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
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
