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WorksheetsThe U.S. Constitituion
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
2.
Which one of the following is not a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?
a)
Right to own a gun
b)
Right to freedom of Speech
c)
Right to petition the government
d)
Right to assemble peacefully
3.
______ 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
4.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
5.
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
6.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
7.
Which branch executes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
8.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
9.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
10.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
11.
citizens elect representatives to carry out their will
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
federalism
c)
individual rights
d)
republicanism
12.
The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
In which house of Congress does each state get 2 votes?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
16.
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
17.
What amendment protects people from unreasonable searches without a warrant?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
18.
What amendment protects people's right to own guns?
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 guarentees people's right to a fair trial and representation by a lawyer?
a)
5th
b)
6th
c)
8th
d)
9th
21.
What amendment guarantees 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.
Which branch of government has judges and the supreme court
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
24.
Which branch of government has the president
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
25.
Which branch of government has Congress, Senate and the House of Represenatives
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
26.
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
27.
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
28.
The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
What article of the Constitution created the Executive Branch of government?
a)
ArcticleI
b)
Article II
c)
Article III
d)
Article IV
30.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
31.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
32.
What is the House of Representatives and Senate together called?
a)
electoral college
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
amendment
d)
Congress
33.
Which powers are given to the federal government?
a)
enumerated
b)
concurrent
c)
reserved
34.
Which term means the government must treat everyone fairly under the law?
a)
republicanism
b)
due process of law
c)
separation of powers
d)
individual rights
35.
What is the group of people that elect the president?
a)
Electoral College
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
amendment
d)
Congress
36.
After 10 days, if the president doesn't sign a bill, what happens?
a)
It Becomes Law
b)
It is a Pocket Veto
c)
It Dies
d)
It Gets Sent Back to Congress
37.
If the president doesn't sign a bill, but Congress adjourns 9 days after they send the bill to the president, what happens?
a)
A Pocket Veto
b)
It Becomes Law
c)
It Gets Returned To Congress
d)
It Gets Pigeonholed
38.
Which term prevents the police from holding you in jail too long without charging you with a crime?
a)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
b)
Bill of Attainder
c)
Ex Post Facto Law
d)
Quorum
39.
Number of U.S. Representatives
a)
2
b)
435
c)
9
d)
11
40.
Number of Electors in Indiana
a)
2
b)
435
c)
11
d)
9
41.
Number of U.S. Representatives apportioned to Indiana.
a)
2
b)
435
c)
9
d)
11
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