Student Government Final Exam

What is the purpose of the Preamble?

• States the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

• States the purpose of the Constitution

• Concludes the Constitution

• Influenced the War for Independence

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

What is the first sentence of the Preamble?

• When in the course of human events....

• We the citizens of the United States

• As people of the United States

• We the people of the United States

How is power in the United States divided?

• Two branches

• Seven branches

• Twenty-five branches

• Three branches

How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?

• Twenty-five

• Twenty-seven

• Ten

• Sixteen

The number of Articles in the U.S Constitution is

• Three

• Two

• Seven

• Nine

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 rich the state is

U.S. Senators are elected for how many years?

• Four years

• Two years

• Life

• Six years

Members of the House of Representatives are elected for how many years?

• Two years

• Six years

• Four years

• Life

The total number of members in the House of Representatives is

• 435

• 453

• 100

• 50