ESL 90 - Citizenship » Fall 2022 » Civics Quiz 3

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Question #1
What does the Constitution do?
A.   sets up the government
B.   makes laws
C.   an addition (to the Constitution)
D.   petition the government
Question #2
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
A.   2
B.   9
C.   6
D.   4
Question #3
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
A.   all people of the state
B.   all people of the country
C.   all people of the city
D.   all people of the world
Question #4
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
A.   the Speaker of the House
B.   the Vice President
C.   the senators
D.   the Chief Justice
Question #5
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
A.   advises the President
B.   vetoes bills
C.   sings bills to become laws
D.   sets up the government
Question #6
Secretary of Education and Secretary of Energy are two ------------------------ positions.
A.   Cabinet-level
B.   Court-level
C.   Congress-level
D.   Advisor-level
Question #7
What does the judicial branch do?
A.   sets up the government
B.   reviews laws and makes laws
C.   explains laws and makes laws
D.   reviews laws and explains laws
Question #8
"To create an army" is one power of the -----------------------.
A.   states
B.   federal government
Question #9
What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?
A.   vote in a federal election
B.   freedom of assembly
C.   give up loyalty to other countries
D.   run for office
Question #10
What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
A.   freedom of speech and freedom of religion
B.   run for office and write to a newspaper
C.   freedom of speech and vote in a federal election
D.   the right to bear arms and serve in the U.S. military (if needed)
Question #11
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
A.   between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
B.   at age 26
Question #12
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A.   Benjamin Franklin
B.   Abraham Lincoln
C.   George Washington
D.   Thomas Jefferson
Question #13
Civil War was a war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #14
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
A.   reviews laws
B.   said that the United States is free
C.   sets up the government
D.   freed the slaves
Question #15
Who was President during World War I?
A.   Wilson
B.   Lincoln
C.   Eisenhower
D.   Roosevelt
Question #16
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
A.   Korea, Germany, and Italy
B.   Japan, Germany, and France
C.   Japan, Hungary, and Italy
D.   Japan, Germany, and Italy
Question #17
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
A.   civil rights (movement)
B.   women rights (movement)
C.   Martin Luther King
D.   civil war (movement)
Question #18
What is one reason colonists came to America?
A.   slavery
B.   high taxes
C.   constitution
D.   freedom
Question #19
Why did the colonists fight the British?
A.   because of slavery
B.   because of freedom
C.   because of high taxes
Question #20
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
A.   The Constitution was adopted
B.   declares that the United States is free
C.   The Constitution was written
D.   freed the slaves

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