英语国家概况选择题

1.OntheislandofGreatBritain,thereare_______.fourpoliticaldivisions---England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandfourpoliticaldivisions---England,Scotland,WalesandIrelandthreepoliticaldivisions---England,Scotland,andWalesthreepoliticaldivisions---England,Scotland,andNorthernIreland2.WhoinvadedandconqueredBritainforthefirsttimein55BC?

A.EmperorClaudius

B.JuliusCaesar

C.KingAlfred

D.KingEthelred3.WhoistheauthorofMurderintheCathedral?

A.ChristopherMarlowe

B.T.S.Eliot

C.BenJohnson

D.ThomasBecket4.InEngland,themostfamousoftheCatholicconspiracieswas_______.A.theCobham’sPlotB.theGunpowderPlotC.themurderofThomasBecketD.theexecutionofMaryQueenofScots5.Englishcolonialexpansionbeganwiththecolonizationof________.A.IndiaB.AustraliaC.CanadaD.Newfoundland6.TheeconomicpolicyBritainpursuedinthe1950sand1960swasbasedonthetheoryof______.A.KarlMarxB.MargaretThatcherC.JohnMaynardKeynesD.AdamSmith7.TheRoyalNationalEisteddfodisa(n)_____festivalofpoetry,musicandotherarts.

A.EnglishB.Scottish

C.WelshD.Irish8.TheBritishconstitutionismadeupofthefollowingexcept_______.A.commonwealthlawB.conventionsC.commonlawD.statutelaw9.InBritain,capitalpunishmentisthepenaltyof_______.A.piracyB.treasonandmurderC.assassinationD.piracyandtreason10._______ismoreimportantthanChristmastoScots.A.NewYear’sDayB.WhitSundayC.AprilFool’sDayD.Easter11.TheHundredYears’WarwithFrancewasfought________.A.from1327to1443B.from1337to1453C.from1347to1443D.from1357to145312.From1649to1658EnglandwascalledaCommonwealth.ItwasruledfirstbyOliverCromwellas_______.A.LordProtectorB.LieutenantGeneralC.CommanderoftheNewModalArmyD.President13.Irelandisdividedintotwopoliticalparts:_______.A.NorthernIrelandandSouthernIrelandB.SouthernIrelandandtheRepublicofIrelandC.theRepublicofIrelandandNorthernIrelandD.NorthernIrelandandBritain14.Irelandhasabipolarpoliticalsystemwithtwomajorparties:_______.A.FiannaFailandFineGaelB.SinnFeinandFineGaelC.FiannaFailandSinnFeinD.SinnFeinandIRA15._______hasbeencalledtheAmericanRuhr.A.TheOhioRiverB.TheMississippiC.TheMissouriD.TheColorado16.TheConstitutionalConventioninAmericawasattendedby_______.

A.allofthe13states

B.allofthestatesexceptMaryland

C.allofthestatesexceptRhodeIsland

D.allofthestates,butlaterRhodeIslandwithdrewfromtheconvention17.ThelargestoftheracialandethnicminoritiesintheU.S.isthe______.A.blacksB.HispanicsC.Asian-AmericansD.WASPs18.ThegoalofRoosevelt’sNewDealwas______.A.tochangetheAmericaneconomicsystemB.tosavetheAmericandemocracyandthecapitalistsystemC.toweakenmonopolyinterestsinAmericaD.tonationalizebanksandfinancialinstitutionsinAmerica19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheLouisianawastakenfromBritainasaresultofthewarof1812.B.TheLouisianaTerritorywascededtotheUnitedStatesbyFrance.C.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfromSpain.D.TheLouisianaTerritorywaspurchasedfromFrance.20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEabouttheVietnamWar?A.TheUnitedStateswasweakenedasaresultofit.B.AmericansocietyhadneverbeensodividedsincetheCivilWar.C.RichardNixonchangedthestrategyinto“Vietnamization”ofthewar.D.Thecease-fireagreementwassignedin1975.21.ThefollowingarethefactorsthathavecontributedtothedevelopmentoftheU.S.economyEXCEPT_____.

A.thevastspaceandresourcesoftheland

B.theidealsoffreedomandeconomicopportunity

C.Englishasitsnationallanguage

D.hardworkbythepeople22.America’spost-warpolicytowardtheformerSovietUnionwas_______.

A.isolationism

B.containment

C.appeasement

D.neutrality23.ThesecondhighestlevelofthefederaljudiciaryintheU.S.ismadeupof______.

