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Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 31mins
Baldwin County is in what Congressional district of Alabama?
the 1st
the 3rd
the 5th
the 7th
Who is our representative in the US House of Reps?
Doug Jones
Barry Moore
Jerry Carl
Joe Faust
Votes from how many states are required to ratify an amendment?
a majority
2/3rds
3/4ths
all 50
How can the President's veto be overridden?
by a 2/3 vote in each house
by a 2/3 vote in the Senate
by a 2/3 vote in the House
by a 3/4 vote in each house
Who was missing from the Constitutional Convention?
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
What House of Congress approves treaties and appointments by the President?
Senate
House of Representatives
both houses
neither house
Revenue bills must originate in what House of Congress?
Senate
House of Representatives
both houses
neither house
George Washington set a precedent by selecting a committee of advisors known as
the bureaucracy
the cabinet
Presidential Advisors
Ways and Means Committee
How are states represented in the House of Representatives?
equally; every states gets two members
representation is based on the population of the state
by the 3/5 formula
states get more representatives if they bring in more tax money
What house of Congress holds the trial for an impeached official?
Senate
House of Representatives
both houses
neither house
If the President is impeached who presides over the trial?
the Vice President
the Speaker of the House
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
the Secretary of State
How many representatives does Alabama have in the House?
7
9
11
15
What critical event takes place every 10 years so that the House of Representatives can be reapportioned?
Election Day
the census
Fourth of July
the State of the Union
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote the
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers were published in the newspapers of what state? (hint: the ratification of the Constitution was fiercely debated here)
Massachusetts
Virginia
Rhode Island
New York
All of the following are underlying principles of our Constitution EXCEPT
popular sovereignty
limited government
checks and balances
original jurisdiction
The Constitution established a government in which power is divided among three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. This is known as
separation of powers
checks and balances
federalism
rule of law
Federal means
division
national
checks
balances
All of the following are powers of the President EXEPT
He is commander-in-chief
He appoints judges
He has the power to declare war
He gives the State of the Union
All of the following are ways in which the Congress can check the executive branch EXCEPT
Congress approves appointments
Congress can override a veto
Congress can impeach
Congress creates post offices
If the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President of the US?
the President Pro Tempore
the Senate Majority Leader
the Speaker of the House
the Secretary of State
Who has the power to create all federal courts other than the Supreme Court?
the President
Congress
the Supreme Court
the Constitution
What was special about the election of our first president?
It was a tie
Women could vote
The decision was unanimous
Congress appointed the first president
The Constitution gives Congress power "necessary and proper" to carrying out its other powers. This is known as the
supremacy clause
independent clause
elastic clause
ridiculous-powers clause
In what year was the Constitution written?
1776
1787
1789
1790
The period including the Revolution and the Articles of Confederation in which the new union was plagued by a weak government and economic chaos is known as
the Critical Period
the Revolutionary Period
the Rebellion Period
League of Friendship
All of the following are important principles that can found in our Constitution EXCEPT
judicial review
separation of powers
natural rights
popular sovereignty
Under the original Constitution, the only part of the government that was popularly elected (elected by ordinary citizens like you and me) was
the Presidency
the Senate
the House of Representatives
the Supreme Court
Every state is required to recognize public records and court decisions made in other states. (Your AL driver's license is good in Minnesota.) This is guaranteed in what clause of the Constitution?
elastic clause
privileges and immunities clause
full faith and credit clause
supremacy clause
Article VI of the Consitution says that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. This is known as the
elastic clause
privileges and immunities clause
full faith and credit clause
supremacy clause
What article of the Constitution set up the ratification process?
Article V
Article VI
Article VII
Article IV
