Arkansas Civics Exam 24/25
Complete Exam Questions and Answers
A+ GRADED
1. Who was President during World War I? - ANSWER ✔ Woodrow Wilson
2. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II? -
ANSWER ✔ Franklin Roosevelt
3. Who did the United States fight in World War II? - ANSWER ✔ Japan,
Germany, Italy
4. Before he was President, Eisenhower was general. What war was he in? -
ANSWER ✔ World War II
5. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? -
ANSWER ✔ Communism
6. What movement tried to end racial discrimination? - ANSWER ✔ Civil
Rights Movement
7. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do? - ANSWER ✔ fought for civil rights
and equality for all Americans
8. What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States? -
ANSWER ✔ Terrorists attacked the United States.
9. Name ONE American Indian tribe in the United States. - ANSWER ✔
(Sample list) Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Chippewa, Choctaw, Pueblo,
Apache, Iroquois, Creek, Blackfeet, Seminole, Cheyenne, Arawak,
Shawnee, Mohegan, Huron, Oneida, Lakota, Crow, Teton, Hopi, Inuit, Ute,
Shoshone.
10. Name ONE of the two longest rivers in the United States. - ANSWER ✔
Missouri
, Mississippi
11.What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States? - ANSWER ✔
Pacific
12. What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States? - ANSWER ✔
Atlantic
13. Name ONE U.S. territory. - ANSWER ✔ Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
American Samoa
Northern Mariana Islands
Guam
14. Name ONE state that borders Canada. - ANSWER ✔ Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska
15. Name ONE state that borders Mexico. - ANSWER ✔ California, Arizona,
New Mexico, Texas
16. What is the capital of the United States? - ANSWER ✔ Washington, D.C.
17. Where is the Statue of Liberty? - ANSWER ✔ New York Harbor
New York City, New York
Liberty Island
18. Why does the flag have 13 stripes? - ANSWER ✔ the stripes represent the
original colonies
19. Why does the flag have 50 stars? - ANSWER ✔ each star represents a state
20. What is the name of the national anthem? - ANSWER ✔ "The Star-
Spangled Banner"
21. When do we celebrate Independence Day? - ANSWER ✔ July 4
22. Name TWO national U.S. holidays. - ANSWER ✔ New Year's Day