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U.S. History Comprehensive Final Exam

Court Cases:1. Landmark Supreme Court case that desegregated public schools

a. Plessy v Fergussonb. Brown v Board of Education

c. Roe v Wade d. Dred Scott decision

2. First black U.S. Supreme Court Justicea. Martin Luther King, Jr.b. Thurgood Marshallc. William Rehnquistd. Clarence Thomas

3. This court decision legalized abortion:a. Plessy v Fergussonb. Brown v Board of Educationc. Roe v Waded. Dred Scott decision

4. Constitutional amendment that outlawed the sale of alcoholic beverages

a. 14th

b. 18th

c. 19th

d. 25th

5. Supreme Court justices are appointed fora. 2 yearsb. 4 yearsc. 6 yearsd. life

6. In 1957, federal troops were sent to this city to enforce the United States Supreme Court ruling in against racial segregation in the public schools.

a. Montgomeryb. Little Rockc. Birminghamd. Selma

7. First female justice of the Supreme Courta. Anita Hillb. Rosa Parksc. Susan B. Anthonyd. Sandra Day O’Connor

8. Separation of racesa. prejudiceb. racismc. integrationd. segregation

9. Unwritten laws that separated blacks and whites in public places

a. ethnic statutesb. Jim Crow Lawsc. racism codesd. color line

10. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?a. create lawsb. review and interpret lawsc. write amendmentsd. oversee the legislative branch

11. What does the Judicial Branch do?a. makes lawsb. enforces lawsc. makes treatiesd. reviews laws and solves disputes

12. Who selects the Supreme Court justice?a. Appointed by the Presidentb. Electoral Collegec. Congressd. the other justices

13. How many Supreme Court justices are there?a. 7b. 8c. 9d. 10

Cultural Knowledge:1. People who transported and sold illegal liquor

a. shufflersb. runnersc. bootleggersd. sun-shiners

2. Top secret project that developed the first atomic bomb

a. Three-Mile Islandb. Hanfordc. Manhattan d. Chernobyl

3. Government that has complete control over individuals

a. Republicanb. Communismc. Socialismd. Totalitarian

4. This group is responsible for controlling oil prices.

a. NATO b. UNc. OPECd. Congress

5. Dictator of Germany during WWIIa. Kaiser Wilhelmb. Otto Von Bismarckc. Heinrich Himmlerd. Hitler

6. Founder of Planned Parenthood.a. Margaret Sangerb. Ruth Ginsburgc. Jane Addamsd. Betty Freidan

7. The name given to the period of persecution and extermination of European Jews by Nazi Germany.

a. Blitzkriegb. Holocaustc. Appeasementd. Internment

8. Leader of Iraq recently overthrown by the U.S. military invasion.

a. Ayatollah Khomeinib. Prince Abdullahc. Saddam Husseind. The Shah

9. Famous baseball player nicknamed "The Great Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat"

a. Hank Aaronb. Babe Ruthc. Ted Williamsd. Joe DiMaggio

10. City in which blacks first refused to ride buses

a. Tallahasseeb. Montgomeryc. Atlantad. Houston

11. Capital city of North Vietnam bombed for the first time in 1966

a. Ho Chi Minhb. Pekingc. Hanoid. Seoul

12. The first man-made satellitea. Skolnikb. Endeavorc. Sputnikd. Challenger

13. First man in spacea. Tom Hanksb. Yuri Gagarinc. Alan Shepardd. Neil Armstrong

14. The most devastating terrorist attack in the United States was

a. September 11, 2001 WTC b. Oklahoma City Bombingc. Pan-Am Boeing 747 bombingd. Pearl Harbor

15. First American in spacea. John Glennb. Neil Armstrongc. Alan Shepardd. Buzz Aldrin

16. First American to orbit the Eartha. John Glennb. Neil Armstrongc. Alan Shepardd. Buzz Aldrin

17. First man to walk on the moona. John Glennb. Neil Armstrongc. Alan Shepardd. Buzz Aldrin

18. First teacher in space, who died aboard the Challenger

a. Molly Ringwaldb. Gloria Allredc. Christa McAuliffed. Martina Navratilova

19. First American woman in space, who flew aboard the Challenger

a. Sally Rideb. Gloria Allredc. Sally Fieldd. Laura Scudder

20. Leader of the P.L.O. during the 1970sa. Yasir Arafatb. Qaddaffic. King Husseind. Ayatollah Khomeini

21. Jefferson’s plan for surveying and subdividing public lands.

a. Township and Range Systemb. American Gridc. United States Geophysical Surveyd. Mapping Initiative of 1800

