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Question 1: Which THREE of the following describe things Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

  • First Postmaster General of the United States
  • U.S. diplomat
  • Inventor
  • President of the Constitutional Convention
  • General of the Continental Army

Question 2: Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.

  • World War I
  • The Civil War
  • The Revolutionary War
  • The War of 1812

Question 3: When did all women get the right to vote?

  • 1920
  • 1776
  • 1865
  • 1945

Question 4: Name one leader of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s.

  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Martha Washington
  • Abigail Adams
  • Dolley Madison

Question 5: Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
  • Signed the Bill of Rights
  • Invented the light bulb
  • Started the American Red Cross

Question 6: Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Purchased Alaska from Russia
  • Was the first President of the United States
  • Led the country during World War I

Question 7: Which TWO of the following describe the importance of the Electoral College?

  • It decides who is elected president.
  • It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection.
  • It allows citizens to vote directly for Supreme Court justices.
  • It determines which political party controls the House of Representatives.

Question 8: How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?

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

Question 9: Name one thing the U.S. Constitution does.

  • Defines the parts of government
  • Chooses the leaders of each political party
  • Abolishes all state governments
  • Provides a list of all American citizens

Question 10: What does the judicial branch do?

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

Question 11: The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?

  • To keep the president from becoming too powerful
  • Because the President is also a member of Congress
  • To reduce the cost of national elections
  • Because the Vice President must eventually serve

Question 12: What is the name of the President of the United States now?

  • Donald Trump
  • Joe Biden
  • Barack Obama
  • George W. Bush

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

  • Secretary of Education
  • Secretary of Energy
  • Senator
  • Ambassador to the UN

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

  • The President (of the United States)
  • The Vice President
  • The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • The Senate Majority Leader

Question 15: What does the judicial branch do?

  • Explains laws
  • Vetoes laws
  • Collects taxes
  • Declares war

Question 16: Which FOUR of the following rights are guaranteed to everyone living in the United States?

  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom of religion
  • Freedom to petition the government
  • Freedom of assembly
  • The right to run for President

Question 17: What is one part of the judicial branch?

  • Federal Courts
  • The House of Representatives
  • The Department of State
  • State Legislatures

Question 18: Which FOUR of the following are Cabinet-level positions?

  • Secretary of Education
  • Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Secretary of Transportation
  • Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
  • Whip

Question 19: What does the President’s Cabinet do?

  • Advises the President (of the United States)
  • Makes laws for the states
  • Commands the local police departments
  • Decides if a law is constitutional

Question 20: 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