AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM

Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

U.S. Constitution

Question 2

What does the Constitution do?

Answer 2

protects individuals rights. provides the three branches, checks and balances, and sets laws

Question 3

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are the words?

Answer 3

We the People

Question 4

What is an amendment?

Answer 4

A formal change or addition to a document, law, or agreement.

Question 5

What do we call the first ten amendments of the Constitution?

Answer 5

Bill of Rights

Question 6

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Answer 6

Freedom of Speech

Question 7

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 7

27

Question 8

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Answer 8

It separated 13 colonies from Great Britain rule.

Question 9

What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 9

Life and Liberty

Question 10

What is freedom of religion?

Answer 10

the freedom to practice any religion or none at all

Question 10

What is the rule of law?

Answer 10

Nobody is above the law.

Question 11

Name one branch or part of the government

Answer 11

Legislative

Question 12

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer 12

Checks and balances

Question 13

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

Answer 13

the President

Question 14

Who makes Federal laws?

Answer 14

Congress

Question 15

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

Answer 15

House of Representatives and the Senate

Question 16

How many U.S. Senators are there?

Answer 16

100

Question 17

We elect a U.S. senator for how many years?

Answer 17

6 years

Question 18

Who is one of your states U.S. Senators now?

Answer 18

Bill Cassidy

Question 19

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Answer 19

435

Question 20

We elect a U.S. representative for how many years?

Answer 20

2 years

Question 21

Name your U.S. representative.

Answer 21

Mike Thompson

Question 21

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

Answer 21

the states

Question 22

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

Answer 22

it is based on population

Question 23

We elect a President for how many years?

Answer 23

4 years

Question 24

The name of the current President.

Answer 24

Donald Trump

Question 24

Name of the current Vice President.

Answer 24

JD Vance

Question 25

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Answer 25

Vice President

Question 26

If both the President and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president?

Answer 26

Speaker of the House

Question 27

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

Answer 27

the President

Question 28

Who signs bills to become laws?

Answer 28

the President

Question 29

Who vetoes bills?

Answer 29

the President

Question 30

What does the President's Cabinet do?

Answer 30

advises President

Question 31

What are two Cabinet-level positions?

Answer 31

Secretary of State and Secretary of Labor

Question 32

What does the judicial branch do?

Answer 32

Interpret Laws

Question 32

What is the highest court in the United States?

Answer 32

Supreme Court

Question 33

How many justices are on the supreme court?

Answer 33

9

Question 34

Who is the Chief Justice of the United States now?

Answer 34

John Roberts

Question 35

Under our Constitution, some Powers belong to the federal government:

Answer 35

print money, declare war, create an army

Question 36

What is one power of the federal government?

Answer 36

ability to regulate interstate commerce

Question 36

Under our constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

Answer 36

ability to establish and maintain public schools

Question 37

Who is the Governor of your states now?

Answer 37

Jeff Landry

Question 38

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

Answer 38

Democratic and Republic

Question 39

What is the political party of the President now?

Answer 39

Republic

Question 40

What is the name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?

Answer 40

Mike Johnson

Question 41

There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Answer 41

15th Amendment; All races are allowed to vote

Question 42

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

Answer 42

Freedom of Speech and Religion

Question 42

What is one responsbility that is only for United States citizens?

Answer 42

Serve on a jury

Question 43

Name one right only for United States citizens

Answer 43

run for office

Question 44

What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?

Answer 44

loyalty to United States and no other country

Question 45

How old do citizens have to be to vote for President?

Answer 45

18 or older

Question 46

What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 46

delegates for 12 states met in Philadelphia to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Question 46

What are two ways that Americans can participate in their democracy?

Answer 46

Voting and contacting elected officials

Question 47

When must all men register for the Selective Service?

Answer 47

30 days within their 18th birthday.

Question 48

Name an Anti-Federalist

Answer 48

Patrick Henry

Question 48

Why did the colonists fights the British?

Answer 48

Opposition to taxation w/out representation

Question 48

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Answer 48

Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston

Question 49

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

Answer 49

July 4, 1776

Question 49

The Federalists Papers supported by the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers

Answer 49

Alexander Hamilton

Question 50

When was the Constitution written?

Answer 50

May 25-September 17, 1787

Question 51

What is one thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

Answer 51

Bifocal eyeglasses

Question 51

Who is the "Father of Our Country"

Answer 51

George Washington

Question 52

Who was the first president?

Answer 52

George Washington

Question 52

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

Answer 52

made speeches against slavery

Question 53

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

Answer 53

Civil Rights Movement

Question 54

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

Answer 54

Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, etc.