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FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER TESTQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
How many states, territories, and federal districts make up the US? - ANSWER 50 states, 14 territories,
and 1 federal district
Which US territories are permanently inhabited? - ANSWER Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
Northern Mariana Islands, and US Virgin Islands
When was the United States founded? - ANSWER July 4, 1776
How many members are in the House of Representatives? - ANSWER 435
How many non-voting members are in the House of Representatives? - ANSWER 6
The House has six non-voting members: five delegates and one resident commissioner. Where is the
resident commissioner from? - ANSWER Puerto Rico
What power is unique to the Senate? - ANSWER approval of presidential appointments
What power is unique to the House of Representatives? - ANSWER originates bills of revenue
In what order do the chambers of Congress conduct impeachment? - ANSWER House of Representatives
then Senate
Which presidents have been impeached? - ANSWER Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
(twice)
How many committees are in the Senate? - ANSWER 21
, How many committees are in the House? - ANSWER 20
How many joint committees are there? - ANSWER 4
Approximately how many subcommittees are there in total? - ANSWER 200
How many presidents have there been including the current president? - ANSWER 46
How many vice presidents have there been including the current vice president? - ANSWER 49
Which article of the Constitution defines the powers of the President? - ANSWER Article II
How many members are there in the president's cabinet? - ANSWER 15
Which article of the US Constitution establishes the judicial branch? - ANSWER Article III
The 1789 Judiciary Act established what? - ANSWER Judicial districts with a three-tier framework
Which courts were established in the 1789 Judiciary Act? - ANSWER District Courts and the Courts of
Appeal
What case established judicial review and in what year? - ANSWER Marbury v Madison in 1803
When did DC residents attain suffrage? - ANSWER May 29, 1961
What taxes do Puerto Ricans pay? - ANSWER All except federal income tax
Where and when did the Continental Congress take place? - ANSWER In Philadelphia in 1776
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