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Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
2.
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
a)
New York
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
Philadelphia
d)
New Orleans
3.
Who was the President of the convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Hancock
d)
Patrick Henry
4.
Who is known as the father of the Constitution?
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Paul Revere
d)
James Madison
5.
How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
9
d)
13
6.
Which states ratification made the Constitution official?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Texas
d)
Rhode Island
7.
The preamble lists the six ______ of the Constitution?
a)
laws
b)
Goals
c)
Rules
d)
options
8.
What does domestic tranquility mean?
a)
Peace with foreign nations
b)
Peace in America
c)
Prepare for war
d)
none of the above
9.
What is posterity?
a)
Those before us.
b)
Those who come after us
c)
A sign on the wall
d)
A new type of animal
10.
Sharing of power between a National government and it's states is?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Federalism
11.
The constitution has how many articles?
a)
1
b)
5
c)
7
d)
27
12.
Name the Three branches of government.
a)
moe, larry, and curly.
b)
Mom, dad, and older sister
c)
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
d)
Supreme, Appellate, and District
13.
What system keeps one branch from becoming too powerful?
a)
Checks and blcoks
b)
Check and balances
c)
Veto and override
d)
amend and reject
14.
How many U.s. Senators are there?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
d)
538
15.
How many members in the House of Representatives?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
d)
538
16.
How many Senators does each state have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
depends on population
17.
How many members does each state have in the House of Representatives?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
Depends on population
18.
How many Supreme Court judges are there?
a)
2
b)
6
c)
9
d)
12
19.
How long is the President's term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
life
20.
How long is a Senators term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
life
21.
How long is a House members term?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
life
22.
How long does a Supreme Court judge serve?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
life
23.
Who is the head of the Senate
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President pro temp
c)
Vice President
d)
Preisdent
24.
Who presides over the Senate?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President Pro Temp
c)
Vice President
d)
President
25.
Who is the head of the Supreme Court?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
President
c)
Vice President
d)
Chief Justice
26.
Who is the Judge if the President is impeached?
a)
President pro temp
b)
vice president
c)
speaker of the house
d)
Chief Justice
27.
How many terms can the President be elected too?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
28.
How many members are in the Electoral College?
a)
100
b)
435
c)
535
d)
538
29.
How many electoral votes must you get to be President?
a)
250
b)
400
c)
270
d)
200
30.
How many electoral votes does Illinois have?
a)
18
b)
20
c)
40
d)
60
31.
What date is inauguration day?
a)
November 10th
b)
January 3rd
c)
March 20th
d)
January 20th
32.
What is the voting age?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
30
d)
35
33.
To take your case to a higher court?
a)
repeal
b)
supend
c)
amend
d)
appeal
34.
Commit a crime against your country?
a)
Treason
b)
Judicial
c)
Perjury
d)
protest
35.
When courts review laws to make sure they don't violate the Constitution?
a)
Judicial Punishment
b)
Appeal
c)
repeal
d)
Judicial Review
36.
Justified reason to search someone?
a)
evidentuary advance
b)
writ of assistance
c)
probable cause
d)
legal defense
37.
excused for a crime?
a)
perjury
b)
reprieve
c)
treason
d)
pardon
38.
what is the name of the President's yearly speech?
a)
State of the State
b)
Shape of our country
c)
Shape of our union
d)
State of the Union
39.
What is the name of the group that advises the President?
a)
Advisory board
b)
Presidential Cabinet
c)
Department heads
d)
Congress
40.
Which amendments make up the bill of rights
a)
11-27
b)
13-16
c)
1-10
d)
3-7
41.
What group elects the President?
a)
popular vote
b)
congress
c)
electoral college
d)
Senate
42.
What is the sworn promise to take office?
a)
Oath of office
b)
Pledge of alligience
c)
boy scout pledge
43.
What do the stars on the flag stand for?
a)
The 49 States
b)
The 52 States
c)
The 50 States
d)
The 50 guys who wrote the Constitution
44.
What do the Stripes on the flag stand for?
a)
The colors of a Zebra
b)
The first 13 Countries in the world
c)
The first 13 states
d)
The 13 battle we won in the revolutionary war.
45.
What does the color red stand for?
a)
Courage
b)
Honor
c)
Purity
d)
Love
46.
What does the color Blue represent?
a)
Courage
b)
Loyalty
c)
Purity
d)
Love
47.