22. British Prime Minister during most of the wara. Chamberlainb. Churchillc. Thatcherd. Byron

23. The Y2K problem was part of this eventa. Manhattan Projectb. D-Dayc. the new millenniumd. 9/11

24. Country invaded on D-Daya. Franceb. Polandc. Germanyd. Russia

25. Man who first mentioned the “Iron Curtain”a. Stalinb. Trumanc. Churchilld. Eisenhower

26. Operation in which the Allied nations flew supplies to Berlin for almost a year

a. “Operation Life Savers”b. Berlin Airliftc. London Liftd. Paris Flyby

27. Structure built to separate East and West Berlin

a. Iron Curtainb. Berlin Wallc. Bamboo Curtaind. Berlin Curtain

28. Defense organization formed by 9 western European nations plus Canada, Iceland and the United States to stop the spread of communism

a. United Nationsb. League of Nationsc. Warsawd. NATO

29. Two nations given aid by the U.S. to help them fight communism (these nations are mentioned in the Truman Doctrine speech)

a. France and Great Britainb. France and Spainc. Turkey and Greeced. Poland and Czechoslovakia

30. Neutral area separating conflicting forces (Stalin’s idea)

a. Iron Curtainb. Bamboo Curtainc. Buffer Zoned. 38th Parallel

31. Dividing line between North and South Koreaa. Bamboo Curtainb. Iron Curtainc. Buffer Zoned. 38th Parallel

32. Rebel leader who overthrew the Cuban government and set up a communist state

a. Mao Zedongb. Fidel Castroc. Joseph Stalind. Nikita Khrushchev

33. Premier of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis

a. Joseph Stalinb. Nikita Khrushchevc. Leonid Brezhnevd. Lenin

34. Capital City of the Soviet Uniona. St. Petersburgb. Warsawc. Moscowd. Leningrad

35. Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Forda. Henry Kissingerb. Robert McNamarac. Newt Gingrichd. Adlai Stevenson

36. The symbol of Communism’s demise wasa. Russian withdrawal from Afghanistanb. China reinstates control of Hong Kongc. growth of the German Neo-Nazi Partyd. fall of the Berlin Wall

37. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

a. Ninab. Pintac. Santa Mariad. Mayflower

38. Militant black organization that emerged in the sixties

a. NAACPb. AARPc. Black Panthersd. Pink Panthers

39. American commander who left the Philippinesa. MacArthurb. Westmorelandc. Pershingd. Eisenhower

40. City on which the 1st atomic bomb was dropped

a. Tokyob. Nagasakic. Kyotod. Hiroshima

41. Site of the first major nuclear reactor accidenta. Chernobylb. Hanfordc. Three-Mile Islandd. Whidbey Island

42. The official name of Custer’s Last Stand isa. Battle of the Little Bighornb. Wounded Kneec. Massacre at Sand Creekd. Seminole War

43. This was the chief immigration station of the United States from 1892 to 1943.

a. Angel Islandb. House Islandc. Ward’s Islandd. Ellis Island

44. The New York police shooting of Diallo, a West African immigrant, created a national controversy about this police procedure.

a. Miranda Rightsb. racial profilingc. search and seizured. innocent until proven guilty

45. The videotaped beating of Rodney King incited riots in this city.

a. Los Angelesb. New Yorkc. Chicagod. Detroit

46. This Civil Rights leader refused to give up her seat on a city bus.

a. Harriet Tubmanb. Rosa Parksc. Sojourner truthd. Jane Addams

47. This racist organization was formed at the end of the Civil War.

a. National Association for the Advancement of White People

b. Ku Klux Klanc. Aryan Nationsd. White Citizens Council

48. This Civil Rights leader promoted “black power” instead of non-violent protest as a means to obtain civil rights for African-Americans.

a. W.E.B. Duboisb. Malcolm Xc. Martin Luther King Jr.d. Jesse Jackson

49. This former general was Secretary of State when the United States decided to invade Iraq without the sanction of the United Nations.

