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2008 civics test · 100 questions
01What is the supreme law of the land?
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- the Constitution
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202602What does the Constitution do?
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- sets up the government
- defines the government
- protects basic rights of Americans
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202603The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
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- We the People
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202604What is an amendment?
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- a change (to the Constitution)
- an addition (to the Constitution)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202605What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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- the Bill of Rights
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202606What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? 65/20
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- speech
- religion
- assembly
- press
- petition the government
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202607How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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- twenty-seven (27)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202608What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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- announced 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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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202609What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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- life
- liberty
- pursuit of happiness
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202610What is freedom of religion?
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- You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202611What is the economic system in the United States? 65/20
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- capitalist economy
- market economy
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202612What 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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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202613Name one branch or part of the government. 65/20
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- Congress
- legislative
- President
- executive
- the courts
- judicial
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202614What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
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- checks and balances
- separation of powers
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202615Who is in charge of the executive branch?
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- the President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202616Who makes federal laws?
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- Congress
- Senate and House (of Representatives)
- (U.S. or national) legislature
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202617What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? 65/20
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- the Senate and House (of Representatives)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202618How many U.S. Senators are there?
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- one hundred (100)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202619We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
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- six (6)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202620Who is one of your state’s U.S. Senators now? 65/20
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- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories should answer that D.C. (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202621The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
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- four hundred thirty-five (435)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202622We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
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- two (2)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202623Name your U.S. Representative.
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- Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) Representatives in Congress.]
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202624Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
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- all people of the state
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202625Why 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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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202626We elect a President for how many years?
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- four (4)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202627In what month do we vote for President? 65/20
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- November
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202628What is the name of the President of the United States now? 65/20
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- Visit uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates for the name of the President of the United States.
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202629What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202630If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
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- the Vice President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202631If 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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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202632Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
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- the President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202633Who signs bills to become laws?
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- the President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202634Who vetoes bills?
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- the President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202635What does the President’s Cabinet do?
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- advises the President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202636What 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 Veterans Affairs
- Attorney General
- Vice President
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202637What does the judicial branch do?
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- reviews laws
- explains laws
- resolves disputes (disagreements)
- decides if a law goes against the Constitution
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202638What is the highest court in the United States?
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- the Supreme Court
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202639How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202640Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202641Under 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
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202642Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
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- provide schooling and education
- provide protection (police)
- provide safety (fire departments)
- give a driver’ s license
- approve zoning and land use
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202643Who is the Governor of your state now?
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- Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents should answer that D.C. does not have a Governor.]
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202644What is the capital of your state? 65/20
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202645What are the two major political parties in the United States? 65/20
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- Democratic and Republican
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202646What is the political party of the President now?
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202647What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202648There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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- Citizens eighteen (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).
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202649What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? 65/20
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- serve on a jury
- vote in a federal election
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202650Name one right only for United States citizens.
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- vote in a federal election
- run for federal office
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202651What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?
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- freedom of expression
- freedom of speech
- freedom of assembly
- freedom to petition the government
- freedom of religion
- the right to bear arms
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202652What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?
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- the United States
- the flag
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202653What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
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- 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
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202654How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? 65/20
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- eighteen (18) and older
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202655What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?
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- 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 Representatives
- publicly support or oppose an issue or policy
- run for office
- write to a newspaper
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202656When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? 65/20
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- April 15
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202657When must all men register for the Selective Service?
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- at age eighteen (18)
- between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202658What is one reason colonists came to America?
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- freedom
- political liberty
- religious freedom
- economic opportunity
- practice their religion
- escape persecution
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202659Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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- American Indians
- Native Americans
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202660What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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- Africans
- people from Africa
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202661Why did the colonists fight the British?
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- because of high taxes (taxation without representation)
- because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering)
- because they didn’t have self-government
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202662Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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- (Thomas) Jefferson
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202663When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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- July 4, 1776
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202664There were 13 original states. Name three.
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- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202665What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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- The Constitution was written.
- The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202666When was the Constitution written?
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- 1787
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202667The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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- (James) Madison
- (Alexander) Hamilton
- (John) Jay
- Publius
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202668What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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- 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 free libraries
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202669Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
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- (George) Washington
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202670Who was the first President? 65/20
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- (George) Washington
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202671What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
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- the Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202672Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
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- War of 1812
- Mexican-American War
- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202673Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
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- the Civil War
- the War between the States
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202674Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
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- slavery
- economic reasons
- states’ rights
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202675What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? 65/20
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- freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- saved (or preserved) the Union
- led the United States during the Civil War
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202676What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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- freed the slaves
- freed slaves in the Confederacy
- freed slaves in the Confederate states
- freed slaves in most Southern states
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202677What did Susan B. Anthony do?
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- fought for women’s rights
- fought for civil rights
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202678Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. 65/20
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- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202679Who was President during World War I?
