1. Questions for the Citizenship Test
Quiz: The Constitution & U.S. Beginning
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3. Who was the first President?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln

4. What is an amendment? Yes! A change to the Constitution
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A declaration of independence
A part of the Federalist Papers

5. There were 13 original states. Name three.
Pennsylvania, Colorado, New Mexico
Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee
Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio
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New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire

6. What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
being a U.S. diplomat
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being the first President
being the first Vice-President
writing the Federalist Papers

7. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
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The Federalist Papers

8. What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
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The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers

9. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln

10. How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Three (3)
Nine (9)
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Twenty-seven (27)
Fifty (50)

11. When was the Constitution written?
1776
1787
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1792
1887

12. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
July 4, 1776
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July 4, 1787
July 4,1976
July 4, 1987

13. Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of slavery
Because of civil rights
Because of the right to bear arms
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Because of high taxes

14. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion
Life and liberty
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Freedom of assembly and freedom of the press
Voting rights and civil rights

15. What is freedom of religion?
Every religion is part of the United States
You can practice any religion, or not practice a
religion
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You must go to a church
Religion is taught in schools

16. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Pilgrims
Colonists
People from Africa
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Native Americans

17. Who is the “Father of Our Country”?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln

18. What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Pilgrims
Colonists
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People from Africa
Native Americans

19. The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U. S. Constitution
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
James Madison
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson

20. What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared our independence from Great Britain
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Freed the slaves
Addressed voting rights
Established the Bill of Rights

21. The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Freedom of Speech
We the People
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In our country

22. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
The Constitution was written
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Independence from Great Britain was declared
27 amendments were written
The 13 colonies became the United States of America

23. What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Freedom of speech
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The right to bear arms
Civil rights
Independence from Great Britain

24. What does the Constitution do?
Freed the slaves
Sets up the government
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Declared our independence from Great Britain

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