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- 1.How many branches of government are there?
- A.
4
- B.
3
- C.
2
- 2.Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
- A.
President
- B.
Vice President
- C.
Chief of Staff
- 3.On what day of the year do we vote for President?
- A.
An appointed Tuesday in November
- B.
The first Tuesday in November
- C.
The first Tuesday after a Monday in November
- D.
The last Tuesday in November
- 4.How many voting members of the House of Representatives are there?
- A.
372
- B.
435
- C.
236
- 5.If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
- A.
The Attorney General
- B.
The Speaker of the House
- C.
The Secretary of the Senate
- D.
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
- 6.How many justices are on the Supreme Court
- A.
9
- B.
7
- C.
10
- 7.
- A.
Star Spangled Banner
- B.
God Bless America
- C.
America the Beautiful
- 8.
- A.
George Washington's Birthday
- B.
Boxing Day
- C.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- D.
Labor Day
- 9.What is the supreme law of the land?
- A.
The Constitution
- B.
The Declaration of Independence
- C.
The Bill of Rights
- 10.
- A.
The Senate
- B.
The remaining Supreme Court justices
- C.
The people
- D.
The President
- 11.What are the first words of the Constitution?
- A.
Four score and seven years ago
- B.
When in the course of human events
- C.
We the people
- 12.
- A.
A law signed by the President
- B.
A change to the Constitution
- C.
A change to the Constitution made by the state governments
- 13.What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
- A.
The Constitution
- B.
Declaration of Independence
- C.
Monroe Doctrine
- D.
The Bill of Rights
- 14.Which of these is NOT a freedom protected by the First Amendment?
- A.
Freedom of speech
- B.
Petition and assembly
- C.
Freedom of religion
- D.
Privacy
- 15.
- A.
34
- B.
10
- C.
27
- 16.What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
- A.
Presidential veto
- B.
Separation of powers
- C.
Congressional oversight
- 17.What are the two houses of Congress?
- A.
House of Representatives and Schoolhouse Rock
- B.
Senate and House of Representatives
- C.
Senate and Supreme Court
- 18.
- A.
Attorney General
- B.
Vice President
- C.
Secretary of the Treasury
- D.
Ambassador to the United Nations
- 19.How many senators does each state have?
- A.
3
- B.
It depends on the population of the state
- C.
2
- 20.How long is a senator's term?
- A.
6 years
- B.
4 years
- C.
2 years
- 21.Which of the following is NOT a power of the state government?
- A.
Providing unemployment compensation
- B.
Providing passports
- C.
Providing driver's licenses
- D.
Levy taxes
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