CIVICS QUIZ

1. On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

2. From whom did America fight for her independence?

3. Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?

4. Are state and local governments part of the federal government?

5. Name three presidents besides Abraham Lincoln who lived in the 19th century.

6. Name two battles and two generals of the U.S. Civil War.

7. Which is part of the U.S. Constitution:

1) “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.”

2) “[The] legislature shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ... thus building a wall of separation between church and state.”

3) Both.

8. “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” From which document does this come?

9. Does the Constitution draw limits on what the people can do or limits on what the government can do?

10. Who wrote that America would “be as a city upon a hill”?

11. Which is a federal holiday— Christmas Day or Earth Day?

12. For whom is Putnam County named?

13. Name the governor and the U.S. Senators currently representing New York.

14. During what war were battles fought in the Hudson River Valley?

15. Name a famous writer, a famous artist, and a famous musician who died before 1900, in addition to one work composed by each of the three individuals named.