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WorksheetsConstitution Review!
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 36mins
Which right is not in the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Assembly
Right to a Lawyer
Establishment Clause
What form of government gives most of the power to the states?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
What Treaty ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of New York
What was the last battle of the Revolutionary War?
Yorktown
Trenton
Valley Forge
New York Harbor
The right to a lawyer is found in which amendment?
1st
3rd
4th
6th
The right to Due Process is found in which amendment?
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Which amendment says you cannot be given a punishment that is "Cruel and Unusual"?
2nd
4th
6th
8th
Which amendment says you cannot be given "Excessive bail or fines"?
2nd
5th
7th
8th
Which type of government keeps all of the power in the central or national government?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
Which amendment protects you from "Unreasonable searches and seizures"?
2nd
4th
5th
6th
Which amendment says that the government will never establish a state religion?
1st
3rd
5th
6th
What amendment gives you the right to own a gun?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
The US Constitution is what form of government?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
The Articles of Confederation was what form of government?
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
How many branches of government does the US Constitution create?
1
2
3
4
Which one of these IS NOT a branch of the US Government?
Legislative
Eggsecutive
Judicial
Executive
The Judicial branch does what?
Executes the laws
Interprets the laws
Creates the laws
Body slams the laws!
Which amendment says you do not have to testify against yourself AKA the right to remain silent?
3rd
4th
5th
6th
The Executive branch does what?
Executes the laws
Interprets the laws
Creates the laws
Just looks at the laws and does nothing
The Articles of Confederation only had one branch of government...which one?
Executive
judicial
Legislative
What rebellion showed Americans that the Articles of Confederation was too weak of a government?
Patterson's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
Shays Rebellion
Spartacus' Rebellion
The Legislative Branch does what?
Legs the laws
Makes the laws
Executes the laws
Interprets the laws
Who won the Revolutionary War?
Great Britain
France
America
Spain
A weak central government and strong state government's is best defined as...
Unitary
Federal
Confederal
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to tax.
No power to pass laws.
No power to raise an army.
No power to regulate inter-state trade.
A King holds all power in a monarchy, but this principle argues that power should be broken up.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Social Contract
Federalism
This principle argues that each branch of gov't should have some power over the others.
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
The Social Contract
Federalism
Due Process means...
The Consent of the Governed
An Impartial Jury
A Fair Trial
The Right to a Lawyer
Which amendment bans quartering troops unless certain conditions are met?
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
The New Jersey Plan argued for this type of representation...
Proportional
Equal
Oblong
Acute
The Virginia Plan argued for this type of representation...
Oblong
Acute
Equal
Proportional
The Articles of Confederation used this type of representation...
Equal
Proportional
Oblong
Acute
A "bi-cameral" legislature has how many houses?
1
2
3
4
What was the name of the compromise that was struck between the NJ and VA plan?
Awesome Compromise
Perfect Compromise
Legal Compromise
Great Compromise
How many "houses" in the legislature did the Articles of Confederation have?
4
2
1
3
No "double jeopardy" means...
You can't be arrested for the same crime twice.
You can't be tried for the same crime twice.
You can't commit the same crime twice.
You can't be put in 2 different jails.
The president leads which branch of government?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The Senate and House of Representatives is part of which branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The Senate and House of Representatives is part of which branch?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
What compromise was made during the Constitutional Convention regarding counting enslaved people towards proportional representation?
The Great Compromise
The Representative Compromise
The 2/5ths Compromise
The 3/5ths Compromise
The Supreme Court is part of which branch of Government?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution means that...
State laws are supreme to Federal laws
The North is supreme to the South
The South is supreme to the North
Federal laws are supreme to State laws
The "Necessary and Proper Clause" AKA the Elastic Clause means that the government can...
Expand or contract as needed
Buy leggings for all its citizens
Buy jeggings for all citizens
Only exercise the powers directly written in the Constitution
What is the ultimate law of the USA?
Federal laws
State laws
The Constitution
Local laws
Which branch of government has the "Power of the Purse" AKA the power to tax and spend?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Which branch of government has the power to declare war?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Which branch can impeach the president?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
This amendment says that you cannot have your trial in secret...
4th
5th
6th
7th
This style of government has the central and state governments share roughly equal power...
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
Which amendment says that you cannot be locked up for an unreasonable amount of time before your trial?
4th
5th
6th
8th
Which amendment guarantees you will recieve an impartial or unbiased jury?
3rd
4th
5th
6th
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?
States must be named after former presidents
States must have their boundaries set on rivers
Slavery could not exist in the Northwest Ordinance states
Territories could apply for statehood after they had a population of 15,000
The Northwest Ordinance was instituted under which government?
The Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
The British Crown
Which event led to the downfall of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
The Revolutionary War
The French and Indian War
Which style of representation gives each state the same number of votes in the legislature?
Proportional
Representational
Compromise
Equal
Which style of representation gives each state a particular number of votes depending upon the size of their population?
Proportional
Representational
Compromise
Equal
From which amendment does the "Right to remain silent" come from?
4th
5th
6th
8th
Article 1 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
Article 2 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?
Judicial
Executive
Legislative
Article 3 of the US Constitution creates which branch of government?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Could the Articles of Confederation effectively collect taxes?
Yes
No
Maybe
Could the Articles of Confederation effectively handle disputes (problems) between states?
Yes
No
Maybe
Could the Articles of Confederation effectively raise and use a military?
Yes
No
Maybe
Could the Articles of Confederation effectively handle commerce (the economy) between states and other countries?
Yes
No
Maybe
Could the Articles of Confederation effectively pass laws?
Yes
No
Maybe
In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?
Washington D.C.
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Which Supreme Court case established the Judicial Branches power of "Judicial Review"?
Marbury v. Madison
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Citizens United v. FEC
"Judicial Review" means what?
The Judicial Branch has the power to evaluate whether actions by the Executive Branch or laws by the Legislative Branch are constitutional.
Judges get to review the newspaper each morning.
The Judicial Branch cannot review an action of the Executive Branch.
The Judicial Branch can use their notes on a test, but you cannot.
Why did Virginia argue for Proportional Representation?
Because it had a small population
Because it wanted each state to have the same amount of votes
Because Virginia had the largest population
Because Virginia wanted to end slavery
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