Possible Exam Questions

Question 1

What term refers to a future situation in which the many different ethnic and
racial communities of the United States will represent the majority of the
population?

Answer 1

Minority-majority nation

Question 2

Which animal is represented in the Great Seal of the United States?

Answer 2

Eagle with olive branches (left, representing peace and diplomacy) and arrows (right, representing military).
13 stars above its head.

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of the US population self-identifies as Muslim?

Answer 3

1.34%
Judaism = 2.4%

Question 4

Which US President is represented on the $1 bill?

Answer 4

Georges Washington, 1st President

Question 5

Complete the following motto: “E Pluribus…

Answer 5

Unum

Question 6

Which trait of character, which refers to one’s ability to take care of
him/herself and not depend
on government assistance, would a conservative
American say one MUST have to be a true American?

Answer 6

Self-reliance

Question 7

Approximately what percentage of today’s US population is of Native American
descent?

Answer 7

0,7%

Question 8

What historical metaphor has commonly been used to represent America’s
cultural diversity?

Answer 8

Melting Pot

Question 9

What is the commonly used name for the US flag?

Answer 9

Star-Spangled Banner
or
The Old Glory
or
Stars and Stripes

Question 10

Approximately how many undocumented immigrants are estimated to be in the
US today?

Answer 10

11.7 million
= belgian population

Question 11

What is the symbol of the Republican Party?

Answer 11

Democrats = donkey
Republican = elephant

Question 12

What is the name of the African American lady whose hashtag
#BlacklivesMatter went viral on social media and subsequently gave birth to a
movement?

Answer 12

Alicia Garza

Question 13

In what month and year are the next nation-wide legislative elections to be held?

Question 14

What is the full name of the district in which the US capital is located?

Question 15

Complete the expression: “Life, Liberty and the…”

Answer 15

Pursuit of happiness

Question 16

What is the name of the place where imimigrants arriving by boat in New York
City in the late 1800s registered?

Answer 16

Ellis Island

Question 17

What is the term used te refer to a candidate whe does not belong to one of the two main US political parties?

Question 18

The government must put Americans to work rebuilding roads, bridges,
rails and ports, strengthening our economy and our infrastructure across the nation.

fiscal cobservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 19

Im opposed to a Constitutional Amendment defining _marriage as between
man and a woman.

fiscal cobservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 20

Recent immigration reform should have focused on stronger Iaw
enforcement, not amnesty for illegal aliens.

fiscal cobservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 21

I believe the government has gone too far in trying to establish equa
rights in this country.

fiscal conservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 22

Taxes should be raised, particularly
On
the wealthy, to provide all
Americans with affordable health coverage.

fiscal conservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 23

America is not yet a color- blind society. Affirmative Action is still needed
to guarantee African A mericans and other minorities access to higher education.

fiscal conservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 24

Take America back!

fiscal conservative (FC), a fiscal liberal (FL), a
social conservative (SC), a social liberal (SL) or a Tea Party follower (TP)?

Question 25

Slavery was one of the main causes triggering the American Revolutionary War T/F?

Question 26

The term "Purple State" refers to a state that historically yotes Republican. T/F?

Question 27

Presidential candidates usually select running mates that resemble them in qualifications, age, and background SO as TO guarantee close cooperation between the two. T/F?

Question 28

Catholicism is the largest religious denomination 5 the United States, followed by Protestantism and Judaism. T/F?

Question 29

Pro-life advocates regularly campaign against the death penalty. T/F?

Question 30

There are of ficially four rain regions in the U.S: the Northeast, the Center, the South and the West. T/F?

Question 31

Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland were popular destinations during the Black Migration of the 1920s, T/F?

Question 32

English is the official language in the United States as stated in the Constitution. T/F?

Question 33

The USA declared independence in 1775 but the British only formally recognized US independence when both parties finally signed the Treaty of Paris in 1783. T/F?

Question 34

Each president has an opportunity to select a Supreme Court Justice. T/F?

Question 35

Which President is represented on the 5$ bill?

Answer 35

Abraham Lincoln

Question 36

Which President is represented on the 2$ bill?

Answer 36

Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President

Question 37

Who is on U.S. Coins?

Answer 37

Abraham Lincoln on the cent Thomas Jefferson on the nickel Franklin Roosevelt on the dime, George Washington on the quarter-dollar John F. Kennedy on the half-dollar