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US Government & Politics Quiz

US Government & Politics Quiz

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The United States government is a federal constitutional republic with three branches: the executive (the President), the legislative (Congress Senate and House of Representatives...

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All 20 questions in this US Government & Politics quiz
  1. Which US President was assassinated in Dallas in 1963?

    • A. John F. Kennedy
    • B. William McKinley
    • C. Abraham Lincoln
    • D. James Garfield
  2. What is the length of a single term for a US Senator?

    • A. 6 years
    • B. 4 years
    • C. 2 years
    • D. 8 years
  3. Which US President created the Department of Homeland Security?

    • A. Barack Obama
    • B. George H.W. Bush
    • C. George W. Bush
    • D. Bill Clinton
  4. What is an 'executive order' in the US?

    • A. A presidential directive with the force of law
    • B. A Senate resolution
    • C. A Supreme Court ruling
    • D. A law passed by Congress
  5. Who nominates US Supreme Court justices?

    • A. Congress
    • B. The President
    • C. The Chief Justice
    • D. The Senate
  6. Which President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

    • A. Lyndon B. Johnson
    • B. John F. Kennedy
    • C. Richard Nixon
    • D. Dwight Eisenhower
  7. How many Justices currently sit on the United States Supreme Court?

    • A. 9
    • B. 7
    • C. 12
    • D. 15
  8. Which constitutional amendment guarantees freedom of sepeeech, religion, and the press?

    • A. The Second Amendment
    • B. The First Amendment
    • C. The Fourth Amendment
    • D. The Fifth Amendment
  9. Which US constitutional amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol?

    • A. 19th
    • B. 18th
    • C. 20th
    • D. 17th
  10. How many terms can a US President serve?

    • A. 1
    • B. Unlimited
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
  11. Which US President was involved in the Iran-Contra affair?

    • A. George H.W. Bush
    • B. Ronald Reagan
    • C. Jimmy Carter
    • D. Gerald Ford
  12. Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

    • A. 15th
    • B. 12th
    • C. 14th
    • D. 13th
  13. Which US President declared war on terror after 9/11?

    • A. George W. Bush
    • B. George H.W. Bush
    • C. Barack Obama
    • D. Bill Clinton
  14. How many voting members are in the US House of Representatives?

    • A. 50
    • B. 100
    • C. 535
    • D. 435
  15. What is the principal duty of the President's Cabinet?

    • A. To manage state-level elections and voting registration
    • B. To write all federal legislation before it reaches Congress
    • C. To advise the President on subjects relating to the duties of their resepeective offices
    • D. To interpret the constitutionality of new executive orders
  16. Who confirms presidential appointments to the Supreme Court?

    • A. The House of Representatives
    • B. The President's Cabinet
    • C. The Senate
    • D. The American voters
  17. What does the First Amendment to the US Constitution protect?

    • A. Right to a fair trial
    • B. Freedom of sepeeech and religion
    • C. Protection from unreasonable searches
    • D. Right to bear arms
  18. What is the primary purpose of the primary election system in the United States?

    • A. To directly elect the President of the United States
    • B. To recall an unpopular sitting politician
    • C. To select a political party's candidate for the general election
    • D. To amend the state constitution via popular vote
  19. What is the name of the US President's official residence?

    • A. Blair House
    • B. The White House
    • C. Camp David
    • D. Capitol Hill
  20. Which US President created the New Deal during the Great Depression?

    • A. Herbert Hoover
    • B. Woodrow Wilson
    • C. Franklin D. Roosevelt
    • D. Harry Truman