America's Knowledge Crisis: A Survey On Civic Literacy Question Title 1. Impeachment proceedings against a U.S. President originate in… The Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The U.S. Senate The U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. House of Representatives OK Question Title 2. Which branch of the government has the power to declare war? The Executive The Pentagon The Legislative The Judicial OK Question Title 3. What government action guaranteed to women the right to vote? The Voting Rights Act The Equal Rights Amendment The 19th Amendment Title IX OK Question Title 4. Who is the current chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court? Marshall Mathers III Brett Kavanaugh Antonin Scalia John Roberts OK Question Title 5. Who is the architect of The New Deal? Lyndon B. Johnson Barack Obama Franklin D. Roosevelt Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez OK Question Title 6. What issue defined the Cold War? The struggle between Communism vs. Democracy The rise of fascism in Europe The struggle for control of oil in the Middle East Efforts to confront climate change OK Question Title 7. Who was the “Father of the Constitution”? Thomas Jefferson Cassius Clay Benjamin Franklin James Madison OK Question Title 8. How long are terms for members of Congress? 6 years for senators, 2 years for representatives 4 years for senators, 2 years for representatives 4 years for senators, 4 years for representatives 2 years for senators, 6 years for representatives OK Question Title 9. Which of the following is required for ratification of a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution? A favorable majority opinion issued by the Supreme Court A ratification by three-fourths of the states A two-thirds majority vote in a national referendum A two-thirds vote in the Senate and Presidential ratification OK Question Title 10. What year did the Civil War begin? 1820 1861 1787 1914 OK Question Title 11. What does the 4th of July commemorate? The discovery of America The approval of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress The signing of the Constitution The British surrender at Yorktown OK Question Title 12. Why is Veterans Day observed on November 11th? The fall of the Berlin Wall The D-Day landing at Normandy The signing of the WWI Armistice The conclusion of the Civil War OK Question Title 13. What is Harriet Tubman best known for? Organizing the March on Washington Instigating the Montgomery Bus Boycott Guiding slaves through the Underground Railroad Serving as a medic in the Civil War OK Question Title 14. What government action freed all the slaves in the United States? The Emancipation Proclamation The 13th Amendment The Declaration of Independence The Civil Rights Act of 1866 OK Question Title 15. Who is the current Speaker of the House? Nancy Pelosi Mitch McConnell Paul Ryan Bernie Sanders OK DONE