Deck 1: US Civics and Government

Question 1

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? Choose one:

A)Freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws.
B)Freedom of worship and freedom to make treaties with other countries.
C)Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president.
D)Freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

Answer 1

Freedom of speech and freedom of worship.

Question 2

What is freedom of religion? Choose one:

A)You can't choose the time you practice your religion.
B)You must choose a religion.
C)You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
D)No one can practice a religion.

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Who is in charge of the executive branch? Choose one:

A)The Speaker of the House.
B)The Prime Minister.
C)The President.
D)The Chief Justice.

Answer 3

The President.

Question 4

Name one branch or part of the government. Choose one:

A)State government.
B)Legislative.
C)Parliament.
D)United Nations.

Question 5

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? Choose one:

A)Make treaties.
B)Provide schooling and education.
C)Create an army.
D)Coin or print money.

Question 6

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

A)President of the Senate
B)Speaker of the House
C)Governor of the most populous state
D)Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 7

Who vetoes bills? Choose one:

A)The President
B)The Vice President
C)The Senate
D)The House of Representatives

Question 8

What does the President's Cabinet do?

A)Advises the president
B)Selects the Vice President
C)Runs the government when the President travels
D)Negotiates treaties with foreign nations

Question 9

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

A)Ten (10).
B)Four (4).
C)Two (2).
D)Six (6).

Question 10

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Choose one:

A)The President.
B)Checks and balances.
C)The people.
D)Freedom of speech.

Question 11

We elect a President for how many years? Choose one:

A)Eight (8).
B)Two (2).
C)Four (4).
D)Ten (10).

Question 12

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? Choose one:

A)We the People.
B)Congress shall make.
C)We the British.
D)We the Colonists.

Question 13

Who makes federal laws? Choose one:

A)Congress.
B)The states.
C)The President.
D)The Supreme Court.

Question 14

What is the highest court in the United States? Choose one:

A)Federal Appeals Court
B)Supreme Court
C)Circuit Court
D)International Court of Justice

Question 15

What is the "rule of law"? Choose one:

A)Everyone but the President must follow the law.
B)Government does not have to follow the law.
C)All laws must be the same in every state.
D)Everyone must follow the law.

Question 16

What does the Constitution do? Choose one:

A)Defines the government.
B)Sets up the government.
C)Protects basic rights of Americans.
D)All of these answers.

Question 17

When is the last day you can send in your federal income tax forms?

A)December 31
B)February 1
C)June 1
D)April 15

Question 18

What are the two major political parties in the United States today? Choose one:

A)Reform and Green.
B)American and Bull-Moose.
C)Democratic-Republican and Whig.
D)Democrat and Republican.

Question 19

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? Choose one:

A)To provide police departments.
B)To issue driver's licenses.
C)To make treaties.
D)To provide schooling.

Question 20

Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Choose one:

A)All people of the state in which (s)he was elected.
B)All people of the state who belong to the Senator's political party.
C)The state legislatures.
D)Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator.

Question 21

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? Choose one:

A)Thirty-five (35) or older.
B)Sixteen (16) or older.
C)Twenty-one (21) or older.
D)Eighteen (18) or older.

Question 22

What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Choose one:

A)The Declaration of Independence was written.
B)The Emancipation Proclamation was written.
C)The Constitution was written.
D)The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.