Description : _________ is the most prominent author of the Declaration of Independence. (A) George Washington (B) John Adams (C) Thomas Jefferson (D) Abraham Lincoln
Last Answer : (C) Thomas Jefferson
Description : Which president was the first in the White House? (A) George Washington (B) John Adams (C) Abraham Lincoln (D) Thomas Jefferson
Last Answer : (B) John Adams
Description : Who drafted the ?Declaration of American Independence? a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson c. Karl Marx d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Thomas Jefferson
Description : Declaration of independence was written by: (a) George Washington (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) John adams
Last Answer : (b) Thomas Jefferson
Description : The Declaration of Independence was written by: (a) George Washington (b) Thomas Jefferson (c) John Adams
Description : What did the Declaration of Independence do? Choose one: a. Declared our independence from Great Britain. b. Declared our independence from France. c. Gave women the right to vote. d. Freed the slaves.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. Declared our independence from Great Britain.
Description : What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence? Choose one: a. Life and death. b. Life and pursuit of happiness. c. Liberty and justice. d. Life and the right to own a home.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Life and pursuit of happiness.
Description : What is the supreme law of the land? Choose one: a. The Articles of Confederation. b. The Constitution. c. The Emancipation Proclamation. d. The Declaration of Independence.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. The Constitution.
Description : What is an amendment? Choose one: a. An addition (to the Constitution). b. The Preamble to the Constitution. c. An introduction. d. The beginning of the Declaration of Independence.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. An addition (to the Constitution).
Description : What happened at the Constitutional Convention? Choose one: a. The Declaration of Independence was written. b. The Emancipation Proclamation was written. c. The Constitution was written. d. The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. The Constitution was written.
Description : What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? Choose one: a. The Articles of Confederation. b. The inalienable rights. c. The Declaration of Independence. d. The Bill of Rights.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. The Bill of Rights.
Description : When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he said that all men had three basic rights - what were those three rights?
Last Answer : "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
Description : What two assertions of Thomas Jefferson helped James Madison change his mind about the need for a Bill of Rights and nbsp?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What is the capital of the United States? Choose one: a. St. Louis, MO b. Olympia, WA c. New York, NY d. Washington, DC
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Washington, DC
Description : What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Choose one: a. Gave the United States independence from Great Britain. b. Ended World War I. c. Gave women the right to vote. d. Freed slaves in most Southern states.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Freed slaves in most Southern states.
Description : Who had said, „Ask not what your country do for you‟, say what you can do for your country? (a) George Washington (b) Abraham Lincoln (c) John F. Kennedy
Last Answer : (c) John F. Kennedy
Description : There was a common traits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Sam Adams?
Last Answer : They brewed beer
Description : One of the first two political factions in United States, the Democratic Republicans, was led by: (a) Jefferson Davis (b) Alexander Hamilton (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) George Washington
Last Answer : (c) Thomas Jefferson
Description : What role did George Washington and James Madison play articles of confederation?
Last Answer : George Washington was Commander in Chief of the army. He was notpresent when the Articles of Confederation was written. JamesMadison realized that the Articles of Confederation were fatallyflawed and ... of the United States and the Billof Rights to replace the Articles of Confederation.
Description : The Louisiana purchase completed in 1803 was negotiated by: (a) George Washington (b) James Madison (c) Robert Livingston (d) Martin Van Buren
Last Answer : (c) Robert Livingston
Description : _________ is known as father of the constitution: (a) George Washington (b) Samuel Adams (c) James Madison
Last Answer : (c) James Madison
Description : During the American Civil War, the President of Confederacy was: (a) Jefferson Davis (b) Abraham Lincoln (c) Johnson
Last Answer : (a) Jefferson Davis
Description : Did George Washington play a role in writing the declaration of independence or the constitution?
Last Answer : Nothing with the Declaration, but he was the president of the constitutional convention. Reports state he never said a word as the discussions went on about the formation of the new government.
Description : Thomas Jafferson wrote „Declaration of Independence‟ in: (a) 1774 (b) 1776 (c) 1777
Last Answer : (b) 1776
Description : What is one right or freedom granted by the First Amendment? Choose one: a. Trial by jury. b. To vote. c. To bear arms. d. Speech.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Speech.
