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American Government Knowledge (Civic) Assessment

The right to bear arms is found in which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: Second Amendment


The term of a United States Representative is _______ years.
Answer: 2 years


In our system of separation of powers, who write the laws?
Answer: Congress


Officers in the __________ advise the President and are confirmed by the Senate.
Answer: Cabinet


The power of the US Supreme Court to declare laws and executive orders unconstitutional is known as _________________________.
Answer: Judicial review


The formal leader of the Missouri House is called the __________________________, while the formal leader of the Senate is the ____________________________.
Answer: Speaker of the House; President Pro Tem


Which Amendment was used to ensure that states, as well as the national government, would provide the protections found in the United States Bill of Rights?
Answer: Fourteenth Amendment


In order to register to vote, you must be 18 years old, a citizen of the U.S., and you must also meet registration requirements created by
Answer: State government


Defined by the Twenty-second Amendment, the Constitution limits the President from serving more than _______ terms in office.
Answer: 2


The Governor of the State of Missouri is __________________.
Answer: Mike Parson


The Supreme Court provides a statement of the legal reasoning behind its decisions in written __________________________.
Answer: Opinions


The Constitution is the supreme law of the land
Answer: True


Which of the following pairs represent Missouri in the United States Senate?
Answer: Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley


The term of a United States Senator is ________ years.
Answer: 6 years


Under the U.S. Constitution, which of the following powers belongs to the state government?
Answer: To provide schooling and education


Which form of government does the US have?
Answer: Federal


The due process clause is located in which amendment in the Bill of Rights?
Answer: Fifth Amendment


Which President ran on a platform supporting "trickle-down economics" as a way to rebuild the American economy?
Answer: Ronald Reagan


Which of the following rights only belongs to the U.S. citizens, and not all residents?
Answer: The right to vote in a federal election


The United States entered World War II in response to which major event?
Answer: The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941


Which of the following court cases reversed the "separate but equal" doctrine?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education


A __________________________ vote must occur in both the House and the Senate in order to override a presidential veto.
Answer: Two-thirds


Your right to a speedy and public trial is found in which amendment in the Bill of Rights?
Answer: Sixth Amendment


Which amendment provided the suffrage for women?
Answer: Nineteenth Amendment


Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until after the inclusion of the Bill of Rights?
Answer: The Anti-federalists


The Seventh Amendment contains which important right?
Answer: Right to a trial by jury


Which President is associated with the New Deal?
Answer: Franklin Roosevelt


Which person was not a key leader of the woman's suffrage movement?
Answer: Molly Pitcher


Powers that are shared by the federal and state governments, like collecting taxes, are known as ____________________________________.
Answer: Concurrent


The Constitution, as designed by the Founding Fathers, establishes a __________ form of government.
Answer: Republican (or representative)


The President of the United States is ____________.
Answer: Joe Biden


There are _______ Justices on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Answer: 9


How many times has the United States Constitution been amended?
Answer: 27


Which of the following rights are protected by the First Amendment
Answer: All of the above


The division of power between the national government and the state governments is known as ______________.
Answer: Federalism


The President is the head of the ________ branch of government.
Answer: Executive


This federally supervised system of private banks regulates the supply of currency in circulation:
Answer: Federal Reserve System


The Bill of Rights was added to our Constitution because
Answer: People wanted guarantees that certain freedoms would be protected


The Declaration of Independence proclaimed the inalienable rights of
Answer: All of the above


Which of the following institutions have the power to declare war?
Answer: The Congress


When individuals "plead the Fifth," they are invoking which of the following rights?
Answer: Right against self-incrimination


The declared enemies of the US in the Cold War were
Answer: Communists and communism


With two houses, the United States Congress is described as
Answer: Bicameral


How many times can one person be elected to be the US President?
Answer: Twice


Which of the following confirms the appointment of all federal judges?
Answer: Senate


What was the outcome of the US involvement in the Korean War (1950-1953)?
Answer: The US contained communism and Korea remained divided


Which Amendment repealed the Eighteenth Amendment (prohibition)?
Answer: Twenty-First Amendment


Those rights we refer to as "civil liberties" are primarily found in which part of the Constitution?
Answer: Bill of Rights


Which piece of land did the United States purchase from France in 1803?
Answer: The Louisiana Territory


Which of the following appoints all federal judges?
Answer: President

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