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OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 1* QUESTIONS * |
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QUESTION 1. Which President made his own clothes? a. Franklin Pierce b. John Quincy Adams c. Andrew Johnson d. Millard Fillmore QUESTION 2. During which administration was Alaska purchased? a. Dwight D Eisenhower b. Andrew Johnson c. William McKinley d. Andrew Jackson QUESTION 3. Who was our last Whig president? a. Millard Fillmore b. Zachary Taylor c. Wm H Harrison d. John Tyler QUESTION 4. Which President signed the Declaration of Independence? a. James Monroe b. John Adams c. John Quincy Adams d. Martin van Buren QUESTION 5. Which President was NOT a golfer? a. John F Kennedy b. Gerald R Ford c. Warren G Harding d. Harry S Truman QUESTION 6. United States Constitution: President of the Senate is a. the Secretary of State b. the Vice President c. the President Pro Tempore d. the Secretary of War QUESTION 7. Which President did NOT serve previously as Vice President? a. John Adams b. Thomas Jefferson c. Millard Fillmore d. James Madison QUESTION 8. Which of these is TRUE? a. Senators only need to campaign within their own districts. b. The President can declare war. c. Congress levies taxes and formulates the nation's budget. d. The idea of a Congress is revolutionary to the United States. QUESTION 9. First ordained in the Constitution is a. the President b. Congress c. the Supreme Court d. Powers not held by the United States are delegated to the States. QUESTION 10. Which of these is NOT true? The Speaker of the House a. is chosen by the President b. is next in line as President after the Vice President c. House rules give the Speaker virtual control of many House activities d. is required by the Constitution QUESTION 11. Which of these is NOT true? Senators a. were once chosen by State legislatures b. are often compared to an exclusive club c. speak from their places on the floor d. limit their debate time to 1 hour QUESTION 12. The SUPREME COURT a. accepts appeals involving Constitutional questions b. precedents don't have to be followed by lower courts c. hears about 5000 cases a year d. makes new laws which it determines are Constitutional QUESTION 13. George Washington appointed __ Supreme Court justices. a. 6 b. 7 c. 9 d. 15 QUESTION 14. The Supreme Court's first home a. was in the building it occupies now b. was Liberty Hall, Philadelphia, now Old City Hall c. HOMELESS! Used rooms in the U S Capitol Building d. was the Royal Exchange Building New York City QUESTION 15. The Supreme Court's first major ruling: a. South Carolina could sue Georgia b. Rejection of laws passed by Congress c. Its number of justices d. Creating basic laws QUESTION 16. Today's postal service a. Divides the country into 5 regions b. sorts mail by hand c. is supported by government funds d. does not compete with private express mail or package services QUESTION 17. Early postal service a. was operated by families from their homes b. had lower postage rates than today's c. was established by Benjamin Franklin d. was part of the Treasury Department QUESTION 18. A United States Ambassador a. assists U S citizens abroad b. operates on his own initiative c. handles the country's foreign relations d. has embassies in most major foreign cities QUESTION 19. Which of these is TRUE a. State Dept predecessor = Dept of Foreign Affairs b. The Great Seal is kept in the President's office for special occasions c. George Washington was the nation's first Secretary of State d. The Presidential Cabinet was formed by Statute in the 1790s QUESTION 20. The Smithsonian Institute's interest in art mostly began a. with the Wright Brothers 1903 Kitty Hawk flight b. when European explorers discovered the Grand Canyon c. 1906 when Charles L Freer donated his art collection to the Institute d. with the discovery of Smithsonite QUESTION 21. The first black female U S Senator was a. Barbara Jordan b. Carol Moseley-Braun c. Shirley Chisholm d. Maxine Waters QUESTION 22. The first U S president photographed was a. Thomas Jefferson b. John Quincy Adams c. Abraham Lincoln d. Theodore Roosevelt