US History Test

Below are 10 multiple choice questions. Select a correct answer (there can be more than one).

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What major event happened on September 11, 2001, in the United States?

Seven planes attacked the United States John F. Kennedy was assassinated Terrorists attacked the United States Iraq launched war against the United States

What stops a single branch of government from becoming too powerful?

The Supreme Court The democracy The President Checks and balances Separation of powers

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom of assembly Liberty Life Pursuit of happiness

When was the Constitution written?

1789 1812 1787 1776

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?

Fight for women's rights Worked for equality for all Americans Run for president Champion violent protest Fought for civil rights

What is the highest court in the United States?

The Circuits The Supreme Court Municipal Courts The Federal Courts

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

Outlined rights for Americans Declared independence from France Declared our independence from Great Britain Set up the government

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

Led the United States during the Civil War Saved the Union Freed the slaves Declared our independence from Great Britain

Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?

Eisenhower Woodrow Wilson Abraham Lincoln Franklin Roosevelt

The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.

James Madison Benjamin Franklin John Jay Publius Thomas Jefferson George Washington