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- (Woodrow) Wilson
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202680Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
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- (Franklin) Roosevelt
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202681Who did the United States fight in World War II?
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- Japan, Germany, and Italy
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202682Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
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- World War II
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202683During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
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- Communism
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202684What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
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- civil rights (movement)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202685What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? 65/20
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- fought for civil rights
- worked for equality for all Americans
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202686What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?
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- Terrorists attacked the United States.
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202687Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]
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- Cherokee
- Navajo
- Sioux
- Chippewa
- Choctaw
- Pueblo
- Apache
- Iroquois
- Creek
- Blackfeet
- Seminole
- Cheyenne
- Arawak
- Shawnee
- Mohegan
- Huron
- Oneida
- Lakota
- Crow
- Teton
- Hopi
- Inuit
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202688Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
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- Missouri (River)
- Mississippi (River)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202689What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
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- Pacific (Ocean)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202690What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
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- Atlantic (Ocean)
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202691Name one U.S. territory.
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- Puerto Rico
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Guam
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202692Name one state that borders Canada.
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- Maine
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Montana
- Idaho
- Washington
- Alaska
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202693Name one state that borders Mexico.
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- California
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Texas
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202694What is the capital of the United States? 65/20
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- Washington, D.C.
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202695Where is the Statue of Liberty? 65/20
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- New York (Harbor)
- Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202696Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
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- because there were 13 original colonies
- because the stripes represent the original colonies
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202697Why does the flag have 50 stars? 65/20
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- because there is one star for each state
- because each star represents a state
- because there are 50 states
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202698What is the name of the national anthem?
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- The Star-Spangled Banner
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202699When do we celebrate Independence Day? 65/20
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- July 4
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026100Name two national U.S. holidays.
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- New Year’ s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
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2008 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 20262025 civics test · 128 questions
01What is the form of government of the United States?
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- Republic
- Constitution-based federal republic
- Representative democracy
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202602What is the supreme law of the land? 65/20
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- (U.S.) Constitution
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202603Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.
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- Forms the government
- Defines powers of government
- Defines the parts of government
- Protects the rights of the people
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202604The U.S. Constitution starts with the words “We the People.” What does “We the People” mean?
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- Self-government
- Popular sovereignty
- Consent of the governed
- People should govern themselves
- (Example of) social contract
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202605How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202606What does the Bill of Rights protect?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202607How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202608Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202609What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202610Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202611The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” are in what founding document?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202612What is the economic system of the United States? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202613What is the rule of law?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202614Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
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- Iroquois Great Law of Peace
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202615There are three branches of government. Why?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202616Name the three branches of government.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202617The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
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- Executive branch
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202618What part of the federal government writes laws?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202619What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202620Name one power of the U.S. Congress. 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202621How many U.S. senators are there?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202622How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202623Who is one of your state’s U.S. senators now?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202624How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202625How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202626Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202627How many senators does each state have?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202628Why does each state have two senators?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202629Name your U.S. representative.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202630What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202631Who does a U.S. senator represent?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202632Who elects U.S. senators?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202633Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202634Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202635Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202636The President of the United States is elected for how many years? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202637The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202638What is the name of the President of the United States now? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202639What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202640If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202641Name one power of the president.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202642Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202643Who signs bills to become laws?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202644Who vetoes bills? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202645Who appoints federal judges?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202646The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202647What does the President’s Cabinet do?
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- Advises the President (of the United States)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202648What are two Cabinet-level positions?
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- Secretary of Labor
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- United States Trade Representative
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202649Why is the Electoral College important?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202650What is one part of the judicial branch?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202651What does the judicial branch do?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202652What is the highest court in the United States? 65/20
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- Supreme Court
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202653How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202654How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202655How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202656Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202657Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202658Name one power that is only for the federal government.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202659Name one power that is only for the states.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202660What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202661Who is the governor of your state now? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202662What is the capital of your state?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202663There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202664Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202665What are three rights of everyone living in the United States?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202666What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? 65/20
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202667Name two promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202668How can people become United States citizens?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202669What are two examples of civic participation in the United States?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202670What is one way Americans can serve their country?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202671Why is it important to pay federal taxes?
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202672It is important for all men age 18 through 25 to register for the Selective Service. Name one reason why.
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- Required by law
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202673The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.
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- Freedom
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- Escape persecution
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202674Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? 65/20
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- American Indians
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202675What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
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- Africans
- People from Africa
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202676What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?
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- American Revolution
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202677Name one reason why the Americans declared independence from Britain.
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- Boston Massacre
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- Stamp Act
- Sugar Act
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202678Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 65/20
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- (Thomas) Jefferson
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202679When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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- July 4, 1776
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202680The American Revolution had many important events. Name one.
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- (Battle of) Bunker Hill
- Declaration of Independence
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- (Battle of) Saratoga
- Valley Forge (Encampment)
- (Battle of) Yorktown (British surrender at Yorktown)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202681There were 13 original states. Name five.
