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Question 1: Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

  • Defines powers of government
  • Assigns a religion to all citizens
  • Determines the borders of other countries
  • Gives the military the power to write laws

Question 2: Which TWO of the following were U.S. military conflicts after the September 11, 2001, attacks?

  • War in Afghanistan
  • War in Iraq
  • The Cold War
  • The American Revolution

Question 3: The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean?

  • We all become one
  • Government by the people
  • Equal rights for all
  • United we stand

Question 4: George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

  • “Father of Our Country”
  • Author of the Declaration of Independence
  • Third president of the United States
  • Leader of the Civil War

Question 5: What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

  • Freed slaves in the Confederacy
  • Freed all slaves in the North
  • Declared independence from Great Britain
  • Purchased Florida from Spain

Question 6: What is Independence Day?

  • The country’s birthday
  • The day the Bill of Rights was ratified
  • The anniversary of the first election
  • A holiday for the Supreme Court

Question 7: What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

  • Louisiana
  • Texas
  • Hawaii
  • California

Question 8: Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Inventor
  • King of the American colonies
  • First Secretary of State
  • Leader of the Rough Riders

Question 9: Which TWO of the following describe things George Washington is famous for?

  • President of the Constitutional Convention
  • General of the Continental Army
  • Writer of the Federalist Papers
  • First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 10: Alexander Hamilton is famous for many things. Name one.

  • First Secretary of the Treasury
  • First President of the United States
  • Author of the Declaration of Independence
  • Inventor of the lightning rod

Question 11: Which TWO of the following are examples of American innovations?

  • Automobile (cars)
  • Skyscrapers
  • The bicycle
  • The sailboat

Question 12: Which TWO of the following wars were fought by the United States in the 1800s?

  • Mexican-American War
  • Civil War
  • World War II
  • The American Revolution

Question 13: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

  • War of 1812
  • World War I
  • The Revolutionary War
  • The Korean War

Question 14: Which THREE of the following are official national U.S. holidays?

  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Mother's Day

Question 15: Benjamin Franklin is famous for many things. Name one.

  • First Postmaster General of the United States
  • Commanded the Continental Army
  • Wrote the Bill of Rights
  • Signed the Emancipation Proclamation

Question 16: Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?

  • USSR
  • China
  • Italy
  • Spain

Question 17: During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

  • Nuclear war
  • Unchecked westward expansion
  • The lack of a national anthem
  • British naval blockades

Question 18: Which TWO of the following describe when all men got the right to vote?

  • 1870
  • During Reconstruction
  • After World War I
  • During the colonial period

Question 19: Which TWO of the following describe things Abraham Lincoln is famous for?

  • 16th president of the United States
  • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
  • Signed the Constitution
  • Purchased Florida from Spain

Question 20: Which THREE of the following are the branches of government?

  • Legislative (Congress)
  • Executive (President)
  • Judicial (Courts)
  • Military (General)