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

1789: the Constitution took effect on 4 March 1789, after being drafted in 1787 and ratified by the ninth state in June 1788; the Bill of Rights follo...

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

The 13th Amendment, ratified on 6 December 1865, abolished slavery throughout the United States, while its text permits involuntary servitude as punis...

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

Article II of the Constitution sets what minimum age for a 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

35 years old, a natural-born citizen and 14 years a resident of the United States: Article II's three requirements for the presidency.