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CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
execute
2.
Which branch of government writes the bills that become laws?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
3.
Which branch of government makes sure the laws are carried out and enforced?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
4.
Which branch of government hears cases about the laws and decides what the laws mean?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
5.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
6.
What are the Bill of Rights?
a)
The first Amendment
b)
The first five Amendments
c)
The first ten Amendments
d)
All of the Amendments
7.
Which branch of government does the President belong to?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
8.
Congress is made up of which two parts?
a)
Cabinet and Senate
b)
Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
d)
Senate and Supreme Court
9.
Which branch of government guarantees trial by jury?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
executive
10.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
11.
Which term means 'a change or addition to the Constitution'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
amendment
12.
How many years is one term for a representative?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
4 years
d)
6 years
13.
How many years is one term for a Senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
14.
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
15.
Which of the following has the power to declare war on another country?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
16.
Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
President
17.
Which group remains in power until they retire, die, or are removed for bad behavior?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
18.
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
a)
they define the rights of U.S. Citizens
b)
they explain the introduction to the Constitution
c)
they gave women the right to vote
19.

She never stopped reminding her husband, a delegate to the Continental Congress, about the need to create an equal society for men and women and to abolish slavery.

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Deborah Samson

d)

Susan B. Anthony

20.

1. While young, she broke the barriers of being enslaved to write widely renowned poetry.

a)

Mercy Otis Warren

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

Deborah Samson

d)

Abigail Adams

21.

This man had the idea of creating the Constitution. He is often referred to as the “Father of the US Constitution”.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Ben Franklin

d)

James Madison

22.

He spent a year in London attempting to get the king to listen to the colonies’ complaints.

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Baron Von Steuben

d)

Ben Franklin

23.

After being selected commander and chief of the Continental Army, came to accept African American regiments into his military.

a)

George Washington

b)

Baron Von Steuben

c)

James Madison

d)

Benedict Arnold

24.

Due to Georgia and S. Carolina refusing to sign the Declaration of Independence, he was forced to leave out the section regarding the freeing of slaves in America.

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

Thomas Jefferson

25.

This King imposed several acts on the British colonies in an attempt to pay back debts from the French and Indian war.

a)

George III

b)

Henry VIII

c)

John V

d)

Arthur III

26.

This style of government provide power between a central government and state governments. This gives the central government the strongest powers, but not all the power. The states have powers too in a balanced form of government.

a)

Confederation

b)

Federation

27.

This type of government is made up of a group of partners that keep all important powers for themselves. There is no higher power as the central government serves essentially as an adviser to the states.

a)

Confederation

b)

Federation

28.
Which amendment give you the right of Religion, Assembly, Speech, and Press?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
29.
What document guarantees the rights of all citizens in the United States?
a)
Student Handbook
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
Mesa City Charter
30.
Which is a right you as a citizen of the United States?
a)
The right to vote.
b)
The right to watch TV.
c)
The right to eat in the cafeteria.
d)
The right to use the sidewalk.
31.
What is a responsibility you have as a US citizen?
a)
Do your homework
b)
Serve on a jury
c)
Free Education
d)
Pay state taxes
32.
Rights of adults as citzens
a)
Get a job
b)
Vote 
c)
Drive a car
d)
Boss everyone around
33.
How old do you have to be to vote?
a)
18
b)
16
c)
21
d)
25
34.
A responsibility is something that is your job to do or think about.  A responsibility not only affects you, but those around you, too.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Right or responsibility:
to be respectful to others
a)
right
b)
responsibility
36.
Right or responsibility:
to feel safe
a)
right
b)
responsibility
37.
Right or responsibility:
to take care of your belongings
a)
right
b)
responsibility
38.
Right or responsibility:
to have food and clothing
a)
right
b)
responsibility
39.
Is having food, shelter, and clothing a right or a responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
40.
Is following your family's rules a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
41.
Is learning in an orderly and safe classroom a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
42.
Is learning in an orderly and safe classroom a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
43.
Is freedom of speech and religion a right or responsibility?
a)
Right
b)
Responsibility
44.

How many of the 13 states had to ratify the Constitution before it was law

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

13

45.

Who was the father of the Constitution?

a)

Madison

b)

Washington

c)

Jefferson

d)

Franklin

46.

What two branches did the Constitution create?

a)

Military

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

47.

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

15

48.

Delegates wrote the new Constitution in this city.

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Washington DC

c)

Charleston

d)

Boise

49.

Which of these is NOT one of the branches of government in the Constitution?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Parliament

50.

Which branch makes the laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

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