KENTUCKY CIVICS FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. - ✔✔What happened at the
Constitutional Convention?
✔✔1787 - ✔✔When was the Constitution written?
✔✔▪ (James) Madison - ✔✔The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S.
Constitution. Name one of the writers.
✔✔▪ first Postmaster General of the United States - ✔✔What is one thing Benjamin
Franklin is famous for?
✔✔General George Washington - ✔✔Who is the "Father of Our Country"? (Military
answer)
✔✔George Washington - ✔✔Who was the first President?
✔✔the Louisiana Territory - ✔✔What territory did the United States buy from France in
1803?
✔✔▪ Spanish-American War - ✔✔Name one war fought by the United States in the
1800's.
✔✔the Civil War (1861-1865) - ✔✔Name the U.S. war between the North and the
South.
✔✔states' rights - ✔✔Name one problem that led to the Civil War
✔✔▪ saved (or preserved) the Union - ✔✔What was one important thing that Abraham
Lincoln did?
✔✔▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy - ✔✔What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
✔✔▪ fought for women's rights - ✔✔What did Susan B. Anthony do?
✔✔▪ World War I - ✔✔Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's.
✔✔(Woodrow) Wilson - ✔✔Who was President during World War I?
✔✔(Franklin) Roosevelt - ✔✔Who was President during the Great Depression and
World War II?
, ✔✔Japan, Germany, and Italy - ✔✔Who did the United States fight in World War II?
✔✔World War II - ✔✔Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war
was he in?
✔✔Communism - ✔✔During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United
States?
✔✔civil rights (movement) - ✔✔What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
✔✔▪ worked for equality for all Americans - ✔✔What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
✔✔Terrorists attacked the United States. - ✔✔What major event happened on
September 11, 2001, in the United States?
✔✔▪ Cheyenne, Arawak - ✔✔Name two American Indian tribe in the United States
✔✔Missouri (River) - ✔✔Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
✔✔Pacific - ✔✔What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
✔✔Atlantic - ✔✔What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
✔✔▪ Guam - ✔✔Name one U.S. territory
✔✔Pennsylvania - ✔✔Name one state that borders Canada.
✔✔Arizona - ✔✔Name one state that borders Mexico.
✔✔Washington, D.C. - ✔✔What is the capital of the United States?
✔✔Liberty Island in New York (Harbor) - ✔✔Where is the Statue of Liberty?
✔✔they represent the original colonies - ✔✔Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
✔✔they represent all the states - ✔✔Why does the flag have 50 stars?
✔✔The Star-Spangled Banner - ✔✔What is the name of the national anthem?
✔✔July 4th - ✔✔When do we celebrate Independence Day?
✔✔New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - ✔✔Name two national U.S. holidays.
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔▪ The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution. - ✔✔What happened at the
Constitutional Convention?
✔✔1787 - ✔✔When was the Constitution written?
✔✔▪ (James) Madison - ✔✔The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S.
Constitution. Name one of the writers.
✔✔▪ first Postmaster General of the United States - ✔✔What is one thing Benjamin
Franklin is famous for?
✔✔General George Washington - ✔✔Who is the "Father of Our Country"? (Military
answer)
✔✔George Washington - ✔✔Who was the first President?
✔✔the Louisiana Territory - ✔✔What territory did the United States buy from France in
1803?
✔✔▪ Spanish-American War - ✔✔Name one war fought by the United States in the
1800's.
✔✔the Civil War (1861-1865) - ✔✔Name the U.S. war between the North and the
South.
✔✔states' rights - ✔✔Name one problem that led to the Civil War
✔✔▪ saved (or preserved) the Union - ✔✔What was one important thing that Abraham
Lincoln did?
✔✔▪ freed slaves in the Confederacy - ✔✔What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
✔✔▪ fought for women's rights - ✔✔What did Susan B. Anthony do?
✔✔▪ World War I - ✔✔Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900's.
✔✔(Woodrow) Wilson - ✔✔Who was President during World War I?
✔✔(Franklin) Roosevelt - ✔✔Who was President during the Great Depression and
World War II?
, ✔✔Japan, Germany, and Italy - ✔✔Who did the United States fight in World War II?
✔✔World War II - ✔✔Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war
was he in?
✔✔Communism - ✔✔During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United
States?
✔✔civil rights (movement) - ✔✔What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
✔✔▪ worked for equality for all Americans - ✔✔What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
✔✔Terrorists attacked the United States. - ✔✔What major event happened on
September 11, 2001, in the United States?
✔✔▪ Cheyenne, Arawak - ✔✔Name two American Indian tribe in the United States
✔✔Missouri (River) - ✔✔Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.
✔✔Pacific - ✔✔What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
✔✔Atlantic - ✔✔What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?
✔✔▪ Guam - ✔✔Name one U.S. territory
✔✔Pennsylvania - ✔✔Name one state that borders Canada.
✔✔Arizona - ✔✔Name one state that borders Mexico.
✔✔Washington, D.C. - ✔✔What is the capital of the United States?
✔✔Liberty Island in New York (Harbor) - ✔✔Where is the Statue of Liberty?
✔✔they represent the original colonies - ✔✔Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
✔✔they represent all the states - ✔✔Why does the flag have 50 stars?
✔✔The Star-Spangled Banner - ✔✔What is the name of the national anthem?
✔✔July 4th - ✔✔When do we celebrate Independence Day?
✔✔New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - ✔✔Name two national U.S. holidays.
