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  • 1. What is the form of government of the United States?
A) Republic Constitution-based federal republic Representative democracy
B) Anarchy
C) Hierarchy
D) Dictatorship
E) none of the above
  • 2. What is the supreme law of the land? *
A) The articles of confederation
B) bill of rights
C) The Constitution
D) no one is above the law
E) white house
  • 3. Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does
A) Elects the President
B) Takes rights away
C) Forms the government
D) plans foreign affairs
  • 4. The U.S. Constitution starts with the words "We the People." What does "We the People" mean?
A) "We" means only people born in the U.S.
B) The people are not part of the government
C) "We" stands for the White House
D) People should govern themselves
  • 5. How are changes made to the U.S. Constitution?
A) The President
B) The Cabinet
C) The amendment process
D) changes are made by the legislative branch
  • 6. What does the Bill of Rights protect?
A) personal choices
B) The rights of states
C) (The basic) rights of Americans
D) The Congress
  • 7. How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?
A) 27
B) 20
C) 25
D) 38
E) 26
  • 8. Why is the Declaration of Independence important?
A) It says all people are created equal.
B) It represents total freedom
C) It says that America is superior
D) It gives people the right of fire works
  • 9. What founding document said the American colonies were free from Britain?
A) The Constitution
B) The articles of Confideration
C) Declaration of Independence
D) the bill of rights
  • 10. Name two important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
A) Loyalty and Royalty
B) Freedom of choice and ownership
C) Freedom of discrimination and bigotry
D) Equality Liberty
  • 11. The words "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" are in what founding document?
A) The Boston Port Act (1774)
B) Declaration of Independence
C) The Constitution
D) The Mayflower Compact
  • 12. What is the economic system of the United States?
A) socialism
B) restricted market
C) Capitalism
D) Communism
  • 13. What is the rule of law?
A) The Supreme court is the highest court and therefore it is above the law
B) The President is above the laww
C) Only the 3 branches are above the law
D) No one is above the law
  • 14. Many documents influenced the U.S. Constitution. Name one.
A) Constitutional presidential republic
B) Image result for French documents The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
C) Articles of Confederation
D) First Folio
  • 15. There are three branches of government. Why?
A) so that the President does not act like a king
B) Because the British branches did not work well
C) So one part does not become too powerful
D) So that their can be multiple leaders
  • 16. Name the three branches of government.
A) Senate,House and the courts
B) none of the above
C) The white house cabinet and congress
D) Legislative, executive, and judicial
  • 17. The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Congress
  • 18. What part of the federal government writes laws?
A) The courts or Judicial Branch
B) Legislative branch or congress
C) The Executive branch
D) The Speaker of the House
  • 19. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
A) The Justice leaders and the States
B) The Courts
C) The President and the Cabinet
D) Senate and House
  • 20. Name one power of the U.S. Congress.
A) Writes laws
B) Elects the president
C) Makes Coins
D) rules the states
  • 21. How many U.S. senators are there?
A) 200
B) 150
C) 250
D) 100
  • 22. How long is a term for a U.S. senator?
A) 7 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) 10 years
  • 23. Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now?
A) Gavin Newsom
B) Alex Padilla
C) Jackson Carter
D) Kamala Harris
  • 24. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?
A) 450
B) 435
C) 400
D) 430
  • 25. How long is a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
A) 6 years
B) 4 years
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
  • 26. Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
A) To more closely follow public opinion
B) Representatives are only elected for voting
C) Senators have more responsibilities
D) Because there are more Representatives then senators
  • 27. How many senators does each state have?
A) 3
B) 2
C) depends on the population
D) 1
  • 28. Why does each state have two senators?
A) Equal representation for small states
B) Because if one is removed the other stays for safety
C) To have two different opinions
D) For summarizing public opinions
  • 29. Name your U.S. representative.
A) Elizabeth Feinstein
B) Alex Padilla
C) John Raymond Garamendi
D) Nancy Pelosi
  • 30. Who does a U.S. senator represent?
A) themselves in congress
B) Their state and the united states
C) People of their state
D) The president of the united states
  • 31. Who elects U.S. senators?
A) Citizens form their states
B) Everyone from their states
C) The electoral college
D) Congress
  • 32. What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?
A) Donald Trump
B) Nancy Pelosi
C) Joe Biden
D) Kamala Harris
  • 33. Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
A) Citizens in their City or town
B) Citizens in their district
C) Citizens From their Country
D) Citizens from their states
  • 34. Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
A) Congress
B) Citizens from their states
C) The House
D) Citizens from their (congressional) district
  • 35. Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?
A) Because of the size of the states
B) Because of the population
C) Because of the diversity of people
  • 36. The President of the United States is elected for how many years?
A) 10 years
B) 8 years
C) 4 years
  • 37. The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
A) the 22 Amendment To keep the president from becoming too powerful
B) For balance
C) so that the president differs from a monarch
D) If Citizens like the president then they have the chance to vote again
  • 38. What is the name of the President of the United States now?
A) Donald trump
B) Joe Biden
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 39. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?
A) Kamala Harris
B) Mike Pence
C) Barack Obama
D) Joe Biden
  • 40. If the president can no longer serve, who becomes president?
A) The Vice President
B) One of the Supreme court members
C) Speaker of the House
  • 41. Name one power of the president.
A) Controls the budget
B) Signs bills into law Vetoes bills
C) Has the power to take away positions
D) Makes laws
  • 42. Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military
A) President of the United States
B) The Vice president
C) The Leader of the supreme Court
D) Speaker of the house
  • 43. Who signs bills to become laws?
A) The president
B) The Representatives of the House
C) The Vice President
  • 44. Who vetoes bills?
A) The Speaker of the House
B) The Vice President
C) The U.S Representative
D) The President
  • 45. Who appoints federal judges?
A) Congress
B) President of the United States
C) The Supreme Court
D) The Executive Branch
  • 46. The executive branch has many parts. Name one.
A) President of U.S.
B) Senators
C) The U.S Representative
D) The Speaker
  • 47. What does the President's Cabinet do?
A) Advises the President
B) Signs or Vetoes Bills
C) Buys Property for the first lady
D) Makes sure the President is under control
  • 48. What are two Cabinet-level positions?Secretary of Agriculture - Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense . Secretary of Education
A) Secretary of litter control
B) Secretary of Agriculture - Secretary of Commerce Secretary of Defense . Secretary of Education
C) Secretary of local Communication
D) Sectetary of Paper products and environment
  • 49. Why is the Electoral College important?
A) The Electoral college is a very important historical part of the U.S Government
B) It makes sure the President is of their choice
C) It decides who is elected president.
  • 50. What is one part of the judicial branch?
A) The governor of Florida
B) The Senator of New York
C) The U.S Representative
D) Supreme Court - Federal Courts
  • 51. What does the judicial branch do?
A) It makes sure The constitution does not effect congress
B) It makes sure people vote less to prevent harms to the constitution
C) Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution
D) It makes sure that George washingtons Opinions apply
  • 52. What is the highest court in the United States? *
A) the executive branch
B) the traditional court
C) The supreme court
  • 53. How many seats are on the Supreme Court?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 8
D) 9
E) 10
  • 54. How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 3
D) all 9
E) 7
  • 55. How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
A) never
B) For 20 years
C) Lifetime appointment - (Until) retirement
D) For 15 years
  • 56. Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
A) To limit outside (political influence
B) To start at a young age
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