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U.S. Government Pre-Test Questions

U.S. Government Pre-Test Questions. www.usca.edu. Question 1. In what year was the Constitution written ?. Answer 1. 1789. Question 2 . What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?. Answer 2. The Bill of Rights. Question 3.

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U.S. Government Pre-Test Questions

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  1. U.S. Government Pre-Test Questions www.usca.edu

  2. Question 1 • In what year was the Constitution written?

  3. Answer 1 • 1789

  4. Question 2 • What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

  5. Answer 2 • The Bill of Rights

  6. Question 3 • Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

  7. Answer 3 • Thomas Jefferson

  8. Question 4 • What was the name of the document that served as the nation’s constitution following the Revolutionary War?

  9. Answer 4 • The Articles of Confederation

  10. Question 5 • Who is considered the father of the U.S. Constitution?

  11. Answer 5 • James Madison

  12. Question 6 • What is the Constitutional concept that distributes powers among the branches of government?

  13. Answer 6 • Separation of Powers

  14. Question 7 • What is the name of the system that gives each branch of government power over the other branches?

  15. Answer 7 • Checks and Balances

  16. Question 8 • Name the three branches of the national government.

  17. Answer 8 • Legislative, Executive, Judicial

  18. Question 9 • What is the name given to the famous papers written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay that argued for ratification of the U.S. Constitution?

  19. Answer 9 • The Federalist Papers

  20. Question 10 • How many women are currently on the U.S. Supreme Court?

  21. Answer 10 • Three • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sonia Sotomayor • Elena Kagan

  22. Question 11 • What group of people elect the U.S. President?

  23. Answer 11 • The electoral college

  24. Question 12 • In an election, what is the person who already holds an office called?

  25. Answer 12 • The incumbent

  26. Question 13 • Who is currently Speaker of the U.S. House?

  27. Answer 13 • John Boehner

  28. Question 14 • How many Senators sit in the U.S. Senate?

  29. Answer 14 • 100

  30. Question 15 • What is the name for a prolonged debate in the U.S. Senate that is designed to kill a bill?

  31. Answer 15 • Filibuster

  32. Question 16 • How many African-Americans have ever served on the Supreme Court?

  33. Answer 16 • Two • Thurgood Marshall • Clarence Thomas

  34. Question 17 • How long is the term for a supreme court justice?

  35. Answer 17 • Life (unless impeached)

  36. Question 18 • How many terms can a U.S. President serve?

  37. Answer 18 • Two

  38. Question 19 • Name two cabinet departments.

  39. Answer 19 • State • Treasury • Defense • Justice • Interior • Agriculture • Commerce • Labor • Health and Human Services • Housing and Urban Development • Transportation • Energy • Education • Veterans Affairs • Homeland Security

  40. Question 20 • Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

  41. Answer 20 • Justice John Roberts

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