This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Misc > General > Miscellenous – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can Americans participate in our democracy? A) Vote. B) Join a political party. C) Run for political office. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. In a democracy, who has the power? A) President. B) Supreme Court. C) Congress. D) The people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The people. 3. The first form of national government for the independent states was created by the .....? ..... A) Declarationof Independence. B) VirginiaDeclaration of Rights. C) Articlesof Confederation. D) MayflowerCompact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articlesof Confederation. 4. ..... of Powers keeps one branch from getting too much power over the other branches. A) Separation. B) Division. C) Equality. D) Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separation. 5. In Oregon the Chief Legal Officer is called the: A) Head Prosecutor. B) Attorney General. C) Lieutenant Governor. D) Chief of Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attorney General. 6. In the US, the leaders are elected by the ..... A) People. B) President. C) Animals. D) Children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People. 7. Name of the Speaker of the House A) Nancy Pelosi. B) Kamala Harris. C) Veronica Escobar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nancy Pelosi. 8. History:Who was the second President of the United States? A) James Madison. B) George Washington. C) John Adams. D) Thomas Jefferson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Adams. 9. A characteristic of a person: ..... A) Personal. B) Naturalization. C) Trait. D) Financial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trait. 10. Which of the following only list Physical (nature made) landmarks in the United States: A) Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Mount St. Helens. B) Mount St. Helens, Grand Canyon, Old Faithful. C) Mount St. Helens, Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls. D) Niagara Falls, Crater Lake, Golden gate bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount St. Helens, Grand Canyon, Old Faithful. 11. In order for an amendment to become part of the Constitution, several steps need to be followed. At what point does an amendment become part of the Constitution? A) Once the voters cast their votes. B) Once it is ratified by 3/4 of the states. C) Once the president presents the amendment. D) Once the amendment is presented to Congress and the Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Once it is ratified by 3/4 of the states. 12. One of our rights as citizens of the United States is A) Freedom of cars. B) Freedom of shopping. C) Freedom of houses. D) Freedom of Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom of Speech. 13. The first Pilgrims sailed to America in what ship? A) Mayflower. B) Santa Maria. C) Titanic. D) Pinta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mayflower. 14. The first 10 Amendments in the US Constitution are known as the ..... A) Suffrage Amendments. B) Halifax Resolves. C) Bill of Rights. D) Jim Crow laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bill of Rights. 15. Name ONE responsability for US citizens A) Vote. B) Vote in a federal election. C) Freedom of speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vote. 16. What is a power under our Constitution that belongs to the states? A) Coin money. B) Regulate interstate commerce. C) Public education. D) Declare war. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public education. 17. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." This is a very famous quote by President John F. Kennedy. What concept is represented in this quote? A) The Common Good. B) Self-Government. C) Individual rights. D) Pursuit of Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Common Good. 18. What does a political action committee collect? A) Money. B) People. C) Signatures. D) Votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 19. Pete and Sally are visiting Canada from the United States where they were born. During their vacation Sally gave birth to their new son Herbert. Who are citizens of the United States? A) Pete and Sally. B) Sally. C) Herbert and Sally. D) Sally, Pete, and Herbert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sally, Pete, and Herbert. 20. What is the political party of the current President? A) Independent Party. B) Republican Party. C) Green Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Democratic Party. 21. Which of the following person is a US Citizen A) Sally, she uses a US passport to travel to Mexico. B) Jay, he was born in Japan on a Chinese military base. C) Mike, he was born to immigrant parents in Canada. D) Tiffany, she was born in Taiwan and immigrated to the US at the age of 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sally, she uses a US passport to travel to Mexico. 22. Organizations, institutions, and individuals that exercise political authority on behalf of a group of people A) Migration. B) Citizens. C) Government. D) Demographics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Government. 23. You hang the American flag outside your house! A) Courtesy. B) Patriotism. C) Civic. D) Participation in elections as an informed voter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patriotism. 24. The underlying principal of the U.S. Constitution that claims the Governments power resides in the people A) Limited government. B) Federalism. C) Popular Sovereignty. D) Separation of Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Popular Sovereignty. 25. What fundamental political principle states government is not all-powerful and may do only those things people have given it the power to do? A) Representative Governent. B) Rule of Law. C) Limited Government. D) Consent of the Governed. E) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limited Government. 26. Who wrote the Charters of the Virginia Company and why are they important founding documents? A) King John and the English nobles-They created a federalcourt system. B) The Second ContinentalCongress-They statedgrievances against the English king. C) King James and the Virginia Company-They guaranteed thecolonists' rights as Englishmen. D) The Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower-They established theprinciple of democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King James and the Virginia Company-They guaranteed thecolonists' rights as Englishmen. 27. Obeying laws, paying taxes, defending the nation and serving on juries are which of the following for citizens? A) Rights. B) Obligations. C) Freedoms. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obligations. 28. It is the length of a president's term. A) Two Years. B) Six Years. C) Eight Years. D) Four Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Four Years. 