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SCS Civics Test

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What is the supreme law of the land?

The Emancipation Proclamation

The Gettysburg Address

The Constitution

The Declaration of Independence

The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?

Give me liberty

We the people

Four score and

When in the

What is an amendment?

A branch of government

A change or addition to the Constitution

An original component of the Constitution

A court ruling

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence

The Monroe Doctrine

The Emancipation Proclamation

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Right to vote

Right to a speedy trial

Freedom of Speech

Free Education

What is freedom of religion?

You must practice certain religions from a given list.

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

The government dictates religous practices.

The government makes all religion illegal.

Which of the following is a branch of the government?

Legislative

Public Libraries

Public Parks

Federal Express

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

The criminal justice system

Checks and balances

The military

The Federal Reserve

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

The Speaker of the House

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The Secretary of State

The President of the United States

Who makes federal laws?

Congress

The Supreme Court

The State Governor

The President

What are the two parts of Congress?

The Upper Chamber and the Lower Chamber

The House of Commons and the House of Lords

Congress and the Supreme Court

The Senate and the House of Representatives

How many U.S. Senators are there?

100

200

435

50

We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

4 years

8 years

2 years

6 years

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

100

200

435

50

Why do some states have more Representatives than others?

Because some states have higher voter turn-out than others

Because the original states are guaranteed a certain number of representatives

Because some states have more people than others

Because some states are physically larger than others

We elect a President for how many years?

For a 6 year term

For a life term

For a 2 year term

For a 4 year term

If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

The Vice President

The First Lady

The Speaker of the House

The Governor

Who is Commander in Chief of the military?

The Secretary of Defense

The President

The Secretary of War

The Secretary of State

Who signs bills to become laws?

The Speaker of the House

The President

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The Vice President

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

The Whigs and the Federalists

The Fascists and the Socialists

The Democrats and the Republican

The Conservatives and the Labor Party

Which of the following is a member of the President’s cabinet?

The Governor of Tennessee

The Secretary of State

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The Speaker of the House

What does the judicial branch do?

Signs laws

Makes laws

Vetos laws

Reviews and explains laws

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

5

3

9

7

Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Donald Trump

John Roberts

Paul Ryan

What is the capital of Tennessee?

Knoxville

Nashville

Memphis

Chattanooga

What does the Constitution do?

Create all laws of the country

Prohibits most freedoms

Set up and define the government

Gives all power to the president

How many amendments does the constitution have?

21

10

0

27

Which of the following is a current US Senator for Tennessee?

Bill Lee

Jim Strickland

Steve Cohen

Lamar Alexander

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? 

For a life term

For a 6 year term

For a 2 year term

For a 4 year term

What is one reason colonists came to America?

Modern technologies

Religious freedom

Tourism

Relationships with indigenous peoples

What group of people was taken to American and sold as slaves?

Greeks

Africans

Romans

Turks

Why did the colonists fight the British?

For the right to rule Canada

High taxes without representation

Mistreatment of slaves

Not enough laws

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

James Madison

John Hancock

Thomas Paine

Thomas Jefferson

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

December 7, 1941

July 4, 1776

August 5th, 1812

September 17, 1787

When was the Constitution written?

1941

1787

1812

1776

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Ambassador to Spain

Governor of New York

United States President

Oldest Member of the Constitutional Convention

Who was the first President?

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

Hawaii Territory

Boston Territory

Louisiana Territory

Mexico Territory

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Established a government after a war

Established laws in the country

Freed slaves living in foreign countries

Freed slaves in most southern states

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

George Washington was elected our first President.

Independence was declared from Great Britain.

The Revolutionary War was brought to an end.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following was one of the writers?

John Adams

George Washington

James Madison

Benjamin Franklin

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

Native Americans

Jutes

Saxons

Angles

Which of the following was a war fought by the United States in the 1900s?

American Revolution

War of 1812

World War I

Civil War

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Ran for president on multiple occasions in the 1960s.

Led a movement to segregate public schools in the south.

Fought for civil rights and equality for all Americans

Started a religious movement in Europe

What is the capital of the United States?

New York, New York

Nashville, Tennessee

Washington, D.C.

Los Angeles, California

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

September 5th

January 1st

July 4th

December 7th

What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.? 

Indian

Atlantic

Pacific

Arctic

Name one U.S. territory.

Panama

Cuba

Guatemala

Puerto Rico

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

Texas

Rhode Island

New York Harbor

California

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Because there are 13 justices on the court

Because America won 13 battles

Because there were 13 original colonies

Because there were 13 days of the alamo

What is the name of the national anthem?

The Star-Spangled Banner

America the Beautiful

Tennessee Waltz

Yankee Doodle

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Fight for states’ rights

Fight against segregation

Fight for women’s rights

Fight against women’s rights