06.1-2 Quiz The Constitution

The government of the United States is a federal system, in which the many state governments and the single federal government share power.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What right is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

• freedom from cruel and unusual punishment
• the right for anyone to be a citizen
• the right of Congress to declare war
• the right for women to vote

_____________ is the guarantee that all people are treated equally under the law regardless of race, religion, or political beliefs.

• Due process
• Equal protection
• The elastic clause
• Naturalization

The federal government and state governments cannot share any powers.

• TRUE
• FALSE

How many senators are in the United States Senate?

• 435
• 440
• 100
• 50

Which amendment changed the voting age to 18 years old?

• the Fifth Amendment
• the Eighth Amendment
• the Fourteenth Amendment
• the Twenty-Sixth Amendment

A citizen is a person who owes loyalty to a country and is also entitled to that country's protection.

• TRUE
• FALSE

The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no citizen shall “be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law,” meaning that the government has to follow certain rules before it may take action against a citizen.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Which article of the Constitution describes how Congress is set up and its role in making the nation’s laws?

• Article I
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States legal system, and other courts cannot overturn its rulings.

• TRUE
• FALSE