U.S. Gov Final/Civics Test

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

What position serves as the leader of the executive branch?

Why did the colonists fight the British?

Which of the following is a branch or part of the government?

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

Who is the current Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?

What age must citizens be to vote for President?

Which of the following positions has the power to veto a bill?

Laws are written by

What is the "rule of law?”

What are the two major political parties of the U.S.?

How many years is the elected term of a U.S. President?

Which of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

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

How many U.S. Senators are there?

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

What is the economic system in the U.S.?

Which war was NOT fought by the United States in the 1900s?

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the U.S.?

What is one promise an individual makes when they become a U.S. citizen?

What do the fifty (50) stars on the American flag represent?

What is the capital of Alabama?

Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

When was the U.S. Constitution written?

What is freedom of religion?

Name two national U.S. holidays.

How many years is the term for a U.S. Representative?

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Which of the following is NOT a right of everyone living in the U.S.?

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the

How many years is the elected term for a U.S. Senator?

The U.S. House of Representatives has how many voting members?

What is the capital of the U.S.?

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

What allowed for the freeing of enslaved people in Confederate territory during the Civil War?

Which of the following is a right reserved only for U.S. citizens?

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the U.S.?

What do the American flag’s stripes represent?

What is one responsibility that is only for U.S. citizens?

What is one role that Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Who was the first President of the U.S.?

Name the U.S. war that occurred between the Northern and the Southern states.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Who is the current Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Who is the current Vice President of the U.S.?

There were 13 original states. Name three.

Who lived in North America before Europeans arrived?

Who is the current President of the U.S.?

Who is considered the "Father of Our Country?”

In what way can an American participate in their democracy?

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Which of the following is a reason why the colonists came to North America?

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states in the U.S. House of Representatives?

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

A change to the U.S. Constitution is known as a what?

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

Which state does not border Mexico?

What is the name of the national anthem?

What group of people was taken to North America and sold into slavery?

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

What does the Constitution do?

Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

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

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

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

What does a U.S. Senator represent?

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

Identify the two longest rivers in the U.S.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Which branch of government decides if a law violates the Constitution?

Who is the current Governor of Alabama?

Which of the following is a U.S. territory?

Name one group of American Indian tribes in the United States.

Name the U.S. Representative that represents your congressional district.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

When does the U.S. celebrate Independence Day?

When is the last day that one can send in their federal income tax forms?

Which of the following is a current U.S. Senator from the state of Alabama?

What is one major function of the Cabinet of the U.S.?

What is the highest court in the U.S.?

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

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln accomplished?

Before he became President, Dwight D. Eisenhower served as a general in what war?

Who signs bills to become laws?

What is the political party of the current U.S. President?

To what do individuals show loyalty to when they say the Pledge of Allegiance?

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

In what month do citizens vote in a presidential election?

Which of the following reasons MOST contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War?

Who was President during World War I?

Identify one state that does NOT border Canada.

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

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

What is the supreme law of the land?

What territory did the U.S. buy from France in 1803?

Which of the following was a major achievement of Susan B. Anthony?