Report a question What's wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 34 1 / 10 1. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. a) Cherokee b) Igbo c) Guarani d) Tuareg Correct answers (choose one): • Cherokee • Navajo • Sioux • Chippewa • Choctaw • Pueblo • Apache • Iroquois • Creek • Blackfeet • Seminole • Cheyenne • Arawak • Shawnee • Mohegan • Huron • Oneida • Lakota • Crow • Teton • Hopi • Inuit There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States 2 / 10 2. What is the capital of the United States? a) Olympia, WA b) Washington, DC c) New York, NY d) St. Louis, MO Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States. 3 / 10 3. How many amendments does the Constitution have? a) 12 b) 27 c) 22 d) 5 Since 1789, there have been 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. 4 / 10 4. During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States? a) Terrorism b) Economic Depression c) Imperialism d) Communism The Cold War was an ideological battle fought between the United States and the Soviet Union. 5 / 10 5. Who does a U.S. Senator represent? a) The state legislatures. b) All people of the state in which (s)he was elected. c) Only the people in the state who voted for the Senator. d) All people of the state who belong to the Senator’s political party. Each state has two senators who represent all the residents of that state. 6 / 10 6. Name one state that borders Mexico. a) New York b) Virginia c) North Dakota d) Texas The states that border Mexico are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. 7 / 10 7. Name one branch or part of the government. a) political parties b) U.S. territories c) president d) newspapers and television Congress, the president, and the courts are branches of the government. 8 / 10 8. What is the economic system in the United States? a) Socialist economy. b) None of these answers. c) Communist economy. d) Capitalist economy. Correct answers (choose one): • capitalist economy • market economy Capitalism is a type of economic system wherein private individuals, and not the government, own the majority of businesses and can generate profit. 9 / 10 9. What is an amendment? a) An introduction. b) An addition (to the Constitution). c) The beginning of the Declaration of Independence. d) The Preamble to the Constitution. Correct answers (choose one): • a change (to the Constitution) or • an addition (to the Constitution) The U.S. Constitution is a living document, meaning it can be added to or altered. The Constitution has been amended 27 times. 10 / 10 10. When must all men register for the Selective Service? a) At 16 b) After 30. c) Between 18 and 26 d) At 21 Correct answers (choose one): • At 18 • Between 18 and 26 Nearly all men who are U.S. citizens or permanently living in the U.S. must register for the Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. The Selective Service accepts late registrations up until a male turns 26. Your score is
