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2.1              New Pilot Test Questions

 

Pilot Test Questions and Answers        
           
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT    
           
A: Principles of American Democracy  
1. Name one important idea found in the Declaration of Independence.
   A: People are born with natural rights.  
   A: The power of government comes from the people.    
   A: The people can change their government if it hurts their natural rights.  
   A: All people are created equal.  
           
2. What is the supreme law of the land?      
   A: The Constitution  
           
3. What does the Constitution do?        
   A: It sets up the government.        
   A: It protects basic rights of Americans.      
           
4. What does “We the People” mean in the Constitution?    
   A: The power of government comes from the people.    
           
5. What do we call changes to the Constitution?    
   A: Amendments          
           
6. What is an amendment?        
   A: It is a change to the Constitution.        
           
7. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?  
   A: The Bill of Rights          
           
8. Name one right or freedom from the First Amendment. *  
   A: Speech          
   A: Religion          
   A: Assembly          
   A: Press            
   A: Petition the government        
           
9. How many amendments does the Constitution have?    
   A: Twenty-seven (27)          
           
10. What did the Declaration of Independence do?    
    A: Announce the independence of the United States from Great Britain  
    A: Say that the U.S. is free from Great Britain      
           
11. What does freedom of religion mean?      
    A:  You can practice any religion you want, or not practice at all.  
           
12. What type of economic system does the U.S. have?    
    A:  Capitalist economy          
    A:  Free market          
    A:  Market economy          
           
B: System of Government      
13. What are the three branches or parts of the government?  
    A: Executive, legislative, and judicial        
    A: Congress, the President, the courts      
           
14. Name one branch or part of the government.    
    A: Congress          
    A: Legislative          
    A: President          
    A: Executive          
    A: The courts          
    A: Judicial          
           
15. Who is in charge of the executive branch?      
    A: The President          
           
16. Who makes federal laws?        
    A: Congress          
    A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)      
    A: The (U.S. or national) legislature        
           
17. What are the two parts of the United States Congress?  
    A: The Senate and House (of Representatives)      
           
18. How many United States Senators are there?    
    A: 100            
           
19. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? *    
    A: Six (6)            
           
20. Name your state’s two U.S. Senators. *      
    A: Answers will vary. [For District of Columbia residents and residents of U.S. territories, the answer is that DC (or the territory where the applicant lives) has no U.S. Senators.]
           
21. How many U.S. Senators does each state have?    
    A: Two (2)          
           
22. The House of Representatives has how many voting members? *  
    A: 435            
           
23. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?    
    A: Two (2)          
           
24. Name your U.S. Representative.      
    A: Answers will vary. [Residents of territories with nonvoting delegates or resident commissioners may provide the name of that representative or commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.]
           
25. Who does a U.S. Senator represent?      
    A: All people of the state        
           
26. Who does a U.S. Representative represent?    
    A: All people of the district        
           
27. What decides each state’s number of U.S. Representatives?  
    A: The state’s population        
           
28. How is each state’s number of Representatives decided?  
    A: The state’s population        
           
29. Why do we have three branches of government? *    
    A: So no branch is too powerful        
           
30. Name one example of checks and balances.    
    A: The President vetoes a bill.        
    A: Congress can confirm or not confirm a President’s nomination.  
    A: Congress approves the President’s budget.      
    A: The Supreme Court strikes down a law.      
           
31. We elect a President for how many years?      
    A: Four (4) years          
           
32. How old must a President be?        
    A: Thirty-five (35) or older        
    A: At least thirty-five (35)        
           
33. To become President of the United States, what must the person be at birth?
    A: A citizen          
           
34. Who is the President now?        
    A: [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)  
           
35. What is the name of the President of the United States?  
    A: [Current president] (as of November 20, 2006, George W. Bush)  
    A: (President) George W. Bush        
    A: George Bush          
    A: Bush            
           
36. Who is the Vice President now?      
    A: [Current vice president] (as of November 20, 2006- Richard (Dick) Cheney)
    A: Dick Cheney          
    A: Cheney          
           
37. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States?  
    A: [Current vice president] (as of November 20, 2006- Richard (Dick) Cheney)
    A: Dick Cheney          
    A: Cheney          
           
38. If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?  
    A: The Vice President          
           
39. Who becomes President if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve?
    A: The Speaker of the House        
           
40. Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the military?    
    A: The President          
           
41. How many full terms can a President serve?    
    A: Two (2)          
           
42. Who signs bills to become laws?      
    A: The President          
           
43. Who vetoes bills?          
    A: The President          
           
44. What is a veto?          
    A: The President refuses to sign a bill passed by Congress.    
    A: The President says no to a bill.        
    A: The President rejects a bill.        
           
