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

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