A.theSupremeCourt

B.thecourtsofspecialjurisdiction

C.thecourtsofappeal

D.thedistrictcourts24.IntheU.S.,nearlyallthe______practicesomeformofopenadmission.

A.researchuniversities

B.privatecolleges

C.publiccommunitycolleges

D.specializedinstitutions25.AmongthoseAmericanwriters,____wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.A.WaltWhitmanB.ErnestHemingwayC.MarkTwainD.WashingtonIrving26.InordertorememberGeorgeWashington,_______.

A.amemorialhallwasbuiltinhisbirthplace

B.amemorialhallwasbuiltinWashingtonD.C.

C.atallwhiteWashingtonMonumentwasbuiltinthecapital

D.anexpensivecarwasnamedafterhim27.Thename“Canada”isbelievedtobederivedfromanIndianword“Kanata”,meaning______.

A.asettlementB.acountry

C.ameetingplaceD.acolony28.By______,UpperCanadaandLowerCanadawerecreated.A.CanadaActof1791B.QuebecActof1774C.BritishNorthAmericanActD.ActofParisin176329.______and_______aretwomainfederalpartiesinCanada.A.TheLiberalParty,theSocialCreditPartyB.TheLiberalParty,theProgressiveConservativePartyC.TheNewDemocraticParty,theSocialCreditPartyD.TheNewDemocraticParty,theProgressiveConservativeParty30.Since1971theCanadiangovernmenthasadoptedapolicyof______,recognizingthatculturalpluralismwithinabilingualframeworkistheessenceoftheCanadianidentity.A.assimilationB.integrationC.multiculturalismD.genderquality31.ThemajorityofFrenchCanadianslivein_______.A.QuebecB.OntarioC.NewfoundlandD.NovaScotia32.TheParliamentofCanadaismadeupofallthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.theCrownB.theSenate

C.theHouseofCommonsD.theNationalAssembly33.TheGreatBarrierReefisincludedontheWorldHeritagelistbecauseithas_____.

A.themostbeautifulseascapeintheworld

B.thegreatestnumberofislandsintheworld

C.themostdiverseandcomplexmarinelifeintheworld

D.thelongestcoastintheworld34.Thefirstmajordiscoveries,madein_____intheearly1850s,resultedingoldrushesinAustralia.

A.QueenslandB.SouthAustralia

C.VictoriaandTasmaniaD.VictoriaandNewSouthWales35.ItisassumedthatthefirstEuropeanswhoreachedAustralia’sshoreswere______.A.theDutchB.theEnglishC.theGermansD.theSpanishandthePortuguese36.UndertheWhitlamgovernment“GodSavetheQueen”wasreplacedby_____asAustralia’snationalanthem.A.WaltzingMatildaB.ClickGotheShearsC.AdvanceAustraliaFairD.MyCountry37.Withregardtoitssize,Australiais______countryintheworld.A.thethirdlargestB.thefourthlargestC.thefifthlargestD.thesixthlargest38.InAustralia,theHouseofRepresentativesandtheSenatehaveequalpowersEXCEPTthat_____.A.theHouseofRepresentativescannotintroducemoneybillsB.theSenatecannotintroducemoneybillsC.theHouseofRepresentativescanpasslawsD.theSenatecanpasslaws39.ThecapitalofNewZealandis________.

A.Nelson

B.Wellington

C.Melbourne

D.Dunedin40.WhichofthefollowingaboutNewZealandisTRUE?

A.NewZealandisarepublic.

B.NewZealandhasthreemajorpoliticalparties.

C.NewZealandhasabicameralparliament.

