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US Government Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What country did The United States declare independence from?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
2.

What was the first national government of the United States?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

3.

What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Charleston

d)

Richmond

4.

When did the founding fathers sign the Constitution that governs our country today?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

September 3, 1783

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

December 24, 1970

5.
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
a)
In order to
b)
We the people
c)
Once upon a
d)
The United States
6.
Congress is part of which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
All 3 Branches
7.
What is the main job of the legislative branch?
a)
head of the military
b)
interpret laws
c)
enforce laws
d)
make laws
8.
The President is the head of which branch of government? 
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
All 3 Branches
9.

Who was the youngest president ever to serve

a)

John F kennedy

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

10.

How many sons followed in their father's footsteps and became President of the US

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

0

11.

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

12.
The Supreme Court is in which branch of government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
d)
All 3 Branches
13.

Who was the first female appointed to the Supreme Court?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Sonia Sotomayor

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Elena Kagan

14.

Who was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Clarence Thomas

d)

Frederick Douglass

15.
The first 10 Amendments are called...
a)
The Amendments. 
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
Laws
d)
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