Alabama Quiz

Alabama was the _____________ state to join the Union.

• 14th

• 22nd

• 30th

• 31st

Why does Alabama have multiple branches of government?

• To keep one person or group of people from gaining too much power

• To cover multiple areas of the state

• So that elected officials can have jobs after their term is over

• So that there are enough people to do all the work of running a state

What made Alabama’s population grow so quickly between 1810 and 1820?

• The discovery of penicillin helped people live longer.

• Advances in agriculture made it easier to feed people.

• People wanted a piece of the land recently taken from American Indians.

• The government started paying people to move to Alabama.

What did John Williams Walker, William Wyatt Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Israel Pickens, and William Rufus King have in common?

• They were cousins.

• They were all born somewhere other than Alabama.

• They all died young.

• They all had Alabama counties named after them.

If the Supreme Court thinks a law is unconstitutional, it can _____________________.

• give suggestions for revising the law

• pass the law to the federal Supreme Court

• change the constitution

• reject the law

Why was Alabama’s state capital moved from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery?

• The population had shifted east and wanted better access to the capital.

• Tuscaloosa’s local taxes had become too high.

• The federal government had offered free land in Montgomery on which to build the state capitol.

• Tuscaloosa flooded too often, and state buildings were getting damaged.

How many branches of government does Alabama have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What project did the second and third Alabama governors work on?

• Promoting the limestone mining industry

• Building roads to connect Alabama’s biggest cities

• Creating a state bank

• Rewriting Alabama’s constitution

Where was Alabama’s first constitution drafted?

• St. Stephens

• Huntsville

• Cahaba

• Montgomery

What was “Alabama Fever”?

• A disease outbreak in Alabama during the 19th century

• A term used to describe the rapid settlement and land rush in Alabama in the early 19th century

• A popular music genre originating from Alabama

• A political movement in Alabama during the Civil War