Government Diagnostic Assessment

Question 1

What is the supreme law of the land?

Answer 1

The Constitution

Question 2

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

Answer 2

We The People

Question 3

The Declaration of Independence outlines that people have the right to what two things?

Answer 3

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

Question 4

What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?

Answer 4

speech, religion, assembly, press, petition the government

Question 5

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

Answer 5

27

Question 6

What is the economic system in the United States?

Answer 6

Capitalist economy, Market economy

Question 7

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

Answer 7

Checks and balances, Separation of powers

Question 8

Why do some states have more Representatives than other states?

Answer 8

A state’s population

Question 9

The House of Representatives has how many voting members?

Answer 9

435

Question 10

Why are there 100 senators in the U.S. Senate?

Answer 10

Two from each state

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Mike Johnson (R.) Louisiana

Question 12

How long is a U.S. Senator’s term?

Answer 12

6 years

Question 13

How long is the term for members of the House of Representatives?

Answer 13

2 years

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Speaker of the House

Question 15

Who is the Commander in Chief of the United States military?

Answer 15

The president

Question 16

Which branch has the power to declare war?

Answer 16

Congress

Question 17

Name two Cabinet-level positions.

Answer 17

Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor

Question 18

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

Answer 18

Nine

Question 19

Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court?

Answer 19

The President

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Democratic and Republican

Question 21

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

Answer 21

15th - Black men
19th - Women
24th - Eliminated Poll Tax
26th - Voting age 18

Question 22

When is the last day you can send in federal income tax forms?

Answer 22

April 15

Question 23

Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

Answer 23

For the 13 original colonies

Question 24

Name two national U.S. holidays.

Answer 24

New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Juneteenth

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Vote, join a political party, help with a campaign, run for office, join a civic group, join a community group, contact an official, show support for an issue or policy, speak at a county board meeting, jury duty