GOV FINAL F23 B

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GOV FINAL F23 B

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

a.	April 15	c.	March 15
b.	May 15	d.	July 4

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

a.	Secretary of State Secretary of Labo	c.	Secretary of the Treasury Secretary of the Navy
b.	Secretary of the Interior Secretary of History	d.	Secretary of Weather Secretary of Energy

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a.	the President	c.	the Vice President
b.	the Attorney General	d.	the Secretary of Defense

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a.	James Madison	c.	Abraham Lincoln
b.	George Washington	d.	Thomas Jefferson

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a.	the Speaker of the House	c.	the Prime Minister
b.	the President	d.	the Chief Justice

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

a.	coin or print money	c.	create an army
b.	provide schooling and education	d.	make treaties

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?

a.	Civil War	c.	Spanish-American War
b.	Vietnam War	d.	World War II

What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

a.	Canadians	c.	English
b.	Dutch	d.	Africans

What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

a.	Pacific Ocean	c.	Atlantic Ocean
b.	Arctic Ocean	d.	Southern Ocean

10.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a.	the House of Representatives and the courts	c.	the Senate and the courts
b.	the House of Lords and the House of Commons	d.	the Senate and the House of Representatives

11.

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

a.	not defend the Constitution and laws of the United States	c.	give up loyalty to other nations
b.	never travel outside the United States	d.	disobey the laws of the United States

12.

Name one problem that led to the Civil War.

a.	slavery	c.	women getting the right to vote
b.	the discovery of petroleum	d.	the prohibition of alcohol

13.

Name one state that borders Mexico.

a.	Alabama	c.	Florida
b.	Arkansas	d.	California

14.

What does the Constitution do?

a.	protects basic rights of Americans	c.	sets up the government
b.	all of these answers	d.	defines the government

15.

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

a.	to bear arms	c.	trial by jury
b.	speech	d.	to vote

16.

We elect a President for how many years?

a.	eight (8)	c.	four (4)
b.	six (6)	d.	two (2)

17.

What is the capital of the United States?

a.	New York, NY	c.	Boston, MA
b.	Philadelphia, PA	d.	Washington, D.C.

18.

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

a.	one hundred (100)	c.	two hundred (200)
b.	four hundred forty-one (441)	d.	four hundred thirty-five (435)

19.

There were 13 original states. Name three.

a.	Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina	c.	Virginia, North Carolina, Florida
b.	New York, Kentucky, Georgia	d.	Washington, Oregon, California

20.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

a.	the Articles of Confederation	c.	the Declaration of Independence
b.	the inalienable rights	d.	the Bill of Rights

21.

Soldiers cannot be forced to live in your home is the basic idea of which amendment in the US
Constituion?

a.	5th	c.	3rd
b.	1st	d.	2nd

22.

What ocean is on the East Coast of the United States?

a.	Arctic Ocean	c.	Indian Ocean
b.	Pacific Ocean	d.	Atlantic Ocean

23.

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

a.	youngest member of the Constitutional Convention	c.	third President of the United States
b.	inventor of the airplane	d.	U.S. diplomat

24.

During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

a.	climate change	c.	the Great Depression
b.	slavery	d.	Communism

25.

Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?

a.	Theodore Roosevelt	c.	Dwight Eisenhower
b.	Woodrow Wilson	d.	Franklin Roosevelt

26.

For how many years do Supreme Court Justices serve?

a.	Ten (10)	c.	Six (6)
b.	They serve for life	d.	Five (5)

27.

Name two national U.S. holidays.

a.	Citizenship Day and Columbus Day	c.	Labor Day and Thanksgiving
b.	April Fool’s Day and Labor Day	d.	Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day

28.

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

a.	the United States	c.	the President
b.	the state where you live	d.	Congress

29.

The US Congress has the power to do all of the following except

a.	regulate the money supply.	c.	declare war.
b.	deny treaties made by the President.	d.	nominate judges for the Supreme Court.

30.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a.	the President	c.	the Secretary of State
b.	the Vice President	d.	the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

31.

What are the two major political parties of the United States?

a.	Reform and Green	c.	Democratic-Republican and Whigs
b.	Democratic and Republican	d.	American and Bull-Moose

32.

Name one right only for United States citizens.

a.	attend public school	c.	run for federal office
b.	freedom of religion	d.	freedom of speech

33.

What is the name of the national anthem?

a.	The Star-Spangled Banner	c.	God Bless the U.S.A.
b.	America the Beautiful	d.	My Country Tis of Thee

34.

Which of the following occured first chronologically?

a.	the Cold War	c.	the Civil War
b.	World War I	d.	the Spanish-American War

35.

