1: Which document recognizes the inherent right of freedom?
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
2: The word 鈥渄emocracy鈥?comes from which two Greek words?
鈥渟how鈥?and 鈥渁uthority鈥?
鈥渞ule鈥?and 鈥済overnment鈥?
鈥減eople鈥?and 鈥渁uthority鈥?
鈥減eople鈥?and 鈥済overnment鈥?
3: Which seventeenth century philosopher鈥檚 Social Contract theory affirmed the rights of life, liberty, and property?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Immanuel Kant
4: Which English king is associated with the Magna Carta?
King John
King Henry VIII
King Richard
King Henry V
5: What are the three branches of government?
Right Wing, Left Wing, and Moderate
Congress, Senate, and President
President, Vice-President, and Secretary of State
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
6: What crucial Constitutional change was made through Amendment XVII in 1913?
The people would now elect their Senators
Women were now allowed to vote.
The Ten Commandments could no longer be posted in public places
The United States joined World War I
7: Representatives are elected for a term of how long?
Two years
Four years
Six years
Ten Years
8: Senators are elected for a term of how long?
Two years
Four years
Six Years
Eight Years
9: If a Representative dies, resigns, or is removed from office, how is he replaced?
By a special appointment of the President
By a special election
By a special appointment by the state鈥檚 governor
By a vote in the House of Representatives
10: When can the Vice-President vote?
When the President cannot vote
Only when the vote concerns national interest
Only when there is a tie vote in the Senate
When the President is being impeached
11: Senators must be:
Born in the USA
American citizens for at least 9 years
American citizens for at least half of their life
None of the above
12: When can the President declare war?
Only when the Vice-President and the Secretary of State agree
Whenever he wishes
Only Congress can declare war
When Congress in undecided
13: Where must tax bills originate?
From the President
In the House of Representatives
In the Senate
From the Supreme Court
14: A person cannot be punished for an act unless
They are at least 18 years old
There is a law against it
They confess to committing it
They wish to submit to punishment
15: What is the practice of presenting the interests, goals, or ideals of particular groups to congressional representatives is called?
Activism
Lobbying
Advocating
Plea-bargaining
16: How often does each major party hold their national convention?
Once a year
Every two years
Every four years
Whenever the party leaders see fit
17: How is a states鈥?number of presidential electors determined?
By adding the number of Senators and Representatives that the state has in Congress
By the number of citizens who voted in the Presidential election
By a special survey that occurs before each Presidential election
By the state鈥檚 size in land area
18: What happens if no candidate for President receives a majority of Electoral votes?
Another national election is held
The President is elected by the Supreme Court
The President is chosen by the House of Representatives
The President is chosen by the Senate
19: Electors are nominated by
The Senate
The political parties
The House of Representatives
The President
20: What was instituted in 1883 to curb the spoils system?
The Garfield Act
The Civil Service System
The Federal Appointment System
The Patriot Act
21: The Executive branch is organized into how many different departments (cabinets)?
Three
Eleven
Sixteen
Sixty-four
22: The United Nations was organized after which war?
The Civil War
World War I
World War II
The Vietnam War
23: How many members does a petit jury consist of?
6
9
12
23
24: Which one of the following protections is NOT provided by the Constitution?
Right of Appeal
Salaries of Federal Judges
Right to Remain Silent
No Treason Trial for Politics
25: For how long are Federal judges appointed?
Two years
Six years
Ten years
For life
26: The right to change the Constitution is retained by
The President
The States
The Supreme Court
The Vice-President
27: Freedom of religion, press, and speech were guaranteed by which amendment?
The First Amendment
The Second Amendment
The Fifth Amendment
The Eight Amendment
28: The Bill of Rights consists of how many amendments?
Eight
Ten
Twelve
Fourteen
29: As of 2003, how many amendments exist?
Ten
Twenty- Five
Twenty-Seven
Twenty-Nine
30: New states are admitted to the Union by which body?
The Senate
The Supreme Court
The President鈥檚 Cabinet
Congress 1) Declaration of Independence
2) people and government
3) John Locke
4) King John
5) Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
6) The people would now elect their Senators
7) Two years
8) Six Years
9) By a special election
10) Only when there is a tie vote in the Senate
11) American citizens for at least 9 years
12) Only Congress can declare war
13) In the House of Representatives
14) There is a law against it
15) Lobbying
16) Every four years
17) By adding the number of Senators and Representatives that the state has in Congress
18) The President is chosen by the House of Representatives
19) The political parties
20) The Garfield Act
21) hmmmm - it's either 11 or 16. I Guess eleven but not sure.
22) World War II (reorganization of WWI's League of Nations)
23) hmmmm, "petit" means small in French, so it's either 6 or 9. I'd have to guess 6, but not sure.
24) No Treason Trial for Politics (see Article III, Section 3)
25) For life
26) The States
27) The First Amendment
28) Ten
29) Twenty-Seven
30) Congress (see Article IV, section 3) Try Wikipedia or a book. Is this your citizen test? You need to learn the answers for yourself and stop expecting everyone else to do your work for you. I wont answer these questions for you. If i do i will be promoting moronism. No way am I answering all this. I'm willing to help up to a point.
When you say you "don't understand", what you really mean is that you don't know the answer. Not understanding means you can't understand what the question is even asking. All of these answers are surely in your notes or your textbook. |
