Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
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How many branches of the U.S.
Government are there?
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2.
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What is another name for the
congressional branch?
a. | Executive | c. | Judicial | b. | Legislative | d. | Senate |
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3.
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What is another name for the
Presidential Branch?
a. | Judicial | c. | Executive | b. | Judicious | d. | Legislative |
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4.
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What is another name for the
court branch?
a. | Executive | c. | Judicial | b. | Legislative | d. | Supreme |
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5.
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What is the main job of the
Executive Branch
a. | Enforce
laws | c. | Interpret
Laws | b. | Make laws | d. | Hear court cases |
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6.
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What is the main job of the
legislative branch
a. | Write
laws | c. | Veto
laws | b. | Interpret laws | d. | Enforce laws |
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What is the main job of the
Judicial Branch ?
a. | Write
laws | c. | Veto
Laws | b. | Interpret laws | d. | Enforce Laws |
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8.
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Which branch of government is
supreme over the other branches?
a. | President | c. | Supreme Court | b. | Congress | d. | All branches are equal |
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9.
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How many members are there in
Congress.
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10.
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How many members are there in
the House of Representatives?
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11.
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How many members are there in
the Senate?
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12.
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The House of Representatives is
elected on the basis of ...
a. | Electoral
College | c. | County
districts | b. | State Representatives | d. | population of the state |
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The president is elected on the
basis of ...
a. | State
location | c. | Population | b. | Electoral votes | d. | State-wide districts |
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14.
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What state has the most
Representatives?
a. | New
York | c. | Texas | b. | Alaska | d. | California |
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15.
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The Supreme Court is elected on
the basis of ...
a. | State
Representation | c. | Population | b. | Electoral votes | d. | Supreme Court is not elected |
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16.
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How many members of the Supreme
Court are there?
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17.
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How long are members of the
House of Representatives elected for?
a. | 2 years | c. | 6 years | b. | 4 years | d. | life |
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18.
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How long are members of the
Senate elected for?
a. | 2 years | c. | 6 years | b. | 4 years | d. | life |
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19.
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How long do members of the
Supreme Court serve?
a. | 2 years | c. | 6 years | b. | 4 years | d. | life |
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20.
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How long is the President
elected for?
a. | 2 years | c. | 6 years | b. | 4 years | d. | life |
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21.
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How many times can the
President be elected president?
a. | once | c. | three times | b. | twice | d. | no limit |
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22.
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In the U.S., the _____ is
supreme over all others
a. | Constitution | c. | Supreme Courts | b. | People | d. | President |
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23.
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Who is the Commander in Chief of the armed
forces
a. | the
Congress | c. | the
President | b. | the Supreme Court | d. | the Senate |
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24.
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What kind of government do we
have in the United States?
a. | direct
democracy | c. | Parliamentary
system | b. | Republic | d. | Socialist |
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25.
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What type of government do they
have in England?
a. | Direct
democracy | c. | Parliamentary
system | b. | Republic | d. | Limited Monarchy |
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26.
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What are the major parties in
the U.S.?
a. | republican | c. | Republican, Democrat and Labor | b. | democrat | d. | Republican and Democrat |
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27.
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What are the major parties in
England?
a. | Republican, Democrat and
Conservative | c. | Labor,
Conservative and Liberal | b. | Republican, Democrat and Labor | d. | Labor, Conservative and
Socialist |
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In the Parliamentary system of
government, what do they call the chief executive officer?
a. | President | c. | Prime Minister | b. | Cabinet official | d. | Minister of the Exchequer |
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Who elects the chief executive
officer in England?
a. | House of
Commons | c. | House of
Representatives | b. | House of Lourdes | d. | Parliamentary officers |
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What to they call it when the
President refuses to approve a bill passed by congress?
a. | Refusal | c. | Veto | b. | Cancellation | d. | Blockage vote |
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In the U.S., who elects the
president?
a. | people | c. | states | b. | colleges | d. | legislative college |
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32.
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When is the president
elected?
a. | November | c. | January | b. | December | d. | February |
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33.
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What do they call the people
who elect the president?
a. | people | c. | commissions | b. | electors | d. | senators |
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34.
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What is the line of succession
in the event the president dies?
a. | Vice President, Secretary of State,
Speaker of the House | c. | Vice President,
Speaker of the House, Secretary of State | b. | Vice President, Speaker of House, Secretary of
Defense | d. | Vice President, Secretary of Defense, Speaker of
House |
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35.
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How many votes are required to
elect the President and Vice President?
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36.
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If no one receives 51 percent
of the votes for President, how is the president elected?
a. | by Supreme
Court | c. | Hold the election
again | b. | by Senate | d. | House of Representatives |
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If no one receives 51 percent
of the votes for Vice President, how is he elected?
a. | Same as
President | c. | House of
Representatives | b. | Appointment by Supreme Court | d. | Senate |
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38.
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How does the Speaker of the
House acquire his job?
a. | Appointment by the
President | c. | Appeal by Supreme
Court | b. | Senior member of the House | d. | Election by House Members |
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What was the law that we
operated under during the Revolutionary War and right after?
a. | the
Constitution | c. | the Articles of
Confederation | b. | the Articles of Constitution | d. | the State Articles |
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40.
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The Congress passes a law and
sends it to the President for his signature. The president refuses to sign (vetoes) it. What happens
next?
a. | The bill goes back to the House and
Senate where it is discarded | c. | The bill becomes law without the Presidents
signature | b. | The bill goes back to the House and Senate where the members have an
opportunity to override the Presidents veto with 2/3 vote in each
house.. | d. | The bill goes back to the House and Senate where the
members have an opportunity to override the Presidents veto with 3/4 vote in each
house.. |
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41.
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How many electoral votes does
Washington D.C. have?
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42.
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What is the title of the person
who makes sure his party’s members are organized and ready to vote on important issues for the
party in control of Congress.
a. | Majority
Leader | c. | Minority Leader
| b. | Majority
Whip | d. | Minority
Whip |
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43.
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Who is the most powerful person
in the House of Representatives
a. | Majority
Leader | c. | Speaker of the
House | b. | Minority Leader | d. | Majority Whip |
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Who is the most powerful person
in the Senate?
a. | The Speaker of the
Senate | c. | The Majority
Whip | b. | The Majority Leader | d. | The Vice President |
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45.
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What is Article I of the
Constitution about?
a. | the executive branch of
government | c. | the judicial
branch of government | b. | the legislative branch of government | d. | the President |
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What is Article II of the
Constitution about?
a. | The
President | c. | The Supreme
Court | b. | The Congress | d. | The Bill of Rights |
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What is Article III of the
Constitution about?
a. | The
Presidentq | c. | The
Legislature | b. | The Congress | d. | The Supreme Court |
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48.
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What are the first 10
Amendments of the Constitution called?
a. | The supremacy
clause | c. | The Bill of
Rights | b. | The equal protection clause | d. | The Civil War Amendments |
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49.
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Which of the freedoms below are
NOT part of the First Amendment of the Constitution?
a. | Freedom of
Speech | d. | Freedom of
Privacy | b. | Freedom of Religion | e. | Freedom of the Press | c. | Freedom of
Assembly |
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50.
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Which Amendment to the
Constitution guarantees equal protection of the laws and children born in the U.S. are automatically
citizens?
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