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US Civics 100 Test (Tennessee) Quiz
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What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? - โ โ Pacific Ocean What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? - โ โ Atlantic Ocean Name one U.S. territory. - โ โ Guam Name one state that borders Canada. - โ โ Montana Name one state that border Mexico. - โ โ New Mexico What is the capital of the United States? - โ โ Washington, D.C Where is the Statue of Liberty? - โ โ New York City Why does the flag have 13 stripes? - โ โ the stripes represent the original colonies What does the flag have 50 stars? - โ โ there is one for each state What is the name of the national anthem? - โ โ The Star-Spangled Banner When do we celebrate Independence Day? - โ โ July 4 Name two national U.S. Holidays. - โ โ Independence Day, Thanksgiving
What are two parts of the U.S. Congress? - โ โ Senate and House of Representatives How many U.S. Senators are there? - โ โ 100 We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - โ โ 6 Who is one of your state's U.S senators now? - โ โ Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - โ โ 435 We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - โ โ 2 Name your U.S. Representative. - โ โ Marsha Blackburn Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - โ โ all the people of the state Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - โ โ because of the states population We elect a President for how many years? - โ โ 4 In what month do we vote for President? - โ โ November Who is the current President of the United States? - โ โ Donald Trump Who is the current Vice President of the United States? - โ โ Mike Pence If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - โ โ the Vice President
What is the capital of Tennessee? - โ โ Nashville What are the two major political parties in the United States? - โ โ Democratic and Republican What is the political part of the POTUS? - โ โ Republican Who is currently the Speaker of the House of Representatives? - โ โ Paul Ryan There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them - โ โ Citizens 18 and older can vote What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - โ โ serve on a jury, vote in a federal election Name one right only for United States citizens. - โ โ vote in a federal election, run for federal office What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? - โ โ freedom of speech, right to bear arms, worship What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - โ โ the United States What is one promise you make when you become a United States Citizen? - โ โ give up loyalty to other countries, obey the laws of the US How old do citizens have to be to vote for president? - โ โ 18 and older What are two ways Americans can participate in their democracy? - โ โ vote, join a political party
When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? - โ โ April 15 When must all men register for the Selective Service - โ โ at age 18 What is one reason colonists came to America? - โ โ religious freedom, economic opportunity Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - โ โ American Indians What group of people were taken to America and sold as slaves? - โ โ Africans Why did the colonists fight the British? - โ โ because they didn't have self-government Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - โ โ Thomas Jefferson When was the Declaration of Independence signed? - โ โ July 4, 1776 There were 13 original states. Name three. - โ โ Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - โ โ The constitution was written When was the Constitution written? - โ โ 1787 The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. - โ โ Alexander Hamilton
What is the supreme law of the land? - โ โ the constitution What does the Constitution do? - โ โ set up the government and guarantees basic rights of americans The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - โ โ We the people What is an Amendment? - โ โ a change or addition to the constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - โ โ Bill of Rights What is one right or freedom from the first amendment? - โ โ speech, religion, assembly, press, petition of the government How many amendments does the Constitution have? - โ โ 27 What did the Declaration of Independence do? - โ โ declared our independence from Great Britain What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - โ โ life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness What is freedom of religion? - โ โ you can practice any religion or not practice a religion What is the economic system of the United States? - โ โ market/capitalist economy What is the "rule of the law"? - โ โ no one is above the law
Name one branch or part of the government - โ โ legislative, executive, judicial What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - โ โ checks and balances and the separation of powers Who is in charge of the executive branch? - โ โ the president Who makes federal laws? - โ โ Congress Before he was president, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he the commanding general in? - โ โ WW During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
- โ โ Communism What movement tried to end racial discrimination? - โ โ Civil rights movement What did Martin Luther King Jr. do? - โ โ fought for civil rights What major event happened on Spetember 11, 2001, in the United States? - โ โ Terrorists attacked the US Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. - โ โ Cherokee Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. - โ โ Mississippi river