a. Norman Schwarzkopfb. William Westmorelandc. Colin Powelld. Donald Rumsfeld

50. This prolific inventor is perhaps best known for his invention of the electric light bulb.

a. Henry Fordb. Einsteinc. Alexander Belld. Thomas Edison

51. Who said, “Give me liberty or give me death”?

a. Thomas Jeffersonb. Patrick Henryc. Benjamin Franklind. George Washington

52. This site is the location of the Japanese attack of American on American soil during WWII.

a. Pearl Harborb. San Franciscoc. West point Military Academyd. New York

53. The most revolutionary figure in the history of pop music, this singer was called the "King of Rock 'n' Roll."

a. James Brownb. Elvis Presleyc. Ray Charlesd. Michael Jackson

54. Law passed to help veterans go to school and buy homes

a. Tax Cut Billb. G.I. Bill of Rightsc. House Bill #234d. Executive Order 9066

55. City blockaded by the Sovietsa. Genevab. Parisc. Berlind. Warsaw

56. Commander of American forces in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive

a. MacArthurb. Westmorelandc. Pattond. Pershing

57. City where German war criminals were trieda. Genevab. Parisc. Versaillesd. Nuremberg

58. Leader of Iran during the U.S. hostage crisis a. Anwar Sadat b. Menachem Begin c. Ayatollah Khomeini d. the Shah

59. Man who became supreme commander of U.S. forces in Korea

a. Eisenhowerb. Westmorelandc. MacArthurd. Truman

60. Communist leader of Chinaa. Chiang-Kai-Shekb. Hirohitoc. Mao Zedongd. Ichiro

61. This photographer was one of the most well-known photographers of the Great Depression era.

a. Ernest Hemingwayb. Andy Warholc. Dorothea Langed. Norman Rockwell

62. FEMA is the federal agency responsible for

a. managing America’s nuclear weaponsb. coordinating emergency planning,

preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery

c. managing the public school system (Federal Educational Management Association)

d. directing the Supreme Court through a Judicial Review

63. This wealthy philanthropist earned his money by developing computer operating systems.

a. Bill Gatesb. Warren Buffettc. Donald Trumpd. Winthrop Rockefeller

64. Preventing or restricting the spread of an enemy’s ideology or political structures

a. patriotismb. appeasementc. militarismd. containment

65. Competition by nations for the highest number of weapons of war

a. cold warb. arms racec. summitd. stockpiling

66. New Deal project that gave jobs to young men who helped plant forests

a. Reforestation Corpsb. Americorpsc. Apple Corpsd. Civilian Conservation Corps

67. Military leader of Libya in the 1970sa. Yasir Arafatb. Qaddaffic. King Husseind. Ayatollah Khomeini

68. This disease, first recognized in the early 1980s, has infected more than 42 million people globally.

a. AIDSb. Bird Fluc. Hanta Virusd. Polio

69. The United States invaded this country after the 9/11 attacks because the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden.

a. Afghanistanb. Iraqc. Grenadad. Iran

70. Anti-Semitism is hatred of a. communistsb. Jewsc. fascistsd. Americans

71. Blitzkrieg is the German word used to describe the German army’s offensive under Hitler … it means

a. sink or swimb. rush attackc. lightning ward. search and destroy

72. Planned effort to shape people’s ideas and opinions

a. propagandab. media biasc. yellow journalismd. cover-up

73. This treaty ended WWI but ultimately lead to WWII

a. Kellogg-Briand Pactb. Treaty of Versaillesc. Warsaw Pactd. North Atlantic Treaty

74. This famous novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald details life in America in the 1920s.

a. Great Gatsbyb. Grapes of Wrathc. Sun Also Risesd. Invisible Man

75. This land deal approximately doubled the size of the United States

a. Gadsden Purchaseb. Louisiana Purchasec. Seward’s Follyd. Oregon Question

76. These two people were tried and executed for sharing nuclear secrets with Russia

a. Sacco and Vanzettib. Al Capone and Lucky Lucianoc. Julius and Ethel Rosenbergd. Joseph McCarthy and J. Edgar Hoover

77. This artist wrote a song that lists Cold War era events.

a. Bob Dylanb. Elvisc. Bruce Springsteend. Billy Joel

78. Total goods and services produced by a country during a year

a. Gross National Productb. Gross Incomec. per capita spendingd. economic forecast

