1. In which grid box is Sacramento's Downtown Plaza located on the map?   California Standard 3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

Map of Sacramento

a. A5
b. B3
c. B4
d. B3 and B4

2. Which two streets border Capitol Park?   California Standard 3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

Map of Sacramento

a. L Street and N Street
b. 10th Street and 16th Street
c. Capitol Avenue and J Street
d. 4th Street and 6th Street

3. If you walked from the California State History Museum to the California State Railroad Museum, in what direction would you be going?   California Standard 3.1 Students describe the physical and human geography and use maps, tables, graphs, photographs, and charts to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.

Map of Sacramento

a. North
b. Northwest
c. Southeast
d. West

4. What is a democracy?   California Standard 3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.

a. a government run by a king
b. a government run by the people
c. a government run by the military
d. a country without a centralized government

5. Which of the following is not a landmark?   California Standard 3.4 Students understand the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.

a. the Washington Monument
b. the Statue of Liberty
c. the Eiffel Tower
d. a shopping mall

6. What is the phrase "e pluribus unum" an example of?   California Standard 3.4.2 Discuss the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens, including how to participate in a classroom, in the community, and in civic life.

a. a right
b. a paraphrase
c. a motto
d. an expense

7. Where was Thomas Jefferson when he wrote this letter?   California Standard 3.4.3 Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals (e.g., the U.S. flag, the bald eagle, [MORE]

Jefferson letter

a. Washington, D.C.
b. Monticello
c. Paris
d. Baltimore

8.Which branch of our government is responsible for writing laws?   California Standard 3.4.4 Understand the three branches of government, with an emphasis on local government.

a. judicial
b. legislative
c. executive
d. presidential

9. Why does California have so many more reeperesentatives than Florida or Vermont?   California Standard 3.4.5 Describe the ways in which California, the other states, and sovereign American Indian tribes contribute to the making of our nation and participate in the federal system of government.

a. California has more people living there.
b. California covers a larger area.
c. California has a longer coastline.
d. California has a border with Mexico.

10. Which famous statement did Thomas Jefferson write?   California Standard 3.4.6 Describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms (e.g., Anne Hutchinson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr.).

a. "e pluribus unum"
b. "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character."
c. "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happines."
d. "Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."