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Constitution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Democracy

c)

Authoritarian Government

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

2.

In a direct democracy, people vote on issues themselves, rather than electing representatives to decide for them.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Thomas Jefferson’s reference to the natural rights of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” in the Declaration of Independence was clearly inspired by the ideas of

a)

Julius Caesar

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

4.

The Magna Carta is important for establishing which of the following?

a)

the principle of limited government

b)

the scientific discoveries of the Enlightenment

c)

the Virginia Company

d)

an agreement for governing the colony of Plymouth

5.

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to abandon the Articles of Confederation?

a)

In hopes that they could return to Great Britain as colonies.

b)

To create a strong central government in their new nation.

c)

The delegates wanted to create a monarchy.

d)

They were looking to become part of the French Empire.

6.

Why was the national government under the Constitution stronger than the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

It had the power to enforce its laws.

b)

The supremacy clause made state laws the highest in the land.

c)

It did not have the power to tax the people.

d)

State governments had been dissolved.

7.

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

a)

The Virginia Plan

b)

Three-fifths Compromise

c)

The New Jersey Plan

d)

The Great Compromise

8.

Division of Government between the National and state governments

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

9.

Division of Power between the 3 branches of government

a)

Checks & Balances

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Bicameral Legislature

10.

Prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Federalism

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Natural Rights

11.

Reapportionment is when seats in the House of Representative are redistributed based upon the most recent census of state populations.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Great Compromise created the structure of a bicameral legislative branch.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Congress’s power to coin money is

a)

an elastic power.

b)

an enumerated power.

c)

an implied power

d)

a non-legislative power.

14.

The leader of the House of Representatives is the

a)

Representative

b)

Whip

c)

Speaker

d)

vice president

15.

Congress may override a presidential veto with a

a)

2/3 vote

b)

3/4 vote

c)

unanimous vote

d)

majority vote

16.

Describes the process for amending the Constitution

a)

Article I

b)

Article V

c)

Article IV

d)

Article II

17.

Specifies powers of the judicial branch

a)

Article V

b)

Article I

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

18.

Addresses relationship between the federal and state gov

a)

Article III

b)

Article IV

c)

Article I

d)

Article II

19.

A presidential election is won by the candidate who

a)

receives a majority of electoral votes.

b)

receives a majority of the popular vote.

c)

wins the popular vote in more than 25 states.

d)

wins the primary election in a majority of states.

20.

Presidential appointees for cabinet department heads and other top government offices must be approved by a

a)

Congress

b)

Supreme Court

c)

The People

d)

Vice President