79. Volunteer organization established by JFK to help “poorer” nations

a. Habitat for Humanityb. United Nationsc. “We are the World”d. Peace Corps

80. Famous Chicago gangster who was eventually arrested for income-tax evasion

a. Al Sharptonb. Al Caponec. Elliot Nessd. Don Corleone

81. Two immigrants who were arrested, tried, and executed for a robbery during the 1920s

a. Siegfried and Roib. Fitzgerald and Kilpatrickc. Mussolini and Giacolettid. Sacco and Vanzetti

82. Famous trial over the question of evolution in Dayton, Tennessee

a. Simpsonb. Scopesc. Darwind. Jode

83. Brother of John F Kennedy who was shota. Ted Kennedyb. Robert Kennedyc. Edward Kennedyd. Joseph Patrick Kennedy

84. Pilot who disappeared in the Pacifica. Earhartb. Lindberghc. Wrightd. Marshall

85. Nickname for the area in the Southwestern U.S. where severe winds destroyed much land in the 1930s

a. Jim Crow landsb. Drought Bowlc. Dust Ranchd. Dust Bowl

86. What were fashionable, trendsetting young women in the 1920s called?

a. slippersb. flappersc. spinstersd. bachelorettes

87. Consumer activist who helped consumers against big business beginning in the seventies

a. Ralph Naderb. Ross Perotc. Michael Moored. George W. Bush

88. failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles a. Cuban Missile crisis b. Bay of Pigs c. Grenada d. Afghanistan

89. This athlete was the first African-American of the modern era to play in baseball's major leagues.

a. Jackie Robinsonb. Hank Aaronc. Roy Campanellad. Reggie Jackson

90. This was the single-most costly natural disaster in the United States.

a. Hurricane Katrinab. Galveston, Texas floodsc. Mt. St. Helens eruptiond. Exxon Valdez oil spill

91. How many times may a Senator be re-elected?

a. 1b. 2c. 3d. no limit

92. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?a. listed our complaints against the kingb. gave women the right to votec. freed slavesd. declared Veterans’ Day a national holiday

93. City that hosted the 1974 World’s Fair:a. New Yorkb. Spokanec. Seattled. Washington DC

94. In WWII this group of leaders … FDR, Churchill, and Stalin … were known as …

a. Tripartiteb. NATOc. Big Threed. Warsaw Pact

95. The group of social reformers who exposed social problems during the Progressive Era were known as

a. muckrakersb. Whigsc. conservativesd. covenanters

96. Seward’s Folly is a reference to this state.a. Utahb. Californiac. Oregond. Alaska

97. The noble experiment refers to which of the following:a. child labor lawsb. women’s suffragec. Prohibitiond. nuclear weapons

98. This government provision allowed each settler to receive 160 acres.

a. Compromise of 1850b. Homestead Actc. Morrill Actd. Missouri Compromise

99. The Korean War happened in the …a. 1940sb. 1950sc. 1960sd. 1970s

100. Leader of the Soviet Union during WWIIa. Leninb. Stalinc. Gorbachevd. Brezhnev

101. Emperor of Japan during WWIIa. Hirohitob. Yamamotoc. Sasakid. Ichiro

102. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by American colonists?

a. Christmasb. Memorial Dayc. Thanksgivingd. Veteran’s Day

103. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?

a. Benjamin Franklinb. George Washingtonc. Patrick Henryd. Thomas Jefferson

104. What is the National Anthem of the United States?

a. God Bless Americab. Stars and Stripes Foreverc. Star Spangled Bannerd. America the Beautiful

105. Long-time director of the FBI who died in the seventies

a. Al Caponeb. J. Edgar Hooverc. George Tenetd. Henry Kissinger

106. This cultural icon represented the six million women who manned the manufacturing plants which produced munitions and material during World War II.

a. Mama Bearb. The Pin-up Girlc. Sweet Pead. Rosie the Riveter

107. The terrorist group responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) twin towers and the Pentagon.

a. Iraqb. Talibanc. al-Qaedad. Shiite Muslims

108. NATO and the UN area. the organizations responsible for

international tradeb. international organizations whose

purposes are to end military aggression and promote peace, security, and economic development

c. institutions that regulate oil production and prices

d. committees that establish rules for the Olympic Games

109. Famous novel by John Steinbeck about the movement of workers from Oklahoma to California

a. Old Man and the Seab. Of Mice and Menc. Grapes of Wrath

d. East of Eden

110. Nightclubs where illegal liquor was solda. speakeasiesb. officesc. cavesd. barns

111. Washington, D.C. building that housed the Democratic National Committee offices a. Washington Monument b. The Senate c. The Smithsonian Institute d. Watergate

