What do you know about Government?

1. How is population counted in the U.S.?

Census

2. What important U.S. document was approved on July 4, 1776?

Declaration of Independence

3. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Nine

4. How old do you have to be to vote?

18

5. What federal agency are young men required to register

with when they turn 18?

Selective Service

6. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution

called?

Bill of Rights

7. Who decides verdicts in court cases?

petit jury

8. What group makes laws for the U.S.?

Congress

9. What federal agency protects the President?

Secret Service

10. What country had the most influence on the development of

the U.S.?

England

11. What document governs the U.S.?

Constitution

12. Who is the executive leader of a state?

governor

13. How old do you have to be to be President?

35

14. Name one First Amendment right you have.

Freedom of ReligionFreedom of SpeechFreedom of Press

Freedom of AssemblyFreedom of Petition

15. What month is the general election held?

November

16. Name one branch of government.

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

17. Where is the capital of the U.S.?

Washington D.C.

18. How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?

27

19. How many states are in the U.S.?

50

20. Name one house of Congress.

House of Representatives

Senate

21. Name one of the major political parties in the U.S.

Democrats

Republicans

22. What are the rights read to a person when they are arrested?

Miranda Rights

23. What kind of tax is charged on alcohol, tobacco, and

gasoline?

excise

24. What is the steady rise in the price of goods and services year

after year?

inflation

25. What economic system does the U.S. have?

capitalism