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Civics Test Flashcards

1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

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The constitution

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What does the Constitution do? (3 answers)

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  • sets up the government
  • defines the government
  • protects basic rights of Americans
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The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

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We the people

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4
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What is an amendment? (2 answers)

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  • a change to the constitution

* an addition to the Constitution

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

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The Bill of Rights

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What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

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  • speech
  • religion
  • assembly
  • press
  • petition the government
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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Twenty-seven (27)

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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  • announced our independence (from Great Britain)
  • declares our independence (from Great Britain)
  • said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)
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9
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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence

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  • life
  • liberty
  • pursuit of happiness
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What is freedom of religion

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You can practice any religion or not practice any religion

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11
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What is the economic system in the United States?

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Capitalist economy

Market economy

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12
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What is the ‘rule of law’

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Everyone must follow the law.

Leaders must obey the law.

Government must obey the law.

No one is above the law.

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Name one branch or part of the government.

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Congress

Legislative

President

Executive

The courts

Judicial

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14
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What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

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Checks and balances

Separation of power

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Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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The president

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16
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Who makes federal laws?

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Congress

Senate and House (of representatives)

(US or national) legislature

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17
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What are the two parts of the US Congress?

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Senate

House of Representatives

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18
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How many US senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a US Senator for how many years?

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6

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20
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Who is one of your state’s US Senators now?

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Krysten Sinema

Martha McSally

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21
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The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

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435

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We elect a US Representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your US Representative.

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Andy Biggs

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24
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Who does a US Senator represent?

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All people of the state

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25
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Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

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Because of the state’s population

Because they have more people

Because some states have more people

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26
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We elect a president for how many years?

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4

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27
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In what month do we vote for President?

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November

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28
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What is the name of the President of the United States now?

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Donald Trump

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29
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What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

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Michael R. Pence

Mike Pence

Pence

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30
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If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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The Vice President

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31
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If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

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The Speaker of the House

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32
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the Military?

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The President

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33
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Who signs bills to become laws?

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The President

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34
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Who vetoes bills?

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The President

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35
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What does the President’s cabinet do?

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Advises the President

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36
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What are two Cabinet-level positions?

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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 the Interior
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation 
Secretary of the Treasury 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Attorney General
Vice President 
Secretary of of Housing and Urban Development
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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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Reviews laws
Explains laws
Resolved disputes (disagreements)
Decides if a law goes against the Constitution

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38
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What is the highest court in the United States?

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The Supreme Court

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39
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How many justices are in the Supreme Court?

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9

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40
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Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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John Roberts

John G. Roberts, Jr.

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41
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

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Print money
Declare war
Create an army
Make treaties

42
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Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the States?

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Provide schooling and education

Provide protection

Provide safety

Give a driver’s license

Approve zoning and land use

43
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Who is the governor of your state now?

A

Doug Ducey

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Phoenix

45
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What are the two major political parties in the United States?

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Democratic and Republican

46
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What is the political party of President now?

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Republican Party

47
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What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

A

Nancy Pelosi

48
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There are five amendments to the constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

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Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.

You don’t have to pay to vote.

A male citizen of any race can vote.

A female citizen can vote.

Any citizen can vote.

49
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What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

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Vote in a federal election

Serve on a jury

50
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Name one right only for United States citizens.

A

Vote in a federal election.

Run for federal office.

51
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What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

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Freedom of expression

Freedom of speech

Freedom of assembly

Freedom to petition the government

Freedom of worship

The right to bear arms

52
Q

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

A

The United States

The flag

53
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What is one promise you make when you become a United States Citizen?

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Defend the Constitution and laws of the United States.

Obey the laws of the United States.

Serve in the US Military (if needed)

Serve the nation (if needed)

Be loyal to the United States

54
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How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

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Eighteen (18) and older

55
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What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

A

Publicly support or oppose an issue or policy

Call Senators and Representatives

Give an elected official your opinion on an issue

Join a community group

Join a political party

Help with a campaign

Join a civic group

Vote

Run for office

Write to a newspaper

56
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When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

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April 15

57
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When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A

At age 18

Between 18 and 26

58
Q

What is one reason colonists came to America?

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Freedom

Political liberty

Religious freedoms

Economic opportunity

Practice their religion

Escape persecution

59
Q

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

A

American Indians

Native Americans

60
Q

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

A

Africans

People from Africa

61
Q

Why did the colonists fight the British?

A

Because of high taxes (taxation without representation)

Because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)

Because they didn’t have self-government

62
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
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When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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July 4, 1776

64
Q

There were 13 original states. Name three.

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Delaware
Maryland
New York
Connecticut
Virginia
New Jersey
Georgia
Pennsylvania 
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Massachusetts 
Rhode Island
North Carolina
65
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

The Constitution was written?

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

66
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When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

67
Q

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

A

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

John Jay

Publius

68
Q

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

A

US 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

69
Q

Who is the father of our country?

A

George Washington

70
Q

Who was the first President?

A

George Washington

71
Q

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

A

Louisiana Territory

Louisiana

72
Q

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

A

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

73
Q

Name the US war between the North and South.

A

Civil War

The war between the states

74
Q

Name one problem that led to the civil war.

A

Slavery

Economic reasons

States’ rights

75
Q

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

A

Freed the slaves

Saved or preserved the Union

Led the United States during the civil War

76
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

Freed the slaves

Freed slaves in the Confederate states.

77
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A

Fought for women’s rights

Fought for civil rights

78
Q

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

A

Vietnam

World War I

World War II

Korean

Persian Gulf War

79
Q

Who was President during World War I?

A

Woodrow Wilson

80
Q

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

A

Franklin Roosevelt

81
Q

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

A

Japan

Germany

Italy

82
Q

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

A

World War II

83
Q

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

A

Communism

84
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil Rights movement.

85
Q

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

A

Fought for civil rights

Worked for equality for all Americans

86
Q

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

A

Terrorists attacked the United States

87
Q

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States

A 
Cherokee
Navajo
Sioux
Chippewa
Choctaw
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
88
Q

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

A

Mississippi River

Missouri River

89
Q

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

A

Pacific

90
Q

What ocean is on the east coast of the United States?

A

Atlantic

91
Q

Name one US territory.

A

Puerto Rico

Guam

US Virgin Islands

American Samoa

Northern Americans Islands

92
Q

Name one state that borders Canada.

A 
Michigan
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont 
New York
Pennsylvania 
Ohio
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Alaska
93
Q

Name one state that borders Mexico

A

Arizona
California
New Mexico
Texas

94
Q

What is the capital of the United States?

A

Washington, DC

95
Q

Where in the Statue of Liberty?

A

New York

Liberty Island

96
Q

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

A

Because there were 13 original colonies

Because the stripes represent the original colonies.

97
Q

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

A

Because there is one star for each state.

Because each star represents a state

Because there are 50 states

98
Q

What is the name of the National Anthem?

A

The Star-Spangled Banner

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

100
Q

Name two national US Holidays.

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

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