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Arizona Civics Test (2024-2025 Edition). Questions

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1. What is the supreme law of the land? - ANSthe Constitution
2. What is freedom of religion? - ANSYou can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
3. Name two national U.S. holidays. - ANSNew Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Presidents' Day Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving Christmas
4. What is the economic system in the United States? - ANScapitalist economy market economy
5. What is the "rule of law"? - ANSEveryone must follow the law.

Leaders must obey the law. Government must obey the law. No one is above the law.

13. Name one branch or part of the government. - ANSCongress legislative President executive the courts judicial
14. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? - ANSchecks and balances separation of powers
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch? - ANSthe President
16. Who makes federal laws? - ANSCongress Senate and House (of Representatives) (U.S. or national) legislature
17. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? - ANSthe Senate and House (of Representatives)

18. How many U.S. Senators are there? - ANSone hundred (100)
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? - ANSsix (6)
20. What does the Constitution do? - ANSsets up the government defines the government protects basic rights of Americans
21. Who is one of your state's U.S. Senators now? - ANSKyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly
22. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? - ANSfour hundred thirty-five (435)
23. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? - ANStwo (2)
24. Name your U.S. Representative. - ANSAndy Biggs, Eli Crane
25. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? - ANSall people of the state
26. Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? - ANS(because of) the state's population (because) they have more people (because) some states have more people

26. We elect a President for how many years? - ANSfour (4)
27. In what month do we vote for President? - ANSNovember
28. What is the name of the President of the United States now? - ANSJoe Biden
29. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now? - ANSKamala Harris
30. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? - ANSWe the People
31. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSthe Vice President
32. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President? - ANSthe Speaker of the House
33. Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? - ANSthe President
34. Who signs bills to become laws? - ANSthe President
35. Who vetoes bills? - ANSthe President

35. What does the President's Cabinet do? - ANSadvises the President
36. What are two Cabinet-level positions? - ANSSecretary of Agriculture Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense Secretary of Education Secretary of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary of Homeland Security Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Secretary of the Interior Secretary of Labor Secretary of State Secretary of Transportation Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of Veterans Affairs Attorney General Vice President
37. What does the judicial branch do? - ANSreviews laws explains laws resolves disputes (disagreements) decides if a law goes against the Constitution

38. What is the highest court in the United States? - ANSthe Supreme Court
39. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? - ANSnine (9)
40. What is an amendment? - ANSa change (to the Constitution) an addition (to the Constitution)
41. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now? - ANSJohn Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)
42. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? - ANSto print money to declare war to create an army to make treaties
43. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? - ANSprovide schooling and education provide protection (police) provide safety (fire departments) give a driver's license approve zoning and land use
44. Who is the Governor of your state now? - ANSKatie Hobbs

44. What is the capital of your state? - ANSPhoenix
45. What are the two major political parties in the United States? - ANSDemocrat and Republican
46. What is the political party of the President now? - ANSDemocratic (Party)
47. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now? - ANSMike Johnson
48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. - ANSCitizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote). You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote. Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.) A male citizen of any race (can vote).
49. What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens? - ANSserve on a jury vote in a federal election
50. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - ANSthe Bill of Rights
51. Name one right only for United States citizens. - ANSvote in a federal election

run for federal office

51. What are two rights of everyone living in the United States? - ANSfreedom of expression freedom of speech freedom of assembly freedom to petition the government freedom of worship the right to bear arms
52. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance? - ANSthe United States the flag
53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen? - ANSgive up loyalty to other countries defend the Constitution and laws of the United States obey the laws of the United States serve in the U.S. military (if needed) serve (do important work for) the nation (if needed) be loyal to the United States
54. How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? - ANSeighteen (18) and older

55. What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? - ANSvote join a political party help with a campaign join a civic group join a community group give an elected official your opinion on an issue call Senators and Representatives publicly support or oppose an issue or policy run for office write to a newspaper
56. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms? - ANSApril 15
57. When must all men register for the Selective Service? - ANSat age eighteen (18) between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)
58. What is one reason colonists came to America? - ANSfreedom political liberty religious freedom economic opportunity practice their religion escape persecution

59. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? - ANSAmerican Indians Native Americans
60. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - ANSspeech religion assembly press petition the government
61. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves? - ANSAfricans people from Africa
62. Why did the colonists fight the British? - ANSbecause of high taxes (taxation without representation) because the British army stayed in their houses (boarding, quartering) because they didn't have self-government
63. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? - ANS(Thomas) Jefferson
64. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted? - ANSJuly 4, 1776
65. There were 13 original states. Name three. - ANSNew Hampshire Massachusetts

Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia

65. What happened at the Constitutional Convention? - ANSThe Constitution was written. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
66. When was the Constitution written? - ANS
67. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers. - ANS(James) Madison (Alexander) Hamilton (John) Jay Publius

68. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? - ANSU.S. diplomat oldest member of the Constitutional Convention first Postmaster General of the United States writer of "Poor Richard's Almanac" started the first free libraries
69. Who is the "Father of Our Country"? - ANS(George) Washington
70. How many amendments does the Constitution have? - ANStwenty-seven (27)
71. Who was the first President? - ANS(George) Washington
72. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? - ANSthe Louisiana Territory Louisiana
73. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s - ANSWar of 1812 Mexican-American War Civil War Spanish-American War
74. Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - ANSthe Civil War the War between the States

74. Name one problem that led to the Civil War. - ANSslavery economic reasons states' rights
75. What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? - ANSfreed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) saved (or preserved) the Union led the United States during the Civil War
76. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? - ANSfreed the slaves freed slaves in the Confederacy freed slaves in the Confederate states freed slaves in most Southern states
77. What did Susan B. Anthony do? - ANSfought for women's rights fought for civil rights
78. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s. - ANSWorld War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
79. Who was President during World War I? - ANS(Woodrow) Wilson

80. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? - ANS(Franklin) Roosevelt
81. Who did the United States fight in World War II? - ANSJapan, Germany, and Italy
82. Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in? - ANSWorld War II
83. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? - ANSCommunism
84. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? - ANScivil rights (movement)
85. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? - ANSfought for civil rights worked for equality for all Americans
86. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? - ANSTerrorists attacked the United States.
87. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. - ANSCherokee Navajo Sioux

Chippewa Choctaw Pueblo Apache Iroquois Creek Blackfeet Seminole Cheyenne Arawak Shawnee Mohegan Huron Oneida Lakota Crow Teton Hopi Inuit

88. Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States - ANSMissouri (River) Mississippi (River)
89. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? - ANSPacific (Ocean)

9. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - ANSlife liberty pursuit of happiness
10. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? - ANSAtlantic (Ocean)
11. Name one U.S. territory. - ANSPuerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam
12. Name one state that borders Canada. - ANSMaine New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Montana Idaho

Washington Alaska

93. Name one state that borders Mexico. - ANSCalifornia Arizona New Mexico Texas
94. What is the capital of the United States? - ANSWashington, D.C.
95. Where is the Statue of Liberty? - ANSNew York (Harbor) Liberty Island [Also acceptable are New Jersey, near New York City, and on the Hudson (River).]
96. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? - ANSbecause there were 13 original colonies because the stripes represent the original colonies
97. Why does the flag have 50 stars? - ANSbecause there is one star for each state because each star represents a state because there are 50 states
98. What is the name of the national anthem? - ANSThe Star-Spangled Banner

99. When do we celebrate Independence Day? - ANSJuly 4 What did the Declaration of Independence do? - ANSannounced our independence (from Great Britain) declared our independence (from Great Britain) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain)