Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

US history and geography > civics test > Flashcards

civics test Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
AP® U.S. History flashcards World History 101 flashcards European History 101 flashcards AP® European History flashcards AP® World History flashcards World History 102 flashcards U.S. Geography flashcards U.S. History 101 flashcards U.S. History 102 flashcards World Geography flashcards
1
Q

what is the supreme law of the land

A

the constitution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

what does the constitution do

A
  • sets up the goverment
    -guarantees Americans basic rights
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

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

A

we the people

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what is an amendment

A

a change or addition to the Constitution

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

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

A

the Bill of Rights

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment?

A

▪ speech
▪ religion
▪ assembly
▪ press
▪ petition the government

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

A

declared our independence from Great Britain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

A

27

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q
  1. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
A

▪ life
▪ liberty
▪ pursuit of happiness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is freedom of religion?

A

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the economic system in the United States?

A

▪ capitalist economy
▪ market economy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the “rule of law”?

A

Everyone must follow the law including leaders and the government

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Name one branch or part of the government.

A

▪ legislative
▪ executive
▪ judicial

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

A

▪ checks and balances
▪ separation of powers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

A

the President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Who makes federal laws?

A

Congress

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

A

the Senate & House of Representatives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

How many U.S. Senators are there?

A

100

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

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

A

6

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

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

A

▪ Bill Hagerty
▪ Marsha Blackburn

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

A

four hundred thirty-five [435]

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

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

A

2

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Name your U.S. Representative.

A

Mark E. Green

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

A

all people of the state

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

A

because of a state’s population

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

We elect a President for how many years?

A

4

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

In what month do we vote for President?

A

november

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Who is the current President of the United States?

A

Joseph R. Biden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Who is the current Vice President of the United States?

A

Kamala Harris

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

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

A

the vice president

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

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

A

the Speaker of the House

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

A

the President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Who signs bills to become laws?

A

the President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Who vetoes bills?

A

the President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

A

advises the President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

A

▪ Secretary of Agriculture
▪ Secretary of Commerce
▪ Secretary of Defense
▪ Secretary of Education
▪ Secretary of Energy
▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services
▪ Secretary of Homeland Security
▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
▪ Secretary of the Interior
▪ Secretary of Labor
▪ Secretary of State
▪ Secretary of Transportation
▪ Secretary of the Treasury
▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs
▪ Attorney General
▪ Vice President

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

What does the judicial branch do?

A

▪ decides if a law goes against the Constitution or not
▪ Decide if a law is unconstitutional or not

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

What is the highest court in the United States?

A

the Supreme Court

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

A

9

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Who is currently the Chief Justice of the United States?

A

John Roberts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

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

A

▪ to print money
▪ to declare war
▪ to create an army
▪ to make treaties

40
Q

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

A

▪ provide schooling and education
▪ provide protection [e.g. police]
▪ provide safety [e.g. fire departments]
▪ issue a driver’s license
▪ approve zoning and land use

40
Q

Who is the Governor of Tennessee?

A

Bill Lee

41
Q

What is the capital of Tennessee?

A

Nashville

42
Q

What is the political party of the President of the United States?

A

Democratic party

43
Q

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

A

▪ Democratic and Republican

44
Q

Who is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives?

A

Mike Johnson

45
Q

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

A

▪ Citizens eighteen [18] and older can vote.
▪ You don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote.
▪ Any citizen can vote. Both Women and men can vote.
▪ A male citizen of any race can vote.

46
Q

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

A

▪ serve on a jury
▪ vote in a federal election

47
Q

Name one right only for United States citizens.

A

▪ vote in a federal election
▪ run for federal office

48
Q

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

A

▪ freedom of expression
▪ freedom of speech
▪ freedom of assembly
▪ freedom to petition the government
▪ freedom of worship
▪ the right to bear arms

49
Q

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

A

the United States and the flag

50
Q

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

A

▪ give up loyalty to other countries
▪ defend the Constitution and laws of the United States
▪ obey the laws of the United States
▪ serve in the U.S. military [if needed]
▪ do important work for the nation [if needed]
▪ be loyal to the United States

51
Q

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

A

18+

52
Q

What are two ways Americans can participate in their democracy?