29. Which categories below are obligations of a U.S. citizen? A) Defending the nation, serving on a jury, and being informed. B) Serving on a jury, being informed, and voting. C) Volunteering, being informed, and obeying laws. D) Following the law, paying taxes and going to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Following the law, paying taxes and going to school. 30. The right of the accused to a trial by jury is guaranteed in which amendment? A) 6th. B) 2nd. C) 4th. D) 1st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6th. 31. This is what we add to the Constitution A) Ordinance. B) Law. C) Bill. D) Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amendment. 32. Which of the following wars WAS NOT fought in the 1800s? A) Mexican-American War. B) Revolutionary War. C) Spanish-American War. D) War of 1812. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revolutionary War. 33. Geography:What is the capital of New Jersey? A) Trenton. B) Camden. C) Burlington. D) Perth Amboy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trenton. 34. Name TWO national U.S. holidays? A) April Fool's Day and Labor Day. B) Valentine's Day and President's Day. C) Labor Day and Thanksgiving. D) Citizenship Day and Columbus Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labor Day and Thanksgiving. 35. The President can veto or reject a bill from Congress is an example of what? A) Limited Government. B) Separation of Powers. C) Checks and Balances. D) Judicial Review. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checks and Balances. 36. After the Grange was dissolved, the ..... Party took its place A) Democratic. B) Republican. C) Progressive. D) Populist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Populist. 37. What is the name of the President of the United States now? A) B. Obama. B) J. Biden. C) D. Trump. D) G. Bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. Biden. 38. Where does Congress meet? A) The White House. B) The Pentagon. C) The capitol building. D) The Washington monument. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The capitol building. 39. Federalism in the United States is the constitutional division of power between ..... and ..... government. A) Federal and city. B) Federal and international. C) State and international. D) State and federal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State and federal. 40. The Vice President of the United States is: A) Richard Cheney. B) Al Gore. C) Joe Biden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe Biden. 41. How many senators does each state get? A) 6. B) 4. C) 2. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 42. Name one war fought by the United States in the nineteenth century. A) Mexican-American War. B) World War I. C) Korean War. D) World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mexican-American War. 43. Before an amendment is ratified, it has to be A) Approved by three-fourths of the states. B) Approved by all fifty states. C) Signed by all members of Congress. D) Presented to Congress by the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approved by three-fourths of the states. 44. What document do the 1st and 14th Amendments belong to? A) The Declaration of Independence. B) The Articles of Confederation. C) The US Constitution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The US Constitution. 45. What might happen if you decide not to vote? A) The government will force you to go and vote. B) You will be fined and face possible jail time. C) You'll give up your say in how government is run. D) Your citizenship will be taken away for one year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You'll give up your say in how government is run. 46. ..... establishes that a person's citizenship at birth is determined by the country where he or she was born. A) Law of blood. B) Law of soil. C) Naturalization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Law of soil. 47. People who flee persecution in their home countries A) Naturals. B) Residents. C) Refugees. D) Citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refugees. 48. Maintaining & protecting our rights and freedoms is called A) Lincoln's Principle. B) Civic duty. C) Values. D) Military enlistment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civic duty. 49. How many changes to the Constitution have been made? A) 17. B) 25. C) 3. D) 27. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 27. 50. Which one of these was not one of the 13 original colonies? A) Georgia. B) Virginia. C) New York. D) Missouri. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Missouri. 51. What term is used to describe a group of citizens who determine the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a crime: A) Judge. B) Community. C) Electorate. D) Jury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jury. 52. The Constitutional Convention is a meeting held in which state? A) WY. B) CA. C) PA. D) MA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PA. 53. The number of Americans age 65 or older is expected to rise because of A) Early retirement. B) More nursing homes. C) Better health care. D) Larger population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Better health care. 54. Nobody can search your body, house, or any thing you own, unless they can prove to the judge a very good reason why the search is needed. A) 4 Amendment. B) 5 Amendment. C) 6 Amendment. D) 2 Amendment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 Amendment. 55. The Chinese and Irish immigrants were responsible for ..... A) Completing the Chisholm Tr. B) Completing the Trans. RR. C) Completing the puzzle. D) Completing the ghost dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Completing the Trans. RR. 56. The Dawes Act ..... A) Gave Native Americans land in an attempt to assimilate them. B) Forced the native population onto reservations. C) Borrowed land from the Native Americans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gave Native Americans land in an attempt to assimilate them. 57. Who is currently the governor of your state? A) Don Young. B) Dan Sullivan. C) Lisa Murkowski. D) Mike Dunleavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mike Dunleavy. 58. How does civic responsibility differ from civic duty? A) Only elected officials can perform civic duties. B) Failure to perform a civic duty can lead to legal consequences. C) Citizens are required to carry out civic responsibilities. D) A civic duty is a type of civic responsiblity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Failure to perform a civic duty can lead to legal consequences. 59. Who is the Vice President of the United States? A) Kamala Harris. B) Mike Pence. C) John Roberts. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kamala Harris. 60. Name ONE war fought by the USA in the 1900 A) The Civil War. B) The Mexican American War. C) Vietnam War. D) None of above. 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