WorksheetsConstitution Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
2.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
3.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
4.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
5.
Which branch executes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
6.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
7.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
8.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
9.
citizens elect representatives to carry out their will
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
federalism
c)
individual rights
d)
republicanism
10.
Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
execute
11.
Which term means 'approve or pass an amendment'?
a)
republican
b)
federalism
c)
execute
d)
ratify
12.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
13.
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
14.
How do federal judges gain that position
a)
They are appointed
b)
They are elected
15.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
16.
How many years is one term for a representative?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
4 years
d)
6 years
17.
How many years is one term for a Senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
18.
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
19.
Which of the following has the power to declare war on another country?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
20.
Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
President
21.
Which group remains in power until they retire, die, or are removed for bad behavior?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
22.
Which branch of the government maintains a cabinet of advisors, who run the 15 executive departments?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
23.
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
24.
The legislative branch is made up up of the president and vice president?
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Who has the authority to veto a bill?
a)
the President
b)
the Supreme Court
c)
the Senate
d)
the Cabinet
26.
The writers of the Constitution made sure no one branch of government could become too powerful by
a)
making the President the leader of all three branches.
b)
creating a system of checks and balances.
c)
creating political parties.
d)
appointing the leader of each branch for life.
27.
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press are protected by the
a)
First Amendment.
b)
Second Amendment.
c)
Fifth Amendment.
d)
Tenth Amendment.
28.
Which of the following statements describes the purpose of the Constitution:
a)
It is a document that officially declares us independent from Great Britain
b)
It is a document that outlines the laws of the land and what freedoms we have
29.
The preamble of the constitution is:
a)
The introduction
b)
The middle
c)
The conclusion
30.
What are the first three words of the preamble of the Constitution?
a)
We the People
b)
No Taxation without
c)
United States of
d)
I pledge allegiance
31.
The Preamble of the Constitution begins, "We the People." Which Constitutional principle is represented in the phrase?
a)
federalism
b)
checks and balances
c)
individual rights
d)
popular sovereignty
32.
Which Constitutional principle describes the powers each branch possess and they impact the other branches?
a)
checks and balances
b)
separation of powers
c)
federalism
d)
popular sovereignty
33.
What year was the Constitutional Convention held in? Where?
a)
1776; Philadelphia
b)
1787; New York
c)
1787; Philadelphia
d)
1782; Virginia
34.
House of Representatives representation is based on ....
a)
equal representation
b)
how many Supreme Court justices there are
c)
population of the the state
d)
physical size of the state
35.
The Senate's representation is...
a)
equal for every state
b)
varied based on population
c)
based on the Supreme Court
d)
based on the physical size of the state
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