Only True American Patriots Can Get 100% On This Politics Quiz!

Question 1/20

Who is next in line for the presidency should something happen to both the president and vice president?

President Pro Temp
Speaker of the House
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Question 2/20

The Supreme Court represents the highest court in the country. How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?

10 years
25 years
Life terms

Question 3/20

Which constitutional amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive fines or bail amounts?

2nd amendment
4th amendment
8th amendment

Question 4/20

What vote is needed to override a presidential veto?

A Simple majority in the House
A 2/3 vote in the Senate
A 2/3 vote in the House and Senate

Question 5/20

The 5th amendment prohibits anyone from being compelled to do what?

Self-incriminate
Provide quarter to soldiers during peacetime
Confront his or her accusers in court

Question 6/20

Habeas Corpus protects citizens against unlawful imprisonment, but there are circumstances by which this can be suspended. Which of the following presidents suspended habeas corpus in the interests of national security?

Abraham Lincoln
Richard Nixon
George W. Bush

Question 7/20

What are the three branches of government?

Executive, Legislative, and Military
Judicial, Military, and Executive
Judicial, Executive and Legislative

Question 8/20

How many senators does each state get?

2 senators
4 senators
6 senators

Question 9/20

Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

The vice president
The secretary of state
The president

Question 10/20

What does the system of checks and balances prevent?

The president from writing legislation
Congress from voting during holidays
Any branch of the government from having too much power

Question 11/20

Which constitutional amendment gave women the right to vote?

14th
19th
21st

Question 12/20

Which of the following is a states' right?

Create treaties
Print money
Building new roads and bridges

Question 13/20

Which of the following is required of United States citizens?

Serve on a jury
Sign up for mandatory military service
Provide shelter for a solider during peacetime

Question 14/20

How old do you have to be to run for president?

18
21
35

Question 15/20

Which body comes together after the presidential election to cast their votes for president?

Continental Congress
Electoral College
House of Representatives

Question 16/20

What does the 24th amendment prohibit?

The revocation of voting rights due to not paying a poll tax
Presidents from serving more than two terms
The sale and consumption of alcohol

Question 17/20

Which branch of the government enacts laws?

Judicial
Executive
Legislative

Question 18/20

What is one reason the colonists left England?

Religious freedom
Access to better education
To start a new country

Question 19/20

What were the participants in the Boston Tea Party protesting against?

The Great Tea Shortage of 1775
Taxation without representation
The election of George Washington

Question 20/20

Which of the following people did NOT write the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman
William Henry Harrison