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US Civics Test Flashcards

1
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What is the supreme law of the land?

A

the Constitution

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What does the Constitution do?

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sets up the government
defines the government
protects basic rights of Americans

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

A

We the People

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4
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What is an amendment?

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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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7
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How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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27

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What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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announce our independence (from Great Britain)
declared 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 a 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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13
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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 powers

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15
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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 the federal laws?

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Congress
Senate and House (of Representative)
(US or national) legislature

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17
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What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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the Senate and House (of Representative)

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18
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How many U.S. Senators are there?

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100

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19
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We elect a U.S. 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 U.S. Senators now?

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Jeff Flake

John McCain

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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 U.S. Representative for how many years?

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2

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23
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Name your U.S. Representative

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Trent Franks

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24
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Who does a U.S. 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 fo the President of the United States now?

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Barack Obama

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

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Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Joe Biden

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30
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If the President can no longer serve, who become 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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Wo 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 Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of State
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Veteran Affairs
Attorney General
Vice President
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37
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What does the judicial branch do?

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review laws
explain laws
resolves 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 on 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?

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

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

A 
provide schooling and education
provide protection (police)
provide safety (fire departments)
give a driver's license
approve zoning and land use
43
Q

Who is the Governor of your state now?

A

Jan Brewer

44
Q

What is the capital of your state?

A

Phoenix

45
Q

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

A

Democratic and Republican

46
Q

What is the political party of the President now?

A

Democratic (Party)

47
Q

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

A

John Boehner

48
Q

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

A

Citizens 18 and older (can vote)
You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote
Any citizen can vote (women and men can vote)
A male citizen of any race (can vote)

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

A

serve on a jury

vote in a federal election

50
Q

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?

A 
freedom of expression
freedom of speech
freedom of assembly
freedom to petition the government
freedom of worship
the 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?

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)
serve (do important work for) 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?

A

18 and older

55
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What are two ways that 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 your opinion on an issue
call Senators and Representative
publicly support or oppose an issue of policy
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?

A

April 15

57
Q

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?

A 
freedom
political liberty
religious freedom
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 homes (boarding, quartering)
because they didn’t have self-government

62
Q

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

A

Thomas Jefferson

63
Q

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

A

July 4, 1776

64
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
65
Q

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

A

The Constitution was written

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution

66
Q

When was the Constitution written?

A

1787

67
Q

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

A

James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
Pulius

68
Q

What is the 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 three 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

the Louisiana Territory

Louisiana

72
Q

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

A

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

73
Q

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

A

the 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 (Emancipation Proclamation)
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 the slaves in the Confederacy
freed slaves in the Confederate states
freed slaves in most Southern 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 1900s

A 
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
(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 even 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
Pueblo
Apache
Iroquois
Creek
Blackfeet
Seminole
Cheyenne
Arawak
Shawnee
Mohegan
Huron
Oneida
Lakota
Crow
Teton
Hopi
Inuit
88
Q

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States

A

Missouri (River)

Mississippi (River)

89
Q

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

A

Pacific (Ocean)

90
Q

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

A

Atlantic (Ocean)

91
Q

Name on U.S. Territory

A 
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
92
Q

Name one state that borders Canada

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

Name on state that borders Mexico

A

California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas

94
Q

What is the capital of the United States?

A

Washington, D.C.

95
Q

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

A 
New York (Harbor)
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

Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight;
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming
And the rockets red glare, the the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there
Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

99
Q

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

A

July 4

100
Q

Name two national U.S. 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
Christman

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