112. Henry Ford’s idea of moving the product past workers who then add parts a. carburetion b. assembly line c. supply and demand d. factorization

113. First person to fly across the Atlantic

a. Amelia Earhart b. Orville Wright c. Charles Lindbergh d. Joseph Boeing

114. Capital city of South Vietnam a. Hanoi b. Saigon c. Seoul d. Peking

115. Vietnam leader backed by Chinese communistsa. Mao Zedongb. Zhou Enlaic. Chiang Kai-Shekd. Ho Chi Minh

116. Sites where homeless unemployed people camped during the Great Depression

a. internment campsb. Hoovervillesc. soup kitchensd. poverello camps

117. Leader of Iran before 1979 a. Anwar Sadat b. Menachem Begin c. Ayatollah Khomeini d. the Shah

118. Home of the New York Stock Exchangea. Broadwayb. Wall Streetc. Main Streetd. 5th Avenue

119. Economic term for the situation that exists when money is less valuable and prices go up

a. recessionb. desegregationc. deflationd. inflation

120. Economic system based on private ownership of goods and the means of producing them in a free market

a. communismb. capitalismc. democracyd. fascism

121. Slowing of business activity that is not as severe as a depression

a. inflationb. vertical integrationc. devaluationd. recession

122. American naval base established on Cuba to help protect the Panama Canal (also the site of an infamous prison) a. Bay of Pigs b. Guantanamo Bay c. Havana Outpost d. Bautista Bay

123. Campus where four students were killed when national guardsmen opened fire during a protest

a. Berkleyb. Kent Statec. San Francisco City Colleged. Univ. of Kentucky

124. Powerful Soviet leader of the 1980s who met several times with President Reagan

a. Stalinb. Gorbachevc. Krushchevd. Brezhnev

125. Which two rivers are the longest in the United States?

a. Missouri and Ohiob. Columbia and Coloradoc. Missouri and Mississippid. Rio Grande and Mississippi

126. What ocean is on the West Coast of the U.S.?

a. Pacificb. Mediterranean c. Atlantic d. Gulf of Mexico

127. What ocean is on the East Coast of the U.S.?a. Pacificb. Mediterranean c. Atlantic d. Gulf of Mexico

128. What did Susan B. Anthony do?a. started the Red Crossb. famous Civil War nursec. fought for women’s rightsd. first female Supreme Court Justice

129. Who did the United States fight in World War II?

a. Russia, Japan, Germanyb. China, Russia, Germanyc. China, Germany, Japand. Japan, Germany, and Italy

130. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?

a. Communism b. rise of Nazismc. global warmingd. nuclear weapons

140. Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

a. Native Americans b. Asiansc. nobodyd. Canadians

141. What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

a. colonists declared independence from Britain

b. states adopted the Articles of Confederation

c. New York City was declared the capital of the country

d. The Constitution was written

142. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?a. Canadiansb. French trappers and fur tradersc. The American-Indians (Native

Americans)d. Spanish conquistadors

143. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?a. landb. for religious freedomc. to make moneyd. they were exiled by Britain

144. Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?a. Francis Scott Keyb. Benjamin Franklinc. George Gershwind. Duke Ellington

145. What are the 49th and 50th states of the Union?

a. Hawaii and Alaskab. Alaska and Puerto Ricoc. California and Oregond. Texas and Utah

146. What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?a. fought terroristsb. founded the NAACPc. fought for civil rights d. fought for government aid for schools

Civics:1. Being installed in the office of President a. interrogation b. interview c. inauguration d. interpretation

2. Constitutional Amendment giving women the right to vote

a. 14th

b. 18th

c. 19th

d. 22nd

3. Act that set up retirement funds and unemployment insurance

a. New Dealb. Medicarec. Social Security d. Civilian Conservation Corps

4. Calling up men to serve in the armya. lotteryb. enlistmentc. draftd. consignment

5. Government run by the people a. monarchy b. democracy c. anarchy

d. communism 6. Three branches of the federal government a. legislative, executive, and judicial b. congressional, legislative, judicial c. legislative, executive, congressional d. supreme, presidential, judgmental

