CONSTITUTION PRE-TEST

What part of the Constitution lists the six goals and states that the people of the U.S. are the authority for the Constitution?

• the first 7 articles

• the Preamble

• the Bill of Rights

• the First Amendment

To which branch of government does the Constitution give the power to make laws.

• the military

• the judicial

• the legislative

• the executive

A member of the House of Representatives serves a ______ year term.

• four

• six

• two

• one

How is the number of representatives from the 50 states that serve in the House decided upon?

• by the population of the state

• by the number of large cities in a state

• by the land area of a state

• by the year that the state was admitted into the union

How many states were needed to approve the US Constitution?

• 3

• 9

• 12

• all 13

How many senators are elected from each state?

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 2

What is one thing that the federal government is forbidden to do?

• establish post offices

• coin money

• grant titles of nobility to citizens

• fix the standard weight of measurements

What is one power that the states don't have under the Constitution?

• provide a public education

• make treaties with other countries

• tax people

• build roads

Who has the power to enforce laws?

• the Supreme Court

• the President

• the House of Representatives

• the Congress

How long is the term of office of the President?

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

• none of these