Civics and History Questions

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

33. Who signs bills to become laws?

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

66. When was the Constitution written?

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

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

39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

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

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

16. Who makes federal laws?

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

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

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

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

2. What does the Constitution do?

44. What is the capital of your state?

62. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

91. Name one U.S. territory.

63. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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

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

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

12. What is the "rule of law"?

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

7. How many amendments are there?

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

70. Who was the first President?

79. Who was President during World War I?

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

76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

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

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

37. What does the judicial branch do?

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

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

58. What is one reason colonists came to America?

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

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

77. What did Susan B. Anthony do?

36. What are two Cabinet-level positions?

8. What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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

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

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

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

34. Who vetoes bills?

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

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

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

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

13. Name one branch or part of the government.

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

84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

97. Why does the flag have 50 stars?

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

10. What is freedom of religion?

15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

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

92. Name one state that borders Canada.

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

1. What is the Supreme Law of the Land?

100. Name two national U.S. Holidays

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

93. Name one state that borders Mexico.

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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

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

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

23. Name your U.S. Representative.

95. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

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

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

98. What is the name of the national anthem?

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

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

85. What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

94. What is the capital of the United States?

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

64. There were 13 original states. Name three.

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

50. Name one right only for United States citizens.

26. We elect a President for how many years?

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

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

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

43. Who is the Governor of your state now?

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

61. Why did the colonists fight the British?

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

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

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

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

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

35. What does the President's Cabinet do?

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

4. What is an amendment?

27. In what month do we vote for President?

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