Government as a Second Language GSL Quiz

1. Can you name 2 of these 4 nominees for President of the United States? (Bonus for the Party).

2. Who was the first president of the United States?

3. Each year on July 4th we celebrate, What are we celebrating?

4. How many branches of government are there? 5. Name them…. Yes all of them

6. On what day of the year do we vote for president?

7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives? 8. And in Congress total?

9. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 10 9 7 5

10. What is the Supreme Law of the Land? The Bill of rights The Constitution The Declaration of Independence

11. What are the first words of the Constitution? When in the course of human events… Four Score and Seven years ago…. We the people…

12. What is an amendment? A officially proposed bill A law signed by the President A formal change to the Constitution

13. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

14. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the 1st amendment? Speech Privacy Religion Petition and Assembly

15. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 10 20 31 27

16. What stops one branch from becoming too powerful? Congress Checks and Balances Supreme Court Separation of Powers

17. What are the two houses of congress?

18. How many senators does each state have? 2 5 3 4

19. Who is this?

20. How are the number of representatives for each state in the house of representatives decided? by popular vote each state gets 2 by population

21. How long is the president’s term in office? 2 years 6 years 8 years 4 years

22. Before he became President, what did Donald Trump do?

23. What economic system does the US have? Capitalism Socialism Communism

24. What does GOP stand for?

25. Who is this?

DO NOT CHANGE YOUR ANSWERS… see how many you get right!!

1. Can you name 2 of these 4 nominees for President of the United States? Hillary Clinton- Democrat Donald Trump- Republican Gary Johnson- Libertarian Jill Stein- Green Party

? 2. Who was the first president of the United States? George Washington ?

3. Each year on July 4th we celebrate, What are we celebrating? We celebrate our declaration of independence from Great Britain

4. How many branches of government are there? Three 5. Name them…. Yes all of them Executive Legislative Judicial

6. On what day of the year do we vote for president? The Tuesday after the first Monday in November

7. How many voting members are there in the House of Representatives 8. And in Congress total? 535

9. How many justices are on the Supreme Court? 10 9 7 5

10. What is the Supreme Law of the Land? The Bill of rights The Constitution The Declaration of Independence

11. What are the first words of the Constitution? When in the course of human events… Four Score and Seven years ago…. We the people…

12. What is an amendment? A officially proposed bill A law signed by the president A formal change to the Constitution

13. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? The Bill of Rights

14. Which of these freedoms is not protected by the 1st amendment? Speech Privacy Religion Petition and Assembly

15. How many amendments does the Constitution have? 10 20 31 27

16. What stops one branch from becoming too powerful? Congress Checks and Balances Supreme Court Separation of Powers

17. What are the two houses of congress?

18. How many senators does each state have? 2 5 3 4

19. Who is this? Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio- the two Senators from Florida

20. How are the number of representatives for each state in the house of representatives decided? by popular vote each state gets 2 by population

21. How long is the president’s term in office? 2 years 6 years 8 years 4 years

22. Before he became President, what did Donald Trump do? Businessman and Television Personality

23. What economic system does the US have? Capitalism Socialism Communism

24. What does GOP stand for? Grand Ole Party- the Republican Party

25. Who is this? Michael Pence- Vice President