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Question 1: Which TWO of the following describe why it is important to pay federal taxes?

  • Required by law
  • Required by the (U.S.) Constitution (16th Amendment)
  • Required to get a library card
  • To fund religious institutions

Question 2: What is one way Americans can serve their country?

  • Vote
  • Buy a new car
  • Travel abroad
  • Work for a private company

Question 3: What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

  • Mike Johnson
  • Chuck Schumer
  • Mitch McConnell
  • Steve Scalise

Question 4: Which FOUR of the following are rights of everyone living in the United States?

  • Freedom of speech
  • Freedom of religion
  • Freedom of assembly
  • The right to bear arms
  • The right to vote in federal elections

Question 5: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • The flag
  • The original 13 colonies
  • The Declaration of Independence
  • The National Anthem

Question 6: Name one power that is only for the states.

  • Provide safety (fire departments)
  • Control the national military
  • Grant copyrights
  • Issue federal passports

Question 7: What does the judicial branch do?

  • Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law
  • Advises the President
  • Prints money
  • Sets foreign policy

Question 8: Which THREE of the following are powers that belong only to the states?

  • Give a driver’s license
  • Provide safety (fire departments)
  • Approve zoning and land use
  • Declare war on foreign nations

Question 9: Which TWO of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

  • Vice-President
  • Secretary of Agriculture
  • Governor
  • Mayor

Question 10: Which THREE of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

  • Secretary of the Interior
  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs
  • Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
  • State Treasurer

Question 11: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • The United States
  • The President
  • The Supreme Court
  • State governments

Question 12: Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

  • John G. Roberts, Jr.
  • Clarence Thomas
  • Samuel Alito
  • Sonia Sotomayor

Question 13: Which TWO of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

  • Secretary of the Treasury
  • Secretary of Transportation
  • Supreme Court Justice
  • National Security Advisor

Question 14: Who is Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

  • The President (of the United States)
  • The Secretary of Defense
  • The Chief Justice
  • The Speaker of the House

Question 15: Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?

  • To limit outside (political) influence
  • To prevent the states from having courts
  • Because it is required by the Bill of Rights
  • To make the court more powerful than the military

Question 16: Which THREE of the following are powers that are only for the federal government?

  • Print paper money
  • Set foreign policy
  • Mint coins
  • Zoning and land use

Question 17: Which TWO of the following are the primary focus of the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • The flag
  • The United States
  • The Congress
  • The state capital

Question 18: What is the name of the President of the United States now?

  • Donald Trump
  • Kamala Harris
  • Mike Pence
  • Hillary Clinton

Question 19: There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

  • Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
  • Only property owners can vote.
  • Citizens must pass a literacy test to vote.
  • Only people born in the U.S. can vote.

Question 20: Which TWO of the following describe amendments to the U.S. Constitution regarding voting rights?

  • You don’t have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
  • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
  • Non-citizens can vote in federal elections.
  • Citizens must be 21 years old to vote.