Civics Test for Citizenship
History and Government
100 Questions (51-75)
by Christina Nevin
modified by Don Fisher
Question 51
What are two rights of everyone
living in the United States?
•freedom of
expression
•freedom
of
worship
•freedom to petition
•freedom
of
assembly
the
government
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•the
right
to
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•freedom of speech
Question 52
What do we show loyalty to
when we say the Pledge of
Allegiance?
the United States
the flag
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Question 53
What is one promise you make when
you become a United States citizen?
•give up loyalty to
other countries
•defend the
Constitution and laws
of the United States
•obey the laws of the
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•serve in the U.S.
military (if needed)
•serve (do important
work for) the nation
(if needed)
•be loyal to the
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Question 54
How old do citizens have to
be to vote for President?
eighteen (18) and older
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Question 55
What are two ways that Americans
can participate in their democracy?
•give an elected
official your opinion
•vote
on an issue
•join a political party
•call Senators and
•help with a campaign
Representatives
•join a civic group
•publicly support or
•join a community
oppose an issue or
group
policy
•run for office
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•write to a newspaper
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Question 56
When is the last day you
can send in federal income
April 15
tax forms?
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Question 57
When must all men register
for the Selective Service?
at age eighteen (18)
between eighteen (18) & twenty-six (26)
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Question 58
What is one reason colonists
came to America?
•freedom
•economic opportunity
•political liberty
•practice their religion
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•religious freedom Test for•escape
persecution
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Question 59
Who lived in America before
the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
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American Indians
Question 60
What group of people was
taken to America and sold as
slaves?
Africans
people from Africa
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Question 61
Why did the colonists fight the
British?
because of high taxes
because the British army
stayed in their homes
because they didn’t have
self-government
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Question 62
Who wrote the Declaration
of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Question 63
When was the Declaration
of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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Question 64
There were 13 original states. Name
three.
New Hampshire
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Georgia
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South Carolina
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Question 65
What happened at the
Constitutional Convention?
The Founding Fathers
wrote the Constitution.
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Question 66
When was the Constitution
written?
1787
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Question 67
The Federalist Papers supported
the passage of the U.S.
Constitution. Name one of the
writers.
•James Madison
•Alexander Hamilton
•John Jay
•Publius
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Question 68
What is one thing Benjamin
Franklin is famous for?
•U.S. diplomat
•writer of “Poor Richard’s
Almanac”
•oldest member of the
Constitutional Convention
•started the first free
libraries
•first Postmaster General
of the United States
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Question 69
Who is the “Father of Our
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George Washington
Question 70
Who was the first President?
George Washington
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Question 71
What territory did the United
States buy from France in
1803?
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the Louisiana Territory
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Question 72
Name one war fought by
the United States in the
1800’s.
•War of 1812
•Mexican-American War
•Civil War
•Spanish-American War
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Question 73
Name the U.S. war between
the North and the South.
the Civil War
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Question 74
Name one problem that led to
the Civil War.
•slavery
•economic reasons
•states’ rights
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Question 75
What was one important thing
that Abraham Lincoln did?
•freed the slaves
•saved the Union
•led the United States during
the Civil War
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