pg. 1 Civic Literacy Assessment Updated 2024 Complete Exam/ Questions with 100% Correct Verified Answers/ Rated A+
What is the supreme law of the land? - Correct Answer - The Constitution
Who was the first President? - Correct Answer - George Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803? - Correct Answer - Louisiana
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s. - Correct Answer - War of 1812 Mexican-American War Civil War Spanish-American War
Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. - Correct Answer - Civil War
Name one problem that led to the Civil War. - Correct Answer - slavery economic reasons states' rights
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pg. 2 What does the Constitution do? - Correct Answer - sets up the government defines the government protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.What are these words? - Correct Answer - We the people
What is an amendment? - Correct Answer - A change or addition to the Constitution
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? - Correct Answer - Bill of Rights
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? - Correct Answer - Freedom of speech
How many amendments does the Constitution have? - Correct Answer - 27
What did the Declaration of Independence do? - Correct Answer - announced our independence (from Great Britain) declared our independence (from Great Britain)) said that the United States is free (from Great Britain
What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? - Correct Answer - life and liberty (pursuit of happiness)
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did? - Correct Answer - freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation) 2 / 3
pg. 3 saved (or preserved) the Union led the United States during the Civil War
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? - Correct Answer - freed the slaves freed slaves in the Confederacy freed slaves in the Confederate states freed slaves in most Southern states
What did Susan B. Anthony does? - Correct Answer - fought for women's rights fought for civil rights
When was the Constitution written? - Correct Answer - 1787
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution.Name one of the writers. - Correct Answer - (James) Madison (Alexander) Hamilton (John) Jay Publius
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for? - Correct Answer - U.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
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