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WorksheetsConstitution Test Practice
Total questions: 165
Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins
Who is next in line after the President and Vice President
First Lady
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House
Chief of Staff
The order of who replaces the president in the event of death or incapacitation?
Veto power
Separation of Powers
Order of Sucession
Commander in Chief
How many terms can the president serve?
one
two
three
unlimited
How long is each presidential term?
1 year
2 years
4 years
6 years
What determines the number of electoral from each state
Congress votes on it
the president decides this
the number of congressional representatives the state has
the number of voters in each state divided by the number of districts
What role gives the President the ability to rule as head of all the branches of the military?
Chief of State
Chief Diplomat
Chief Citizen
Commander in Chief
To be President you must be at least ____ years old
25
30
35
40
To be president you must be
a citizen for 7 years
a citizen for 9 years
a natural born citizen
a citizen for 14 years
This cabinet department helps people with their housing needs including affordable homes.
Health and Human Services
The Labor Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
This cabinet department could also be called the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Health and Human Services
The Labor Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
This cabinet department provides the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country.
Health and Human Services
Defense Department
Housing and Urban Development
State Department
1. Which person would be eligible to run for president in the Election of 2016?
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A. Susan , born in 1984 in Texas, has lived in Georgia for 15 years.
B. George, a naturalized citizen, has lived in New York for 20 years.
C. Tiffany, born in 1969 in Nebraska, has lived in the U.S. for 45 years
D. John, a legal immigrant, has lived in the U.S. for 14 consecutive years.
1. Which of these is an example of a “check and balance” of power of Congress?
A. The power to tax
B. The power to veto
C. The power to borrow money
D. The power to impeach public officials
1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt brought the United States out of the Great Depression by creating a series of programs called the New Deal. What does the picture imply about the presidency?
A. Congress pushes the President to make changes.
B. The Legislative and Executive Branch work together.
C. The President pressures Congress to support his goals.
D. Congress doesn’t have to take the Presidents’ ideas into consideration.
A pardon for a large group of people, ie young men who moved to Canada rather than fight in Viet Nam.
Amnesty
Pardon
Reprieve
1. A Presidential action that has the force of law, but was presented by congress and can be overturned by a future President.
Veto
Executive Order
Executive Agreement
The administrative structure that does the work of the government, ie the Social Security Administration
Cabinet
Bureacucracy
Electoral College
1. The group of citizens chosen by the parties that elect the President.
Bureaucracy
Electoral College
Cabinet
The President’s authority to delay a sentence of a convicted criminal
Pardon
Clemency
Reprieve
This would allow the President to sign a bill and only include the parts of the bill that he/she likes. It was ruled unconstitutional
Veto
Clemency
Line Item
Why is there a Bicameral legislative
To represent equality
To represent equality and Population
So there can be 3 houses
To represent equality, population, and education
What does it mean to legislate?
To stand in the constitution
To vote
To express powers
To make laws
What is a bill in the the United States of America?
Cash
A former president
A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for a discussion
A draft of a proposed law presented to congress for discussion
A census is conducted every ______ years.
25
2
10
5
Number of justices on the supreme court
1
3
9
0
Type of case about someone committing a crime.
Civil
Criminal
Type of trial with no jury, only judges
Judge trial
Panel Trial
Bench Trial
Trial Trial
What is "Jurisdiction"?
The final decision in a court case.
An order given by the president.
The court's authority to hear a case.
The way Donald Trump's wig fits over his head.
Which of these is NOT a decision an appellate court might make?
Affirm the trail court's decision
Remand the case
Reverse the trial court's decision
Have a jury decide the outcome
When the Supreme Court makes a decision, all the courts beneath it must:
Abide by it
Ignore it
Come to their own decisions about it
This type of trial will never have a jury:
Appellate
Civil
Federal
Criminal
What took place in 1787?
We decided to restructure our government and make it stronger by creating the US Constitution.
Shays rebellion and we wept over having a weak government.
George Washington was elected President and told everybody to do better.
Nothing, nothing of any importance happened in this year.
