Principles
What does the Constitution do?
a. sets up the government
b. defines the limits of government
c. protects the rights of Americans
d. All of the above
All of the above
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
a. Martial Law
b. The U. S. Military
c. The President
d. Checks and Balances
Checks and Balances
What change did the 19th amendment make to voting rights in the United States?
a. extending voting to all citizens 18 years of age and older
b. You don't have to pay to vote (no poll tax)
c. All male citizens can vote
d. Any citizen (men and women) can vote
Any citizen (men and women) can vote
What is one reason colonists came to America?
a. libraries
b. education
c. religious freedom
d. health care
religious freedom
Name the war between the North and the South.
Civil War
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these three words?
a. We the citizens
b. Justice for all
c. Liberty for all
d. We the people
We the people
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The President
What are two rights that are only for U.S. citizens?
a. right to vote, right to run for President
b. right to free speech, freedom of religion
c. right to succeed, right to pursue happiness
d. right to bear arms, right to free speech
right to vote, right to run for President
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name one important thing Abraham Lincoln did.
led the United States during the Civil War
Freed the slaves
worked to keep our country united
What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
a. obey the laws of the United States
b. defend the Constitution and laws of the United Stated
c. be loyal to the United States
d. All of the above.
All the above
Why did the colonists fight the British?
a. they wanted a new king
b. because of high taxes without representation
c. the British invaded Poland
d. All three answers are correct
because of high taxes without representation
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
a. The Northwest Territory
b. Alaska
c. The Louisiana Territory
d. Canada
The Louisiana Territory
What is one right or freedom found in the first amendment?
a. Right to a speedy trial
b. Right to freely exercise religion
c. Right to bear arms
d. Right to vote
Right to freely exercise religion
Who does a U. S. Senator represent?
1. half the people of their state
b. half the people of the country
c. all the people in a district
d. all the people in their state
all the people in their state
Which is a way that Americans can participate in the U.S. political process?
a. publicly support or oppose and issue or policy; join a political party
b. throw rocks at public offices; join a civics group
c. commit voter fraud; run for office
d. publicly defame a political opponent; deny someone their freedom of religion
publicly support or oppose and issue or policy; join a political party
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a. The Constitution was ratified
b. The Constitution was written
c. The Declaration of Independence was written
d. The Magna Carta was signed
The Constitution was written
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a. ended the American Revolution
b. freed the slaves
c. ended World War II
d. created the states borders
freed the slaves
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
a. Free Speech, Pursuit of happiness
b. Free Press, Life
c. Liberty, Right to vote
d. Life, Liberty
We elect a U. S. Senator for how many years?
a. 8
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
6
What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens?
a. serve on a jury
b. gun ownership
c. mandatory military service
d. pay a poll tax
serve on a jury
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Who was one of the authors?
a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson
c. James Madison
d. Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
Franklin Roosevelt