Praxis II: Citizenship Education Content Knowledge Exam Prep - Question List

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6. Vice President Dan Quayle was heavily criticized in 1992 after he picked a fight with a character from which television sitcom?
  1. Murphy Brown
  2. Roseanne
  3. The Cosby Show
  4. Cheers
7. In the western hemisphere, which was the first republic to grant equality to all of its citizens?
  1. The United States
  2. Mexico
  3. Bolivia
  4. Haiti
8. Which historic event established that no member of government, including the president, is considered above the law?
  1. The Great Depression
  2. The Vietnam Conflict
  3. Iran Contra
  4. Watergate
9. What controversial plan was President Franklin Roosevelt attempting to achieve in the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937?
  1. Bypassing the requirement that the U.S. Senate confirm the president's appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court
  2. Giving the president veto power of U.S. Supreme Court decisions
  3. Eliminating seats in the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. Adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court
10. How is the President of the United States elected?
  1. Popular vote of everyone living in the United States
  2. Popular vote of all citizens over 18 years old
  3. Popular vote of all citizens over 18 years old who are registered to vote in their state
  4. Popular vote of all citizens who are registered to vote and are in the pool for jury duty
  5. Through the Electoral College

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