civics exam 2022
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
