US History, Economics, Geography, Religion Question Preview (ID: 21155)


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What kind of government does the US have?
a) direct democracy
b) representative democracy
c) monarchy
d) dictatorship

What is the longest river in the United States?
a) Missouri River
b) Ohio River
c) Mississippi River
d) Rio Grande River

What forms a natural boundary between the United States and Canada?
a) Great Lakes
b) Mount Rushmore
c) Rio Grande River
d) Mississippi River

Where did democracy begin?
a) China
b) Japan
c) United States
d) Greece

What kind of economy does the United States have
a) communism
b) capitalism (free enterprise)
c) mixture of capitalism and socialism
d) democracy

What does capitalism mean?
a) the right to own business, buy and sell what you want
b) the government owns business
c) the right to vote
d) the right to practice religion

What is the major mountain range in the Western United States?
a) Sierra Nevada Mountains
b) Rocky Mountains
c) Appalachian Mountains
d) Ural Mountains

What does representative democracy mean?
a) able to vote for leaders, for the people
b) everybody votes on every issue every day
c) not able to vote
d) the right to own business

What is the major religion of the United States?
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
d) Buddhism

What is an economy
a) a system of going to school
b) a system of churches
c) a system of voting for representatives
d) a system of making, selling, and buying products

What forms a natural barrier between the United States and Mexico?
a) Mississippi River
b) Rio Grande River
c) Appalachian Mountains
d) Missouri River

What is a right
a) something you have to do
b) a freedom
c) something you need
d) something you do for someone

Which group settled most in the NE United States?
a) Latin Americans
b) Asians
c) Africans
d) Europeans

Which group settled mostly in the Southeast and Mid-western United States?
a) Europeans
b) Asians
c) Africans
d) Latin Americans

Which groups settled mostly in the Western United States?
a) Asians
b) Africans
c) Europeans
d) Latin Americans

Which country does the United States share historical ties
a) England
b) Mexico
c) China
d) France

What does infrastructure mean?
a) building of roads, bridges, buildings
b) the way people live
c) landforms
d) rights, responsibilities, duties

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