D.QueenElizabethIIisrepresentedinNewZealandbytheGovernor-General.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.GreatBritainandEnglandaregeographicalnames.B.TheBritishIslesaremadeupofthreelargeislandsandhundredsofsmallones.C.Atpresentthereare50membercountrieswithintheCommonwealth(1991).D.WalesisinthewestofGreatBritain.2.____builttheHadrian’sWallandtheAntonineWalltokeep____outoftheareatheyhadconquered.A.TheRomans;thePicts B.TheBeakerFolk;thePictsC.TheAnglo-Saxons;theRomans D.TheDanes;theAnglo-Saxons3.WhoweretheancestorsoftheEnglishandthefoundersofEngland?A.TheAnglo-Saxons B.TheNormansC.TheVikings D.TheRomans4.Thespiritof____wasthelimitationofthepowersoftheking,keepingthemwithintheboundsofthefeudallawoftheland.A.theProvisionofOxford B.theConstitutionsofClarendonC.DomesdayBook D.MagnaCarta5.WhenMaryTudorbecameQueen,atleast300____wereburntasheretics.A.Protestants B.CatholicsC.Puritans D.Muslims6.ThechiefdemandofthepeasantsduringthePeasantUprisingof1381was____.A.theabolitionofvilleinageB.thepunishmentoftheKing’sministersC.theincreaseofwagesD.thereformofthechurch7.ThesignificanceoftheWarsoftheRoseswasallthefollowingEXCEPTthat____.A.feudalismreceiveditsdeathblowB.thegreatmedievalnobilitywasmuchweakenedC.theking’spowernowbecamesupremeD.itdealtadeathblowtovilleinage8.____isoneofthecomediesofShakespeare.A.Othello B.RichardIIIC.TheTempest D.JuliusCaesar9.IntheGloriousRevolutiontheCatholicking,____wasdrivenoutofEngland.A.JamesI B.JamesIIC.CharlesI D.CharlesII10.____,excludinganyRomanCatholicfromthesuccession,confirmedtheprincipleofparliamentarysupremacyandguaranteedfreespeechwithinboththeHouseofLordsandtheHouseofCommons.A.TheBillofRights B.TheDisablingActC.TheTestActD.InstrumentofGovernment11.AsaresultoftheIndustrialRevolution,Britainbecamethe____.A.“shopoftheworld”B.“workshopoftheworld”C.“centreoftheworld” D.“leaderoftheworld”12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredacharacteristicoffarminginthelate18thandtheearly19thcenturies?A.CultivationoffoddercropsB.InventionofseeddrillC.SelectivebreedingofdomesticanimalsD.“Open-field”system13.InBritain,____abolished“rottenboroughs”.A.thePeople’sCharter B.theCombinationActsC.theNewPowerLaw D.theReformActof183214.ThepresentBritishmonarch,QueenElizabethIIwascrownedin____.A.1926 B.1947C.1952 D.195315.____hastheultimateauthorityforlaw-makinginBritain.A.TheMonarch B.TheParliamentC.ThePrimeMinister D.TheCabinet16.IntheHouseofCommons,allspeechesareaddressedto____whoiselectedatthebeginningofeachnewParliamenttopresideovertheHouseandenforcetherulesoforder.A.thePrimeMinister B.theMonarchC.theSpeaker D.theLordChancellor17.About____dailyandSundaynewspapersarepublishednationwideinBritain.A.100 B.110C.120 D.13018.InBritain,____isdirectlyresponsiblefortheNHS.A.alocalgovernment B.thecentralgovernmentC.avoluntaryorganization D.acertainsociety19.ThedayfollowingChristmasDayisknownas___,foronthisdaygiftsaregiventoservantsandtradesmen.A.NewYear’sDay B.EasterDayC.LaborDay D.BoxingDay20.Ofthefollowingfoursports,____hasthelongesthistoryinBritain.A.cricket B.golfC.football D.rugby21.Thethreestatesthathaveseenthefastestgrowthinpopulationinthepast20yearsare____.A.California,ArizonaandNewMexicoB.California,FloridaandNevadaC.NewYork,TexasandFloridaD.Arizona,NevadaandFlorida22.InAmericanhistory,____refertothosewhocametoPlymouthonboardofMayflower.A.theEnglishnobles B.thePuritansC.thePilgrims D.theEnglishadventurers23.AfterPresidentJeffersonboughtthe____TerritoryfromFrance,theterritoryownedbytheUnitedStatesalmostdoubled.A.Arizona B.TexasC.Louisiana D.California24.PresidentAbrahamLincolnissuedthe____,becauseherealizedthathecouldwinsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.A.BillofRights