Practice test 5

Question 1Not answered

Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. (Franklin) Roosevelt
3. Harry Truman
4. Dwight Eisenhower

Question 2Not answered

Thomas Jefferson is famous for many things. Name one.

1. Led the Confederate Army during the Civil War
2. Founded the Federal Reserve
3. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
4. Writer of the Declaration of Independence

Question 3Not answered

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

1. James Madison
2. Alexander Hamilton
3. (Thomas) Jefferson
4. George Washington

Question 4Not answered

What is the highest court in the United States?

1. Supreme Court
2. State Supreme Court
3. International Court of Justice
4. U.S. Tax Court

Question 5Not answered

How many seats are on the Supreme Court?

1. Twelve (12)
2. Nine (9)
3. Fifteen (15)
4. Five (5)

Question 6Not answered

How can people become United States citizens?

1. Be born in the United States, under the conditions set by the 14th Amendment
2. Win a federal lottery
3. Serve in any country's military
4. Buy citizenship from the federal government

Question 7Not answered

Name one power that is only for the states.

1. Set U.S. foreign policy
2. Print paper money
3. Declare war
4. Provide schooling and education

Question 8Not answered

What is the name of the national anthem?

1. This Land Is Your Land
2. Yankee Doodle
3. America the Beautiful
4. The Star-Spangled Banner

Question 9Not answered

Who can vote in federal elections, run for federal office, and serve on a jury in the United States?

1. Citizens
2. Members of the U.S. military only
3. Permanent residents (green-card holders)
4. Anyone over 18 living in the U.S.

Question 10Not answered

What war did the Americans fight to win independence from Britain?

1. American Revolution
2. War of 1812
3. World War I
4. Spanish-American War

Question 11Not answered

What did the civil rights movement do?

1. Fought to end racial discrimination
2. Started the Cold War
3. Fought for federal tax reform
4. Established the Federal Reserve

Question 12Not answered

Why did the United States enter the Korean War?

1. To gain new territory
2. To respond to a direct attack on the U.S. mainland
3. To stop the spread of communism
4. To free Korean slaves

Question 13Not answered

The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

1. To escape American taxes
2. Freedom
3. To build the Statue of Liberty
4. To attend a U.S. university

Question 14Not answered

Why did the United States enter World War II?

1. To assist Germany against the Allies
2. To gain control of the Louisiana Territory
3. (Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
4. To end the Great Depression at home

Question 15Not answered

Who does a member of the House of Representatives represent?

1. The President's voters
2. Citizens in their (congressional) district
3. Their campaign donors
4. All citizens of their state

Question 16Not answered

Why does the flag have 50 stars?

1. Because there were 50 founding fathers
2. Because of 50 years of independence at the time
3. (Because there is) one star for each state
4. Because of 50 cities in the original colonies

Question 17Not answered

How many U.S. senators are there?

1. Two hundred (200)
2. One hundred (100)
3. Four hundred thirty-five (435)
4. Three hundred (300)

Question 18Not answered

Some states have more representatives than other states. Why?

1. Because of state size in square miles
2. Because of how long the state has existed
3. Because of the state's wealth
4. (Because of) the state's population

Question 19Not answered

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

1. Only those who pass a literacy test may vote.
2. Only veterans may vote.
3. Only citizens born in the United States may vote.
4. Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).

Question 20Not answered

Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.

1. Founded the United Nations
2. Fought for civil rights
3. First African American Supreme Court justice
4. First African American president