What does the color white stand fro?
a)
Courage
b)
Honor
c)
Purity
d)
Love
48.
How many amendments are there?
a)
7
b)
12
c)
25
d)
27
49.
Who is the President?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Joe Biden
c)
Kamala Harris
d)
John Roberts
50.
Who is the Vice President?
a)
Joe Biden
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Kamala Harris
d)
John Roberts
51.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
a)
John Boehner
b)
Donald Trump
c)
John Roberts
d)
Nancy Pelosi
52.
Who is the Chief Justice?
a)
John Roberts
b)
John Adams
c)
John White
d)
John Smith
53.
Who is a senator from Illinois?
a)
Paul Ryan
b)
Richard Durbin
c)
Barack Obama
d)
Donald Trump
54.
Who takes over for the President in order?
a)
Speaker of House, Vice President, Pres pro temp, Sec of State
b)
Sec of State, Vice President, Pres pro temp, Speaker of House
c)
Pres pro temp, Vice President, speaker of house, Sec of State
d)
Vice President, Speaker of House, Pres. Pro Temp., Sec of State.
55.
Approves or rejects treaties
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
both
56.
Passes bills
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
both
57.
All members elected every two years.
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
Both
58.
Women are allowed
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
Both
59.
Power of Impeachment
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
Both
60.
Jury for Impeachment
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
Both
61.
Make the Laws
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
62.
Enforces the Laws
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
63.
Tires cases under the law
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
64.
Has two houses
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
65.
Power to declare war
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
66.
Makes the Energy Policy
a)
State
b)
Health and Human services
c)
Transportation
d)
energy
67.
In charge of Armed Forces
a)
State
b)
Treasury
c)
defense
d)
energy
68.
Settle a strike
a)
Labor
b)
State
c)
Veterans affairs
d)
commerce
69.
Head of Justice Department
a)
Attorney General
b)
Sec of Justice
c)
Chief Justice
d)
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70.
Deals with Foreign affairs
a)
State
b)
Energy
c)
Transportation
d)
Interior
71.
In charge of helping farmers
a)
State
b)
defense
c)
Agriculture
d)
labor
72.
Deals with Social Security
a)
Housing and Urban Development
b)
Health and Human Services
c)
Homeland Security
d)
Labor
73.
In charge of our borders
a)
State
b)
Commerce
c)
Homeland Security
d)
Health and human services
74.
Congress cannot tax exports
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Each state must treat citizens from other states the same way it treats it's own?
a)
True
b)
False
76.
States may not make treaties
a)
True
b)
False
77.
The President can veto a bill which means it becomes a law.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
If the President vetos a bill congress can impeach IT
a)
True
b)
False
79.
The House of Representatives approves Presidential appointments
a)
True
b)
False
80.
The Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional?
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Congress can override the President's veto with 2/3rds vote?
a)
True
b)
False
82.
The executive branch can impeach the President.
a)
True
b)
False
83.
The Supreme Court can refuse judeges the President appoints
a)
True
b)
False
84.
The first 3 amendments make up the bill of rights.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
The 13th amendment outlawed slavery
a)
True
b)
False
86.
The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote
a)
True
b)
Flase
87.
The 5th amendment gives ius freedom of speech and religion
a)
True
b)
False
88.
What amendment repealed what amendment
a)
16 reapled the 21st
b)
18th repealed the 21st
c)
21st repealed the 16th
d)
21st repealed the 18th
89.
State flags should be lower then the U.S. flag
a)
True
b)
False
90.
It is illegal to burn the U.S. flag
a)
True
b)
False
91.
The president is commander in chief of the military
a)
True
b)
False
92.
The House sometimes picks the president
a)
True
b)
False
93.
If a 29 year old man, born and raised in Woodstock, Il., moved to Vermont when he was 21, for which United States government office could he run?
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
all three
94.
If a 30 year old woman was born in Germany and moved to Woodstock, IL. when she was 18, then at 22 she became a naturalized citizen, wanted to run for government office, for which United States office could she run?
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
all three
95.
If a 40 year old woman who was born in Woodstock, Il., and has lived in Illinois her whole life, wanted to run for government office, for which United States office could she run?
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
President
d)
all three
96.
If a 40 year old woman who was born in Woodstock, Il., and has lived in Illinois her whole life, wanted to run for government office, for which United States office could she run?
a)
Senate
b)
House
c)
President
d)
all three
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