American Government Basics
This quiz is about the basic mechanics of the American Government
- 1.How many total electoral votes are at stake in a presidential election?
- A.
1000
- B.
500
- C.
535
- D.
275
- 2.Which state has the most electoral votes?
- A.
Texas
- B.
California
- C.
New York
- D.
Illinois
- 3.From which country did we purchase Alaska from?
- A.
Canada
- B.
Britain
- C.
Russia
- D.
France
- 4.Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Ben Franklin
- C.
James Madison
- D.
George Washingtion
- 5.When was the constitution ratified?
- A.
1776
- B.
1788
- C.
1800
- D.
1866
- 6.The constitution has how many amendments?
- A.
19
- B.
36
- C.
27
- D.
11
- 7.Article III of the constitution deals with
- A.
The Executive Branch
- B.
The Judicial Branch
- C.
The Legislative Branch
- D.
The Military
- 8.Which Supreme Court case established the concept of judicial review?
- A.
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
- B.
Nix v. Hedden
- C.
Marbury v. Madison
- D.
Gibbons v. Ogden
- 9.How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
- A.
435
- B.
100
- C.
217
- D.
600
- 10.Which treaty removes trade barriers between the United States, Canada, and Mexico?
- A.
START
- B.
United Nations General Charter
- C.
NAFTA
- D.
Treaty of Tripoli
- 11.Congress may not do which of the following?
- A.
Pass laws
- B.
Set the federal budget
- C.
Appoint cabinet officials
- D.
Declare war
- 12.A president must be how old?
- A.
40
- B.
35
- C.
60
- D.
21
- 13.Which cabinet department manages federal parks?
- A.
Department of Homeland Security
- B.
Department of Interior
- C.
Department of Commerce
- D.
Department of State
- 14.As of Jan. 2012, who is the Secretary of State
- A.
Leon Panetta
- B.
Eric Holder
- C.
Hillary Clinton
- D.
Ray LaHood
- 15.The constitution allows the president which of these powers?
- A.
Declare war
- B.
Line-Item Veto
- C.
Appoint judges
- D.
Create laws
- 16.The 21st Amendment to the constitution does what?
- A.
Repeals prohibition
- B.
Gives women the right to vote
- C.
Prohibits slavery
- D.
Clarifies presidential succession
- 17.Pick sitting members of the Supreme Court
- A.
Harry Blackmun
- B.
William Taft
- C.
Anthony Kenedy
- D.
Clarence Thomas
- E.
John Paul Stevens
- F.
Sandra Day O'Connor
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