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1
What is the title of the highest official on the Suprememe Court?
Secretary of State
Commander in Chief
Head Chef
Chief Justice
2
What is, "the right for a court to hear a case"?
Jurisprudence
Right of Way
Jurisdiction
Jury Power
3
What is the minimum time you must be a US Citizen in order to be a Senator?
9 years
5 years
7 years
14 years
4
How often do we have a census?
25 years
1 year
10 years
5 years
5
If the President vetoes a bill, what can happen?
Sign it, Veto it, Pocket Veto it
The members of Congress cry
Sign it, Leave it, Approve it
Leave it to die, Override the veto, re-write the bill
6
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Right to not have soldiers living in your house
Due Process
The right to bear arms
The right to Privacy
7
Who are the 2 presidents who have been impeached?
Johnson and Clinton
Jackson and Clinton
Jackson and Bush
Johnson and Bush
8
Which house can choose the president if there is no majority in the electoral college?
House of Representatives
Neither
Senate
Both
9
What is the 19th Amendment?
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
Gave Washington D.C. the right to vote
Gave 18 year old the right to vote
10
Who is our current Representative from Illinois?
Peter Roskam
Mark Kirk
Barak Obama
Dick Durbin
11
How many terms can the President serve?
5 terms
1 term
4 terms
2 terms
12
What is the government word for "to reject"?
Adjourn
Debate
Veto
Negotiate
13
Which house of Congress carries out the laws?
Neither
Both
Senate
House of Representatives
14
Which house of Congress proposes amendments?
Both
House of Representatives
Neither
Senate
15
How long is one term for a representative?
6 years
2 years
1 year
4 years
16
Who is a current Senator from Illinois?
Peter Roskam
Barak Obama
Mark Kirk
Dick Durbin
17
What is it called when we offiially count the population in the US?
Census
Bill of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
Quorum
18
How long is the term for a federal judge?
4 years
Life
6 years
2 years
19
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
Joe Biden
Orrin Hatch
John Roberts
John Boehner
20
What is the 5th Amendment?
The right to bear arms
Due Process
Right to not have soldiers living in your house
The right to Privacy
21
What is the minimum numbre of people needed to do business?
Quorum
Census
Bill of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
22
What is a law that makes an act illegal AFTER someone has committed that act?
Bill of Attainder
Ex Post Facto Laws
Census
Quorum
23
How does a federal judge come to office?
Chosen by the House
Elected
Chosen by the President
Chosen by the Senate
24
The Senate needs to ratify which acts of the President
Presidential treaties
Presidential appointments
Presidential quorums
Presidential suggestions
25
Which house of Congress approves presidential appointments?
Neither
Both
Senate
House of Representatives
26
What is the 26th Amendment?
Gave African Americans the right to vote
Gave 18 year old the right to vote
Gave women the right to vote
Gave Washington D.C. the right to vote
27
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
4
12
9
13
28
Which house of Congress proposes laws?
Both
Neither
House of Representatives
Senate
29
Which house of Congress investigates issues?
Senate
Neither
House of Representatives
Both
30
Which of the following is a reason to impeach the President?
Treason
Appellate
Bribery
High Crimes
31
What is the introduction to the Constitution?
The Magna Carta
The Preamble
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
32
Who is the leader of the Senate?
John Roberts
John Boehner
Orrin Hatch
Joe Biden
33
What is calling someone guilty based on who he is and not what he did?
Census
Bill of Attainder
Quorum
Ex Post Facto Laws
34
How long is one term for a senator?
6 years
4 years
1 year
2 years
35
What is the 4th Amendment?
Due Process
The right to bear arms
The right to Privacy
Right to not have soldiers living in your house
36
What is the President's group of advisors who help him enforce the laws?
Commander in Chief
Policemen
Cabinet
Secretary of State
37
What is the 6th Amendment?
Right to know your accuser
The right know the charges against you
Right to have a lawyer
The right to a speedy trial
38
When the president gets a billl, what can he do with it?
Sign it, Veto it, Pocket Veto it
Sign it, Leave it, Approve it
Leave it to die, Override the veto, re-write the bill
Feed it to his dog
39
Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Joe Biden
John Boehner
John Roberts
Orrin Hatch
40
How long is one term for the President?
6 years
4 years
1 year
2 years
41
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?
The Secretary of State
The Speaker of the House
The President Pro Tempore
The Vice President
42
What are the 2 major political parties in the United States?
Republicans and Liberatarians
Republic and Democracy
Republicans and Democrats
Whigs and Democrats
43
Who must live in the state they represent?
Neither Senators nor Representatives
Senators
Senators and Representatives
Representatives
44
Which house of Congress approves presidential treaties?
House of Representatives
Senate
Neither
Both
45
Which house of Congress can start bills that raise money/ tax?
House of Representatives
Both
Senate
Neither
46
Which house of Congress conducts an impeachment trial?
Senate
Both
Neither
House of Representatives
47
What is the name of the speech the President gives to Congress every year?
Secretary of State
State of the Union
States and the Union
Fireside Chats
48
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 articles
The first 10 amendments
The Highest Law of the Land
The Preamble
49
What is the total number of US Representatives?
435
538
18
100
50
Which house of Congress can impeach government officials?
Neither
House of Representatives
Both
Senate
51
What is the total number of US Senators?
538
18
100
435
52
How old must you be to be President?
25 years old
30 years old
35 years old
20 years old
53
Who is the leader of the Senate?
The Vice President
The President Pro Tempore
The Speaker of the House
The Secretary of State
54
What is the minimum time you must be a US Citizen in order to be President?
5 years
Natural Born Citizen
9 years
7 years
55
We are currently in what Congress?
100th
45th
2015th
115th
56
What is the title for the President as the top military leader?
Secretary of State
Cabinet
Commander in Chief
Head Honcho
57
What is the minimum time you must be a US Citizen in order to be a Representative?
14 years
7 years
5 years
9 years
58
Who is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate?
Joe Biden
Orrin Hatch
John Roberts
John Boehner
59
What is the purpose of the first amendment?
To make sure we have privacy
To make sure we can have guns
To make sure we have due process
To make sure we have freedoms
60
How old must you be to be a Senator?
35 years old
30 years old
20 years old
25 years old
61
What was the name of the FIRST Constitution creating the U.S.A?
The Preamble
The Articles of Confederation
The Magna Carta
The Constitution
62
What is the 8th Amendment?
Prohibits Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Says anything not listed is given to the state
The right to a trial in civil cases
Says that you have more rights than those listed
63
How old must you be to be a Representative?
30 years old
25 years old
35 years old
20 years old
64
A new congress begins every how many years?
2 years
1 year
5 years
4 years