B.EmancipationofProclamationC.DeclarationofIndependence D.CivilRightAct25.ThefeaturesoftheearlycolonistswhichhavestronginfluenceontheformationofAmericancharacterareallthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.religiousintoleranceB.respectofindividualrightsC.representativeformofgovernmentD.astrongspiritofindividualenterprise26.RushedbytheProgressiveMovement,____putforwardhisprogramofNewFreedom.A.WoodrowWilson B.TheodoreRooseveltC.FranklinD.Roosevelt D.GeorgeWashington27.TheParisConferencewhichbeganonJan18,1919wasdominatedbytheBigFourincluding____.A.theUnitedStates,theSovietUnion,ChinaandBritainB.theUnitedStates,Britain,France,andItalyC.theUnitedStates,Britain,Germany,andJapanD.theUnitedStates,Britain,France,andtheSovietUnion28.Inhisinauguralspeech,____saidthat“theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.”A.AbrahamLincoln B.TheodoreRooseveltC.FranklinD.Roosevelt D.GeorgeWashington29.AsaresultofAmericaneconomicaidundertheMarshallPlan,____recoveredandbegantoshowsignsofdevelopment.A.Turkey B.GreeceC.WesternEurope D.EasternEurope30.DuringtheCubanMissileCrisis,thetwosuperpowersstaredateachother,withthepossibilityof____loominglarge.A.anuclearwar B.achemicalwarC.theVietnamWar D.theKoreanWar31.____visittoChinaendedtwenty-threeyearsofhostilityandledtotheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsinJanuary____.A.PresidentNixon’s;1972 B.JimmyCarter’s;1978C.PresidentNixon’s;1979 D.GeorgeBush’s;198932.AfterlonganddifficultnegotiationsinParis,theU.S.and____signedacease-fireagreementonJanuary27,1973.A.SouthVietnam B.NorthVietnamC.theSovietUnion D.Korea33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofU.S.foreigntrade?A.CanadaisthelargestsinglesourceofgoodsimportedbytheUnitedStates.B.OutsideofNorthAmerica,Asiaisthelargestsourceofimports.C.TheU.S.shareofworldtradehasdecreasedinrecentyears.D.WhenevertheAmericaneconomyisintrouble,theeconomyofothercountriesisaffected.34.WhenthedelegatesmetatPhiladelphiain1787,theirtaskwas____.A.towriteanewconstitutionB.toadopttheArticlesofConfederationC.toestablishanewformofgovernmentD.torevisetheArticlesofConfederation35.AbrahamLincolnwaselectedPresidentasthecandidateof____in1860.A.theDemocraticParty B.theRepublicanPartyC.theWhigParty D.theConservativeParty36.AccordingtotheU.S.Constitution,educationismainlyafunctionof____.A.thefederalgovernment B.thecitygovernmentC.thecountygovernment D.thestategovernment37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthereasonsfortherapidgrowthofcommunitycolleges?A.Theiropenadmissionpolicies B.TheircheaptuitionandfeesC.Theirfixedcurriculumstructures D.Theirconvenientlocations38.TheWasteLand,writtenby____,isconsideredthemanifestoofthe“LostGeneration”.A.T.S.Eliot B.WaltWhitmanC.EmilyDickinson D.TheodoreDreiser39.Inthe1920s,Blackliteraturedevelopedintoanupsurge,whichhascometobeknownas____.A.theLiteratureRenaissanceB.theHarlemRenaissanceC.theLiteratureRevivalD.the“knickerbockersera”ofAmericanliterature40.EasterSundayisthemostimportantreligiousholidayforcommemorating____.A.thedeathofJesusChrist B.thebirthofJesusChristC.thecrucifixionofJesusChrist D.theresurrectionofJesusChrist41.TheRepublicofIrelandisboundedbyallthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.theEnglishChannel B.theIrishSeaC.St.GeorgeChannel D.theAtlanticOcean42.Irelandisoneofthemost____countriesofEurope.A.Protestant B.CatholicC.Puritan D.Christian43.InCanada,nearly____ofthelandhasnopermanentpopulation.A.87% B.88%C.89% D.90%44.WhofoundedthefirstpermanentsettlementsatQuebecandMontrealontheSt.LawrenceRiver?A.JohnCabot B.JacquesCartierC.SamueldeChamplain D.HenryHudson45.AllservicesprovidedbytheCanadianfederalgovernmentareavailablein____.A.FrenchandSpanish B.EnglishandItalianC.SpanishandEnglish D.FrenchandEnglish46.AboriginalandTorresStraitIslanderpeopleconstitute____ofAustralia’spopulation.A.1% B.1.5%C.2% D.2.5%47.WhyhasAustraliaalwaysbeenacontinentwithfewpeople?A.BecauseAustraliaistoofarawayfromEurope.B.BecauseAustraliaistheleastmountainousandmostleveloftheworld’scontinents.C.BecauseAustraliaisseparatedfromtherestoftheworldbyseas.D.Becausemostofthecontinentishotanddry.48.AsfarasAustraliancultureisconcerned,thehistoryofAustraliacanbedividedintothefollowingphasesEXCEPT____.A.theperiodofAustralia’soriginalcultureB.theperiodofthedominantBritishcultureC.theperiodofAsiancultureD.theperiodofamulticulturalsociety49.InNewZealand,thehighestpeakisinthecentreofthemountainrange,whichiscalled____.A.theSouthernAlps B.theNorthernAlpsC.theNewZealandAlps D.theSouthIslandAlps50.____isdescribedasa“livingfossil”.A.Moa B.KiwiC.Tuatara D.Bellbird1._______isNOTapoliticaldivisionontheislandofGreatBritain.A.Ireland B.WalesC.England D.Scotland2._______,KingofWessex,isknownas“thefatherofBritishNavy”whofoundedastrongfleetwhichfirstbeattheDanesatsea.A.Alfred B.HenryC.Edward D.William3.The_______Conquestin1066isperhapsthebestknowneventinEnglishhistory.A.Roman B.VikingC.Anglo-Saxon D.Norman4._______wasthemodernnamegiventothedeadlybubonicplague,anepidemicdiseasespreadbyratfleasinthe14thcentury.A.Cholera B.MalariaC.BlackDeath D.YellowFever5.ThenameWarsofRoseswas,infact,coinedbythegreat19thcenturynovelist_______.A.WalterScott B.BenJohnsonC.FrancisBacon D.EdmundSpenser6.WinstonChurchillwasheavilydefeatedatthegeneralelectionof1945because_______.A.hedidnotactasagreatwarleaderB.hefailedtoleadhiscountrytovictoryC.peoplewantedBritaintoreturntothepoliticsofthe1920sand30sD.theConservativeParty’straditionalprinciplesseemedold-fashioned7._______overthrewthefeudalsysteminEnglandandisgenerallyregardedasthebeginningofmodernworldhistory.A.PuritanRevolution B.TheWarofRosesC.TheEnglishCivilWar D.TheGloriousRevolution8.TheBritishMonarchyhasbeeninexistenceformorethan1,000yearsgoingbacktoatleastthe_______century.A.8th B.9thC.10th D.11th9.Inthelineofsuccessiontothethrone,_______haveprecedenceoverothercandidates(heirs).A.themonarch’ssons B.thequeen’ssistersC.themonarch’sbrothers D.thequeen’sdaughters10._______isNOTaconstitutionalpartoftheBritishParliament.A.TheCabinet B.TheSovereignC.TheHouseofLords D.TheHouseofCommons11.EachsessionoftheBritishParliamentusuallylastsfor_______.A.oneyear B.twoyearsC.fouryears D.halfayear12.Inthegeneralelection,anMPcandidatemustdeposit500pounds,whichisreturnedifheorshereceives_______ormoreofthevotecast.A.5% B.10%C.15% D.20%13.Onlyin_______arepoliceofficersallowedtocarryfirearmsforpersonalprotectionandfordutypurposes.A.Wales B.EnglandC.Scotland D.NorthernIreland14.InGreatBritain,almost_______ofmedicalprescriptionitemsaresuppliedfree.A.50% B.60%C.70% D.80%15.ThetwoestablishedchurchesinBritainare_______.A.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofWalesB.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofEnglandC.ChurchofIrelandandChurchofScotlandD.ChurchofEnglandandChurchofScotland16.Fulltimefirst-degreeuniversitycoursesusuallylast_______inEngland.A.2years B.3yearsC.4years D.5years17._______isa“quality”newspaperinBritain.A.TheSun B.TheTimesC.TheDailyStar D.TheDailyMirror18.Thehomeofgolfis_______.A.Wales B.EnglandC.Scotland D.NorthernIreland19.IntheUnitedKingdom,ministersareappointedbytheQueenontherecommendationof_______.A.thePrimeMinisterB.theLordChancellorC.theDukeofEdinburghD.theSpeakeroftheHouseofCommons20._______wastheBritishPrimeMinisterwhoadoptedappeasementpolicytoNaziGermanyduringtheSecondWorldWar.A.TonyBlair B.MargaretThatcherC.WinstonChurchill