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Question 1
1.
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
Question 2
2.
The idea of self-government is in the first 3 words of the Constitution. What are these words?
Give me liberty
We the people
Four score and
When in the
Question 3
3.
What is an amendment?
A branch of government
A change or addition to the Constitution
An original component of the Constitution
A court ruling
Question 4
4.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Monroe Doctrine
The Emancipation Proclamation
Question 5
5.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
Right to vote
Right to a speedy trial
Freedom of Speech
Free Education
Question 6
6.
What is freedom of religion?
You must practice certain religions from a given list.
You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
The government dictates religous practices.
The government makes all religion illegal.
Question 7
7.
Which of the following is a branch of the government?
Legislative
Public Libraries
Public Parks
Federal Express
Question 8
8.
What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?
The criminal justice system
Checks and balances
The military
The Federal Reserve
Question 9
9.
Who is in charge of the executive branch?
The Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Secretary of State
The President of the United States
Question 10
10.
Who makes federal laws?
Congress
The Supreme Court
The State Governor
The President
Question 11
11.
What are the two parts of Congress?
The Upper Chamber and the Lower Chamber
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
Congress and the Supreme Court
The Senate and the House of Representatives
Question 12
12.
How many U.S. Senators are there?
100
200
435
50
Question 13
13.
We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?
4 years
8 years
2 years
6 years
Question 14
14.
The House of Representatives has how many voting members?
100
200
435
50
Question 15
15.
Why do some states have more Representatives than others?
Because some states have higher voter turn-out than others
Because the original states are guaranteed a certain number of representatives
Because some states have more people than others
Because some states are physically larger than others
Question 16
16.
We elect a President for how many years?
For a 6 year term
For a life term
For a 2 year term
For a 4 year term
Question 17
17.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Vice President
The First Lady
The Speaker of the House
The Governor
Question 18
18.
Who is Commander in Chief of the military?
The Secretary of Defense
The President
The Secretary of War
The Secretary of State
Question 19
19.
Who signs bills to become laws?
The Speaker of the House
The President
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Vice President
Question 20
20.
What are the two major political parties in the United States?
The Whigs and the Federalists
The Fascists and the Socialists
The Democrats and the Republican
The Conservatives and the Labor Party
Question 21
21.
Which of the following is a member of the President’s cabinet?
The Governor of Tennessee
The Secretary of State
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Speaker of the House
Question 22
22.
What does the judicial branch do?
Signs laws
Makes laws
Vetos laws
Reviews and explains laws
Question 23
23.
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
5
3
9
7
Question 24
24.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Donald Trump
John Roberts
Paul Ryan
Question 25
25.
What is the capital of Tennessee?
Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Question 26
26.
What does the Constitution do?
Create all laws of the country
Prohibits most freedoms
Set up and define the government
Gives all power to the president
Question 27
27.
How many amendments does the constitution have?
21
10
0
27
Question 28
28.
Which of the following is a current US Senator for Tennessee?
Bill Lee
Jim Strickland
Steve Cohen
Lamar Alexander
Question 29
29.
We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?
For a life term
For a 6 year term
For a 2 year term
For a 4 year term
Question 30
30.
What is one reason colonists came to America?
Modern technologies
Religious freedom
Tourism
Relationships with indigenous peoples
Question 31
31.
What group of people was taken to American and sold as slaves?
Greeks
Africans
Romans
Turks
Question 32
32.
Why did the colonists fight the British?
For the right to rule Canada
High taxes without representation
Mistreatment of slaves
Not enough laws
Question 33
33.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
John Hancock
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
Question 34
34.
When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
December 7, 1941
July 4, 1776
August 5th, 1812
September 17, 1787
Question 35
35.
When was the Constitution written?
1941
1787
1812
1776
Question 36
36.
What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?
Ambassador to Spain
Governor of New York
United States President
Oldest Member of the Constitutional Convention
Question 37
37.
Who was the first President?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Question 38
38.
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Hawaii Territory
Boston Territory
Louisiana Territory
Mexico Territory
Question 39
39.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Established a government after a war
Established laws in the country
Freed slaves living in foreign countries
Freed slaves in most southern states
Question 40
40.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington was elected our first President.
Independence was declared from Great Britain.
The Revolutionary War was brought to an end.
The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Question 41
41.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Which of the following was one of the writers?
John Adams
George Washington
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Question 42
42.
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
Native Americans
Jutes
Saxons
Angles
Question 43
43.
Which of the following was a war fought by the United States in the 1900s?
American Revolution
War of 1812
World War I
Civil War
Question 44
44.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Ran for president on multiple occasions in the 1960s.
Led a movement to segregate public schools in the south.
Fought for civil rights and equality for all Americans
Started a religious movement in Europe
Question 45
45.
What is the capital of the United States?
New York, New York
Nashville, Tennessee
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles, California
Question 46
46.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
September 5th
January 1st
July 4th
December 7th
Question 47
47.
What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Arctic
Question 48
48.
Name one U.S. territory.
Panama
Cuba
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Question 49
49.
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
Texas
Rhode Island
New York Harbor
California
Question 50
50.
Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
Because there are 13 justices on the court
Because America won 13 battles
Because there were 13 original colonies
Because there were 13 days of the alamo
Question 51
51.
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
America the Beautiful
Tennessee Waltz
Yankee Doodle
Question 52
52.
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fight for states’ rights
Fight against segregation
Fight for women’s rights
Fight against women’s rights