Final US Studies Quiz

1.Which of the following was a Civil Rights leader that promoted civil disobedience?

a. Malcolm X

b. Martin Luther King Jr.

c. John F. Kennedy

2. Which of the following was a Civil Rights leader that used violence to influence civil rights?

a. Malcolm X

b. Martin Luther King Jr.

c. John F. Kennedy

3. This group of Civil Rights activists tried to make their point by riding buses through the south?

a. Freedom Riders

b. Black Panthers

c. The Beats

4. This group of students attended a High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

a. Little Rock 9

b. Black Panthers

c. The Beatles

5. Who controlled Vietnam before the start of the Vietnam War?

a. England

b. Tony Stark

c. France

6. This chemical was used in fighting during Vietnam?

a. Nitrogen

b. Napalm

c. Earth, Wind and Fire

7. Communist leader of Vietnam?

a. Mai Lai

b. Ho Chi Min

c. Mao Zi

8. What kind of tactics did the Vietcong use against the US?

a. Guerrilla War Tactics

b. Mind Tactics

c. Bubble Gum Tactics

9. Supreme Court case that deemed segregation OK if it was separate but equal?

a. Brown v. Board of Education

b. Loving v. Virginia

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

10. He was a Civil Rights leader for Latino farm workers?

a. Pablo Escobar

b. Cesar Chavez

c. Poncho Villa

11. Native American Civil Rights activists occupied which of the following sites in America? Pick two!

a. Alcatraz

b. Lincoln Memorial

c. Mt. Rushmore

d. Grand Canyon

12. This act made sure that people would not be denied employment based on race, sex, religion etc…?

a. Civil Rights Act 1957

b. Civil Rights Act 1964

c. Voting Rights Act 1965

13. What president lost support because of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

a. JFK

b. Lindon Johnson

c. Richard Nixon

14. This is the idea of a slow removal from Vietnam? President Nixon came up with the idea?

a. The Great Migration

b. Vietnamization

c. Operation Withdrawal

15. What Civil Rights leader was not assassinated?

a. Robert Kennedy

b. Rosa Parks

c. Malcolm X

d. MLK Jr. 

US Studies Quiz Review 5/16

Civil Rights Movement

MLK Jr.

Rosa Parks

Malcolm X

Black Panther Group

Black Power Movement

Freedom Riders

Little Rock 9

Brown v. Board of Education

Non- Violent Movement

Radical Civil Rights Movement

Civil Rights Act 1957

Civil Rights Act 1964

Voting Rights Act 1965

Occupation of Alcatraz

Native American Occupation of Mt. Rushmore

Indian Civil Rights Act

Cesar Chavez

Chicano Movement

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

National Organization for Women

Asian American Political Alliance

Vietnam War

Ho Chi Min

Vietcong

Vietminh

Napalm

Guerrilla War Tactics

Tet Offensive

Mai Lai Offensive

Protest against Vietnam

Domino Theory

Vietnamization

Kent State Protest

Gov Quiz 5/15

1. Which of the following is not a title given to the president?

a. Commander in Chief

b. Chief General

c. Master Chief

2. How old must you be to be president?

a. 25yrs old

b. 30yrs old

c. 35yrs old

3. How long is one presidential term?

a. 10 yrs

b. 8 yrs

c. 4 yrs

4. Which of the following does not make up the Executive Branch?

a. Presdient

b. Legislative Branch

c. Vice President

d. The Cabinet

5. Who is the current president of the Senate?

a. Mike Lee

b. Mike Pence

c. Mike Smith

6. This is the newest department of the cabinet. It was created after 9/11

a. FBI

b. Dept. of Homeland Security

c. Secrete Service

7. This is Mr. Jacobus' favorite Department because it has a Buffalo on the seal? It covers the national parks.

a. Department of Justice

b. Department of Agriculture

c. Department of Interior

8. Who is the current Secretary of State?

a. Mike Pompeo

b. John Kerry

c. Al Gore

9. This department oversees trade.

a. Department of Agriculture

b. Department of Defense

c. Department of Commerce

10. Does the President have checks on the two other branches of Government?

a. yes

b. no

11. Which of the following is not a benefit of being the president?

a. Air Force One

b. Secret Service

c. Tickets to any concert or sporting event

12. The President’s main job is to …?

a. Vote

b. Execute Laws

c. Sign documents

13. Can the President make treaties?

a. yes

b. no

14. Which of the following is not a title given to the President?

a. Chief Diplomat

b. Chief of the Party

c. Head of the State

d. Economy leader

e. Chief of The White House

15. Civil Law is when someone has committed a crime against the government or other people?

a. True

b. False

16. Criminal Law usually deals with an individual suing another individual?

a. True

b. False

17. How many Supreme Court justices are there?

a. 4

b. 7

c. 9

18. This Supreme Court case allowed separate, but equal segregation laws?

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Gideon v. Wainwright

c. Plessy v. Ferguson

19. This Supreme Court case prohibited states from making interracial marriage laws?

a. Dred Scott v. Sandford

b. Miranda v. Arizona

c. Loving v. Virginia

20. Because of this Supreme Court case you have the right to remain silent.

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Bush v. Gore

c. Miranda v. Arizona

21. This Supreme Court case proved that the judicial branch had power to review an act of Congress?

a. Marbury v. Madison

b. Gideon v. Wainwright

c. Loving v. Virginia

Gov Quiz Review 5/13

Know who makes up the Executive Branch
Titles given to the President
President of Senate
The 15 Departments that make up the Cabinet and their main purpose
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Cases (6)
Criminal Law
Civil Law