Full Citizenship Practice Quiz

What document, signed by President Lincoln during the Civil War, made it clear that the war would settle the matter of Slavery?

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Gettysburg Address

• 12th Amendment

• Declaration of Independence

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

• Southwest Territory

• Louisiana Terriroty

• Gadsden Territory

• Northwest Territory

What document states that all men have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

What are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution known as?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Preamble

• the Gettysburg Address

Three of the original 13 colonies were

• Vermont, Rhode Island, Maryland

• Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina

• South Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts

• Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia

What are the two longest rivers in the United States?

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Tennessee and Mississippi

• Cumberland and Ohio

• Rio Grande and Clorado

For how many years are members of the US Senate elected?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

In the U.S., what is the last day a person can legally send in a federal income tax form?

• January 1

• March 20

• April 15

• November 7

What do you call an official addition to the Constitution?

• an addendum

• an Amendment

• a theorem

• a law

Who was the best-known American leader in the Civil Rights' Movement?

• John Kennedy

• Martin Luther King, jr

• Abraham Lincoln

• Franklin Roosevelt