1. Who was the second president of the United States?
• James Monroe
• James Madison
• John Quincy Adams
• John Adams
2. How does the US Constitution maintain a republican government?
• By specifying the role of the Supreme Court
• By allowing the public to elect representatives
• By limiting the terms of the US president
• By giving the president veto power
3. Which of these states was not part of the Confederacy?
• Arkansas
• Texas
• Virginia
• West Virginia
4. Which of these 19th century presidents was impeached?
• Andrew Johnson
• Andrew Jackson
• John Tyler
• Zachary Taylor
5. What was the purpose of the Mayflower compact?
• To promise to write a constitution within five years
• To establish freedom of religion
• To establish a new king
• To proclaim allegiance to the king
6. The failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion in the 1960s was an attempt to:
• End Communism in the USSR
• Start a pro-democracy uprising in Vietnam
• Reclaim North Korea
• Overthrow Castro in Cuba
7. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Quincy Adams
8. What did "prohibition" outlaw in the early 1900s?
• Alcohol
• Slavery
• Segregation
• Prohibiting women from voting

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