Civic Knowledge
American People Today
Vocabulary
Quiz Questions
Random Civics Knowledge
100

What is one responsibility of an American citizen 

Voting

100

Where did the idea of a census come from?

Ancient Greece counting population for tax money
100

Study of citizenship and government

What is civics

100

What are the three American values

Liberty, Justice, Equality

100

What was the last state to be inducted into our union?

What is Hawaii in 1959

200

A term generally generally used to describe the formal political arrangements by which a land and its people are ruled

What is Government

200

A census collects information about a population, it studies the characteristics of the population as well. What is this study known as

What is demographics

200

Organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people

What is a government

200

The rise of the American Industry led many people to head to the cities, this was known as urban ________

What is migration

200
President Donald Trump's grandfather was an immigrant, from what country did he come from?

What is Germany (Bavaria)

300

What is the greek word for civics

What is civis

300

What are the three ways the United States can increase its population

Natural Increase (Birth)

Adding Territory

Immigration

300

Person who came here from another country

What is an immigrant

300

What is the quota of the United States per year

What is 675,000

300

If I am fleeing to America because the city I am from is extremely poor with no jobs, am I an alien or a refugee?

What is an alien

400

This is an offical, periodic counting of a population

What is a census

400

Many people today are driving to an area that surrounds major cities, these are known as _______

What is the suburbs

400

This is a person who is coming to American trying to escape dangers in their home country

What is a refugee

400

If you were born on American soil, you are known as a (2 key terms)

Native-Born Citizen

400

Throughout our history, citizens have fought and died for the freedoms we enjoy. We must all do our part to protect those rights, this is known as our.....

What is civic duty

500

If the next census is coming in 2020, when will the next one be?

What is 2030 (Every 10 years)

500

This area of the country is known for its warm summers and mild winters as well as being located along the Atlantic Coast

What is the sunbelt

500

These two "key terms" can describe the population increases and decreases in a society

What is birth rate and death rate

500

List in order the 5 groups of people who came to the United States in order (Double Jeopardy)

Siberian Eskimos

Vikings

Christopher Columbus

Early Pilgrims

Present Day South America/Mexico

500

What was the name of the Viking leader who led his crew onto American shores around 1000 A.D.?

Who is Leif Erikson

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