American Government Quiz

What happens if the president can’t serve; line of succession?

• The Vice President takes over

• The Speaker of the House takes over

• The Secretary of State takes over

• A new election is held immediately

First five positions in presidential line of succession

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore of the Senate, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury

• Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense, Attorney General

• Vice President, President pro tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense

• Vice President, Speaker of the House, Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Defense

Main duties for each of the three branches of government

• Legislative makes laws, Executive enforces laws, Judicial interprets laws

• Legislative enforces laws, Executive makes laws, Judicial supports laws

• Legislative interprets laws, Executive supports laws, Judicial makes laws

• All branches are responsible for making, enforcing, and interpreting laws equally

Who divides each state into electoral districts?

• The state government

• The federal government

• Independent commissions

• Local government bodies

How many amendments are there?

• 25

• 27

• 30

• 33

Which of the following is a power of the president?

• Vetoing legislation

• Declaring war

• Appointing federal judges

• Enacting laws

Who elects the president?

• The public through general elections

• Members of the parliament

• State governors

• The previous president

Why were the articles of the confederation ineffective?

• They provided too much power to the national government

• They did not allow the government to impose taxes

• They made it too easy to pass laws

• They established a strong executive branch

What are the ways a person may be a US citizen?

• By birth in the United States

• Through naturalization

• By being born to US citizen parents abroad

• All of the above

Principle of separation of church and state is based on

• establishment clause (no state religion)

• freedom of speech

• right to bear arms

• right to privacy