U.S. Government Pre-Test

What kind of a democracy is the United States?

• Parliamentary democracy

• Presidential democracy

• Direct democracy

• Democratic republic

Who chooses the US president?

• The House of Representatives

• Electoral College

• Voters

• State legislatures

How do Republican and Democratic candidates get on the presidential ballot?

• By filing the paperwork and paying a fee in each state

• By amassing more delegates to vote for them at party conventions

• By winning more primaries than other candidates in their party

• By getting a certain number of signatures on a petition

Why have the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary come first in recent elections?

• It's in the Constitution

• Their state governments work hard to protect their first-in-the-nation status

• There is a law passed by Congress

• It's a tradition

Which one of these presidents won the Iowa caucuses on the way to his first party nomination?

• None of the above

• Joe Biden

• Donald Trump

• Bill Clinton

How many times has a person lost the popular vote but won the presidency?

• 1

• 5

• 8

• 12

Which president was never elected as president or vice president?

• Gerald Ford

• John Tyler

• Martin Van Buren

• James K. Polk

When was the most recent amendment added to the US Constitution?

• 1986

• 2003

• 1992

• 1972

How did the Constitution first envision the election of senators?

• Appointment by the governor

• Selection by state legislature

• Popular vote

• None of the above

Which president served in Congress, the White House and on the Supreme Court?

• None of the above

• William Howard Taft

• John Quincy Adams

• James Garfield