A

▪ vote
▪ join a political party
▪ help with a campaign
▪ join a civic group
▪ join a community group
▪ give an elected official their opinion on an issue
▪ call Senators and Representatives
▪ publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
▪ run for office
▪ protest against policies they disagree with

53
Q

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

A

April 15

54
Q

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A

18

55
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

A

▪ freedom
▪ political liberty
▪ religious freedom
▪ economic opportunity
▪ escape persecution

56
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

American Indians

57
Q

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

A

Africans

58
Q

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

To obtain self-government

59
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

60
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

61
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

A

▪ New Hampshire
▪ Massachusetts
▪ Rhode Island
▪ Connecticut
▪ New York
▪ New Jersey
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Delaware
▪ Maryland
▪ Virginia
▪ North Carolina
▪ South Carolina
▪ Georgia

62
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

The U.S. Constitution was written

63
Q

When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

64
Q

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

A

▪ James Madison
▪ Alexander Hamilton
▪ John Jay
▪ Publius

65
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

▪ 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
▪ being an inventor, writer, scientist

66
Q

Who is the “Father of Our Country”?

A

George Washington

67
Q

Who was the first President?

A

George Washington

68
Q

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

A

the Louisiana Territory

69
Q

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

A

▪ War of 1812
▪ Mexican-American War
▪ Civil War
▪ Spanish-American War

70
Q

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

A

the civil war

71
Q

Name the issue that led to the Civil War.

A

slavery

72
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

▪ freed the enslaved
▪ Emancipation Proclamation
▪ saved [or preserved] the Union
▪ led the United States during the Civil War

73
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

freed slaves in the states under Confederate control

74
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

fought for women’s rights

75
Q

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

A

▪ World War I
▪ World War II
▪ Korean War
▪ Vietnam War
▪ Persian Gulf War

76
Q
  1. Who was President during World War I?
A

Woodrow Wilson

77
Q

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

A

Franklin Roosevelt

78
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan, Germany, and Italy

79
Q

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

A

World War II

80
Q

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

A

Communism

81
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil Rights Movement

82
Q

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A

fought for civil rights

83
Q

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

A

Terrorists attacked the United States.

84
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

A

▪ Cherokee
▪ Navajo
▪ Sioux
▪ Chippewa
▪ Choctaw
▪ Pueblo
▪ Apache
▪ Iroquois
▪ Creek
▪ Blackfeet
▪ Seminole
▪ Cheyenne
▪ Arawak
▪ Shawnee
▪ Mohegan
▪ Huron
▪ Oneida
▪ Lakota
▪ Crow
▪ Teton
▪ Hopi
▪ Inuit

85
Q

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

A

▪ Missouri River
▪ Mississippi River

86
Q

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

A

Pacific Ocean

87
Q

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

A

Atlantic Ocean

88
Q

Name one U.S. territory.

A

▪ Puerto Rico
▪ U.S. Virgin Islands
▪ American Samoa
▪ Northern Mariana Islands
▪ Guam

89
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A

▪ Maine
▪ New Hampshire
▪ Vermont
▪ New York
▪ Pennsylvania
▪ Ohio
▪ Michigan
▪ Minnesota
▪ North Dakota
▪ Montana
▪ Idaho
▪ Washington
▪ Alaska

90
Q
  1. Name one state that borders Mexico.
A

▪ California
▪ Arizona
▪ New Mexico
▪ Texas

91
Q

What is the capital of the United States?

A

Washington, D.C.

92
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York City

93
Q
  1. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
A

because the stripes represent the original colonies

94
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

because there is one star for each state

95
Q

What is the name of the national anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

96
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

97
Q

Name two national U.S. holidays.

A

▪ New Year’s Day
▪ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
▪ Presidents’ Day
▪ Memorial Day
▪ Independence Day
▪ Labor Day
▪ Columbus Day
▪ Veterans Day
▪ Thanksgiving
▪ Christmas

US history and geography (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions