| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What scandal led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in August 1974? | The Watergate burglary | 94%
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| Speech | 88%
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| What is the minimum age requirement for election to the House of Representatives? | Twenty-five | 88%
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| Name the five rights of free expression granted by the First Amendment. | Religion | 85%
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| What is the leader of the House of Representatives called? | The Speaker of the House | 85%
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| Who shot President Kennedy? | Lee Harvey Oswald | 76%
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| Who was the only president to win the election two non-consecutive times? | Grover Cleveland | 74%
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| Which president pardoned most draft evaders of the Vietnam War? | Jimmy Carter | 74%
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| Assembly | 68%
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| Which presidents were father and son (give their full names)? | John Adams | 65%
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| Press | 65%
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| Who is the chief law enforcement officer of the U. S. government? | The attorney general | 65%
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| Under which government department would you find the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)? | Department of Justice | 62%
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| John Quincy Adams | 62%
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| Who was the youngest man ever to be president (age 42)? | Theodore Roosevelt | 50%
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| What do you call bodies of citizens or interest groups that attempt to control government policies? | Lobbyists | 38%
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| Petition | 32%
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| Nellie Taylor was the first woman governor in the United States. Which state did she represent? | Wyoming | 29%
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| What major reform of U. S. banking and finance created 12 federal districts and banks to speed the flow of currency in 1913? | The Federal Reserve Act | 15%
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| What is a measure approved by both houses of Congress and signed by the president called? | A joint resolution | 6%
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