Q 01/05

How many branches of government does the United States have?

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

A) Three

They are the legislative, executive and judicial branches, with the legislature itself split into two chambers.

Q 02/05

The US Constitution has been in effect since which year?

A) 1776

B) 1783

C) 1789

D) 1791

Answer · why

C) 1789

It was drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1788; the Bill of Rights followed in 1791, and the Declaration of Independence dates from 1776.

Q 03/05

Which numbered addition to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?

A) 12th

B) 15th

C) 14th

D) 13th

Answer · why

D) 13th

Ratified on 6 December 1865, it still allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime, a clause that remains contested today.

Q 04/05

How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

A) Seven

B) Nine

C) Eight

D) Eleven

Answer · why

B) Nine

Legislation set the number at nine in 1869; the Constitution itself never says how many justices there should be.

Q 05/05

What is the minimum age requirement to serve as President of the United States?

A) 25 years old

B) 30 years old

C) 40 years old

D) 35 years old

Answer · why

D) 35 years old

Article II of the Constitution requires the President to be at least 35 years old, a natural-born citizen, and a resident of the United States for at ...