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Constitution Review!

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which right is not in the 1st Amendment?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

Freedom of Assembly

c)

Right to a Lawyer

d)

Establishment Clause

2.

What form of government gives most of the power to the states?

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

3.

What Treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of New York

4.

What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Trenton

c)

Valley Forge

d)

New York Harbor

5.

The right to a lawyer is found in which amendment?

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

6th

6.

The right to Due Process is found in which amendment?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

7.

Which amendment says you cannot be given a punishment that is "Cruel and Unusual"?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

6th

d)

8th

8.

Which amendment says you cannot be given "Excessive bail or fines"?

a)

2nd

b)

5th

c)

7th

d)

8th

9.

Which type of government keeps all of the power in the central or national government?

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

10.

Which amendment protects you from "Unreasonable searches and seizures"?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

6th

11.

Which amendment says that the government will never establish a state religion?

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

6th

12.

What amendment gives you the right to own a gun?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

13.

The US Constitution is what form of government?

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

14.

The Articles of Confederation was what form of government?

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

15.

How many branches of government does the US Constitution create?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which one of these IS NOT a branch of the US Government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Eggsecutive

c)

Judicial

d)

Executive

17.

The Judicial branch does what?

a)

Executes the laws

b)

Interprets the laws

c)

Creates the laws

d)

Body slams the laws!

18.

Which amendment says you do not have to testify against yourself AKA the right to remain silent?

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

6th

19.

The Executive branch does what?

a)

Executes the laws

b)

Interprets the laws

c)

Creates the laws

d)

Just looks at the laws and does nothing

20.

The Articles of Confederation only had one branch of government...which one?

a)

Executive

b)

judicial

c)

Legislative

21.

What rebellion showed Americans that the Articles of Confederation was too weak of a government?

a)

Patterson's Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

Shays Rebellion

d)

Spartacus' Rebellion

22.

The Legislative Branch does what?

a)

Legs the laws

b)

Makes the laws

c)

Executes the laws

d)

Interprets the laws

23.

Who won the Revolutionary War?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

America

d)

Spain

24.

A weak central government and strong state government's is best defined as...

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Confederal

25.

Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

No power to tax.

b)

No power to pass laws.

c)

No power to raise an army.

d)

No power to regulate inter-state trade.

26.

A King holds all power in a monarchy, but this principle argues that power should be broken up.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Social Contract

d)

Federalism

27.

This principle argues that each branch of gov't should have some power over the others.

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

The Social Contract

d)

Federalism

28.

Due Process means...

a)

The Consent of the Governed

b)

An Impartial Jury

c)

A Fair Trial

d)

The Right to a Lawyer

29.

Which amendment bans quartering troops unless certain conditions are met?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

30.

The New Jersey Plan argued for this type of representation...

a)

Proportional

b)

Equal

c)

Oblong

d)

Acute

31.

The Virginia Plan argued for this type of representation...

a)

Oblong

b)

Acute

c)

Equal

d)

Proportional

32.

The Articles of Confederation used this type of representation...

a)

Equal

b)

Proportional

c)

Oblong

d)

Acute

33.

A "bi-cameral" legislature has how many houses?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

What was the name of the compromise that was struck between the NJ and VA plan?

a)

Awesome Compromise

b)

Perfect Compromise

c)

Legal Compromise

d)

Great Compromise

35.

How many "houses" in the legislature did the Articles of Confederation have?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

36.

No "double jeopardy" means...

a)

You can't be arrested for the same crime twice.

b)

You can't be tried for the same crime twice.

c)

You can't commit the same crime twice.

d)

You can't be put in 2 different jails.

37.

The president leads which branch of government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

38.

The Senate and House of Representatives is part of which branch?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

39.

The Senate and House of Representatives is part of which branch?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

40.

What compromise was made during the Constitutional Convention regarding counting enslaved people towards proportional representation?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Representative Compromise

c)

The 2/5ths Compromise

d)

The 3/5ths Compromise

41.

The Supreme Court is part of which branch of Government?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

42.

The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution means that...

a)

State laws are supreme to Federal laws

b)

The North is supreme to the South

c)

The South is supreme to the North

d)

Federal laws are supreme to State laws

43.

The "Necessary and Proper Clause" AKA the Elastic Clause means that the government can...

a)

Expand or contract as needed

b)

Buy leggings for all its citizens

c)

Buy jeggings for all citizens

d)

Only exercise the powers directly written in the Constitution

44.

What is the ultimate law of the USA?

a)

Federal laws

b)

State laws

c)

The Constitution

d)

Local laws

45.

Which branch of government has the "Power of the Purse" AKA the power to tax and spend?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

46.

Which branch of government has the power to declare war?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

47.

Which branch can impeach the president?

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

48.

This amendment says that you cannot have your trial in secret...

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

7th

49.

This style of government has the central and state governments share roughly equal power...

a)

Unitary

b)

Confederal

c)

Federal

50.

Which amendment says that you cannot be locked up for an unreasonable amount of time before your trial?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

51.

Which amendment guarantees you will recieve an impartial or unbiased jury?

a)

3rd

b)

4th

c)

5th

d)

6th

52.

The Northwest Ordinance said that states would not grow, instead new states would be created. The Ordinance also established one other important rule...what was that?

a)

States must be named after former presidents

b)

States must have their boundaries set on rivers

c)

Slavery could not exist in the Northwest Ordinance states

d)

Territories could apply for statehood after they had a population of 15,000

53.

The Northwest Ordinance was instituted under which government?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The British Crown

54.

Which event led to the downfall of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

The French and Indian War

55.

Which style of representation gives each state the same number of votes in the legislature?

a)

Proportional

b)

Representational

c)

Compromise

d)

Equal

56.

Which style of representation gives each state a particular number of votes depending upon the size of their population?

a)

Proportional

b)

Representational

c)

Compromise

d)

Equal

57.

From which amendment does the "Right to remain silent" come from?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

8th

58.

Article 1 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

59.

Article 2 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislative

60.

Article 3 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

61.

Could the Articles of Confederation effectively collect taxes?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

62.

Could the Articles of Confederation effectively handle disputes (problems) between states?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

63.

Could the Articles of Confederation effectively raise and use a military?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

64.

Could the Articles of Confederation effectively handle commerce (the economy) between states and other countries?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

65.

Could the Articles of Confederation effectively pass laws?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

66.

In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Baltimore

67.

Which Supreme Court case established the Judicial Branches power of "Judicial Review"?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Citizens United v. FEC

68.

"Judicial Review" means what?

a)

The Judicial Branch has the power to evaluate whether actions by the Executive Branch or laws by the Legislative Branch are constitutional.

b)

Judges get to review the newspaper each morning.

c)

The Judicial Branch cannot review an action of the Executive Branch.

d)

The Judicial Branch can use their notes on a test, but you cannot.

69.

Why did Virginia argue for Proportional Representation?

a)

Because it had a small population

b)

Because it wanted each state to have the same amount of votes

c)

Because Virginia had the largest population

d)

Because Virginia wanted to end slavery

70.

How do you think you will do on the test?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E