7. Government program established to pay some medical expenses for citizens over the age of 65

a. Social Securityb. Medicarec. Medicaidd. Veterans Benefits Program

8. System in which one branch of government limits the power of the other two a. checks and balances b. supply and demand c. cause and effect d. federalism

9. What is suffrage? a. unlawful search and seizure b. right to vote c. slavery d. making alcohol illegal

10. Group of people granted the vote by the 26th Amendment

a. womenb. blacksc. 18 year oldsd. naturalized citizens

11. The supreme law of the United States.a. Declaration of Independenceb. Bill of Rightsc. Constitutiond. Supreme Court

12. Someone who temporarily or permanently resides in a country and culture other than that of their upbringing and/or legal residence is called an …

a. illegal immigrantb. legal residentc. expatriated. tourist

13. Our representative to the House of Representatives.

a. Patty Murrayb. Cathy McMorrisc. Maria Cantwelld. Christine Gregoire

14. The year that The Declaration of Independence was signed

a. 1750b. 1776c. 1787d. 1800

15. This act allows federal officials greater authority in tracking and intercepting communications, and more actively works to close our borders to foreign terrorists and to detain and remove those within our borders; it establishes new crimes, new penalties and new procedural techniques for use against domestic and international terrorists.

a. Civil Rights Actb. Equal Rights Actc. Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

Actd. Patriot Act

16. S/he is the current Speaker of the House.a. Cathy McMorrisb. John Boehnerc. Donald Rumsfeldd. Nancy Pelosi

17. The National Security Agency (NSA) is responsible for

a. food safetyb. prescription drug productionc. wiretapping Americans’ phonesd. responding to natural disasters

18. This document contains the phrase “All men are created equal.”

a. The Constitutionb. Atlantic Charterc. Declaration of Independenced. Brown v Board of Education

19. What do the stars on the flag mean?a. that America has a bright futureb. one for each person who signed the

Declaration of Independencec. one for each state d. that Americans are stars

20. What do the stripes on the flag represent?a. one for each person who signed the

Declaration of Independenceb. the sacrifice of the military men and

women who’ve sacrificed for our freedomc. the first 13 statesd. democracy

21. Independence Day celebrates independence from whom?

a. Great Britainb. Russiac. Germanyd. Spain

22. What do we call changes to the Constitution?a. billsb. amendmentsc. mandatesd. edicts

23. How many senators are there in Congress?a. 100b. 450c. 200d. 50

24. For how long do we elect each senator?a. 2 yearsb. 4 yearsc. 6 yearsd. life

25. Which of the following pairs are Washington State’s senators?

a. McMorris and Rogersb. Gregoire and McMorrisc. Murray and Cantwelld. Cantwell and Gregoire

26. What determines the number of Representatives that each state gets?

a. Declaration of Independenceb. Supreme Courtc. Congressd. population

27. For how long do we elect each member of the House of Representatives?

a. 2 yearsb. 4 yearsc. 6 yearsd. life

28. What is the capital of Washington State?a. Seattleb. Olympiac. Spokaned. Tacoma

29. Who is the current Governor of Washington State?

a. Cantwellb. Gregoirec. McMorrisd. Inslee

30. Who is Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?a. Dick Cheneyb. George Bushc. John Robertsd. Nancy Pelosi

31. What kind of government does the United States have?

a. Socialismb. Capitalismc. Communismd. Democracy

32. How many full terms can a President serve?a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4

33. How many Supreme Court Justices are there?a. 5b. 9c. 13d. 21

34. What is the head of a city government called?a. Ombudsmanb. Clerkc. Mayord. Governor

35. What is the minimum voting age in the United States?

a. 18b. 19c. 20d. 21

36. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

a. Bill of Rightsb. Preamblec. Epilogued. Declaration of Independence

37. Who meets in the U.S. Capitol building?a. Congressb. Supreme Courtc. Executive Branchd. Governors

38. What were the 13 original states called before they were states?

a. provincesb. capitalsc. coloniesd. nations

39. In what year was the Constitution written?a. 1776b. 1787c. 1801d. 1860

40. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?

