This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Misc > General > Miscellenous – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Miscellenous Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Branch of Government who's job it is to interpret the laws A) Legislative. B) Executive. C) Judicial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial. 2. How many representatives does the United States have? A) 200. B) 435. C) 401. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 435. 3. How does increased citizenship influence voters (the electorate)? A) It doesn't. B) An increase in citizens means an increase in potential voters. C) An increase in citizens means a decrease in potential voters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in citizens means an increase in potential voters. 4. What is the legal voting age A) 16. B) 21. C) 18. D) 19. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18. 5. What department deals with the signing of laws A) Spaghetti People of Mars. B) Executive. C) Legislative. D) Judicial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Executive. 6. According to the 14th amendment who is a citizen and has full rights and freedoms A) Those born in the US and Naturalized. B) Those born in the US only. C) Those Naturalized only. D) Those who have at least one parent who is American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those born in the US and Naturalized. 7. You read news articles about people running for president. A) Trustworthiness. B) Patriotism. C) Accountability. D) Participation in elections as an informed voter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participation in elections as an informed voter. 8. Immigrants who wish to become citizens must do all of the following except ..... A) Memorize the Constitution. B) Fill out a pettition for naturalization. C) Appear before a naturalization official. D) Taks an Oath of Allegiance to the US. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Memorize the Constitution. 9. Name one amendment made about voting A) Pay taxes. B) Obey the laws. C) Any citizen can vote. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any citizen can vote. 10. The 14th Amendment defines a citizen as someone who ..... A) Has lived in the US for 25 years. B) Owns property. C) Is born or naturalized in the US. D) Has a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is born or naturalized in the US. 11. How many Amendments are there focused on voting? A) 4. B) 1. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 12. The central government of the United States is called the A) Constitution. B) Executive branch. C) Federal government. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal government. 13. What are the first three words of the Constitution that proclaim self-government A) The Senate and the House. B) Everyone follows the law. C) We the people. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We the people. 14. Which of the following is not a Cabinet Level Position? A) Secretary of Education. B) Secretary of Defense. C) Speaker of the House. D) Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker of the House. 15. Undocumented immigrant A) A foreign resident who did not follow the steps for permanent residence in the U.S. B) An immigrant who has permission to live and work in the United States. C) Applies to people who entered the U.S. illegally as children and have lived in the U.S. for five continuous years, are good upstanding residents, and have earned (or are on track to earn) a high school diploma or GED. D) Manages lawful immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A foreign resident who did not follow the steps for permanent residence in the U.S. 16. One step in the naturalization process is:Must have good moral character. What does that mean? A) Be willing to take an oath to the US. B) Must be nice to others. C) Must be a good person who follows the laws. D) Be a person who donates money to charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be a good person who follows the laws. 17. Which branch of government has the highest level of authority? A) State. B) Federal. C) City. D) County. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal. 18. Who was President during WWI? A) Woodrow Wilson. B) Theodore Roosevelt. C) Franklin Roosevelt. D) Kevin Stitt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woodrow Wilson. 19. Includes 15 separate departments such as Defense and Agriculture. A) Congress. B) Cabinet. C) Legislature. D) The Grand Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cabinet. 20. The First Amendment gives you the right to meet up with other people to protest. This is the freedom of A) Press. B) Religion. C) Speech. D) Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assembly. 21. What is one right reserved only for US Citizens? A) Being a police officer. B) Paying taxes. C) Volunteering in the community. D) Voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voting. 22. What city became known as the "Gateway to the west" ? A) St. Louis, Missouri. B) Nicodemus, Kansas. C) Salt Lake City, Utah. D) Atlanta, Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. Louis, Missouri. 23. Your city has a park with a walking path. This path is also good for bikes. The city government is thinking about not allowing bikes on the path. You like riding your bike on the path. What would be the MOST appropriate action for you to take? A) Continue to ride your bike on the path. B) Stop riding your bike on the path. C) Give your opinion to your town government. D) Express your opinion to your president. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give your opinion to your town government. 24. What are the two longest rivers in the United States? A) Danube & Rhine. B) Mississippi & Missouri. C) Nile & Tiber. D) Santa Fe & Suwannee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mississippi & Missouri. 25. What was Martin Luther King, Jr. a leader of? A) Civil Rights Movement. B) Women's Voting. C) Prohibition. D) Anti-War Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Civil Rights Movement. 26. The last name of our governor. A) Scott. B) Edwards. C) Thompson. D) Pence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scott. 27. What is the capital of Indiana? A) Indianapolis. B) Terre Haute. C) Fort Wayne. D) Evansville. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indianapolis. 28. Name the war fought by the U.S. in the 1900's. A) Spanish-American War. B) American Revolution. C) World War II. D) War of 1812. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) World War II. 29. What happened September 11, 2001? A) Civil rights movements. B) The Constitution was written. C) Terrorist attacks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrorist attacks. 30. The underlying principal of the U.S. Constitution that divides power among national and state governments A) Separation of Powers. B) Limited government. C) Federalism. D) Popular Sovereignty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federalism. 