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Even More Constitution Fun

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Baldwin County is in what Congressional district of Alabama?

a)

the 1st

b)

the 3rd

c)

the 5th

d)

the 7th

2.

Who is our representative in the US House of Reps?

a)

Doug Jones

b)

Barry Moore

c)

Jerry Carl

d)

Joe Faust

3.

Votes from how many states are required to ratify an amendment?

a)

a majority

b)

2/3rds

c)

3/4ths

d)

all 50

4.

How can the President's veto be overridden?

a)

by a 2/3 vote in each house

b)

by a 2/3 vote in the Senate

c)

by a 2/3 vote in the House

d)

by a 3/4 vote in each house

5.

Who was missing from the Constitutional Convention?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

6.

What House of Congress approves treaties and appointments by the President?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

both houses

d)

neither house

7.

Revenue bills must originate in what House of Congress?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

both houses

d)

neither house

8.

George Washington set a precedent by selecting a committee of advisors known as

a)

the bureaucracy

b)

the cabinet

c)

Presidential Advisors

d)

Ways and Means Committee

9.

How are states represented in the House of Representatives?

a)

equally; every states gets two members

b)

representation is based on the population of the state

c)

by the 3/5 formula

d)

states get more representatives if they bring in more tax money

10.

What house of Congress holds the trial for an impeached official?

a)

Senate

b)

House of Representatives

c)

both houses

d)

neither house

11.

If the President is impeached who presides over the trial?

a)

the Vice President

b)

the Speaker of the House

c)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

the Secretary of State

12.

How many representatives does Alabama have in the House?

a)

7

b)

9

c)

11

d)

15

13.

What critical event takes place every 10 years so that the House of Representatives can be reapportioned?

a)

Election Day

b)

the census

c)

Fourth of July

d)

the State of the Union

14.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay wrote the

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Federalist Papers

15.

The Federalist Papers were published in the newspapers of what state? (hint: the ratification of the Constitution was fiercely debated here)

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Virginia

c)

Rhode Island

d)

New York

16.

All of the following are underlying principles of our Constitution EXCEPT

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

limited government

c)

checks and balances

d)

original jurisdiction

17.

The Constitution established a government in which power is divided among three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. This is known as

a)

separation of powers

b)

checks and balances

c)

federalism

d)

rule of law

18.

Federal means

a)

division

b)

national

c)

checks

d)

balances

19.

All of the following are powers of the President EXEPT

a)

He is commander-in-chief

b)

He appoints judges

c)

He has the power to declare war

d)

He gives the State of the Union

20.

All of the following are ways in which the Congress can check the executive branch EXCEPT

a)

Congress approves appointments

b)

Congress can override a veto

c)

Congress can impeach

d)

Congress creates post offices

21.

If the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President of the US?

a)

the President Pro Tempore

b)

the Senate Majority Leader

c)

the Speaker of the House

d)

the Secretary of State

22.

Who has the power to create all federal courts other than the Supreme Court?

a)

the President

b)

Congress

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Constitution

23.

What was special about the election of our first president?

a)

It was a tie

b)

Women could vote

c)

The decision was unanimous

d)

Congress appointed the first president

24.

The Constitution gives Congress power "necessary and proper" to carrying out its other powers. This is known as the

a)

supremacy clause

b)

independent clause

c)

elastic clause

d)

ridiculous-powers clause

25.

In what year was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1789

d)

1790

26.

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

a)

the Critical Period

b)

the Revolutionary Period

c)

the Rebellion Period

d)

League of Friendship

27.

All of the following are important principles that can found in our Constitution EXCEPT

a)

judicial review

b)

separation of powers

c)

natural rights

d)

popular sovereignty

28.

Under the original Constitution, the only part of the government that was popularly elected (elected by ordinary citizens like you and me) was

a)

the Presidency

b)

the Senate

c)

the House of Representatives

d)

the Supreme Court

29.

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?

a)

elastic clause

b)

privileges and immunities clause

c)

full faith and credit clause

d)

supremacy clause

30.

Article VI of the Consitution says that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. This is known as the

a)

elastic clause

b)

privileges and immunities clause

c)

full faith and credit clause

d)

supremacy clause

31.

What article of the Constitution set up the ratification process?

a)

Article V

b)

Article VI

c)

Article VII

d)

Article IV