1. Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
(A) James Madison
(B) Thomas Jefferson
(C) John Adams
(D) None of these
2. This Founding Father from Virginia, now known as the “Father of the Bill of Rights”, has a University named after him in that state.
(A) John Jay
(B) Alexander Hamilton
(C) George Mason
(D) None of these
3. What is the purpose of the 2nd Amendment?
(A) To provide arms and ammunition if British attack
(B) Citizens with the ability to defend themselves against unlawful violence
(C) For the purpose of forming the National Guard in each State
(D) None of these
4. Who, of the following, was not a U.S. President?
(A) John Adams
(B) Alexander Hamilton
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) None of these
5. What Constitutional Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920?
(A) 16th
(B) 17th
(C) 19th
(D) None of these
6. Who was the first President to be impeached?
(A) Bill Clinton
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Andrew Jackson
(D) None of these
7. Which of the following was not one of the original 13 colonies?
(A) Massachusetts
(B) Maine
(C) Delaware
(D) None of these
8. Who was U.S. President from 1977 to 1981?
(A) Ronald Reagan
(B) Richard Nixon
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) None of these
9. The XYZ Affair took place between:
(A) US–Britain
(B) US–Russia
(C) US–France
(D) None of these
10. The term “Big Stick Diplomacy” is associated with President:
(A) Theodore Roosevelt
(B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(C) Jimmy Carter
(D) None of these
11. Who was the American President at the time of the signing of the Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel?
(A) Richard Nixon
(B) Lyndon B. Johnson
(C) Ronald Reagan
(D) None of these (Correct: Jimmy Carter)
12. Gadsden Purchase (1854) took place between:
(A) US–Great Britain
(B) US–France
(C) US–Mexico
(D) None of these
13. Louisiana Purchase was during Presidency of:
(A) T. Roosevelt
(B) Jefferson
(C) Andrew Jackson
(D) None of these
14. D-Day was:
(A) The Cold War
(B) 6 June 1944
(C) 6 March 1945
(D) None of these
15. “The Cold War: A New History” is written by:
(A) Henry Kissinger
(B) John Lewis Gaddis
(C) Walter Lippmann
(D) None of these
16. The Treaty of Montefontaine was signed between:
(A) US–France
(B) US–Russia
(C) US–Britain
(D) None of these
17. The Treaty of Ghent was signed in:
(A) 1807
(B) 1813
(C) 1814
(D) None of these
18. The Second Great Awakening emphasized:
(A) Religious revival
(B) Rapid cultural growth
(C) Rapid church growth
(D) None of these
19. The Compromise of 1850 was chiefly on:
(A) Territory
(B) Slavery issue
(C) Trade
(D) None of these