These people were against ratifying the Constitution because they thought it made the central government too powerful and didn't protect people's rights.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Which group of people liked the Constitution and wanted to ratify it without making any changes?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
Which side said: "This Constitution lacks a Bill of Rights! We cannot approve a government in which our freedoms of speech and of religion are not guaranteed!"
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Which side said: "You should not worry about the government becoming too powerful under the new Constitution. Checks and balances will make sure no branch of government becomes all powerful."
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Which side said: "This new Constitution gives the national government the power to create an army, which will help protect us against things like Shays' Rebellion or an invasion by Great Britain."
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
Which side said: "This new Constitution takes away too many of the powers of the states and grants them to the central government...it shall become a dictatorship before too long!"
Federalist
Anti-Federalist
These were the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and they were only added because the Anti-Federalists demanded a guarantee of individual rights in the Constitution.
Bill of Rights
List of Privileges
Statement of Protections
Guarantee of Freedoms
With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed?
A bill of rights should be included in the Constitution before it is ratified.
Having a strong central government will make the country more stable and prosperous.
The Three-Fifths Compromise will result in fair and equal representation.
Universal suffrage should be constitutionally guaranteed.
In the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which point about the government under the Articles of Confederation would have been made by a Federalist?
“The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union.”
“The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue.”
“The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions.”
“We need to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution before I will agree to ratify it.”
Rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts, protesting state governments’ seizure of farm lands to pay farmers’ debts. It highlighted need for a stronger central government
American Revolution
Shays' Rebellion
Protests of Farmers
Massachusetts Convention
What is the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Magna Cara
Articles of Confederation
The idea of self government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these three words?
We declare self-evident
We the People
When in course
We believe in
This freedom can be found in the first amendment?
right to own guns
freedom of assembly
right to a trial
freedom from cruel and unsusual punishment
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
10
24
25
27
What is the economic system of the United States?
communism
single payer
free market
catapultist
What is the "rule of law"
whatever the President says goes
only the Supreme Court writes law
no one is above the law, even the President and Cogress
elected officials are above the law since they make the law
What make up the three branches of government?
The Articles, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
The congress, The legislature and the bureacracy
The president, the speaker of the house, the Supreme Court
the Executive, the legislative, and Judicial
What is the name of the President now?
Barrack Obama
Brad Little
Mike Pence
Donald Trump
If the President can no longer serve who becomes the President?
whover wins a special election
the Speaker of the House
the Vice President
the Chief Justice
Who vetoes bills?
the Senate Majority Leader
the Vice President
the Chief Justice
the President
Who signs bills into law?
the speaker of the house
the Chief Justice
the President
the members of congress
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Brett Kavanagh
John Roberts
Mitch McConnell
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
How old do you have to be to vote in the United States
21
30
19
18
What are the two major political parties in the US right now?
Democrat and Independent
Republican and Democrat
Communal and Independent
Socialist and Progressive
When must all men register for the Selective Service?
18
19
21
they aren't required its optional
Who is the "Father of our Country"?
James Madison
Donald Trump
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
Oregon Territory
Hudson River Valley in New York
Florida Purchase
Louisisana Purchase
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed all the slaves in the Confederacy
amended the Constitution
declared that the rule of law included the Congress
freed citizens from paying taxes during the Civil War
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
first women vice presidential candidate
wrote the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem
designed and sewed the original flag
fought for women's rights to vote
What U.S. war was fought between the North and the South?
the Mexican American War
WWI
The Civil War
The 10 years war
Who was President during the Great Depression and WWII?
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Warren G Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
During the Cold War, what was the main concern of the United States?
the spread of Repulbicanism
the spread of communism
Hitler
the treatment of Jews
What is the capital of the United States?
Boise
New York
Philadephia
Washington D.C.
Why does the flag have 50 stars?
one star for each state
that looked the best when it was laid out and it is just coincidence that we know have 50 states.
that is the number dictated by Congress when they commissioned the flag
because it makes a cool looking flag when you alternated the colors red and white.
When do we celebrate Independence Day?
July 4th
Feb. 14th
January 12th
July 3rd
