The Constitution and Federalism

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

• one vote per state.

• the state's size.

• the state's total population.

• the state's voting population.

The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following except that he or she:

• be a U.S. citizen.

• be at least a certain age.

• live in the state he or she represents.

• belong to a registered political party.

The person who serves as the president of the Senate is also:

• the Senate majority leader.

• a member elected by the Senate.

• the vice-president of the United States.

• the chief justice of the Supreme Court.

A U.S. senator serves for a term of:

• two years.

• four years.

• six years.

• eight years.

The president must have been a U.S. citizen:

• since birth.

• since the age of eighteen.

• for a minimum of ten years.

• for a minimum of twenty-five years.

If the president neither signs nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed, that bill:

• is vetoed.

• becomes law.

• goes to the state legislatures for consideration.

• must be signed by the vice-president to become law.

To become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by:

• seven states.

• nine states.

• eleven states.

• all thirteen states.

Each of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights except the right to:

• vote.

• assemble.

• be tried publicly.

• voice an opinion.

A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of:

• one year.

• two years.

• four years.

• six years.

The last group to whom the Constitution granted the right to vote was:

• women.

• eighteen-year-olds.

• Native American men.

• African-American men.