Description : In the USA, executive and legislative officials are elected by a __________ of citizens. (A) majority rule (B) plurality vote (C) proportional representation (D) minority right
Last Answer : (B) plurality vote
Description : Which one among the following is not a characteristic of a federal system? (1) There are two distinct levels of government (2) The responsibilities and powers of each level of ... Court is entrusted with the responsibility of interpreting these provisions and arbitrating in matters of dispute
Last Answer : (3) There is no separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches of government Explanation: One of the features of the federal system is the distribution of power ... importance. Both federal and state governments functioning strictly within the sphere demarcated for them.
Description : __________ suggested naming the new land America, after Amerigo Vespucci. (A) A German professor (B) An Italian traveller (C) A Spanish navigator (D) An English colonist
Last Answer : (A) A German professor
Description : What are the primary duties of the Judicial Executive and Legislative branches?
Last Answer : To govern the US. The Legislative branch makes laws. TheExecutive branch administers the laws. The Judicial branchinterprets and applies the laws.
Description : The federal government of the United States is divided into three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Which Enlightenment philosopher's idea does this represent ?
Last Answer : Baron de Montesquieu
Description : The growth of judicial power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies have taken place because - (1) The constitutions have given the judiciary more powers (2) Acceptance of the theory of separation of powers (3) The U. N. Directives (4) Protect Human Rights
Last Answer : (4) Protect Human Rights Explanation: The growth of Judicial Power over the last one hundred years in liberal democracies has taken place to protect Human rights.
Description : Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by (A) VII Schedule to the Constitution (B) Judicial decision (C) Directive Principles (D) Preamble
Last Answer : (C) Directive Principles
Description : The American “cultural icon” is __________ (A) the apple pie. (B) baseball. (C) the American flag. (D) each of them.
Last Answer : (D) each of them.
Description : On September 11, 2001 __________ was blown up. (A) the Woolworth Building (B) the World Trade Center (C) the Empire State Building (D) the Metropolitan Opera
Last Answer : (B) the World Trade Center
Description : The first architect of the US Capitol is __________ (A) William Thornton. (B) Frank Wright. (C) Frank Gehry. (D) Philip Johnson.
Last Answer : (A) William Thornton.
Description : Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, John Cage are __________ (A) composers. (B) painters. (C) architects. (D) actors.
Last Answer : (A) composers.
Description : Norma Jeane Mortensen is the true name of __________ (A) Elizabeth Taylor. (B) Marilyn Monroe. (C) Audrey Hepburn. (D) Sharon Stone.
Last Answer : (B) Marilyn Monroe.
Description : __________ is considered the creator of the classical detective story. (A) Arthur Conan Doyle (B) Agatha Christie (C) Edgar Alan Poe (D) Each of them
Last Answer : (C) Edgar Alan Poe
Description : The author of “An American Tragedy” is __________ (A) Mark Twain. (B) Ernest Hemingway. (C) Theodore Dreiser. (D) John Steinbeck.
Last Answer : (C) Theodore Dreiser.
Description : The author of the general theory of relativity is __________ (A) Emerson. (B) Einstein. (C) Edison. (D) Oppenheimer.
Last Answer : (B) Einstein.
Description : __________ is a big port and a shipbuilding center. (A) Detroit (B) San Francisco (C) Philadelphia (D) New York
Last Answer : (B) San Francisco
Description : The highest peak in the USA is in __________ (A) the Appalachian Mountains. (B) the Cordilleras. (C) the Highland regions. (D) Sierra Nevada.
Last Answer : (B) the Cordilleras.
Description : The second largest city in the USA is __________ (A) New York. (B) Los Angeles. (C) Washington. (D) Chicago.
Last Answer : (B) Los Angeles.
Description : The first man on the Moon was __________ (A) Yuri Gagarin. (B) John Glenn. (C) Neil Armstrong. (D) Valentin Titov.
Last Answer : (C) Neil Armstrong.
Description : Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in __________ (A) February. (B) August. (C) November. (D) December.
Last Answer : (C) November.
Description : Detroit is the center of __________ industry. (A) textile (B) food (C) shipbuilding (D) automobile
Last Answer : (D) automobile
Description : “The cold war” gave way to the international cooperation in the USA – USSR relationships in __________ (A) 1976. (B) 1987. (C) 1992. (D) 2000.
Last Answer : (B) 1987.
