A Quiz on Tribes and the Government in the USA

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    What did the U.S. government use to consider American Indian tribes to be?

    • Independent colonies
    • Independent governments
    • Independent nations
    • None of these
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Do you know about the tribes in the USA? Would you like to try a quiz on tribes and the government in the USA that we have made for you? In the USA, tribal sovereignty is meant by the inherent right of indigenous tribes to operate and rule themselves in the United States. This quiz will test your knowledge about tribes in the USA, acts related to them, and even more. All the best to you.

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  • 2. 

    Which section of which article says, "Congress shall have the power to regulate Commerce with foreign nations and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes"?

    • Article I, Section 8

    • Article I, Section 2

    • Article II, Section 1

    • Article III, Section 5

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  • 3. 

    American Indians are considered citizens of the USA.

    • True

    • False

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  • 4. 

    Which act was named for Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts?

    • Henry Act

    • Dawes Act

    • Tribal Rights Act

    • None of these

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  • 5. 

    Tribal sovereignty says that the tribes do not have the capability to govern. 

    • True

    • False

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  • 6. 

    Which of these can not be a part of the tribal government?

    • Tribal Council

    • Village Council

    • Tribal business committee

    • All of these can be parts of the tribal government.

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  • 7. 

    "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States ... excluding Indians not taxed." In the clause of which article is it mentioned?

    • Article II, Section 2, Clause 3

    • Article I, Section 4, Clause 3

    • Article I, Section 1, Clause 2

    • Article I, Section 2, Clause 3

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  • 8. 

    What does the U.S. consider tribal nations to be at present?

    • Domestic dependent nations

    • Domestic independent nations

    • Foreign dependent nations

    • Foreign independent nations

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  • 9. 

    How many Indian tribes does the USA consider officially?

    • 432

    • 501

    • 574

    • 631

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  • 10. 

    When did the Indian Reorganization Act by the USA come?

    • June 18, 1934

    • June 18, 1937

    • June 18, 1941

    • August 18, 1946

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