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery in the United States?

a.	25th	c.	13th
b.	22nd	d.	16th

36.

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

a.	because there is one star for each state	c.	because there is one star for each president
b.	because there were 50 people who originally came to the United States	d.	because there were 50 original colonies

37.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a.	freed the slaves in the Confederacy	c.	ended the Civil War
b.	freed the slaves in the United States	d.	allowed women the right to vote

38.

Which of the following best identifies the economic system used in the United States?

a.	Capitalism	c.	Barter and Trade
b.	Communism	d.	Fascism

39.

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

a.	Citizens seventeen (17) and older can vote.	c.	Only citizens with a job can vote.
b.	Citizens by birth only can vote.	d.	Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote

40.

Who is known as the “Father of Our Country”?

a.	Ben Franklin	c.	Abraham Lincoln
b.	George Washington	d.	John Adams

41.

What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?

a.	the Gadsden Purchase	c.	the Louisiana Territory
b.	Alaska	d.	the Jackson Purchase

42.

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

a.	freedom of religion and freedom to make treaties with other nations	c.	freedom of speech and freedom to run for president
b.	freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws	d.	freedom of speech and freedom of religion

43.

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

a.	men do not have to register	c.	at age sixteen (16)
b.	at any age	d.	between eighteen (18) and twenty-six (26)

44.

What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?

a.	Purchased Alaska	c.	Declared war on Great Britain
b.	Saved (or preserved) the Union	d.	Established the United Nations

45.

Which of the following states border Canada?

a.	Alaska	c.	Iowa
b.	Oregon	d.	South Dakota

46.

When was the Constitution written?

a.	1789	c.	1790
b.	1787	d.	1776

47.

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

a.	George Washington	c.	Abraham Lincoln
b.	John F. Kennedy	d.	Frankin D. Roosevelt

48.

What is the supreme law of the land?

a.	the Declaration of Independence	c.	the Articles of Confederation
b.	the Emancipation Proclamation	d.	the Constitution

49.

What is one responsibility that is only for United States citizens?

a.	obey the law	c.	serve on a jury
b.	be respectful of others	d.	pay taxes

50.

Who makes federal laws?

a.	the President	c.	Congress
b.	the states	d.	the Supreme Court

51.

All of the following are U.S. territories EXCEPT

a.	Puerto Rico	c.	Guam
b.	American Samoa	d.	the Philippines

52.

How old does must one be to run for President of the United States?

a.	25	c.	18
b.	35	d.	30

53.

Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States.

a.	Rio Grande River	c.	Colorado River
b.	Ohio River	d.	Mississippi River

54.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a.	the Vice President	c.	the Speaker of the House
b.	the President Pro Tempore	d.	the Secretary of State

55.

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

a.	ten (10)	c.	nine (9)
b.	twelve (12)	d.	eleven (11)

56.

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

a.	fought for civil rights	c.	fought for women’s suffrage
b.	became a U.S. Senator	d.	ran for President of the United States

57.

Who can veto bills?

a.	Congress	c.	the President
b.	Supreme Court Justices	d.	the Speaker of the House

58.

Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a.	the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy	c.	Japan, Germany, and Italy
b.	Austria-Hungary, Japan, and Germany	d.	Japan, China, and Vietnam

59.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a.	The people who live in U.S. territories.	c.	Only those that voted for the Senator.
b.	Only the citizens in a certain area of the state.	d.	All people of the state.

60.

Name the U.S. war between the North and the South.

a.	the Cold War	c.	the War of 1812
b.	the Civil War	d.	World War I

61.

Who was the first President?

a.	Thomas Jefferson	c.	John Adams
b.	Abraham Lincoln	d.	George Washington

62.

Name one war fought by the United States in the 1800s.

a.	World War I	c.	Mexican-American War
b.	Korean War	d.	World War II

63.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

a.	to provide schooling and education	c.	to issue driver’s licenses
b.	to provide protection (police)	d.	to declare war

64.

Who was President during World War I?

a.	Theodore Roosevelt	c.	Franklin Roosevelt
b.	Warren Harding	d.	Woodrow Wilson

65.

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

a.	the War of 1812	c.	the Civil War
b.	World War I	d.	the Revolutionary War

66.

What does the President’s Cabinet do?

a.	makes laws	c.	commands the U.S. Armed Forces
b.	all of these answers	d.	advises the President

67.

How many stars were on the original US Flag?

a.	13	c.	10
b.	20	d.	25

68.

