1. The federal agency responsible for tracking down forgers and
counterfeiters is the
A. Secret Service. C. FBI.
B. CIA. D. Coast Guard.
2. Which United Nations agency is responsible for health-related
matters around the world?
A. UNICEF C. WHO
B. FAO D. UNESCO
3. If no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the president is elected
by
A. the House of Representatives. C. the Senate.
B. the Supreme Court. D. popular vote.
4. Harry Truman’s social and economic program was called the
A. True Deal. C. Square Deal.
B. New Deal. D. Fair Deal.
5. The American president who helped with negotiations between Egypt and Israel was
A. Lyndon Johnson. C. Richard Nixon.
B. Gerald Ford. D. Jimmy Carter.
6. If the president and vice president can’t serve out their terms, the next person in line to
govern is the
A. President of the Senate. C. Secretary of State.
B. Speaker of the House. D. Director of the FBI.
7. The costliest and most destructive war in history was
A. the Civil War. C. World War I.
B. World War II. D. the Vietnam War.
8. The policy of using U.S. economic and military power to stop Communists from gaining
control the Middle East was started by President
A. Eisenhower. C. Nixon.
B. Kennedy. D. Reagan.
9. The president who took the first steps to opening normal relations with Communist China
was
A. Gerald Ford. C. Jimmy Carter.
B. Richard Nixon. D. Ronald Reagan.
10. The president responsible for creating the Peace Corps was
A. Richard Nixon. C. Lyndon Johnson.
B. John Kennedy. D. Jimmy Carter.
11. George W. Bush’s victory in the presidential election of 2000 was finally decided by
A. the popular vote. C. the Supreme Court.
B. Senator James Jeffords. D. the House of Representatives.
12. Before this president was born, his father died in an automobile accident.
A. James E. Carter, Jr. C. George H. Bush
B. Ronald W. Reagan D. William J. Clinton
13. The first man to step on the moon was
A. John Glenn. C. Gordon Cooper.
B. Neil Armstrong. D. Michael Collins.
14. The Strategic Defense Initiative, “Star Wars,†was proposed by President
A. George W. Bush. C. Ronald Reagan.
B. Jimmy Carter. D. Richard Nixon.
15. The communist guerillas in South Vietnam were called the
A. Vietminh. C. Pathet Lao.
B. Vietcong. D. Khmer Rouge.
16. Chiang Kai-shek was the leader of the
A. Chinese nationalists. C. Laotian guerillas.
B. Cambodian royalists. D. Vietnamese communists.
17. After World War II, Europe received large amounts of financial aid because of the
A. Marshall Plan. C. World Bank.
B. Common Market. D. Cominform.
18. Medicare is a social program that was enacted during the terms of President
A. Kennedy. C. Johnson.
B. Carter. D. Reagan.
19. The first person in space was
A. Valentina Tereshkove. C. Yuri Gagarin.
B. Alan Shepard. D. John Glenn.
20. The longest war in American history was
A. the Civil War. C. World War I.
B. World War II. D. the Vietnam War.
21. Which state has the largest number of seats in the House of Representatives?
A. California C. New York
B. Texas D. Illinois
22. After World War II, western nations joined together in a mutual defense pact called
A. ANZUS. C. SEATO.
B. CENTO. D. NATO.
23. The 38th parallel is associated with what war?
A. World War II C. Vietnam
B. Korean D. Spanish-American
24. Who described Iran as “an inspiration and paymaster for terrorists�
A. President William Clinton
B. Vice President Al Gore
C. President George W. Bush
D. H. Ross Perot
25. The anti-Sandinistas guerilla groups in Nicaragua are called the
A. Sandinistas. C. contras.
B. PLO. D. SWAPO.