US Government Quiz

How old does the Constitution require House of Representatives members to be?

• 35
• 30
• 25
• 21

How old does the Constitution require Senators to be?

• 30 Years
• 25 years
• 35 years
• 21 years

How old does the Constitution require a President to be?

• 21
• 25
• 30
• 35

What was the 3/5 compromise about during the Constitutional Convention?

• Ratifying new amendments
• Representation in Congress for slave states.
• Senate Filibuster rules
• Creating new states out of territories

What part of the present government comes from the New Jersey Plan?

• House of Representatives
• The Senate
• The Supreme Court
• The Cabinet

What was the result of the Great Compromise?

• Bicameral Congress:  The House and the Senate
• Slaves counted as 60% of a person for representation
• Nine of Thirteen States were needed to ratify the Constitution
• The Slave Trade would remain legal until 1808

Why did the Articles of Confederation Fail

• The Federal Government had no money
• The States had all the Power
• The Federal government had no organized military.
• All of the Above

What does a "Federal System" of Government mean?

• Power is concentrated in a central capital.
• Most of the power is with the States
• Power is shared between the States and a central government.
• Power comes from the people

How does the Supreme court Check the power of the other two branches?

• Judicial Review
• Original Jurisdiction
• Impeachment
• Dissenting Opinions

Which Supreme Court Case made abortion legal in all 50 states?

• Roe v. Wade
• Bush v. Gore
• Plessi v. Ferguson
• Marbury v. Madison