Government Trivia

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In the year 1800, the federal government of the United States moved to its newly constructed capital in Washington, D.C., from what city?

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What advisory group, composed of the commanders of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marines, counsels the President on military affairs?

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These people all ran against each other for President in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Who won the election?

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There are two woman in the U.S. Senate. What are their names?

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According to the U.S. Constitution, what is the minimum age for a person to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.?

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On Dec. 10, 1953, the first Playboy magazine was released. Which well-known woman was the first playmate?

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One played NFL football, the other NBA basketball; today they are congressmen; someday one of them could be President of the United States. Who are they?

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Who was the last U.S. president, before Clinton, who did not serve in the Armed Forces?

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One played NFL football, the other NBA basketball; today they are congressmen; someday one of them could be President of the United States. Who are they?

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If a foreign born person becomes a U.S. citizen, that person receives all the rights and privileges of natural-born citizens, except for one. What is it?

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The SALT treaty was ratified in 1972, to limit offensive weapons. What does SALT abbreviate?

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The person who served in the position as Governor of California the longest, from 1943 to 1953, went on to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Who was he?

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What is the name for the form of government controlled by a privileged, hereditary ruling class, generally resented by the middle and lower class.

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The Attorney General is the head of which governmental department?

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This century there have been four Presidents who ran for re-election and lost. The latest was, of course, George Bush. Who were the other three?