Constitution Quiz

If Texas has 38 electoral votes, how many members does it have in the House of Representatives?

• 2

• 38

• 36

• 35

You cannot be subjected to cruel and unusual punishment because of what Amendment?

• 2nd

• 5th

• 7th

• 8th

What “plan” of government favored small states by giving them 2 electors per state?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

• The New Hampshire Plan

How many amendments have been made to the Constitution?

• 10

• 28

• 27

• 26

The Great Compromise created a bicameral Congress, where the House of Representatives received members from a state based on _________, and the Senate received members based on __________.

• equality, population

• population, equality

• geographic size, equality

• equality, geographic size

If Texas has 38 electoral votes, how many senators does it have?

• 36

• 1

• 2

• 3

_____ of the 13 states must ratify an amendment before it goes into effect.

• 1

• 7

• 9

• 12

Forcing every American to be a Christian would be a violation of what amendment?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 10th

• 8th

Which of the following was established by the Declaration of Independence?

• A new country

• A representative government

• A monarchy

• The right to vote

Under the Articles of Confederation, which power was held exclusively by the national government?

• Taxation

• Trade

• The court system

• Declaring war