Civics Questions
Miscellaneous
Vocabulary
People in US History
What word or phrase means...?
100
What is the supreme law of the land?
• (U.S.) Constitution (128)
▪ the Constitution (100)
100
Single, married, divorced, widowed are all examples of what???
MARITAL STATUS
100
What is a weapon?
Like a gun or a knife
100
(128) Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
• Susan B. Anthony • Elizabeth Cady Stanton • Sojourner Truth • Harriet Tubman • Lucretia Mott • Lucy Stone
100
Tasks (jobs) that are important to a nation.
WORK OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
200
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
▪ (Franklin) Roosevelt
200
The N-400 asks how many trips you have taken outside of the United States during the past ________ years.
FIVE (5)
200
What do we call things like a visa, green card, or citizenship?
IMMIGRATION BENEFIT
200
(100) What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
(128) Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.
(100) ▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) ▪ saved (or preserved) the Union ▪ led the United States during the Civil War
(128)• Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) • Saved (or preserved) the Union • Led the United States during the Civil War • 16th president of the United States • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
200
BEING SELECTED TO BE A SOLDIER (NON-VOLUNTARILY) IS CALLED...
TO BE DRAFTED (FOR EXAMPLE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR)
300
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? (100)
Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. (128)
▪ freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
▪ saved (or preserved) the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War
___________________________________
• Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
• Saved (or preserved) the Union
• Led the United States during the Civil War
• 16th president of the United States
• Delivered the Gettysburg Address
300
The current fee to complete an N-400 application for naturalization ONLINE is:
$710
300
THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PERSON FROM THE COUNTRY IS CALLED...
DEPORTATION
300
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? (100)
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. (128)
▪ fought for civil rights
▪ worked for equality for all Americans
_________________________________________
• Fought for civil rights
• Worked for equality for all Americans
• Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
300
SOMEONE WHO RELIES ON ANOTHER PERSON (ESPECIALLY FINANCIALLY)
DEPENDENT
400
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
• Louisiana Territory
• Louisiana
400
What is a hereditary title?
Like prince or princess
400
What is a public benefit?
Things like welfare, food stamps, or EBT
400
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? (100)
Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one. (128)
▪ U.S. diplomat
▪ oldest member of the Constitutional Convention
▪ first Postmaster General of the United States
▪ writer of “Poor Richard’s Almanac”
▪ started the first free libraries
__________________________________________
• Founded the first free public libraries
• First Postmaster General of the United States
• Helped write the Declaration of Independence
• Inventor
• U.S. diplomat
400
TO LIE OR GIVE WRONG INFORMATION IS CALLED...
MISREPRESENTATION
500
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War
500
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? (100)
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States? (128)
▪ Communism (100)
_______________________________________
• Communism (128)
• Nuclear war
500
WHAT DO WE CALL IT WHEN WE SEND TAX PAPERWORK TO THE GOVERNMENT?
TO FILE A TAX RETURN
FILING A TAX RETURN
500
Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one. (128)
• Writer of the Declaration of Independence
• Third president of the United States
• Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
• First Secretary of State
• Founded the University of Virginia
• Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
500
A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO STAY IS CALLED...
DETENTION FACILITY