Which of the following wars caused a cultural divide to occur in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s?

a.	the Persian Gulf War	c.	the Korean War
b.	the Vietnam War	d.	World War II

69.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a.	checks and balances	c.	the President
b.	the people	d.	freedom of speech

70.

Why did the colonists fight the British?

a.	because they didn’t have self-government	c.	because of high taxes
b.	because the British army stayed in their houses	d.	all of these answers

71.

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

a.	made the first flag of the United States	c.	fought for women’s rights
b.	the first woman elected to the House of Representatives	d.	founded the Red Cross

72.

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

a.	Thomas Jefferson	c.	George Washington
b.	John Adams	d.	James Madison

73.

Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a.	Floridians	c.	American Indians
b.	no one	d.	Canadians

74.

What historical movement tried to end racial discrimination?

a.	the Red Scare	c.	the Civil Rights movement
b.	Prohibition	d.	Nativism

75.

The right to not have to testify against yourself in a trial is one of the main ideas of which
amendment in the US Constitution?

a.	9th	c.	2nd
b.	5th	d.	4th

76.

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

a.	give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group	c.	all of these answers
b.	write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives	d.	vote and join a civic group

77.

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a.	December 7, 1787	c.	July 4, 1776
b.	March 4, 1789	d.	July 4, 1789

78.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a.	the Circuit Court	c.	the Court of Appeals
b.	the Supreme Court	d.	the World Court

79.

What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

a.	Terrorists attacked the United States	c.	An accident at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant occured
b.	The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.	d.	Hurricane Andrew struck the United States

80.

Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a.	New York Harbor	c.	Boston Harbor
b.	Long Island	d.	San Francisco Bay

81.

The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

a.	Congress shall make	c.	We the Colonists
b.	We the British	d.	We the People

82.

For how many years do we elect Senators to serve?

a.	Four (4)	c.	Six (6)
b.	Ten (10)	d.	Two (2)

83.

We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

a.	four (4)	c.	eight (8)
b.	two (2)	d.	six (6)

84.

In what month do we vote for President?

a.	February	c.	October
b.	November	d.	January

85.

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

a.	because the stripes represent the members of the Second Continental Congress	c.	because the stripes represent the original colonies
b.	because it was considered lucky to have 13 stripes on a flag	d.	because the stripes represent the number of signatures on the U.S. Constitution

86.

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a.	liberty and justice	c.	life and pursuit of happiness
b.	life and right to own a home	d.	life and death

87.

What is an amendment?

a.	a change (to the Constitution)	c.	the beginning of the Declaration of Independence
b.	the Preamble to the Constitution	d.	an introduction

88.

Name one branch or part of the government.

a.	Congress	c.	parliament
b.	state government	d.	United Nations

89.

“We the People...” is the beginning of what significant American document or speech?

a.	the Declaration of Independence	c.	Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”
b.	Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech	d.	the US Constitution

90.

What does the judicial branch do?

a.	all of these answers	c.	decides if a law goes against the Constitution
b.	resolves disputes	d.	reviews laws

91.

What is freedom of religion?

a.	You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion	c.	You can’t choose the time you practice your religion.
b.	You must choose a religion.	d.	No one can practice a religion.

92.

What is the “rule of law”?

a.	Once a law is passed, it can not be taken away.	c.	Only elected officials are allowed to follow the law.
b.	No one is above the law.	d.	Citizens are allowed to follow only the laws they agree with.

93.

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

a.	Every state has an equal number of Representatives.	c.	Some states have chosen to allow other states to have more
b.	Some states have a larger population than others	d.	Some states have more eligible people to run for office

94.

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

a.	declared our independence from France	c.	declared our independence from Great Britain
b.	freed the slaves	d.	gave women the right to vote

95.

When do we celebrate Independence Day?

a.	March 4	c.	January 1
b.	July 4	d.	June 30

96.

If both the President and Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a.	the President Pro Tempore	c.	the Secretary of State
b.	the Speaker of the House	d.	the Secretary of the Treasury

97.

At what age do citizens have to be to vote for the President?

a.	sixteen (16) and older	c.	seventeen (17) and older
b.	eighteen (18) and older	d.	twenty-one (21) and older

98.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a.	The Declaration of Independence was written.	c.	the Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.
b.	The Emancipation Proclamation was written	d.	The Constitution was written.

99.

What is one reason colonists came to America?

a.	none of these answers	c.	to join a civic group
b.	freedom	d.	for the experience traveling across the ocean

100.

How many U.S. Senators are there?

a.	four hundred thirty-five (435)	c.	fifty (50)
b.	fifty-two (52)	d.	one hundred (100)