US Constitution Quiz

The power to declare war belongs to the

• President

• Chief Justice

• Congress

• Secretary of State

Safeguards against excessive bail, fines and cruel and unusual punishments

• Amendment 8

• Amendment 7

• Amendment 9

• Amendment 10

Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court?

• The President

• The Senate

• The Chief Justice

• The Vice President

The term of the justices of the Supreme Court is

• 8 years

• 10 years

• Life

• 6 years

Amendments can be ratified by

• ⅔ vote of each house of Congress

• Legislatures of ⅔ of the States

• Legislatures of ¾ of the States

• Conventions in ¾ of the States

Impeachments are tried by the

• House

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• President

The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on

• How big the State is

• When the State was admitted

• The population of the State

• How right the state is

The supreme law of the land is

Prohibits quartering of troops in time of peace

• Amendment 1

• Amendment 2

• Amendment 3

• Amendment 4

Treason is

• Talking against the U.S.

• Not mentioned in the Constitution

• Refusing to vote

• Aiding the enemies of your country