1. 1. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of speech?
a) First Amendment
b) Second Amendment
c) Fourth Amendment
d) Fifth Amendment
Answer: First Amendment
2. 2. What is the supreme law of the land in the United States?
a) The Declaration of Independence
b) The Bill of Rights
c) The U.S. Constitution
d) Federal Statutes
Answer: The U.S. Constitution
3. 3. Under the U.S. system of checks and balances, which branch has the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
d) Cabinet
Answer: Judicial
4. 4. In a standard SAT-style vocabulary context, what does the word "mitigate" most nearly mean?
a) To make worse or more severe
b) To make less severe, serious, or painful
c) To delay indefinitely
d) To analyze carefully
Answer: To make less severe, serious, or painful
5. 5. During the American Civil War, which major document was issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to free slaves in the Confederate states?
a) The Gettysburg Address
b) The Emancipation Proclamation
c) The Northwest Ordinance
d) The Magna Carta
Answer: The Emancipation Proclamation
6. 6. Which federal agency is primarily responsible for managing civil service employment and merit-based hiring in the U.S. government?
a) Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
b) Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
c) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
d) Department of Labor (DOL)
Answer: Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
7. 7. What is the minimum age requirement to run for and be elected as the President of the United States?
a) 25 years old
b) 30 years old
c) 35 years old
d) 40 years old
Answer: 35 years old
8. 8. If a state law conflicts with a federal law, which legal principle dictates that the federal law prevails?
a) Judicial Review
b) The Supremacy Clause
c) Due Process
d) Eminent Domain
Answer: The Supremacy Clause
9. 9. Which of the following numbers is a prime number commonly featured in quantitative reasoning sections of American admissions tests?
a) 91
b) 93
c) 97
d) 99
Answer: 97
10. 10. How many voting members are currently in the United States House of Representatives?
a) 100
b) 435
c) 50
d) 538
Answer: 435