D.NevilleChamberlain21.ThepercentageofimmigrantsintheUnitedStatesvariesgreatlyfromregiontoregionwiththe_______UnitedStatesaccountingfor14.8%offoreign-bornpopulationinthe1980s.A.Southern B.NorthernC.Western D.Eastern22.IntheU.S.thehighbirthrateduringthe“babyboom”mainlyreferstotheperiod_______.A.1920—1930 B.1946—1964C.1972—1982 D.1980—199023.In1607thefirstEnglishcolonyinAmericawasfoundedatJamestown,_______.A.Maine B.VirginiaC.Massachusetts D.NewHampshire24.AftertheUnitedStatesboughtthe_______foronly$15million,itsterritoryalmostdoubled.A.OhioTerritory B.GadsdenTerritoryC.LouisianaTerritory D.NewMexicoTerritory25.WhenAbrahamLincolnwaselectedpresident,thesouthernstatesbrokeawayandformedanewnationcalled_______.A.theConfederateUnionsB.theFederalStatesofAmericaC.theFederalUnionofAmericaD.theConfederateStatesofAmerica26.TheCivilWarendedwiththepassingofthe_______totheConstitution,whichbannedslaveryintheUnitedStates.A.TenthAmendment B.EleventhAmendmentC.TwelfthAmendment D.ThirteenthAmendment27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTareasontoexplaintherapidgrowthofcapitalismaftertheCivilWar?A.TheU.S.federalgovernmentputlowtaxesonforeignimports.B.TherewasenoughlaborsupplyforthedevelopmentofAmericanindustries.C.ScienceandinventionplayedakeyroleinacceleratingAmerica’sindustrialdevelopment.D.Withthewarover,bothforeignanddomesticcapitalbecameavailableforinvestment.28.ThePeaceConferenceafterWorldWarIin1918wasdominatedbytheBigFour,thatis_______.A.theUnitedStates,Britain,JapanandItalyB.theUnitedStates,Russia,FranceandItalyC.theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandItalyD.theUnitedStates,Britain,FranceandChina29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutFranklinRooseveltisNOTtrue?A.Hewasagreatcommunicator.B.Hehadasuresenseofwhatseemedpracticalorpossible.C.HecalledoutthearmytodriveouttheWorldWarIveterans.D.Hisfiresidechatsovertheradiowerelistenedtobymillionsofpeople.30.TheincidentthatmadetheUnitedStatesformallydeclarewaragainsttheAxisPowerswas_______.A.theGreatDepressionB.theattackontheSovietUnionC.theJapaneseinvasionofChinaD.thebombingofPearlHarborin194131.DuringtheCubanMissileCrisisin1962,President_______finallydecidedtousenavalforcetopreventmilitarymaterialandarmsfromgoingintoCuba.A.Nixon B.JohnsonC.Kennedy D.Eisenhower32.AftertheGenevaConferenceonIndochinain1954,theUnitedStatesreplaced_______asthemainforceinprovidingaidforSouthVietnam.A.Japan B.BritainC.France D.Turkey33.IntheUnitedStates,amendmentsmusthavetheapprovalof_______ofthestatesbeforetheyenterintoforce.A.one-third B.two-thirdsC.two-fifths D.three-fourths34.TheU.S.Constitutionprovidesthatthe_______shallbePresidentofSenate.A.President B.ChiefJusticeC.VicePresident D.AttorneyGeneral35.IntheUnitedStates,_______periodofthepartysystemaroseinthelastyearsofthe18thcenturyoverthedebateontheratificationoftheConstitution.A.thefirst B.thesecondC.thethird D.thefourth36.UndertheConstitution,_______isthefederalofficialprimarilyresponsiblefortherelationswithforeignnations.A.thepresident B.thefederalchiefjusticeC.theSpeakeroftheHouse D.theSenateMajorityLeader37.IntheU.S.,therevenuesforpublicschoolsprimarilycomefrom_______.A.statesandlocalities B.religiouscommunitiesC.stateboardsofeducation D.federalgovernmentandstates38.Americanhighereducationbeganwiththefoundingof_______in1636.A.YaleUniversity B.HarvardCollegeC.UniversityofVirginia D.PrincetonUniversity39.RipVanWinkleisacharacterfromthefamousbook_______writtenbyWashingtonIrving.A.TheSketchBook B.TheScarletLetterC.AHistoryofNewYork D.PoorRichard’sAlmanac40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutNewYear’sDayisNOTtrue?A.IntheU.S.itisanationallyobservedholiday.B.ItisthoughtofasagoodtimetomaketheNewYeardecisions.C.Mostpeopleliketoholdbigpartiesandmakepumpkinlanternsonthatday.D.Thecelebrationofthisholiday