The U.S. Constitution Test

What is the length of one term of office for a Senator

• 2
• 4
• 6
• Life

Article 6 of the Constitution.

• Established the Constitution as the supreme law of the land
• Explains when state law overrides national law
• Affirms that the new federal government will pay its debts
• Explains how to ratify the Constitution

According to the Constitution, the President can make treaties and appoint Ambassadors

• With the approval of the Senate
• When congress is not in secession
• Only in emergencies
• With the approval of the Vice President

A three-fourths vote is required to override the president’s veto.

• True
• False

If an accused person “pleads the fifth amendment,” they are

• Demanding a jury trial
• Demanding an attorney
• Claiming to be innocent of charges
• Refusing to testify against themselves in court

Original Jurisdiction means that

• the court case must begin in the Supreme Court
• the only place a criminal can be arrested
• the place where the original laws were written
• None of the above

What amendment defines the basic civil rights of American citizenship?

• 9th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• 2nd Amendment
• 1st Amendment

The debates, laws, and other issues discussed by the legislative branch are reported in the ____.

• The newspaper
• The Legislative Forum
• The Supreme Court
• The Congressional Record

Article 5 states the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.

• True
• False

The court order that allows law enforcement to search your personal belongings is called a

• Writ of Habeas Corpus
• Bill of Attainder
• Warrant
• Writ of Mandamus