Deck 14: Us Government

Question 1

Which branch of government did the US constitution intend to be dominant?

A)The executive branch
B)The legislative branch
C)The judicial branch
D)None of them was intended to be dominant.

Answer 1

None of them was intended to be dominant.

Question 2

What political party was George Washington a member of?

A)Republicans
B)Democrats
C)Whigs
D)He wasn't in a political party.

Answer 2

He wasn't in a political party.

Question 3

What is the Department of the Interior responsible for?

A)Protecting US internal security
B)Managing US natural resources and heritage sites
C)Maintaining US government buildings
D)Coordinating internal transportation

Answer 3

Managing US natural resources and heritage sites

Question 4

Which department is responsible for monitoring US borders?

A)The Department of Defense
B)The State Department
C)The Department of Homeland Security
D)The Department of the Interior

Question 5

Which branch of the US military does not report to the Secretary of Defense?

A)The Army
B)The Marines
C)The Coast Guard
D)All branches report to the Secretary of Defense.

Question 6

What is the highest rank in the US Army?

A)General of the Armies
B)Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C)General of the Army
D)Secretary General

Question 7

Which of the following does not automatically confer US citizenship?

A)Being born in the US
B)Having one US citizen as a parent
C)Going through the nationalization process
D)Being born in Puerto Rico

Question 8

What is the legal difference between Massachusetts, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Virginia, which are commonwealths, and the other forty-six states?

A)There is no legal difference.
B)Their state legislatures are organized differently.
C)These four states have greater local sovereignty.
D)The legal differences, which once mattered, have been overruled by Federal law.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a US governmental organization?

A)The Peace Corps
B)The World Bank
C)The Smithsonian Institute
D)The Securities Exchange Commission

Question 10

What controversial tactic can a President use to let a bill die without vetoing it directly?

A)Filibuster
B)Pocket veto
C)Cloture
D)Tabling