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- Pennsylvania
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- Georgia
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202682What founding document was written in 1787?
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- (U.S.) Constitution
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202683The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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- (James) Madison
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- (John) Jay
- Publius
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202684Why were the Federalist Papers important?
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- They helped people understand the (U.S.) Constitution.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202685Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.
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- Founded the first free public libraries
- First Postmaster General of the United States
- Helped write the Declaration of Independence
- Inventor
- U.S. diplomat
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202686George Washington is famous for many things. Name one. 65/20
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- “Father of Our Country”
- First president of the United States
- General of the Continental Army
- President of the Constitutional Convention
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202687Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.
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- Writer of the Declaration of Independence
- Third president of the United States
- Doubled the size of the United States (Louisiana Purchase)
- First Secretary of State
- Founded the University of Virginia
- Writer of the Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202688James Madison is famous for many things. Name one.
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- “Father of the Constitution”
- Fourth president of the United States
- President during the War of 1812
- One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202689Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.
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- First Secretary of the Treasury
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- Helped establish the First Bank of the United States
- Aide to General George Washington
- Member of the Continental Congress
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202690What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
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- Louisiana Territory
- Louisiana
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202691Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.
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- War of 1812
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- Civil War
- Spanish-American War
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202692Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.
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- The Civil War
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202693The Civil War had many important events. Name one.
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- (Battle of) Fort Sumter
- Emancipation Proclamation
- (Battle of) Vicksburg
- (Battle of) Gettysburg
- Sherman’s March
- (Surrender at) Appomattox
- (Battle of) Antietam/Sharpsburg
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202694Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one. 65/20
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- Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
- Saved (or preserved) the Union
- Led the United States during the Civil War
- 16th president of the United States
- Delivered the Gettysburg Address
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202695What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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- Freed the slaves
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- Freed slaves in the Confederate states
- Freed slaves in most Southern states
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202696What U.S. war ended slavery?
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- The Civil War
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202697What amendment says all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are U.S. citizens?
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- 14th Amendment
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202698When did all men get the right to vote?
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- After the Civil War
- During Reconstruction
- (With the) 15th Amendment
- 1870
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 202699Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.
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- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Lucretia Mott
- Lucy Stone
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026100Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
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- World War I
- World War II
- Korean War
- Vietnam War
- (Persian) Gulf War
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026101Why did the United States enter World War I?
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- Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
- To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
- To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026102When did all women get the right to vote?
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- 1920
- After World War I
- (With the) 19 th Amendment
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026103What was the Great Depression?
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- Longest economic recession in modern history
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026104When did the Great Depression start?
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- The Great Crash (1929)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026105Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
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- (Franklin) Roosevelt
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026106Why did the United States enter World War II?
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- (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
- Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
- To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
- To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026107Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
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- General during World War II
- President at the end of (during) the Korean War
- 34 th president of the United States
- Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026108Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
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- Soviet Union
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- Russia
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026109During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
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- Communism
- Nuclear war
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026110Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
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- To stop the spread of communism
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026111Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
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- To stop the spread of communism
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026112What did the civil rights movement do?
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- Fought to end racial discrimination
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026113Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. 65/20
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- Fought for civil rights
- Worked for equality for all Americans
- Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026114Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
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- To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026115What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States? 65/20
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- Terrorists attacked the United States
- Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
- Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026116Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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- (Global) War on Terror
- War in Afghanistan
- War in Iraq
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026117Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
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- Apache
- Blackfeet
- Cayuga
- Cherokee
- Cheyenne
- Chippewa
- Choctaw
- Creek
- Crow
- Hopi
- Huron
- Inupiat
- Lakota
- Mohawk
- Mohegan
- Navajo
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Pueblo
- Seminole
- Seneca
- Shawnee
- Sioux
- Teton
- Tuscarora
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026118Name one example of an American innovation.
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- Light bulb
- Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine)
- Skyscrapers
- Airplane
- Assembly line
- Landing on the moon
- Integrated circuit (IC)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026119What is the capital of the United States?
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- Washington, D.C.
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026120Where is the Statue of Liberty?
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- New York (Harbor)
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026121Why does the flag have 13 stripes? 65/20
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- (Because there were) 13 original colonies
- (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026122Why does the flag have 50 stars?
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- (Because there is) one star for each state
- (Because) each star represents a state
- (Because there are) 50 states
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026123What is the name of the national anthem?
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- The Star-Spangled Banner
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026124The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?
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- Out of many, one
- We all become one
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026125What is Independence Day?
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- A holiday to celebrate U.S. independence (from Britain)
- The country’s birthday
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026126Name three national U.S. holidays. 65/20
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- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Presidents Day (Washington’s Birthday)
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veterans Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026127What is Memorial Day?
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- A holiday to honor soldiers who died in military service
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2025 official PDF · retrieved Nov. 1, 2026128What is Veterans Day?
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- A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
- A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)
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