Civics and History Questions

48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

79. Who was President during World War I?

47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

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

87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

28. What is the name of the President of the United States now?

73. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

57. When must all men register for the Selective Service?

20. Who is one of your U.S. Senators now?

89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

70. Who was the first President?

30. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

13. Name one branch or part of the government.

53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the US Constitution. Name one of the writers.

24. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

44. What is the capital of your state?

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

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

37. What does the judicial branch do?

35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

40. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

1. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

34. Who vetoes bills?

7. How many amendments are there?

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War 2?

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

81. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

46. What is the political party of the President now?

50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

10. What is freedom of religion?

69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"?

90. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

2. What does the Constitution do?

18. How many U.S. Senators are there?

25. Why do some states have more Representatives than others?

75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

66. When was the Constitution written?

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

38. What is the highest court in the United States?

12. What is the "rule of law"?

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

11. What is the economic system in the United States?

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

16. Who makes federal laws?

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

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

49. What is one responsibility only for United States citizens?

23. Name your U.S. Representative.

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

85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

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

60. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

27. In what month do we vote for President?

21. The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

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

83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

26. We elect a President for how many years?

4. What is an amendment?

29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

55. What are two ways that American can participate in their democracy?

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

100. Name two national U.S. Holidays

91. Name one U.S. territory.

17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

72. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s?

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

6. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

32. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

94. What is the capital of the United States?

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?