USA quiz · Grade 5

Grade 5 Social Studies quiz

16 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. The Bill of Rights is

Answer: the first 10 amendments

2. Freedom of speech is protected by the

Answer: First Amendment

3. The Constitution was written in

Answer: 1787

4. We the People means the power comes from

Answer: the people

5. An amendment is a

Answer: change to the Constitution

6. The three branches are

Answer: legislative, executive, judicial

7. A right is something you

Answer: are allowed to have or do

8. A responsibility of citizens is to

Answer: follow just laws and respect others

9. The Declaration of Independence is dated

Answer: 1776

10. George Washington was the first

Answer: US President

11. The Civil War was fought in the

Answer: 1860s

12. Abraham Lincoln issued the

Answer: Emancipation Proclamation

13. Rosa Parks is remembered for

Answer: civil rights

14. The US bought Alaska from

Answer: Russia

15. The transcontinental railroad linked the

Answer: East and West

16. Inventor Thomas Edison is known for

Answer: practical electric light work