This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Misc > General > Miscellenous – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If Congress wants to propose an amendment, it has to get the approval of A) Two thirds of House of Representatives and the Senate. B) The President of the United States and all members of Congress. C) Every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. D) The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two thirds of House of Representatives and the Senate. 2. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? A) To print money. B) To create an army. C) To make treaties. D) To provide schooling and education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide schooling and education. 3. Which famous Virginian did not attend the Constiutional Convention because he was against such a meeting? He is also well know for the quote "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death" A) James Madison. B) Thomas Jefferson. C) Patrick Henry. D) George Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patrick Henry. 4. Who is the governor of Texas? A) Joe Bide. B) Austin. C) Greg Abbot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greg Abbot. 5. Which freedom matched the scenario? Adam refuses to participate in prayer with his family every Sunday. A) Religion. B) Petition. C) Assembly. D) Press. E) Speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religion. 6. All of the following are branches of the government, EXCEPT ..... A) Legislative. B) Democratic. C) Judicial. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic. 7. Definition:System of government in which power rests with the people. A) Consent of the Governed. B) Democracy. C) Federalism. D) Representative Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 8. What did the 14th Amendment grant people? A) The right to vote for all people. B) Women are allowed to vote. C) Citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. D) Citizenship to anyone who works in the U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizenship to anyone born in the U.S. 9. Under the U.S. form of government, the ..... govern themselves through the officials they elect A) Civics. B) Minions. C) Government. D) People. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People. 10. This part of Congress has 2 representatives from each state. A) Executive branch. B) Senate. C) Supreme Court. D) House of Representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Senate. 11. What is the legal process by which non-citizens become citizens? A) Naturalization. B) Democracy. C) Immigration. D) Alienated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturalization. 12. The Grange was ..... A) A house. B) A place Homesteaders lived. C) An organization created to support farmers. D) An organization for Mormons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organization created to support farmers. 13. Will Todd be able to live without one lung? A) The odds of living a productive life are still possible without a lung. B) No. C) Possibly. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The odds of living a productive life are still possible without a lung. 14. Which is NOT an example of a right for all U.S. residents? A) Freedom to peacefully assemble. B) Freedom to vote. C) Freedom of worship. D) Freedom of expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freedom to vote. 15. The 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution are all related to ..... A) Suffrage. B) Terrorism. C) Federalism. D) Integration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffrage. 16. In an ....., a small group of people has all the power. Sometimes this means that only a certain group has political rights, such as members of one political party, one social class, or one race. A) Oligarchy. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oligarchy. 17. How many times may a senator be reelected? A) 4 times. B) 6 times. C) No limit. D) 2 times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No limit. 18. What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west? A) Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts. B) Sickness or disease. C) Fighting with Native Americans. D) Bad weather or storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts. 19. Who vetoes Bills? A) The Vice President. B) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate. C) The Speaker of the House. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President. 20. What is the Supreme Law in the United States? A) Constitution. B) Ms. Jones. C) The Governor. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constitution. 21. The ..... Plan proposed representation based on population of the state? A) New Jersey. B) Virginia. C) Three-fifths. D) Connecticut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Virginia. 22. Which stops one branch from becoming more powerful than another? A) Bill of Rights. B) Checks and Balances. C) Separation of Powers. D) Both Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both Checks and Balances/Separation of Powers. 23. What is the first part of the Preamble to the Constitution? A) Promote the general Welfare. B) We the people of the United States. C) To form a more perfect Union. D) Insure domestic Tranquility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We the people of the United States. 24. What Ocean is on the East? A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Pacific Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlantic Ocean. 25. We vote for President in the month of: A) January. B) March. C) November. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) November. 26. Under the Constitution some powers belong to the state and some to the Federal Gov't only. Which of the following is not a State power? A) Creating driving laws. B) Creating marriage laws. C) Printing money. D) Creating education laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Printing money. 27. Naturalized via birth within the USA A) Aliens. B) Refugee. C) Native born. D) Naturals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Native born. 28. What is the name of the current United States Vice President? A) Joe Biden. B) Donald Trump. C) Barack Obama. D) Kamala Harris. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kamala Harris. 29. Name one state that borders CANADA A) Alaska. B) Texas. C) Tennessee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alaska. 30. What is the basic believe of the Declaration of Independence? A) All men are created equal. B) Freedom. C) Give me liberty or give me death. D) Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All men are created equal. 31. What is the capital of Pennsylvania? A) Erie. B) Harrisburg. C) Philadelphia. D) Pittsburgh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrisburg. 