WorksheetsUS Govt/Constitution
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Constitution is the ....
a)
A. textbook we use at school
b)
B .a building in Pennsylvania
c)
C. the highest law in the United States
2.
What is the name for the group of advisers who help the president make decisions?
a)
A cabinet
b)
B friends
c)
C jury
d)
D judges
3.
What is an agreement where each side gives up some of what it wants to do?
a)
A law
b)
B compromise
c)
C promise
d)
D oath
4.
Which branch of government carries out or enforces the laws?
a)
A legislative branch
b)
B judicial branch
c)
C executive branch
d)
D tree branch
5.
Which branch of government interprets or applies the laws?
a)
A legislative branch
b)
B judicial branch
c)
C executive branch
d)
D tree branch
6.
Which branch of government writes the laws?
a)
A legislative branch
b)
B judicial branch
c)
C executive branch
d)
D tree branch
7.
What is it called when a government official is accused of and committing a crime?
a)
A. criminal
b)
B. guilty
c)
C. delegate
d)
D. impeach
8.
What happens after a government official is impeached?
a)
A. the senate holds a trial
b)
B. he is kicked out of office
c)
C. he becomes president
d)
D. he has to learn new skills
9.
What does the Judicial Branch decide about a law?
a)
A. if they like it
b)
B. if it is fair (if it upholds the Constitution)
c)
C. if it becomes a law
10.
Why do we have a system of checks and balances?
a)
A. Nothing else works.
b)
B. So that one branch has all of the power.
c)
C. So all 3 branches of government share power and one does not become too strong.
d)
D. There is no other way to set up a government.
11.
What are 3 examples of powers the president has?
a)
A. carry out the laws, interpret the laws, and make the laws
b)
B. change the constitution, impeach officials, and hold trials
c)
C. choose the mayors, make laws, and act as judge during trials
d)
D. grant pardons, commander of armed forces, and sign bills into laws
12.
What is a group of citizen called that are chosen to determine the outcome of a trial?
a)
A. judge
b)
B. cabinet
c)
C. jury
d)
D. students
13.
The word amendment means...
a)
A. the right to a fair trial
b)
B. not criminal
c)
C. a change to the Constitution
d)
D. a group of citizens
14.
Why is the Bill of Rights important?
a)
A. It lists the freedoms of American citizens.
b)
B. It makes sure people follow the laws.
c)
C. It makes sure everyone has a job.
d)
D. It says what power the government has.
15.
What happens if a person is accused of a crime but can't afford a lawyer?
a)
A. The accused has no right to have a lawyer if they cannot afford it.
b)
B. They are automatically convicted of the crime.
c)
C. The government will provide a lawyer at no expense.
d)
D. They have to represent themselves.
16.
Which of the following rights is NOT covered in the first amendment?
a)
A. freedom of speech
b)
B. freedom of press
c)
C. right to bear arms
d)
D. freedom of religion
17.
Written freedoms that a government promises to protect or the first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called...
a)
A. Checks and Balances
b)
B. Bill of Rights
c)
C. Compromise
d)
D. Federal System
18.
In what city did they write the constitution?
a)
A. New York
b)
B. Philadelphia
c)
C. Boston
19.
What is the Preamble?
a)
A. A Summary of the Constitution
b)
B. Laws in the Constitution
c)
C. Introduction of the Constitution
20.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
A. 10
b)
B. 21
c)
C. 5
21.
The Constitution says there are how many branches (or parts) of government?
a)
A. 2
b)
B. 4
c)
C. 3
d)
D. 5
22.
The Constitution was written because the king was tired of having all the power.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
23.
How many colonies were there when the United States became an independent country?
a)
A. 13
b)
B. 19
c)
C. 50
d)
D. 31
24.
The legislative branch is made up up of the president and vice president?
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
25.
Congress is made up of The House of Representatives and the _____________
a)
A. President
b)
B. Judge
c)
C. Senate
d)
D. Vice President
26.
The Bill of Rights is _________________
a)
A. A bill you get in the mail
b)
B. Tells what the president does that is right
c)
C. the first 10 amendments that protect citizens rights
d)
D. is only for adults over 18
27.
Who was the Father of the Constitution?
a)
A. Alexander Hamilton
b)
B. George Washington
c)
C. James Madison
28.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
A. George Washington
b)
B. Ben Franklin
c)
C. Alexander Hamilton
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