Civics Exam Practice

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

• the inalienable rights

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

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

• Citizens by birth only can vote.

• Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.

• Citizens seventeen (17) and older can vote.

• Only citizens with a job can vote.

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

• World War I

• Korean War

• Mexican-American War

• World War II

Name one U.S. territory.

• Haiti

• Cayman Islands

• Bermuda

• Guam

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

• became a U.S. Senator

• fought for civil rights

• fought for women's suffrage

• ran for President of the United States

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

• Congress shall make

• We the People

• We the Colonists

• We the British

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.

• The Declaration of Independence was written.

• The Emancipation Proclamation was written.

• The Constitution was written.

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

• Barack Obama

• George W. Bush

• Mike Pence

• Donald J. Trump

What is the capital of the United States?

• Washington, D.C.

• Philadelphia, PA

• New York, NY

• Boston, MA

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

• the Senate and the courts

• the Senate and House of Representatives

• the House of Representatives and the courts

• the House of Lords and the House of Commons