Constitution Quiz

What is the purpose of Checks and Balances?

• To ensure equal representation

• To keep any branch from becoming too powerful

• To support the Constitution

• To propose amendments

What does it mean to impeach a public official?

• To elect them

• To formally charge them with misconduct

• To pardon them

• To veto their decisions

Who were the Antifederalists?

• Supporters of the Constitution

• Opponents of the Constitution

• Members of the Executive Branch

• Members of the Judicial Branch

What is the Bill of Rights?

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution

• A list of federal laws

• A treaty with foreign nations

• A compromise on representation

What does it mean to veto a law?

• To approve it

• To cancel it

• To amend it

• To propose it

What are amendments to the Constitution?

• New laws

• Official changes, corrections, or additions

• Judicial decisions

• Presidential orders

What is the function of the Judicial Branch?

• To propose laws

• To interpret laws

• To veto laws

• To support the Constitution

For what period of time is a President's term of office?

• 4 years

• 2 years

• 1 year

• 6 years

Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States?

• House and Senate

• Supreme Court and President

• All of the choices

• Senate and Supreme Court

What is the name given to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?

• Limited Government

• Bill of RIghts

• Checks and Balances

• Freedom of Speech