a. 10b. 14c. 27d. 101

41. What is the Congress?a. Executive Branchb. Legislative Branchc. Judicial Branchd. Electoral College

42. How many representatives are there in Congress?

a. 50b. 100c. 435d. 725

43. Who is the head of your local government?a. Christine Gregoireb. David Condonc. Patty Murrayd. Dino Rossi

44. Who signs bills into law?a. Congressb. The Presidentc. Speaker of the Housed. Chief Justice

45. Where does freedom of speech come from?a. Magna Cartab. The Bill of Rightsc. Federalist Papersd. The Constitution

46. What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?

a. U.S. invasion of Iraqb. Waco Siege c. terrorists attacked the U.Sd. Oklahoma City Bombing occurred

47. Who has the power to declare war?a. Presidentb. Speaker of the Housec. The Congress d. Chief Justice

48. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

a. everyone (citizens and non-citizens) living in U.S.

b. citizens born in the United Statesc. citizens born in the United States and

immigrants who’ve applied for citizenship

d. people whose parents were citizens of the United States

49. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?

a. The Genesisb. The Declaration of Independencec. The Manifestod. The Preamble

50. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?

a. religious freedomb. the right to votec. the right to bear armsd. the right to free speech

51. Where is the White House located?a. 10 Downing Streetb. Wall Streetc. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C.d. Main Street USA

52. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

a. The President b. Head of Homeland Securityc. Secretary of Defensed. Joint Defense

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

a. We The Peopleb. E Pluribus Unumc. My Fellow Americansd. United We Stand

54. What does the Constitution do?a. establishes rules for manual labor and

immigrationb. sets the conditions for U.S. independencec. sets up/defines the government, protects

basic rights of Americansd. explains the process for determining the

constituency

55. What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

a. money and freedomb. life and libertyc. property and happinessd. land ownership and liberty

56. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?a. The Legislative and Executive branchesb. The Senate and the Supreme Courtc. The Senate and the Housed. The Judicial and Executive branches

57. What is the economic system in the United States?

a. Socialismb. Mercantilismc. Capitalismd. Communism

58. Who is in charge of the executive branch?a. Congressb. President c. Supreme Courtd. Chief Justice

59. What is NOT a power of the federal government?

a. to print moneyb. to declare warc. to create an armyd. to provide schooling and education

60. What are the two major political parties in the United States?

a. Republican and Democraticb. Libertarian and Socialistc. Democratic and Libertariand. there is only one political party

61. Name one problem that led to the Civil War.a. slaveryb. Southern support for Great Britainc. industrial pollution by northern

companiesd. election of Andrew Jackson

62. What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

a. God and/or American citizensb. The United States/Flagc. Capitalism and/or valuesd. The President and/or the Founding

Fathers

63. When is the last day you can send in Federal income tax forms?

a. April 15th b. July 4th c. May 20th d. December 31st

64. When must all men register for Selective Service?

a. age 16b. age 18c. age 21d. age 25

65. Why did colonists fight the British?a. colonists didn’t like British teab. because we supported the Frenchc. terrorist acts by the King of Englandd. because of the high taxes

66. Name the U.S war between the North and South.a. War of 1812b. The Civil Warc. French and Indian Ward. Mexican War

67. Where is the Statue of liberty?a. Washington DCb. Philadelphiac. Bostond. New York

68. Which of the following wars was NOT fought by the United States during the 1900s?

a. World War Ib. World War IIc. Gulf Ward. Civil War

69. Which of the following wars was NOT fought by the United States during the 1800s?

a. War of 1812b. Revolutionary Warc. Civil Ward. Spanish-American War

70. What is the capital of the United States?a. Philadelphiab. Bostonc. New Yorkd. Washington, D.C.

71. Which of the following is NOT a US territory?

a. Puerto Ricob. Virgin Islandsc. North Mariana Islandsd. Cayman Islands

Presidents:1. Lyndon B. Johnson’s plan for eradicating poverty was called the

a. New Dealb. 1000 Points of Lightc. Great Societyd. Voo-Doo Economics

2. Roosevelt’s radio talks to the nationa. Fireside chatsb. Face the Nationc. Good Neighbor chatsd. Frankly Speaking

3. Presidential advisory group a. joint chiefs b. security council c. congress d. cabinet

4. President whose last fourteen months were doomed by a hostage situation at the U.S. Embassy in Iran.

a. Richard Nixonb. Gerald Fordc. Jimmy Carterd. Ronal Reagan

5. Man who succeeded FDR as Presidenta. Trumanb. Eisenhowerc. Johnsond. Kennedy

6. President of the U.S. at the beginning of the Great Depression

a. Coolidgeb. Hooverc. FDRd. Theodore Roosevelt

7. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President die?

