American Government Questions Test (1)

Ingrained within the first amendment, freedom of the ......... declares and maintains that people can put ideas down in writing and can communicate freely in the United States.
speech
press
people
country

When a new law is recommended or proposed, a ......... is created. A decision about whether to pass it or not is made afterwards.
bill
delegate
right
function

After a bill is introduced and passed by Congress, it is given to the ......... who makes the final decision.
vice-president
president
senator
judge

The U.S. Congress is comprised of two divisions: the House of Representatives and the .......... Congress has the responsibility and authority to analyze and pass bills as well as make laws.
Senate
President
Session
Committee

In the end, however, a United States president maintains the authority to either accept or ......... a bill.
elect
stand
pass
veto

If something happens that renders a US president incapable of fulfilling his duties, the ......... fills in.
peace officer
judge
vice-president
senate

The president has a number of responsibilities and one is to ......... ambassadors to foreign countries.
elect
appoint
alert
reject

Anyone who wants to run for the presidential office position must be a natural-born citizen of the United States and a permanent ......... of America for a minimum of 14 years.
country
resident
diplomat
representative

Within the US government, the division that manages trade and business affairs, both in America and abroad, is the Department of ..........
Commerce
Agriculture
Labor
Senate

Within the US government, the sector that manages the protection and sustainability of natural resources is the department of the ..........
agriculture
defense
homeland security
interior