45. What does the President’s Cabinet do? *      
    A: Advises the President        
           
46. Name two Cabinet-level positions.      
    A: Secretary of Agriculture        
    A: Secretary of Commerce        
    A: Secretary of Defense        
    A: Secretary of Education        
    A: Secretary of Energy        
    A: Secretary of Health and Human Services  
    A: Secretary of Homeland Security  
    A: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development  
    A: Secretary of Interior  
    A: Secretary of State  
    A: Secretary of Transportation  
    A: Secretary of Treasury  
    A: Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs  
    A: Attorney General  
    A: Secretary of Labor  
           
47. What Cabinet-level agency advises the President on foreign policy?
    A: The State Department        
           
48. What does the judicial branch do? *      
    A: Reviews and explains laws        
    A: Resolves disputes between parties      
    A: Decides if a law goes against the Constitution      
           
49. Who confirms Supreme Court justices?      
    A: The Senate          
           
50. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?    
    A: John Roberts (John G. Roberts, Jr.)      
           
51. How many justices are on the Supreme Court?    
    A: Nine (9)          
           
52. Who nominates justices to the Supreme Court?    
    A: The President          
           
53. Name one thing only the federal government can do.    
    A: Print money          
    A: Declare war          
    A: Create an army          
    A: Make treaties          
           
54. What is one thing a state government can do?    
    A: Provide schooling and education        
    A: Provide protection (police)        
    A: Provide safety (fire departments)        
    A: Give a driver’s license        
    A: Approve zoning and land use        
           
55. What does it mean that the U.S. Constitution is a constitution of limited powers?
    A: The federal government has only the powers that the Constitution states that it has.
    A: The states have all powers that the federal government does not.  
           
56. Who is the Governor of your state?      
    A: Answers will vary.          
 [District of Columbia and U.S. Territory residents would answer that they do not have a state governor or that they do not live in a state. Mentioning the governor of the territory for Guam is acceptable. Any answer that mentions one of these facts is acceptable.]
           
57. What is the capital (or capital city) of your state?    
    A: Answers will vary. [District of Columbia residents would answer that DC is not a state, and that therefore it does not have a capital. Any answer that mentions one of these facts is acceptable.]
           
58. What are the two major political parties in the U.S. today?  
    A: Democrats and Republicans        
           
59. What is the highest court in the U.S.?      
    A: The Supreme Court          
           
60. What is the majority political party in the House of Representatives now? *
    A: Democrats  
    A: Democratic Party  
           
61. What is the political party of the majority in the Senate now?  
    A: Democrats          
    A: Democratic Party  
           
62. What is the political party of the President now?    
    A: Republicans          
    A: Republican Party          
           
63. Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives now?  
    A: Nancy Pelosi          
           
64. Who is the Senate Majority Leader now? *      
    A: Harry Reid          
           
65. In what month are general presidential elections held in the United States?
    A: November          
           
66. When must all males register for the Selective Service?  
    A: At age 18          
    A: At 18            
           
67. Who is the Secretary of State now?      
    A: Dr. Condoleezza Rice        
    A: Condoleezza Rice          
    A: Dr. Rice          
           
68. Who is the Attorney General now?      
    A: Alberto Gonzales          
           
69. Is the current President in his first or second term? *    
    A: Second          
           
C: Rule of Law          
70. What is self-government?        
    A: Powers come from the people.        
    A: Government responds to the people.      
           
71. Who governs the people in a self-governed country?    
    A: The people govern themselves.        
    A: The government elected by the people.      
           
72. What is the “rule of law”?        
    A: Everyone must obey the law.        
    A: Leaders must obey the law.        
    A: Government must obey the law.        
           
73. What are “inalienable rights”?        
    A: Individual rights that people are born with      
           
D: Rights and Responsibilities    
74. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
    A: Any citizen over 18 can vote.        
    A: A citizen of any race can vote.        
    A: Any male or female citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)  
    A: You don’t have to pay to vote. (You don’t have to pay a poll tax to vote.)  
           
75. Name one responsibility that is only for United States citizens.  
    A: Vote            
    A: Serve on a jury          
           
76. Name two rights that are only for United States citizens.  
    A: The right to apply for a federal job      
    A: The right to vote          
    A:  The right to run for office        
    A:  The right to carry a U.S. passport      
           
77. Name two rights of everyone living in the U.S.    
    A: Freedom of expression        
    A: Freedom of speech          
    A: Freedom of assembly