SLO: U.S. Government Quiz

Our country’s first constitution was called:

• the Articles of Confederation

• the Declaration of Independence

• the “Federalist Papers”

• the Emancipation Proclamation

Laws for the United States are made by:

• the President

• the Senate

• Congress

• the Supreme Court

The longest possible time a person could now serve as President is:

• 4 years

• 8 years

• 10 years

• 12 years

A man accused of a crime in court has a right to:

• hear the witnesses against him

• be tried wherever he wants

• have any judge he wants

• change courts

Invoking the Fifth Amendment means an accused man:

• refuses to testify against himself

• refuses to be tried again

• demands a grand jury

• wants to appeal his case

Our first Vice-President was:

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

The Bill of Rights is:

• the first ten amendments

• the Fifteenth Amendment

• the entire Constitution

• all of the amendments

If neither the President nor Vice-President can serve, the position would be filled by:

• the Speaker of the House

• the Chief Justice

• the elected President of the Senate

• the Secretary of State

The major department head who is appointed by the President to deal with foreign countries is the:

• Secretary of Defense

• Secretary of State

• Attorney General

• Secretary of Commerce

The President is elected if he:

• wins a majority of the electoral votes

• wins most of the country’s vote

• wins all of the States’ votes

• wins most of the States’ votes