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1. Which U.S. government official is second in line of succession to the U.S. Presidency?
2. In what year was the Department of Defense established?
3. The three branches of the U.S. government are the Executive, Legislative, and Administrative.
4. Which committee of the House of Representatives is responsible for raising the revenue required to finance the U.S. Government?
5. Which member of the President's Cabinet has jurisdiction over the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?
6. What does Article VI of the U.S. Constitution specify?
7. What Federal law created the Department of Defense?
8. What does the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution specify?
9. Which agency of the U.S. government is charged with the specific primary responsibility of supervising and conducting government litigation in the U.S. Supreme Court?
10. What Latin motto appears underneath the base of the pyramid on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States?
11. On October 1, 2002, what was the annual salary of the President of the United States?
12. Before it came under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security in January 2003, to which major executive branch of the U.S. Government did the U.S. Coast Guard belong?
13. The National Security Council (NSC) falls under the jurisdiction of which U.S. government agency?
14. According to the U.S. Constitution, all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the United States Senate.
15. Which committee of the U.S. Senate is responsible for legislation relating to trademarks, patents, and copyrights?
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