1. The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson

C. William Penn D. Benjamin Franklin

2. The New Deal was started by _____.

A. Franklin Roosevelt B. J.K. Kennedy

C. George Washington D. Thomas Jefferson

3. The United States was rated _____ in the world in terms of land areas.

A.second B. third C. fourth D. fifth

4. The expenditure in American public schools is guided or decided by _____.

A. Teachers B. students C. headmaster D. boards of education

5. The Bill of Rights consists of _____.

A. 10 very short paragraphs in an amendment

B. 10 amendments adopted in 1787

C. 10 amendments added to the Constitution in 1791

D. the amendments concerning the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press and the freedom of religion

6. The United States produces as much as much as half of the world's _____.

A. wheat and rice B. cotton C. tobacco D. soybeans and corn

7. Which invention marked the beginning of "The Age of Visual Information"?

A. Newspaper B. Telegraph C. Laundry machine D. Television

8. The theory of American politics and the American Revolution originated mainly from _____.

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson

C. John Adams D. John Locke

9. The District of Manhattan is in the city if _____.

A. Washington D.C. B. San Francisco C. New York D. Chicago

10. The seats in the Senate are allocated to different states_____.

A. according to their population

B. according to their size

C. according to their tax paid to federal government

D. equally

练习题答案及题解:

1. C, 华盛顿、杰弗逊和弗兰克林都是美国创建时的元老功勋、而William Penn 是美国宾州的创始人。

2. A, 新政是罗斯福为了应对美国经济大萧条而提出的。

3. C, 就面积而言， 美国是世界第四大国。

4. D, 对此有决定权的是教育委员会。

5. C, 法案是于1791年增补到宪法法案上来的前十条修正案。

6. D, 美国出产占世界一半的是大豆和玉米。

7. D, 开创人类视觉信息革命的重大发明是电视机。

8. D, 美国的许多政治观念都是来源于英国著名哲学家约翰•洛克。

9. C, 曼哈顿是纽约市的著名经济和商业区， 也是纽约的中心地带。

10. D, 美国每一个州在参议院中均有两位议员作为代表，与各州人口无关和众议院不同）。