of the house
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
Vice president
If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
November
In what month do we vote for President?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Name a branch of government.
Richard shelby
Name one current senator from your state.
Civil War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
13th amendment: banned slavery and all involuntary servitude. 14th amendment: defined a citizen as any person born or naturalized in the us. 15th amendment: Prohibited government from denying Us citizens the right to vote based on color, race, or past servitude.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments all granted rights to African-American. What is the correct order of rights granted?
Women
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution granted the right to vote to which group?
435
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
2nd
The ________ gives citizens to right to bear arms.
We the People
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Serve on a jury
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? Serve on a jury, clean up the neighborhoods, get a job, all of the above
declare war
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
To make treaties
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? To make treaties, to issue driver's licenses, to provide public education, to establish police departments
provide schooling and education
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
All of the Above
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Police, fire departments, driver's license, all of these
provide public education
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Print money, create an army, issue passports, provide public education.
All of these
Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is a power of the federal government? To print money, to declare war, to make treaties.
4 years
We elect a President for how many years?
6 year terms
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
6 years
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia
What are the 13 original states?
Democratic and Republican parties
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
The senate and house of representatives
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
The right to live, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
All of the above.
What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Write a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives, give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group, vote and join a civic group, all of the above
fought for women's rights
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Freed the slaves
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Bill of rights
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The United States
What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
Delcaration of Independence
What document announced our independence from Great Britain?
All of these
What does constitution do? Defines the gov, protects basic rights of americans, sets up the gov, all of these.
Advise the President
What does the President's Cabinet do?
African Americans
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
It was when the constitution was written.
What happened at the constitutional convention?
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
What is freedom of religion?
Freedom
What is one reason colonists came to America?