Government Trivia

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Article 1, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution requires that every 10 years, what should happen?

16

Which Amendment to the US Constitution grants people the right to keep and bear Arms?

17

The statement, "The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied because of sex" became a part of the U.S. Constitution in what year? Was it 1787 when the constitution was written, or as an amendment in 1865, 1920, or 1945?

3

It is said that the current Constitution of France was tailor-made for which person?

17

According to the U.S. Constitution, if none of the candidates for President gains a majority of the electoral votes, how would the choice of President be made?

9

Whose picture is on a $2 bill?

1

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

3

In 1975, Gerald Ford appointed which future President to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency?

15

In November, 1992, who was elected as America's first black female US Senator?

18

In what year did India gain its independence, and which well-known person became its first prime minister?

11

Can you name the last four sitting Presidents who lost bids for re-election for a second term?

8

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

10

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?

14

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?

19

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