50-Question U.S. Civics Quiz

Please choose the BEST answer for each question. Be sure to answer all the questions as they will otherwise be counted as incorrect. The quiz is not timed, so take a moment to read each question and answer, carefully.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?





What is the economic system in the United States?





Who was President during World War I?





Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?





Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?





What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?





How many U.S. Senators are there?





What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?





Which was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?





What do the U.S. Flag's thirteen stripes represent?





What do the U.S. Flag's fifty stars represent?





What is one purpose of the U.S. Constitution?





The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Who was one of the writers?





Who does a U.S. Senator represent?





When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?





What is Susan B. Anthony famous for?





What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?





Which was the U.S. war between the North and the South.





Which state shares a border with Canada?





Which of the following is a U.S. territory.





What is the name of the U.S. national anthem?





Which are the two longest rivers in the United States?





Who is the "Father of Our Country"?





What happened at the Constitutional Convention?





When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?





Which is a right or freedom from the First Amendment?





What is the highest court in the United States?





Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?





What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?





Which is NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States?





What movement tried to end racial discrimination?





Who did the United States fight in World War II?





What is the "supreme law of the land"?





The House of Representatives has how many voting members?





In what year was the Constitution written?





What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?





Which state shares a border with Mexico?





Which is a war that the U.S. Fought in the 1800s?





What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?





Which was NOT one of the original thirteen American colonies?





What is the term, in years, for a U.S. Representative?





What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?





Which is a branch of the U.S. government?





Where is the Statue of Liberty?





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





What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is NOT famous for?





What are the two major political parties in the United States?





Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?





Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?





Which was NOT one of the reasons for the Civil War?








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