History of USA MCQs 2008

Which President of the USA resigned from the office in his second term? (CSS 2008)
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Jimmy Carter
C. Richard Nixon
D. Zachary Taylor

United States of America joined with Western European nations to form North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. 1949
B. 1951
C. 1954
D. None of these

A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed, is the _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. First amendment
B. Second amendment
C. Tenth amendment
D. None of these

The 25th amendment providing for Presidential succession was ratified by states in _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. 1965
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1976

The confusion at the time of Jefferson’s election was corrected by the adoption in 1804 of the _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. First amendment
B. Eleventh amendment
C. Twelfth amendment
D. Thirteenth amendment

The Navigation Act was passed in _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. 1660
B. 1760
C. 1860
D. None of these

The Pendleton Act, an act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States, was enacted on _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. May 11, 1871
B. June 19, 1872
C. September 20, 1881
D. January 16, 1883

The colony of Virginia was founded in 1607 by _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. Captain Robert
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Johan Smith
D. Scott Barlow

The colony of New Netherland, founded by the Dutch in 1621, came under English rule in 1664 and was renamed _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. New Hampshire
B. New Found Land
C. New York
D. New Mexico

The first ten amendments to the American Constitution are known as _____________. (CSS 2008)
A. Bill of rights
B. Citizen demands
C. Governments regulations
D. None of these