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Question 1: What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

  • J.D. Vance
  • Joe Biden
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Marco Rubio

Question 2: Which TWO terms describe the economic system of the United States?

  • Capitalism
  • Free market economy
  • Total government control
  • Settlement economy

Question 3: How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

  • Five (5)
  • Seven (7)
  • Eight (8)
  • Two (2)

Question 4: What does the judicial branch do?

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

Question 5: Name one power of the president.

  • Signs bills into law
  • Declares laws unconstitutional
  • Changes the number of Supreme Court justices
  • Writes the federal budget independently

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

  • Declare war
  • Establish local police forces
  • Set state taxes
  • Grant marriage licenses

Question 7: Which THREE of the following are promises that new citizens make in the Oath of Allegiance?

  • Obey the laws of the United States
  • Defend the (U.S.) Constitution
  • Give up loyalty to other countries
  • Support the British Monarchy

Question 8: What is the name of the current Chief Justice of the United States?

  • John G. Roberts, Jr.
  • Merrick Garland
  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Antonin Scalia

Question 9: Who signs bills to become laws?

  • The President (of the United States)
  • The Attorney General
  • The Secretary of State
  • The Chief Justice

Question 10: Which TWO of the following describe how someone can acquire U.S. citizenship?

  • Naturalize
  • Derive citizenship
  • Pay federal taxes for one year
  • Marry a non-citizen

Question 11: Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

  • U.S. citizens
  • Tourists
  • Undocumented immigrants
  • Business travelers

Question 12: Which TWO of the following are included in the Oath of Allegiance?

  • Be loyal to the United States
  • Give up loyalty to other countries
  • Never leave the United States
  • Work for the federal government

Question 13: There are four amendments to the U.S. Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

  • Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
  • Only men can vote.
  • Citizens must belong to a political party to vote.
  • Only citizens living in the 50 states can vote.

Question 14: Which TWO of the following describe the importance of the Electoral College?

  • It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
  • It decides who is elected president.
  • It gives the President the power to dissolve Congress.
  • It removes the need for state-level elections.

Question 15: Which TWO of the following are promises made by new citizens in the Oath of Allegiance?

  • Obey the laws of the United States
  • Be loyal to the United States
  • Travel only within the U.S.
  • Renounce all private property

Question 16: What is the name of the Vice President of the United States now?

  • J.D. Vance
  • Kamala Harris
  • Mike Pence
  • Tim Walz

Question 17: The executive branch has many parts. Name one.

  • Federal departments and agencies
  • The Legislative Branch
  • The Judicial Branch
  • The Electoral College

Question 18: Which TWO of the following are powers that are only for the federal government?

  • Print paper money
  • Mint coins
  • Regulate state traffic laws
  • Issue hunting licenses

Question 19: Who vetoes bills?

  • The President (of the United States)
  • The Vice President
  • The Secretary of the Treasury
  • The House of Representatives

Question 20: What does the judicial branch do?

  • Reviews laws
  • Makes laws
  • Signs bills into law
  • Commands the military