United States History/Civics 4

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Set 4 (10 Questions)
This activity covers fundamental concepts of US Government and Citizenship. Many of the questions here occur on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test.
This 100 question test can be found at this web address: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/100q.pdf

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1. For how long do we elect members of the U.S. House of Representatives? How long is a Representative's term? *

1 point

In this wikipedia article, you can find more information about House of Reps membership (also called Congressional seats): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_congressional_districts

two years

four years

six years

ten years

2. Which of the states listed below was -not- one of the original 13 colonies? *

1 point

Massachusetts

South Carolina

Kentucky

Maryland

3. Which of the countries listed below was -not- an enemy of the United States during World War II? *

1 point

The 3 men pictured in the first row, from left, were Winston Churchill (England), F.D.R. (USA), and Joseph Stalin (Russia). While Russia is sometimes considered an adversary of the USA today, it served as an ally of the USA in fighting against Hitler and the Nazis from the east.

Germany

Italy

Japan

Russia

4. Who signs a Federal bill into law? *

1 point

The U.S. Congress

The President of the United States (sometimes abbreviated POTUS)

The Supreme Court Justices

The highest ranking general in the U.S. Army

5. Who nominates justice nominees to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court? *

1 point

Justice Amy Coney Barrett (standing behind President Trump) was the last justice nominated by President Trump.

The President of the United States

The People

the other existing Supreme Court Justices

the U.S. Congress

6. What is the Head Executive of a state government called? *

1 point

Gavin Newsom holds the highest executive position in government in the State of California. Read more at: https://www.ca.gov/agency/?item=office-of-the-governor

Governor

Mayor

State President

Secretary of State

7. What is the Head Executive of a city government called? *

1 point

The head executive of a city makes decisions that involve police, fire, trash pickup, homelessness, health care, traffic, water and power systems, and more.

mayor

governor

president

deputy

8. What is the minimum voting age in the United States? (How old does a person need to be to be eligible to vote?) *

1 point

9. From what country did America declare its independence? *

1 point

Russia

Germany

Canada

Great Britain (England)

10. How many consecutive four-year terms may a President serve? *

1 point

Franklin Delano Roosevelt actually was elected 4 times. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution now limits the number of terms a President may serve. Learn more about this at: https://www.thoughtco.com/why-presidents-only-serve-two-terms-3367979

one

two

four

There is no limit to the number of terms.

Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test

See "US History/Civics 1" for the complete Citizenship and Naturalization Test Study Guide questions and answers at the end of that test.

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