Description : The US and Soviet leaders signed SALT I in __________ (A) New York. (B) Washington. (C) Leningrad. (D) Moscow.
Last Answer : (D) Moscow.
Description : The NATO was founded in __________ (A) 1944. (B) 1945. (C) 1947. (D) 1949.
Last Answer : (D) 1949.
Description : There are __________ national parks in the USA. (A) 58 (B) 85 (C) 28 (D) 82
Last Answer : (A) 58
Description : The Pentagon has __________ sides and angles. (A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Last Answer : (C) 5
Description : The American city of Moscow is located in __________ (A) Florida. (B) Alaska. (C) Alabama. (D) Idaho.
Last Answer : (D) Idaho.
Description : The Disney World is located in __________ (A) Orlando. (B) Florida. (C) neither of them. (D) both of them.
Last Answer : (D) both of them.
Description : Colorado is __________ (A) a state. (B) a river. (C) a city. (D) a mountain.
Last Answer : (A) a state.
Description : A sophomore is __________ (A) a first-year student. (B) a second-year student. (C) a third-year student. (D) a teacher.
Last Answer : (B) a second-year student.
Description : The oldest American college is __________ (A) Princeton. (B) Yale. (C) Harvard. (D) Maryland.
Last Answer : (C) Harvard.
Description : The Statue of Liberty was made in __________ (A) the USA. (B) Britain. (C) France. (D) Germany.
Last Answer : (C) France.
Description : The Bronx is __________ (A) a river. (B) a borough. (C) a lake. (D) a theatre.
Last Answer : (B) a borough.
Description : Manhattan is supposed to have cost __________ (A) 24 dollars. (B) 240 dollars. (C) 2400 dollars. (D) 24,000 dollars.
Last Answer : (A) 24 dollars.
Description : __________ is considered to be the American national sport. (A) Baseball (B) Volleyball (C) Football (D) Handball
Last Answer : (A) Baseball
Description : The biggest river in the USA is __________ (A) the Ohio River. (B) the Hudson River. (C) the Potomac. (D) the Mississippi.
Last Answer : (D) the Mississippi.
Description : Most of the American states are bounded by __________ (A) the Pacific Ocean. (B) the Atlantic Ocean. (C) the Gulf of Mexico. (D) all of them.
Last Answer : (D) all of them.
Description : French is the second national language in the state of __________ (A) Hawaii. (B) Massachusetts. (C) California. (D) Louisiana.
Last Answer : (D) Louisiana.
Description : __________ is the second most common language in the USA. (A) Spanish (B) French (C) Italian (D) Portuguese
Last Answer : (A) Spanish
Description : “The Stars and Stripes”, “Old Glory”, “The Star-Spangled Banner” are __________ (A) the names of the American flag. (B) the names of the American films. (C) the names of famous songs. (D) the names of famous poems.
Last Answer : (A) the names of the American flag.
Description : The symbol of the Republican Party is __________ (A) the donkey. (B) the elephant. (C) the bull. (D) the bear.
Last Answer : (B) the elephant.
Description : The capital of the USA was built on __________ (A) the Mississippi River. (B) the Potomac River. (C) the Ohio River. (D) the Colorado River.
Last Answer : (B) the Potomac River.
Description : The national symbol of the USA is __________ (A) the rose. (B) the bald eagle. (C) the Statue of Liberty. (D) the donkey.
Last Answer : (B) the bald eagle.
Description : There are __________ members in the House of Representatives. (A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 200 (D) 435
Last Answer : (D) 435
Description : Senators are elected to serve for a period of __________ years. (A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2
Last Answer : (A) 6
Description : The American parliament is called __________ (A) the Senate. (B) the Capitol. (C) the Federal Assembly. (D) the Congress.
Last Answer : (D) the Congress.
Description : The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are in __________ (A) the Bill of Rights. (B) the Declaration of Independence. (C) the Magna Carta. (D) the British North America Act.
Last Answer : (A) the Bill of Rights.
Description : The Watergate scandal is connected with the president __________ (A) John Kennedy. (B) Bill Clinton. (C) Richard Nixon. (D) Ronald Reagan.
Last Answer : (C) Richard Nixon.
Description : One of the well-known nicknames for the USA is a __________ (A) “crazy tribe”. (B) “wild world”. (C) “melting pot”. (D) “great empire”.
Last Answer : (C) “melting pot”.