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Question 1 of 42
1. Question
Name the 3 branches of government
- 1. Congress, president and the courts
- 2. State government, Executive and the courts
- 3. Parliament, president and congress
- 4. United Nations, federal and state.
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Question 2 of 42
2. Question
Name one part of the executive branch
- 1. Any of the below
- 2. President of the United States
- 3. Cabinet
- 4. Federal departments and agencies
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Question 3 of 42
3. Question
How long do Supreme Court justices serve?
- 1. Until they retire
- 2. 4 years
- 3. For life
- 4. 1 & 3
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Question 4 of 42
4. Question
Under our Constitution, which of the following is NOT a power of the states?
- 1. To give a driver's license
- 2. To create an army
- 3. To approve zoning and land use
- 4. To provide education
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Question 5 of 42
5. Question
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
- 1. 3
- 2. 6
- 3. 9
- 4. 12
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Question 6 of 42
6. Question
How many years is a U.S. Representative elected for?
- 1. 1
- 2. 2
- 3. 3
- 4. 4
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Question 7 of 42
7. Question
How many senators does each state have?
- 1. 1
- 2. 2
- 3. 3
- 4. 4
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Question 8 of 42
8. Question
What does the President’s Cabinet do?
- 1. Advises the President
- 2. Commands the U.S. Armed Forces
- 3. Makes laws
- 4. All of the answers
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Question 9 of 42
9. Question
The President of the United States can serve only two terms. Why?
- 1. To give other people a chance to run for president
- 2. Because of the 22nd Amendment and to keep the president from becoming too powerful
- 3. Because of 1st Amendment and to keep the president from becoming too powerful
- 4. There's too much pressure for someone to serve more than 2 terms as a president
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Question 10 of 42
10. Question
Why does each state have two senators?
- 1. The senate cannot function with more senators
- 2. Equal representation (for small states) and the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
- 3. There's not enough funding for more senators
- 4. One represents the state and one represents the federal government
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Question 11 of 42
11. Question
Who elects members of the House of Representatives?
- 1. Citizens from their congressional district
- 2. Citizens of the state
- 3. Residence of the state
- 4. All Citizens in the US
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Question 12 of 42
12. Question
Who appoints federal judges?
- 1. The Secretary of State
- 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- 3. The President
- 4. The Vice President
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Question 13 of 42
13. Question
What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
- 1. All people have equal rights
- 2. Allows citizens to own guns
- 3. Powers not given to the federal government belong to the states or to the people
- 4. Limits the president to two terms
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Question 14 of 42
14. Question
Who vetoes bills?
- 1. The President Pro Tempore
- 2. The speaker of the House
- 3. The Vice President
- 4. The President
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Question 15 of 42
15. Question
Supreme Court justices serve for life. Why?
- 1. to save on costs
- 2. to be independent of politics
- 3. to increase their influence on the president
- 4. None of the above
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Question 16 of 42
16. Question
Why do U.S. representatives serve shorter terms than U.S. senators?
- 1. Representatives quit too frequently
- 2. The president wants more frequent turnover of the representatives
- 3. It aligns with the state elections
- 4. To more closely follow public opinion
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Question 17 of 42
17. Question
We elect a President for _____ years
- 1. 2
- 2. 4
- 3. 6
- 4. 8
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Question 18 of 42
18. Question
There are ______ U.S. Senators.
- 1. 52
- 2. 100
- 3. 200
- 4. 435
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Question 19 of 42
19. Question
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- 1. Attorney General and Secretary of Agriculture
- 2. Secretary of Justice and Chief of Staff
- 3. Secretary of Arts and Secretary of History
- 4. Secretary of Police and Secretary of Health
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Question 20 of 42
20. Question
Name one power of the president
- 1. Signs bill into law
- 2. Commander in Chief of the military
- 3. Vetoes Bills
- 4. Any of the above
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Question 21 of 42
21. Question
How many years is a U.S. Senator elected for?
- 1. 2
- 2. 4
- 3. 6
- 4. 8
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Question 22 of 42
22. Question
Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?
- 1. Because of the state's population
- 2. Because of the geographical size of the state
- 3. Because of the state's location
- 4. Because the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives
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Question 23 of 42
23. Question
Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?
