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WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review - Constitution
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Article I of the Constitution describes
the Presidency
the Legislative Branch
the Executive Branch
the Judicial Branch
The Amendment process
explains how the Constitution can be changed
is described in Article II
was added to the Constitution in the Bill of Rights
requires agreement of ALL the States
Article II of the Constitution
describes the Legislative Branch
describes the Congress
describes the Executive Branch
places term limits on the President
Article III of the Constitution
describes the Judicial Branch
describes the way laws are to be made
describes the Legislative Branch
describes the Executive Branch
Separation of powers
allows the President to have ultimate power
describes how the legislative, executive, and judicial branches relate to each other
is described in the Bill of Rights
was proposed by George Washington
The MAIN purpose of Congress is to
interpret the laws
carry out the laws
enforce the laws
make the laws
This group of people argued FOR a strong national government during the debate over ratification of the Constitution.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
This group demanded that a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution before it was ratified in order to protect the civil liberties of the People.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Royalists
According to Article I of the Constitution, this was the ONLY part of the national government that was DIRECTLY elected by the people.
the President
the House of Representatives
Senators
Federal Judges
This opening section of the Constitution acts as a thesis statement and explains why it was written.
Bill of Rights
Article I
the Preamble
Declaration of Independence
Popular Sovereignty means that
the authority to govern comes from the People
people can do whatever they want
the government can tell people to do what it wants
rights are granted by the government
The Constitution is based on the concept of
popular sovereignty
reserved powers
divine rights
judicial activism
What group of people believed that without a Bill of Rights, individual freedom would not be protected
Anti-Federalists
Abolitionists
Federalist
Antidisestablismentarianismist
What group believed that the lack of a strong central government would lead to anarchy
Anarchists
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Socialists
What issue was essentially ignored so that future generations would have to deal with it?
interstate commerce
adding states to the union
slavery
amending the Constitution
The original government of the United States was created with the Articles of Confederation. Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the Constitution?
The Confederation created was too weak to deal with the needs of the people.
The Articles of Confederation gave Congress too much power to tax citizens.
The president under the Articles of Confederation was too powerful.
The Civil War exposed the need for a stronger confederation.
Which amendment protects your freedom of speech?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
What process explains how the Constitution can be adapted to future changes in the nation?
amendment
impeachment
the "elastic" clause
checks and balances
The form of government in which rule is by its people
theocracy
oligarchy
democracy
monarchy
The form of democracy in the USA
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Super Democracy
Ancient Democracy
The system of government that divides the power between the states and a central government
Anti-Federalism
Federalism
separation of powers
checks and balances
What is a plan that provides the rules for a government.
democracy
anarchy
constitution
declaration
Where the states have more power than the central government
Confederacy
Federation
Unitary government
Parliamentary government
Reserved powers
belong to the States
belong to the national government
belong to BOTH States and the national government
are listed in the Constitution
Expressed powers
belong to the federal government
belong to the States
Paying taxes is an example of a
concurrent power
expressed power
reserved power
Concurrent powers
are powers only a State has
are powers that only the federal government has
are powers that belong to BOTH the federal and State governments
The principle of popular sovereignty is based on the belief that
the people have the authority to declare any federal or state law unconstitutional by voting on it.
the government must be run by officials who were appointed to office by their predecessors.
the people do not have to obey any laws with which they disagree.
the government gets its power from the people and can exist only with their consent.
The "necessary and proper" clause is used to justify which powers of Congress?
implied powers
expressed powers
inherent powers
reserved powers
Two people in Texas want to get married. Which amendment indicates they will need to get a marriage license from the state?
6th
8th
9th
10th
The source of RESERVED powers is
Article II of the Constitution
the "necessary and proper" clause
the 10th amendment
the 1st amendment
What fraction of States must ratify a proposed amendment before it goes into effect?
2/3
3/4
3/5
all
Which of the following is NOT included in the Connecticut Compromise?
Congress will be bicameral.
The House of Representatives will be based on the population of the states.
The Senate will be comprised of two senators per state.
Slaves will be counted as 3/5ths of a person for population and taxing purposes.
John Locke is credited with the idea of ______________ which states that the people create their own government and agree to follow the laws created.
Consent of the governed
Common Law
Separation of Powers
Democracy
A newspaper headline that reads "President Rejects Tax Increase Bill" is an example of which of the following?
The president has power to block (veto) actions of the legislature.
The legislature can act on its own and can never be blocked by the president.
The president has powers but they are subject to direct control by the legislature.
The legislature and executive branches must always act together.
The term "bicameral" refers to
a two-chamber legislature
having a president AND vice-president
a two-step amendment process
a two-hump camel as opposed to a one-hump camel
The "Virginia Plan" for the Constitution was preferred by
smaller states
larger states
Slave-owning states
Western States
The Bill of Rights
are in Article I of the Constitution
are the first ten amendments (of 27) to the Constitution
are stated in the Preamble to the Constitution
were wanted by the Federalist
The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional is called
separation of powers
nullification
judicial review
veto power
