Civics Test Study Guide

Question 1

_____ lived in America before the Europeans arrived.

Answer 1

Native Americans

Question 2

___ was the first President of the United States.

Answer 2

George Washington

Question 3

___ led the country during the Civil War

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln

Question 4

___ is the United States Independence Day

Answer 4

July 14th

Question 5

___ is the Father of our Country?

Answer 5

George Washington

Question 6

___ is the ocean on the East Coast of the United States

Answer 6

Atlantic

Question 7

___ fought for civil rights. We celebrate him in January.

Answer 7

Martin Luther King Jr

Question 8

___ and ___ are the two longest rivers in the United States

Answer 8

Missouri and Mississippi

Question 9

Americans show loyalty to the country when saying the ___

Answer 9

Pledge

Question 10

The Colonists biggest complaint with Britain was high ___

Answer 10

Taxes

Question 11

___ wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 11

Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

Navajo is an American Indian ___

Answer 12

Tribe

Question 13

The 13 stripes on the American flag represent ___

Answer 13

first 13 calonies/states

Question 14

The fifty stars on the American flag represent ___

Answer 14

The 50 States

Question 15

Our National Anthem is called the ___

Answer 15

Star Spangled Banner

Question 16

Labor Day and Veterans Day are two ___ holidays

Answer 16

federal/national

Question 17

One reason colonists came to America is religious ___

Answer 17

Freedom

Question 18

The war between the North and the South was called ___

Answer 18

The Civil War

Question 19

___ was the main cause of the Civil War

Answer 19

Slavery

Question 20

Susan B. Anthony fought for rights for ___

Answer 20

Woman

Question 21

The Statue of Liberty is located in ___

Answer 21

New York

Question 22

___ is the deadline for filing income taxes.

Answer 22

April 15

Question 23

In WWII, the United States fights Germany, Italy, and ___

Answer 23

Japan

Question 24

The Spanish American War was fought in the ___

Answer 24

1800’s

Question 25

The ___ is in charge of the executive branch

Answer 25

President

Question 26

The judicial branch decides if a law goes against the ___

Answer 26

Constitution

Question 27

Two ways Americans can participate in their democracy is run for office and ___

Answer 27

Vote

Question 28

Many slaves were brought from the continent of ___

Answer 28

Africa

Question 29

The Declaration of Independence was established on ___

Answer 29

July 4, 1776

Question 30

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina are three of the original ___

Answer 30

States

Question 31

The Constitution was ratified at the Constitutional ___

Answer 31

Convention

Question 32

The US Constitution was written in what year?

Answer 32

1787

Question 33

The oldest member of the Constitutional Convention was Ben

Answer 33

Franklin

Question 34

In 1803, the United States bought the ___ territory from France

Answer 34

Louisiana

Question 35

When you become a citizen, you promise to defend the ___

Answer 35

Constitution

Question 36

All men must register for the draft at age ___

Answer 36

18

Question 37

The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved persons in the ___ states.

Answer 37

Confederate

Question 38

___ was President during World War I

Answer 38

Woodrow Wilson

Question 39

Checks and ___ ensure one branch of Government doesn't become too powerful.

Answer 39

balances

Question 40

Only US citizens can serve on a ___

Answer 40

Juries

Question 41

Freedom of ___ Religion, Assembly, Petition, and Press are rights for everyone living in the USA.

Answer 41

Speech

Question 42

World War I was fought in ___

Answer 42

1900’s

Question 43

The US Constitution is the Supreme Law of the ___

Answer 43

Land

Question 44

The US ___ sets up and defines the Government.

Answer 44

Constitution

Question 45

The first three words of the Constitution are We the ___

Answer 45

People

Question 46

A change to the Constitution is called an ___

Answer 46

Amendment

Question 47

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the ___

Answer 47

Bill of Rights

Question 48

The Declaration of Independence declared our independence from ___

Answer 48

Britain/England

Question 49

Life, ___ and the pursuit of happiness are rights stated in the Declaration of Independence

Answer 49

liberty

Question 50

There are ___ total amendments in the Constitution.

