Miscellenous Quiz 27 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. One who is born in any US state or territory

Correct Answer: A) Citizen.

2. Name one important thing Abraham Lincoln did.

Correct Answer: D) All the other answers are correct.

3. Who becomes our president if the president should die?

Correct Answer: B) Vice President.

4. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?

Correct Answer: B) Religious freedom.

5. What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?

Correct Answer: B) Own the land that they settled on after 5 years.

6. Involves the movement of large numbers of people from region to region

Correct Answer: A) Migration.

7. A(n) ..... society requires the ..... participation of its citizens.

Correct Answer: C) Democratic, active.

8. A ..... is any form of government in which citizens hold the power to rule; they vote.

Correct Answer: A) Democracy.

9. When citizens do things to better their community they are working for the

Correct Answer: C) Common good.

10. Who was taken to Americans and sold as SLAVES?

Correct Answer: A) Africans.

11. What is one right reserved for US citizens?

Correct Answer: A) Voting in federal elections.

12. Which is the highest court in the United States?

Correct Answer: B) The US Supreme Court.

13. What territory did US buy from France?

Correct Answer: A) Louisiana.

14. This document established the idea of self-government (that government is created by the people for the people).

Correct Answer: B) Mayflower Compact.

15. In order to exist as a legal entity, cities and counties must have a ..... from the State Government.

Correct Answer: B) Charter.

16. Which countries were our (main) enemies in WWII?

Correct Answer: C) Japan & Germany.

17. These two documents guaranteed the rights of citizens in VA.

Correct Answer: C) VA Declaration of Rights, VA Statute of Religious Freedom.

18. Who is the 46th president?

Correct Answer: C) Joe Biden.

19. Name one war The United States fought in the 1900's.

Correct Answer: B) World War II.

20. Be 18 years old-Speak English-Pass a U.S. History test

Correct Answer: D) Requirements to apply for citizenship.