- 1. The Vice President
- 2. The President
- 3. The Attorney General
- 4. The Secretary of Defense
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Question 24 of 42
24. Question
Name the powers of the U.S. Congress.
- 1. Writes laws, Declares war and makes the federal budget.
- 2. Writes laws, select cabinet members and makes the federal budget
- 3. Selects the supreme court judges, writes laws and makes federal budget
- 4. Writes laws, selects the supreme court judges and declares war
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Question 25 of 42
25. Question
Who becomes President if the President can no longer serve?
- 1. The Speaker of the House
- 2. The President Pro Tempore
- 3. The Secretary of State
- 4. The Vice president
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Question 26 of 42
26. Question
The President of the United States is in charge of which branch of government?
- 1. Legislative Branch
- 2. Executive Branch
- 3. Judicial branch
- 4. The courts
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Question 27 of 42
27. Question
Why is the Electoral College important?
- 1. 2 & 3
- 2. It decides who is elected president
- 3. It provides a compromise between the popular election of the president and congressional selection
- 4. It provides a pathway for citizens to become elected leaders
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Question 28 of 42
28. Question
Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?
- 1. Citizens of the state
- 2. Residence of the state
- 3. Citizens in their congressional district
- 4. All Citizens in the US
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Question 29 of 42
29. Question
What is one part of the judicial branch?
- 1. Federal courts
- 2. State courts
- 3. Municipal courts
- 4. Appeals courts
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Question 30 of 42
30. Question
What does the judicial branch do?
- 1. Review laws
- 2. Resolves disputes
- 3. Decides if a law goes against the Constitution
- 4. All of the answers
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Question 31 of 42
31. Question
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
- 1. To declare war
- 2. To issue driver's licenses
- 3. To provide schooling and education
- 4. To provide protection (police)
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Question 32 of 42
32. Question
What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
- 1. The Senate and House of Representatives
- 2. The courts and the Senate
- 3. The courts and House of Representatives
- 4. The Legislature and the Senate
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Question 33 of 42
33. Question
What are two Cabinet-level positions?
- 1. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Navy
- 2. Secretary of Weather and Secretary of Energy
- 3. Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of History
- 4. Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor
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Question 34 of 42
34. Question
How many Supreme Court justices are usually needed to decide a case?
- 1. 2
- 2. 3
- 3. 5
- 4. 6
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Question 35 of 42
35. Question
Who elects US senators
- 1. Citizens of major cities
- 2. Citizens from the state
- 3. All residences of major cities
- 4. All residences of the state
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Question 36 of 42
36. Question
What is the highest court in the United States?
- 1. The District Court
- 2. The Supreme Court
- 3. The Federal Court
- 4. The Court of Appeals
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Question 37 of 42
37. Question
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
- 1. 100
- 2. 200
- 3. 435
- 4. 441
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Question 38 of 42
38. Question
Name one power that is only for the federal government
- 1. Create school curriculums
- 2. Set foreign policy
- 3. Print stamps
- 4. Issue licenses
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Question 39 of 42
39. Question
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?
- 1. Create an army
- 2. Coin or print money
- 3. Make treaties
- 4. Provide schooling and education
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Question 40 of 42
40. Question
What part of the federal government writes laws?
- 1. The President, Vice President and the cabinet
- 2. The Supreme Court
- 3. The states
- 4. Congress, legislature and legislative branch
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Question 41 of 42
41. Question
Who signs bills to become laws?
- 1. The Secretary of State
- 2. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- 3. The President
- 4. The Vice President
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Question 42 of 42
42. Question
Who does a U.S. Senator represent?
- 1. All people of the state
- 2. Only the people in the state who voted for the senator
- 3. The state legislatures
- 4. Only the people of the state who belong to the senator's political party
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2 Comments

LORENA VALDEZ on August 19, 2017 at 3:32 am
This was refreshing and made me think and try to remember all that I had learned in school.
Lorraine on September 9, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Thanks for providing these tests. Got 2 wrong on this one, but I was well-educated 50 years ago and apparently remember most of it. I think this should be incorporated into our voter eligibility. No “how many jelly beans” questions, but “do you know what powers the president has?” kind of stuff.

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