a. Secretary of Stateb. Vice Presidentc. Speaker of the Housed. Supreme Court Justice

8. President Eisenhower’s theory about the spread of communism is Southeast Asia

a. domino theoryb. Truman Doctrinec. Cold War Postulated. Eisenhower Doctrine

9. President during the first Persian Gulf War.a. Ronald Reaganb. George Bush Sr.c. Bill Clintond. George Bush Jr.

10. Who elects the President of the United States?

a. Congressb. the peoplec. Electoral Colleged. Supreme Court

11. Who becomes President if the President dies?a. Secretary of Stateb. Vice Presidentc. Speaker of the Housed. Supreme Court Justice

12. The first Democratic President since Franklin Roosevelt to be elected to a second term, his presidency was marked by economic expansion and the first balanced federal budget in thirty years.

a. Ronald Reaganb. George Bush Sr.c. Bill Clintond. George Bush Jr.

13. President who ordered the dropping of the atomic bomb.

a. Franklin Delano Rooseveltb. Harry S. Trumanc. Dwight D. Eisenhowerd. John F. Kennedy

14. First U.S. President to visit Chinaa. Kennedyb. Johnsonc. Nixond. Ford

15. This general who was in charge of the D-Day invasion eventually became president of the United States.

a. Harry S. Trumanb. Dwight D. Eisenhowerc. John F. Kennedyd. Lyndon B. Johnson

16. First non-elected President of the United States a. George Washington b. Harry Truman c. Gerald Ford d. George W. Bush

17. For how long is the President elected?a. 2 yearsb. 4 yearsc. 6 yearsd. life

18. U.S. President who pardoned most Vietnam War draft evaders a. Nixon b. Ford c. Carter d. Reagan

19. Roosevelt’s plan for recovery from the Depression

a. New Dealb. 1000 Points of Lightc. Great Societyd. Voo-Doo Economics

20. This national monument of massive carved likenesses honors Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.

a. National Monumentb. the Mall in Washington DCc. the Statue of Libertyd. Mt. Rushmore

21. This President’s assassination in the 1960s shook the nation.

a. Abraham Lincolnb. Ronald Reaganc. John F. Kennedyd. Robert Kennedy

22. This President was influential in bringing about the end of communist rule in Russia.

a. Jimmy Carterb. Ronald Reaganc. George Bushd. Bill Clinton

23. He is the current Vice President of the United States.

a. Dick Cheney b. Colin Powellc. Dennis Hastertd. Joe Biden

24. Who was President during the Civil War?a. George Washingtonb. Thomas Jeffersonc. Abraham Lincolnd. John Adams

25. What President is called the “Father of our Country”?

a. George Washingtonb. Thomas Jeffersonc. Abraham Lincolnd. John Adams

26. What is the name of the President’s official home?

a. Monticellob. Capitol Buildingc. White Housed. Mount Vernon

27. In what month do we vote for the President?a. Novemberb. Aprilc. Januaryd. September

28. In what month is the new President inaugurated?

a. Novemberb. Aprilc. Januaryd. September

29. Who was president during World War I?a. Theodore Rooseveltb. Woodrow Wilsonc. Calvin Coolidged. Herbert Hoover

30. What is one thing that Abraham Lincoln did NOT do?

a. freed the slavesb. signed the Declaration of Independencec. wrote the Emancipation Proclamationd. led the U.S. through the Civil War

31. Man who served as Warren Harding’s Vice President, and then took the office of President following Harding’s death.

a. Theodore Rooseveltb. Calvin Coolidgec. Harry Trumand. William Howard Taft

32. Before becoming President, this man organized the Rough Riders who fought in the Spanish American War.

a. Calvin Coolidgeb. Theodore Rooseveltc. William Howard Taftd. Herbert Hoover

33. This President promised to help America “Return to Normalcy” following WWI.

a. Theodore Rooseveltb. Calvin Coolidgec. Warren Hardingd. Herbert Hoover

34. President who ordered the pre-emptive attack and invasion of Iraq.

a. Ronald Reaganb. George Bush Sr.c. Bill Clintond. George W. Bush