32. The king's "Stamp Act" forced colonists to pay taxes on ..... A) Pizza and Spaghetti. B) Printed Documents and Legal Material. C) Instruments and Tea. D) Lumber and Lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Printed Documents and Legal Material. 33. What percentage of people live in cities and suburbs? A) 0.8. B) 0.6. C) 0.4. D) 0.2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.8. 34. A ..... is a group of persons who join together in order to gain control of the government through the electoral process. A) Political party. B) Candidate group. C) Public policy group. D) Grass roots organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political party. 35. The US sets numbers on how many immigrants may come into the country A) Citizens. B) Refugees. C) Naturals. D) Quotas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quotas. 36. Which legal requirement is necessary for becoming a U.S. citizen? A) Applicants must be able to pass a naturalization test. B) Applicants must be at least twenty one years of age. C) Applicants must be able to name all of the national holidays. D) Applicants must be residents of the country for at least one year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Applicants must be able to pass a naturalization test. 37. Who helped the Pilgrims in America? A) George Washington. B) No one. C) Native Americans. D) King George III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Native Americans. 38. What fundamental political principle states that in a representative system of government people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf? A) Limited Government. B) Democracy. C) Rule of Law. D) Representative Government. E) Consent of the Governed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representative Government. 39. Who is the President of the USA? A) John Roberts. B) Joe Biden. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe Biden. 40. What is the economic system of the USA? A) Capitalist/market economy. B) Money. C) Socialist. D) Communist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalist/market economy. 41. Who is the current President A) Abraham Lincoln. B) George Washington. C) Brady Schmitz. D) Joe Biden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joe Biden. 42. If you don't fulfill a civic duty ..... A) Nothing will happen. B) There are legal consequences. C) Your community suffers. D) You lose your citizenship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are legal consequences. 43. A central government holds all power in a unitary state. A) Local. B) Community. C) Central. D) State. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central. 44. The study of citizenship and government A) Quota. B) Economics. C) Values. D) Civics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Civics. 45. Who is one of your US state senators? A) Kamala Harris. B) Ted Cruz. C) John G. Roberts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ted Cruz. 46. What is Benjamin Franklin famous for? A) Writing. B) Being President. C) Being a US diplomat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being a US diplomat. 47. Who did The United States fight during WWII? A) Russia, Japan, Germany. B) England, France, Germany. C) Germany, Japan, Italy. D) England, France, Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany, Japan, Italy. 48. Which word best matches the idea of a "melting pot? " A) Powerful. B) Diverse. C) Irrational. D) Forgiving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diverse. 49. What are the rights listed in the Declaration of Independence? A) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. B) Life, liberty, and property. C) God, glory, and gold. D) Speech, press, and religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 50. Under the Constitution, which of these powers does NOT belong to the federal government? A) Print money. B) Declare war. C) Ratify amendments to the constitution. D) Make treaties with foreign powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ratify amendments to the constitution. 51. There are four amendments of the Constitution about who has the right to vote. Who can vote? A) Citizens 18 and older can vote. B) Citizens 17 and older can vote. C) Only citizens with a job can vote. D) Only citizens by birth can vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Citizens 18 and older can vote. 52. Who's the Father of the Country? A) Alexander Hamilton. B) Benjamin Franklin. C) George Washington. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George Washington. 53. What's the name of the national anthem? A) The Pledge of Allegiance. B) Star-Spangled Banner. C) Federalist papers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Star-Spangled Banner. 54. In Australia, citizens are required to vote in elections. If they do not vote, they may have to pay a fine. How does the United States differ from Australia? A) People in the United States are required to register but voting is voluntary. B) If you don't vote in the United States, you may have to serve time in jail. C) United States citizens who fail to vote can send in an absentee ballot after election day. D) Voting in the United States is a civic responsibility but it is not mandatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voting in the United States is a civic responsibility but it is not mandatory. 55. What kind of government does the United States have? A) Republic. B) Communist. C) Democracy. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Republic. 56. Who elects the president of the United States? A) Congress. B) Citizens. C) Electoral college. D) Supreme court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral college. 57. Something you MUST do, like pay taxes: ..... A) Responsibility. B) Duty. C) Citizenship. D) Summoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duty. 58. When is the last day you can file an income tax return? A) January 31. B) April 15. C) March 17. D) February 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) April 15. 59. Why would a politician care about an increase in the number of naturalized citizens? A) Supporting the interest of Naturlized citizens would have no effect. B) Supporting the interest of Naturlized citizens would mean getting their votes. C) Supporting the interest of Naturlized citizens would reduce crime in cities with lots of immigrants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Supporting the interest of Naturlized citizens would mean getting their votes. 60. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? A) 200. B) 100. C) 50. D) 435. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 435. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMisc QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesMiscellenous Quiz 1Miscellenous Quiz 2Miscellenous Quiz 3Miscellenous Quiz 4Miscellenous Quiz 5Miscellenous Quiz 6Miscellenous Quiz 7Miscellenous Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books