31. What is the minimum voting age? A) 21. B) 16. C) 25. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 32. Who is the governor of our state? A) Henry McMaster. B) Eric Greitens. C) Mel Carnahan. D) Kit Bond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Henry McMaster. 33. How many states have a state constitution? A) 30. B) 48. C) 50. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 34. Legal process by which an alien may become a US citizen A) Alienation. B) Emmigration. C) Immigration. D) Naturalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Naturalization. 35. What term refers to the Supreme Court declaring a law unconsitutional? A) Federal Court System. B) Limited Government. C) Judicial Review. D) Appeal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judicial Review. 36. What did the Charters of the Virginia Company of London do for the colonists of Jamestown? A) Gave them good food and water. B) Allowed them to hunt and fish as they pleased. C) Granted them freedom from Great Britain. D) Gave them the same rights as Englishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gave them the same rights as Englishment. 37. This branch interprets and understands the laws of our country. A) Judicial. B) Executive. C) Legislative. D) Military. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judicial. 38. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and Bill of Rights? A) Registered voters. B) Everyone. C) Citizens. D) Landowners. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Citizens. 39. What is the meaning of citizens in the 14th Amendment? A) People who serve as government officials. B) People living lawfully as permanent residents. C) People with rights, responsibilities, and obligations as full members of American society. D) People who entered the United States unlawfully, but otherwise obey the laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People with rights, responsibilities, and obligations as full members of American society. 40. Which practice is part of the obligation of a U.S. citizen. A) Jury duty. B) Volunteering. C) Vote in all national elections. D) Keep informed about national issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jury duty. 41. If you were looking for the Purposes of Government in the US Constitution where would you look A) Bill of Rights. B) Preamble. C) Article 1. D) Supremacy Clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preamble. 42. Which is the health, property, and happiness of a member of the community? A) Welfare. B) Ethinic group. C) Civics. D) Naturalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Welfare. 43. Which freedoms are guaranteed by the First Amendment? A) Speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. B) The right to bear arms. C) Freedom from quartering troops. D) Protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition. 44. What first amendment freedom says peacefully gather A) Speech. B) Press. C) Petition. D) Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assembly. 45. According to Article 5 of the US Constitution there are ..... way(s) to Amend the US Constitution A) 1. B) 0. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 46. What is the Law of Soil A) You are American If at least one parent is American. B) You are American If you were born on US territory, Military bases, or in the 50 states. C) Immigrants going through the legal process to become American. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You are American If you were born on US territory, Military bases, or in the 50 states. 47. What is one branch of goverment A) Communist branch. B) The Legislative branch. C) The Washington branch. D) Capitalist branch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Legislative branch. 48. Which is a power reserved to the states? A) Establish post offices. B) Tax. C) Declare war. D) Issue marriage and drivers licenses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Issue marriage and drivers licenses. 49. Who was President during the Second World War? A) Franklin Roosevelt. B) Eisenhower. C) Woodrow Wilson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Franklin Roosevelt. 50. Which purpose of government, as stated in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, referred to the development of courts to ensure the fairness of laws for all citizens? A) To provide for the common defense. B) To ensure domestic tranquility. C) To promote the general welfare. D) To form a more perfect union. E) To establish justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) To establish justice. 51. The Supreme Court is the highest court that is found under this Branch of the US Government A) Congressional. B) Judicial. C) Legislative. D) Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Judicial. 52. How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need in order to win the election? A) 435. B) 100. C) 540. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 53. We inaugurate the President in the month of: A) January. B) March. C) November. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) January. 54. All of the following are purposes of the United Nations, EXCEPT ..... A) Keep peace throughout the world. B) Go to war for peace. C) Develop friendly relations among nations. D) Help nations work to improve the lives of people in poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go to war for peace. 55. What's the foremost / primary reason for political parties? A) To get the candidate elected. B) Inform the public. C) Influence the media. D) Help candidates get rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get the candidate elected. 56. Most states have a ..... system that awards all electors to the winning presidential candidate. A) Winner-take-all. B) Loser-lose-all. C) Make-or-break. D) Vote-or-die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winner-take-all. 57. There were 13 original states ..... which one is correct? A) Florida. B) Ohio. C) Tennessee. D) Delaware. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delaware. 58. Who becomes the President of the United States if the President should die? A) Secretary of state. B) Vice president. C) Speaker of the house. D) We re-elect a president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vice president. 59. Which of the following WAS NOT a cause of the Civil War? A) The national anthem. B) Slavery. C) Economic issues. D) States' rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The national anthem. 60. The Declaration Of Independence announced our freedom from which country? A) England. B) France. C) Mexico. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesMisc QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesMiscellenous Quiz 1Miscellenous Quiz 2Miscellenous Quiz 3Miscellenous Quiz 4Miscellenous Quiz 5Miscellenous Quiz 7Miscellenous Quiz 8Miscellenous Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books