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How much do you know about your government?

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This study includes both opinion and knowledge based questions. This is actually an assignment I have for my Advanced Placement Governement class, and all the information you provide will be greatly appreciated and thoroughly analyzed. Thank you so much for participating!
What type of government did our founding fathers form?
Pure Democracy
Communist
Representative Democracy
Republic
Consulate
Who was the second president under the Constitution of the United States of America?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Johnson
Benjamin Harrison
Calvin Coolidge
Chester A. Arthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Pierce
George Bush
George W. Bush
George Washington
Gerald R. Ford
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Harry S Truman
Herbert Hoover
James A. Garfield
James Buchanan
James Madison
James Monroe
James Polk
Jimmy Carter
John Adams
John F. Kennedy
John Quincy Adams
John Tyler
Lyndon B. Johnson
Martin Van Buren
Millard Fillmore
Richard M. Nixon
Ronald W. Reagan
Rutherford B. Hayes
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Warren Harding
William H. Taft
William Henry Harrison
William J. Clinton
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
Zachary Taylor
Who was the fattest president of the United States of America?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
James Polk
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald W. Reagan
George Bush
William J. Clinton
George W. Bush
How did president Polk die?
Small Pox
High Fever
Chronic Diahrea
Assasination
Who shot Alexander Hamilton?
James Madison
Aaron Burr
George Washington
Benedict Arnold
How many presidents have been impeached?
0
1
2
3
4
5
What is divided government?
A major step to revolution
Government controlled by two parties
Government torn over a heated issue
None of the above
If the president and vice president were to die in office, who would take office?
The Secretary of the State
The Secretary of the Treasury
Congress would appoint a temporary president
The speaker of the house would assume the presidential office
An emergency election would be called
What did our founding fathers fear the most (in relation to writing the Constitution)? Hint: It was addressed in the Federalist Papers.
King George
Indians
totalitarian leaders
clowns
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative
Republican
Democratic
Executive
International
Judicial
Egalitarian
In your opinion, do political parties benefit the people?
Yes
No
Perhaps, the question is circumstantial
Not Sure
How should abortion be legally treated?
It should be legal all of the time
It should be legal most of the time
It should be illegal most of time
It should be illegal all of the time
I have not formed an opinion yet
Should the United States go to war with Iraq
Yes
No
Not Sure
Which theory of federalism is our government based upon?
the layer cake theory
the marble cake theory
the vanilla cake theory
the cheesecake theory
the angelcake theory
Some other cake theory
Can you have your cake and eat it, too?
Unfortunately not
Of course, that's a stupid idiom!
Only if you get it at Carvel
What is the current national debt? The national debt is constantly changing so the following choices are general categories.
There is none
between 0 and 700 thousand
between 700 thousand 15 million
between 15 million and 5 billion
between 5 billion 2 trillion
between 2 trillion and 5 trillion
between 5 trillion and 8 trillion
between 8 trillion and 11 trillion
more than 11 trillion
Which animal represents the Republican party?
wolf
elephant
tiger
donkey
wombat
kiwi
pineapple
What are the three values of government?
equality
economy
ecology
order
freedom
moral behavior
Which of the following is the term used for local projects that are brought home to the district?
Pork Barrel
Big Pen
Project Bail
Local Feed
Local Fodder
Koolaid
Where do you stand on gun control?
I feel the government is too restricting
I feel that the government should create more laws restricting the use of arms
I feel that the government should better enforce current laws
I do not have a strong opinion on this topic
How do you feel about bureacrats, or "career politicians?" (Select all that apply by holding down the control button)
I favor bureacrats
I oppose bureacrats
bureaucrats are professionals and they know what they're doing
political office is for the common citizen
bureacracy leads to curruption
I do not have an opinion on this topic
This poll was created on 2002-09-13 19:51:43 by Domenick