Description : We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? Choose one: a. Six (6). b. Two (2). c. Four (4). d. Eight (8).
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Two (2)
Description : What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? Choose one: a. The House of Representatives and the courts. b. The House of Lords and the House of Commons. c. The Senate and House of Representatives. d. The Senate and the courts.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. The Senate and House of Representatives.
Description : What is the economic system in the United States? Choose one: a. Communist economy. b. Capitalist economy. c. Socialist economy. d. None of these answers.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Capitalist economy.
Description : What are two Cabinet-level positions? Choose one: a. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State b. Governor of New York and Governor of California c. First Lady and White House Spokesperson d. President of the Senate and Speaker of the House
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State
Description : Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? Choose one: a. Because the state's Representatives have seniority in the House of Representatives. b. Because of the state's population. c. Because of the geographical size of the state. d. Because of the state's location.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Because of the state’s population.
Description : The House of Representatives has how many voting members? Choose one: a. Four hundred forty-one (441). b. Four hundred thirty-five (435). c. Two hundred (200). d. One hundred (100).
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Four hundred thirty-five (435).
Description : Who signs bills to become laws? Choose one: a. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. b. The Vice President. c. The Secretary of State. d. The President.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. The President.
Description : There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them. Choose one: a. Citizens seventeen (17) and older can vote. b. Citizens by birth only can vote. c. Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote. d. Only citizens with a job can vote.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. Citizens eighteen (18) and older can vote.
Description : What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy? Choose one: a. Write to a newspaper and call Senators and Representatives. b. Give an elected official your opinion on an issue and join a community group. c. Vote and join a civic group. d. All of these answers.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. All of these answers.
Description : Name one American Indian Tribe in the United States? Choose one: a. Cherokee b. Guarani c. Igbo d. Tuareg
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. Cherokee
Description : What does the judicial branch do? Choose one: a. Decides if a law goes against the Constitution. b. Reviews laws. c. Resolves disputes. d. All of the above.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. All of the above
Description : Name one U.S. Territory. Choose one: a. Hawaii b. Cuba c. Puerto Rico d. Okinawa
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. Puerto Rico
Description : How many amendments does the Constitution have? Choose one: a. 19 b. 18 c. 25 d. 27
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. 27
Description : How old do citizens have to be to vote for President? Choose one: a. Thirty-five (35) or older. b. Sixteen (16) or older. c. Twenty-one (21) or older. d. Eighteen (18) or older.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Eighteen (18) or older.
Description : Who does a U.S. Senator represent? Choose one: a. All people of the state in which (s)he was elected. b. All people of the state who belong to the Senator’s political party. c. The state legislatures. d. Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. All people of the state in which (s)he was elected.
Description : Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? Choose one: a. To provide police departments. b. To issue driver’s licenses. c. To make treaties. d. To provide schooling.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. To make treaties
Description : What are the two major political parties in the United States today? Choose one: a. Reform and Green. b. American and Bull-Moose. c. Democratic-Republican and Whig. d. Democrat and Republican.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Democrat and Republican.
Description : What does the Constitution do? Choose one: a. Defines the government. b. Sets up the government. c. Protects basic rights of Americans. d. All of these answers.
Description : What is the “rule of law”? Choose one: a. Everyone but the President must follow the law. b. Government does not have to follow the law. c. All laws must be the same in every state. d. Everyone must follow the law.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: d. Everyone must follow the law.
Description : What is the highest court in the United States? Choose one: a. Federal Appeals Court b. Supreme Court c. Circuit Court d. International Court of Justice
Last Answer : Correct Answer: b. Supreme Court
Description : Who makes federal laws? Choose one: a. Congress. b. The states. c. The President. d. The Supreme Court.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. Congress.
Description : The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? Choose one: a. We the People. b. Congress shall make. c. We the British. d. We the Colonists.
Last Answer : Correct Answer: a. We the People.
Description : We elect a President for how many years? Choose one: a. Eight (8). b. Two (2). c. Four (4). d. Ten (10).
Last Answer : Correct Answer: c. Four (4).