Quiz  /  History of American Politics

  • 1. 
    Which Supreme Court justice headed the commission that investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

  • Sandra Day O’Connor
  • William Howard Taft
  • Earl Warren
  • Thurgood Marshall

  • 2. 
    How long is the term of a U.S. president, in years?

  • 2
  • 6
  • 8
  • 4

  • 3. 
    Who wrote the American Declaration of Independence?

  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington
  • Benjamin Rush
  • John Adams

  • 4. 
    What spy organization was created in 1947?

  • BBC
  • KGB
  • NKVD
  • CIA

  • 5. 
    Who did U.S. President Barack Obama appoint as Secretary of State in January 2009?

  • Hillary Clinton
  • Andrew Jackson
  • Sarah Palin
  • John Foster Dulles

  • 6. 
    George Washington’s home is called:

  • Mount Vernon
  • Monticello
  • Hyde Park
  • the Taj Mahal

  • 7. 
    Which organization did J. Edgar Hoover head?

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • United Nations
  • Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Civil Aviation Authority

  • 8. 
    Which political program is associated with Franklin Roosevelt?

  • Magna Carta
  • New Deal
  • War on Poverty
  • Reconstruction
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