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Pilot Test Questions and Answers
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
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
A: Freedom to petition the government
A: Freedom of worship
A: The right to bear arms
78. What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
A: The promise of loyalty to the flag and the nation
79. Name one promise you make when you say the Oath of Allegiance.
A: To give up loyalty to other countries (I give up
loyalty to my [old][first][other] country.)
A: To defend the Constitution and laws of the United
States
A: To obey the laws of the United States
A: To serve in the United States military if needed
(To fight for the United States [if needed].)
A: To serve the nation if needed (To do important
work for the United States [if needed].)
A: To be loyal to the United States
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