Quiz.

1. The new Constitution was ratified in:

a) 1777
b) 1778
c) 1779
d) 1973
e) 1787
f) 1789
g) None of the above
Answer: e

2. Total membership of House of Representative is:

a) 435
b) 440
c) 310
d) 100
e) None of the above

3. The upper house is elected for the term of:

a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 6 years
d) 8 years
e) None of the above
Answer: c

4. The lower House is elected for the term of:

a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 6 years
d) 8 years
e) None of the above
Answer: a

5. The upper House of US Congress is called:

a) Senate
b) House of Representatives
c) House of Lords
d) House of Commons
e) None of the above
Answer: a
6. The Lower House of the US Congress is called:

a) Senate
b) House of Representatives
c) House of Lords
d) House of Commons
e) None of the above
Answer: b

7. The first 10 amendments are known as:

a) Bill of Senatorial Courtesy

b) Bill of Executive
c) Bill of Legislature
d) Bill of Rights
e) None of the above
Answer: d

8. The Central Legislature of US is known as:

a) The Parliament
b) The Union
c) The meeting
d) The Congress
e) None of the above

9. The US at the moment is federation consisting of:

a) 13 States
b) 45 States
c) 51 States
d) 50 States
e) None of the above
Answer: d

10. The US was initially formed by:

a) 10 States
b) 11 States
c) 15 States
d) 13 States
e) None of the above
Answer: d

11. The American revolution began in:

 a) 1776
b) 1778
c) 1765
d) 1739
e) None of the above

12. The Philadephia convention was attended by delegates from:

a) 12 States
b) 13 States
c) 11 States
d) 9 States
e) None of the above

13. The American Constitution is a:

a) Understood document
b) Un-written document
c) Written document
d) Does not exist
e) None of the above

14. The American Constitution envisages the doctrine of:

a) limited government
b) limited department
c) limited public
d) limited bureaucracy

15. The first President of USA was:

a) John Adams
b) J.F. Kennedy
c) Richard Nixon
d) George Washington
e) None of the above

16. the first Vice-President of USA was:

a) John Adams
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Clinton
d) Richard Johnson
e) None of the above
17. 1968 Presidential election winner was:

a) Richard Nixon
b) J.F. Kennedy
c) John Tyler
d) Andrew Johnson
e) None of the above

18. Senate is the House of:

a) People
b) federating States
c) Opposition Party
d) Ruling Party
e) None of the above

19. House of Repesentatives is the house of:

a) People
b) federating States
c) Opposition Party
d) Ruling Party
e) None of the above

20. The American Congress is:

a) Uni-Cameral legislature
b) Tri-Cameral legislature
c) Bi-Cameral legislature
d) Quadruple legislature
e) None of the above

21. According to the constitution the head of the State of USA is:

a) Vice-President
b) President's Pro Tempore
c) The President
d) Secretary of State
e) None of the above

22. The American President is elected for the term of:

a) 2 years
b) 4 years
c) 5 years
d) 6 years
 e) None of the above

23. The age of American President must at least be:

a) 25 years
b) 30 years
c) 35 years
d) 40 years
e) None of the above

24. The only Catholic President in USA was/is:

a) George Washington
b) Ronald Reagon
c) J.F. Kennedy
d) Abrahm Lincoln
e) None of the above

25. The 22nd amendment, ratified in 1951, implemented that no President can hold office for
more than:

a) 2 terms
b) 3 terms
c) 1 term
d) 4 terms
e) None of the above

26. The total number of amendments made in US constitution in over 200 years is:

a) 50
b) 28
c) 27
d) 30
e) None of the above

27. The number of Presidents who resigned from the office is:

a) 1
b) 2
c) 5
d) 7
e) None

28. . The American legislature consists of:

a) 2 Houses
 b) 4 Houses
c) 3 Houses
d) 1 House
e) None of the above

29. The Presiding head of the Senate is:

a) The President
b) The Vice-President
c) The Speaker
d) The secretary of State
e) None of the above

30. In case the Vice-President is not available to preside over the Senate meeting, it would
than be Presided over by:

a) The Governor of any State

b) Secretary of State
c) The President
d) The President's Pro-Tempore
e) None of the above

31. The President of US does not require approval from the Senate when appointing senior
civil-officers, secretaries, diplomats etc:

a) True
b) False
c) President does not have power of appointment

32. President does not require Congressional approval to declare war:

a) True
b) False

33. . President does not has authority to call for emergency meeting of Congress:
a) True
b) False