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Questions for the Citizenship Test
Quiz: The Constitution & U.S. Beginning
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Who was the first President?
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Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
What is an amendment?
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A change to the Constitution
A declaration of independence
A part of the Federalist Papers
There were 13 original states. Name three.
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Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico
Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee
Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio
New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
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being a U.S. diplomat
being the first President
being the first Vice-President
writing the Federalist Papers
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
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The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers
What is the supreme law of the land?
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The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
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Three (3)
Nine (9)
Twenty-seven (27)
Fifty (50)
When was the Constitution written?
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1776
1787
1792
1887
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
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July 4, 1776
July 4, 1787
July 4,1976
July 4, 1987
Why did the colonists fight the British?
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Because of slavery
Because of civil rights
Because of the right to bear arms
Because of high taxes
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
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Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Life and liberty
Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press
Voting rights and civil rights
What is freedom of religion?
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Every religion is part of the United States
You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion
You must go to a church
Religion is taught in schools
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
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Pilgrims
Colonists
People from Africa
Native Americans
Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
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Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
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Pilgrims
Colonists
People from Africa
Native Americans
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
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James Madison
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
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Declared our independence from Great Britain
Freed the slaves
Addressed voting rights
Established the Bill of Rights
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
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Freedom of Speech
We the People
In our country
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
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The Constitution was written
Independence from Great Britain was declared
27 amendments were written
The 13 colonies became the United States of America
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
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Freedom of speech
The right to bear arms
Civil rights
Independence from Great Britain
What does the Constitution do?
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Freed the slaves
Sets up the government
Declared our independence from Great Britain
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