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Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
How many amendments are there to the US Constitution?
  1. 10
  2. 14
  3. 27
  4. 30
Grade 5 US Government
How many stars are there on the flag of the United States of America?
  1. 48
  2. 52
  3. 50
  4. 40
Grade 5 Executive Branch
Which of the following is part of the President's Cabinet?
  1. Department of Science
  2. Department of Archaeology
  3. Campbell's Bean 'n Bacon Soup
  4. Department of Justice
  5. Department of Food Administration
Grade 5 Judicial Branch
How many federal districts are there?
  1. 12
  2. 48
  3. 94
  4. 111
Grade 5 Judicial Branch
The judicial branch of government            explains            and               interprets               the laws.
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
There are about how many congressional committees and subcommittees?
  1. 50
  2. 100
  3. 150
  4. 200
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The Equal Rights Amendment guarantees equal legal rights for all Americans citizens regardless of gender.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The deadline to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment passed in 2001.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The 4th Amendment gives citizens the right to                                                   
  1. not have to join the military
  2. not allow police into their home without a warrant
  3. not have soldiers live in their home
  4. not speak against themselves in court
Grade 5 US Government
The three main branches of government are            judicial           ,             executive            , and               legislative              .
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The 8th Amendment gives citizens the right to                                         
  1. pay bail to get out of jail
  2. be given fair consequences
  3. not be tortured or given cruel punishment
  4. All of the above
Grade 5 Legislative Branch
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate becomes the vice president if the vice president is incapacitated.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
Where was the Constitution written?
  1. Washington DC
  2. Virginia
  3. Philadelphia
  4. New Jersey
Grade 5 Judicial Branch
How many inferior courts does the Constitution say should be created?
  1. 3
  2. 5
  3. 7
  4. It does not give a specific number
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
Alexander Hamilton opposed the creation of a Bill of Rights because he feared that people would believe that those would be all of the rights that they had.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
If approved, the Equal Rights Amendment would be the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The American Federation of Labor has historically supported the Equal Rights Amendment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
The Equal Rights Amendment was a plank of the platform of the Republican Party between 1940 and 1980.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
Until 1972, the League of Women Voters opposed the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 US Laws and Amendments
Four states have rescinded their ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  1. True
  2. False
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