Civics Test 2023

Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

The Constitution

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

Sets up the government
Defines the government
Protects basic rights of Americans

Question 3

The idea of self-government is the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Answer 3

We The People

Question 4

What is an amendment?

Answer 4

A change (to the Constitution)
An addition (to the Constitution)

Question 5

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

Answer 5

The Bill of Rights

Question 6

What is one right or freedom from the first Amendment?

Answer 6

Speech

Question 7

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 7

27

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

Announced/declared our independence (from Great Britain)

Question 9

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 9

Life
Liberty

Question 10

What is freedom of religion?

Answer 10

You can practice any religion, or none at all

Question 11

What is the economic system in the United States?

Answer 11

Market economy
Capitalist economy

Question 12

What is the “rule of law”?

Answer 12

Everyone must follow the law
Leaders must obey the law
Government must obey the law
No one is above the law

Question 13

Name one branch or part of the government.

Answer 13

President

Question 14

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer 14

Check and balances
Separation of powers

Question 15

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Answer 15

President

Question 16

Who makes federal laws?

Answer 16

Congress
Senate and House of Representatives
(U.S. or national) legislature

Question 17

What are two parts of congress?

Answer 17

The senate and House of Representatives

Question 18

How many U.S. Senators are there?

Answer 18

100

Question 19

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

Answer 19

6

Question 20

Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senator now?

Answer 20

Brian Schatz

Question 21

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Answer 21

435

Question 22

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

Answer 22

2

Question 23

Name your U.S. Representative

Answer 23

Ed Case

Question 24

Who does a U.S Senator represent?

Answer 24

All people of the state

Question 25

Why do some states have more Representative than other states?

Answer 25

States population (more people)

Question 26

We elect a president for how many years?

Answer 26

4

Question 27

In what month do we vote for president?

Answer 27

November

Question 28

What is the name of the president of the United States now?

Answer 28

Joe Biden

Question 29

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

Answer 29

Kamala D. Harris

Question 30

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Answer 30

Vice President

Question 31

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

Answer 31

The Speaker of the House

Question 32

Who is the commander in chief of the military?

Answer 32

The president

Question 33

Who vetoes bills?

Answer 33

The President

Question 34

Who signs bills to become laws?

Answer 34

The President

Question 35

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

Answer 35

Advices the President

Question 36

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Answer 36

Attorney General Vice President

Question 37

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 37

Reviews laws Explains laws Resolves disputes Decides if a law goes against the Constitution

Question 38

What is the highest court in the United States?

Answer 38

The Supreme Court

Question 39

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Answer 39

9

Question 40

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Answer 40

John Roberts

Question 41

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

Answer 41

To declare war

Question 42

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

Answer 42

Provide schooling and education

Question 43

Who is the governor of your state now?

Answer 43

Josh Green

Question 44

What is the capital of your state?

Answer 44

Honolulu

Question 45

What are the two major political parties of the United States?

Answer 45

Democratic and republican

Question 46

What is the political party of the President now?

Answer 46

Democratic

Question 47

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

Answer 47

Patrick McHenry

Question 48

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Answer 48

Any citizen can vote

Question 49

What is one responsibility that is only for the United States citizen?

Answer 49

Vote in a federal election

Question 50

Name one right only for United States citizen

Answer 50

Vote in a federal election

Question 51

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

Answer 51

Freedom of speech Freedom of religion

Question 52

What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

Answer 52

The United States The flag

Question 53

What is one promise you can make when you become a United States citizen?

Answer 53

Give up loyalty to other countries

Question 54

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

Answer 54

18

Question 55

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

Answer 55

Vote Run for office

Question 56

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

Answer 56

April 15

Question 57

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

Answer 57

At age 18 and before 26

Question 58

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Answer 58

Freedom

Question 59

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Answer 59

Native Americans

Question 60

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

Answer 60

Africans

Question 61

Why did the colonist fight the British?

Answer 61

Because of high taxes The British army stayed in their houses They didn’t have self-government

Question 62

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 62

Thomas Jefferson

Question 63

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Answer 63

July 4, 1776

Question 64

There were 13 original states, name three.

Answer 64

New York New Hampshire Massachusetts

Question 65

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 65

The Constitution was written The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

Question 66

When was the Constitution written?

Answer 66

1787

Question 67

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

Answer 67

Alexander Hamilton

Question 68

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Answer 68

U.S. Diplomat

Question 69

Who is the Father of our country?

Answer 69

George Washington

Question 70

Who was the first President?

Answer 70

George Washington

Question 71

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Answer 71

Louisiana

Question 72

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

Answer 72

Civil war

Question 73

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

Answer 73

The Civil War

Question 74

Name one problem that led to the Civil war

Answer 74

Slavery

Question 75

What was one important thing Abraham Lincoln did?

Answer 75

Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)

Question 76

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Answer 76

Freed the slaves in the Confederate and Southern states.

Question 77

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Answer 77

Fought for women’s right Fought for civil rights

Question 78

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

Answer 78

World War l

Question 79

Who was the President during World War l?

Answer 79

Woodrow Wilson

Question 80

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War ll?

Answer 80

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 81

Who did the U.S. fight in World War ll?

Answer 81

Japan, Germany, Italy

Question 82

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

Answer 82

World War ll

Question 83

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

Answer 83

Communism

Question 84

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Answer 84

Civil rights

Question 85

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

Answer 85

Fought for civil rights Worked for equality for all Americans

Question 86

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Answer 86

Terrorist attacked the U.S.

Question 87

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Answer 87

Apache

Question 88

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

Answer 88

Mississippi River

Question 89

What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?

Answer 89

Pacific

Question 90

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

Answer 90

Atlantic

Question 91

Name one U.S. territory

Answer 91

Puerto Rico

Question 92

Name one state that borders Canada

Answer 92

Washington

Question 93

Name one state that borders Mexico

Answer 93

California

Question 94

What is the capital of the United States?

Answer 94

Washington, D.C.

Question 95

Where is the Statue of Liberty ?

Answer 95

Liberty Island, New York

Question 96

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Answer 96

There were 13 original colonies

Question 97

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

Answer 97

There is one star for each state

Question 98

What is the name of the national anthem?

Answer 98

The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 99

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

Answer 99

July 4

Question 100

Name two national U.S. holidays.

Answer 100

Christmas Thanksgiving