Answer 50

27

Question 51

The ___ is allowed to veto bills.

Answer 51

President

Question 52

Rule of law says everyone must follow the ___

Answer 52

Law

Question 53

The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and ___

Answer 53

Judicial

Question 54

___ makes and passes federal laws

Answer 54

Congress

Question 55

The ___ takes over when the President can no longer serve.

Answer 55

Vice President

Question 56

The ___ signs bills to make them laws

Answer 56

President

Question 57

The highest court in the land in the ___ court

Answer 57

Supreme

Question 58

If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, the of the ___ House takes over

Answer 58

Speaker

Question 59

Only the Federal Government can make ___ with other countries.

Answer 59

Treaties

Question 60

The Commander in Chief of the Military is the ___

Answer 60

President

Question 61

___ is the Capital of Arizona

Answer 61

Phoenix

Question 62

Only US citizens can run for ___

Answer 62

Public office

Question 63

A citizen needs to be ___ years old to vote in a United States election.

Answer 63

18

Question 64

Each state is in charge of its own public ___

Answer 64

Education

Question 65

James Madison is one of the authors of the ___ Papers.

Answer 65

Federalist

Question 66

___ our President during most of the Great Depression and most of WWII

Answer 66

Franklin D Roosevelt

Question 67

Dwight Eisenhower was a general during which war?

Answer 67

WW2

Question 68

During the Cold War, we were at war with the idea of ___

Answer 68

Communism

Question 69

The Civil Rights movement fought to end racial ___

Answer 69

discrimination

Question 70

The terrorist attacks on New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania happened on ___

Answer 70

September 11, 2001 (9/11)

Question 71

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

Answer 71

Pacific

Question 72

Guam is a US ___

Answer 72

territory

Question 73

Alaska borders the country of ___

Answer 73

Canada

Question 74

Texas borders the country of ___

Answer 74

Mexico

Question 75

The capital of the United States is ___.

Answer 75

Washington D.C

Question 76

Free speech is one right granted in the ___ amendment

Answer 76

First

Question 77

Freedom of religion means the government cannot force you to practice a ___

Answer 77

religion

Question 78

The United States Economy is a ___ economy

Answer 78

Capitalist/free market

Question 79

The two parts of the US Congress are the ___ and the House of Representatives

Answer 79

Senate

Question 80

How many US Senators are there?

Answer 80

100

Question 81

Once elected, A US Senator serves a ___ year term

Answer 81

6

Question 82

There are ___ members of the House of Representatives

Answer 82

435

Question 83

Once elected, a member of the House of Representatives serves a __ year term.

Answer 83

2

Question 84

A Senator represents all the people from his ___

Answer 84

State

Question 85

The number of members of the House of Representatives each state gets is based on that states ___

Answer 85

Population

Question 86

Once elected, a President serves a ___ year term

Answer 86

4

Question 87

The Presidential election happens every four years in the month of ___

Answer 87

November

Question 88

The President's Cabinet main job is to advise ___ the President

Answer 88

Advise

Question 89

The number of Justices on the Supreme Court is ___

Answer 89

9

Question 90

Two Cabinet-level positions are the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of ___ security

Answer 90

Homeland

Question 91

The two major political parties in the United States are the ___ and the Republicans

Answer 91

Democrats

Question 92

There are 4 Amendments to the Constitution about who can vote - the 26th Amendment says that citizens ___ years and older can vote.

Answer 92

18

Question 93

The current President of the United States is ___

Answer 93

Biden

Question 94

The current Vice President of the United States is ___

Answer 94

Kamala Harris

Question 95

The current Governor of Arizona is ___

Answer 95

Katie Hobbs

Question 96

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is ___

Answer 96

John Roberts

Question 97

The current Speaker of the House of Representatives is ___

Answer 97

Mike Johnson

Question 98

The two current Senators from Arizona are Mark Kelly and ___

Answer 98

Kyrsten Sinema

Question 99

Ann Kirkpatrick and Debbie Lesko are two of ___ most recent U.S. Representatives.

Answer 99

Arizonas

Question 100

The political party Biden belongs to is the ___

Answer 100

Democrat Party