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Question 1: Name one power that is only for the states.

  • Provide protection (police)
  • Establish post offices
  • Regulate interstate commerce
  • Tax imports from other states

Question 2: Why did the United States enter World War I?

  • Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
  • Because of the attack on Pearl Harbor
  • To stop the spread of communism
  • To end the Great Depression

Question 3: Why did the United States enter World War II?

  • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
  • To stop the spread of communism
  • To support the British during the Revolutionary War
  • The sinking of the Lusitania

Question 4: Which TWO of the following are American Indian tribes in the United States?

  • Creek
  • Crow
  • Roman
  • Greek

Question 5: Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

  • To stop the spread of communism
  • To protect the United States from an invasion by Mexico
  • To respond to the bombing of the World Trade Center
  • To end the Cold War immediately

Question 6: Which THREE of the following are official national U.S. holidays?

  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Veterans Day
  • Election Day

Question 7: Which THREE of the following are American Indian tribes in the United States?

  • Mohawk
  • Onondaga
  • Seneca
  • Spartan

Question 8: George Washington is famous for many things. Name one.

  • First president of the United States
  • First Secretary of the Treasury
  • Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
  • Wrote the Bill of Rights

Question 9: When did all men get the right to vote?

  • With the 15th Amendment
  • With the 19th Amendment
  • With the Declaration of Independence
  • With the Bill of Rights

Question 10: The Civil War had many important events. Name one.

  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • The Louisiana Purchase
  • The Whiskey Rebellion
  • The War of 1812

Question 11: Which TWO of the following were leaders of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s?

  • Lucretia Mott
  • Lucy Stone
  • Betsy Ross
  • Pocahontas

Question 12: What is the highest court in the United States?

  • Supreme Court
  • Federal District Court
  • Court of Appeals
  • State Supreme Court

Question 13: Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

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

Question 14: 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 15: Which TWO of the following are true about Veterans Day?

  • It is a holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
  • It is a holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)
  • It is a holiday to honor the arrival of the Mayflower
  • It is a holiday to celebrate the end of the Great Depression

Question 16: Which TWO of the following are associated with U.S. military actions after September 11, 2001?

  • (Global) War on Terror
  • War in Afghanistan
  • Operation Desert Storm
  • The Boxer Rebellion

Question 17: Which TWO of the following describe things George Washington is famous for?

  • First president of the United States
  • “Father of Our Country”
  • Doubled the size of the United States
  • Lead author of the Constitution

Question 18: What founding document was written in 1787?

  • Constitution
  • Emancipation Proclamation
  • Mayflower Compact
  • Common Sense

Question 19: Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?

  • Russia
  • France
  • Canada
  • Mexico

Question 20: Which THREE of the following are important ideas from the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?

  • Equality
  • Liberty
  • Self-government
  • Authoritarianism