WorksheetsThe Constitution - Citizenship
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 15hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
2.
Which branch of government is responsible for creating laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
3.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
4.
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
a)
In order to
b)
We the people
c)
Once upon a
d)
The United States
5.
_____ of the members of the Congress must agree to change the Constitution.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
All
6.
_____ of the states must agree to change the Constitution.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
All
7.
How many houses make up the legislative branch under the Constitution?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
In which house of Congress does each state get 2 votes?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
9.
What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
10.
What term refers to the process of approving the Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
11.
What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
12.
True or False:
All houses of Congress must pass a bill for it to become law.
All houses of Congress must pass a bill for it to become law.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
14.
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
a)
The Bill of Rights
b)
The Preambles
c)
The Vetos
d)
The Federalisms
15.
What amendment protects freedom of speech?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
16.
What amendment protects people from unreasonable searches without a warrant?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
17.
What amendment protects people's right to own guns?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
18.
What amendment prohibits the government from being allowed to make people house soldiers during times of peace?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
19.
What amendment protects people from having to testify against themselves in court?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
20.
What amendment protects people from being put on trial for the same crime twice?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
21.
What amendment guarentees people's right to a fair trial and representation by a lawyer?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
22.
Where was the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c)
Boston, Massachussettes
d)
New York, New York
23.
Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
a)
Individual Rights
b)
State Rights
c)
Slavery
d)
The Articles of Confederation
24.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
25.
______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Popular Sovereignity
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Federalism
26.
What article of the Constitution created the Executive Branch of government?
a)
ArcticleI
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
27.
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Confederation
28.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
29.
citizens elect representatives to carry out their will
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
federalism
c)
individual rights
d)
republicanism
30.
Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution because...?
a)
The states would give too much power to the Federal government
b)
The Federal government would give too much power to the states
c)
He was the main author of the Articles of Confederation
d)
He wanted the U.S. to be part of England again
31.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of both big and small states wanting representation.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Anti-federalists SUPPORTED making a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
36.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
37.
Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?
a)
The federal government needed changing
b)
The states powers were too weak
c)
The Articles of Confederation were powerful
d)
George Washington was a great leader.
38.
Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
President
39.
Which term means 'introduce a new amendment'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
execute
40.
Which terms means 'carry out a law'?
a)
republican
b)
federalism
c)
execute
d)
ratify
41.
Which branch of government writes the bills that become laws?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
42.
Which branch of government makes sure the laws are carried out and enforced?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
43.
Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
44.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
45.
How do federal judges gain that position
a)
They are appointed
b)
They are elected
46.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
47.
Which two groups must approve a bill, in order for it to go to the President to become a law?
a)
Supreme Court and the President
b)
House of Representatives and Senate
c)
Judicial Branch and Executive Branch
48.
Which of the following has the power to declare war on another country?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
49.
Which group remains in power until they retire, die, or are removed for bad behavior?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
50.
What type of government did the founders want to create?
a)
Strong government that had all the power
b)
A weak government that had no power
c)
A limited government that had just enough power to do its job
d)
A government that never changes
51.
Why are bills created?
a)
Bills tell the president what to do and what not to do
b)
Bills are created only to change the Constitution
c)
Bills are created only to tax everybody
d)
Bill are created in order to become laws
52.
Which document sets the rules for our government today?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Mecklenberg Resolves
53.
How is our Congress set up according to the Great Compromise?
a)
Monocameral with only a House of Representatives
b)
Monocameral with only a Senate
c)
Bicameral with both House of Representatives and Senate
d)
Tricameral with the House of Representatives, Senate and the President
54.
What form of government do we have in our country?
a)
Direct Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
55.
What issue did the 3/5 compromise affect?
a)
Taxes
b)
Branches of Government
c)
Slavery
d)
State Government
56.
How does the president win an election?
a)
Popular Votes
b)
Electoral Votes
c)
Swing Votes
d)
Vote in Congress
57.
_____ of the members of the Congress must agree to change the Constitution.
a)
1/2
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
All
58.
With the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, the national government gained the power to:
a)
collect taxes
b)
make treaties
c)
establish an army
d)
regulate territories
59.
Article III is about which branch
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
60.
This part of the Constitution describes the PURPOSE of the government?
a)
Preamble
b)
Article III
c)
Article V
d)
Article VII
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