Alabama Civics Exam Part 2 #50-75

What territory did the U.S buy from France in 1803?

• Florida

• Louisiana

• California

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

• Attorney General

• Secretary of Defense

• President

Who makes/ writes federal laws?

• President

• Senators

• Congress

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed the slaves

• Freed the Indians

• Freed the Irish

Who was President during the World Wars, One and Two

• Woodrow Wilson, Harry S Truman

• FDR, Woodrow Wilson

• Woodrow Wilson, FDR

Who did the U.S. fight against in WW II?

• Japan, Germany, Italy

• Japan, Russia, Germany

• Germany, Japan, India

Which two rivers are the longest in the United States?

• Mississippi and Ohio

• Missouri and Ohio

• Mississippi and Missouri

Which is a power belonging to the states?

• Print money

• Make treaties

• provide school for education

Why did early colonist choose to come to America?

• for adventure and opportunity

• for religious freedom

• all of the others

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• We the People

• Judicial Review

• Checks and Balances