Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Accepted Answer

The Constitution

Answer

The Emancipation Proclamation

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Declaration of Independence

Question 2

What does the Constitution NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Plans the tax system

Answer

Defines the government

Answer

Protects basic rights of Americans

Answer

Sets up the government

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

We the people...

Answer

We hold these...

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Four score and...

Question 4

What is an amendment?

Accepted Answer

A change to the Constitution

Answer

A deletion in the Constitution

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

A new revision the Constitution

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights

Answer

The Proclamation of Rights

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Declaration of Feelings

Question 6

What is NOT one right or freedom of the First Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Strike

Answer

Speech

Answer

Assembly

Answer

Religion

Question 7

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Accepted Answer

27

Answer

10

Answer

3

Answer

None of the Above

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Expressed the fifty states frustration

Answer

Declared our independence

Answer

Announced our independence

Answer

Said that the United States is free

Question 9

What is a right that is NOT listed in the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Property

Answer

Life

Answer

Liberty

Answer

Pursuit of Happiness

Question 10

What does "freedom of religion" mean?

Accepted Answer

You can practice any religion or not to practice a religion.

Answer

You can practice religion with the permission of Congress.

Answer

You have to practice a religion to live in the United States.

Answer

You can practice religion with the president's permission.

Question 11

What is the economic system of the United States?

Accepted Answer

capitalist economy

Answer

socialist economy

Answer

communist economy

Answer

free economy

Question 12

Which one is NOT the "rule of law"?

Accepted Answer

Animals must follow the law.

Answer

Leaders must follow the law.

Answer

People must follow the law.

Answer

Government must follow the law.

Question 13

Which is NOT a branch of the United States' government?

Accepted Answer

Economic

Answer

Executive

Answer

Legislative

Answer

Judicial

Question 14

What stops one branch of the government from becoming too powerful?

Accepted Answer

Checks and balances

Answer

Crimes and punishments

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Laws and penalties

Question 15

Who is the head or in charge of the executive branch?

Accepted Answer

The President

Answer

The Head Justice

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Speaker of the House

Question 16

Who makes federal (the country's) laws?

Accepted Answer

Congress

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Supreme Court

Answer

Executive Cabinet

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Senate and the House of Representatives

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Cabinet

Answer

The Supreme Court

Question 18

How many U.S. Senators are in the Congress?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

50

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

10

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

None of the Above

Question 20

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Accepted Answer

435

Answer

None of the Abobe

Answer

100

Answer

50

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

4

Question 22

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Accepted Answer

All the people of his or her state.

Answer

All of the states in the U.S.

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

All of the states and territories of the U.S.

Question 23

What is the a reason why some states have more Representatives than other states?

Accepted Answer

Because of the state's population

Answer

Because their state has different laws

Answer

Because their state has more money

Answer

None of the Above

Question 24

We elect a President for how many years?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

12

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

8

Question 25

In what month do we vote for President?

Accepted Answer

November

Answer

January

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

June

Question 26

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

Accepted Answer

The Vice President

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Head of the Senate

Answer

The House Speaker

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

The Speaker of the House

Answer

The Vice President

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Head of the Senate

Question 28

Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?

Accepted Answer

The President

Answer

The Vice President

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The General

Question 29

Who signs the bills to become laws?

Accepted Answer

The President

Answer

The Vice President

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Head Justice

Question 30

Who vetoes bills?

Accepted Answer

The President

Answer

The Speaker of the House

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

The Vice President

Question 31

What does the President's Cabinet do?

Accepted Answer

Gives advice to the President

Answer

Protects the President

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Helps make laws

Question 32

What are two of the Cabinet-level positions?

Accepted Answer

Secretary of State & Secretary of Labor

Answer

None of the Above

Answer

Secretary of Tax & Secretary of Economics

Answer

Secretary of Healt & Secretary of Recreation

Question 33

What does the Judicial Branch NOT do?

Accepted Answer

Makes new laws

Answer

Reviews laws

Answer

Explains laws

Answer

Decides if a law follows the Constitution

Question 34

What is the highest court in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court

Answer

The Cabinet

Answer

The Congress

Answer

None of the Above

Question 35

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

None of the Above

Question 36

Who is the leader of the Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

The Chief Justice

Answer

The Head of Justice

Answer

The President

Answer

None of the Above

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