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U.S.Constitution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a set of written rules and ideas upon which the United States laws are based?

a)

Constitution

b)

amendments

c)

mission statement

d)

Declaration of Independence

2.

What are places where cases of law are heard?

a)

schools

b)

courts

c)

churches

d)

police stations

3.

What means to be chosen by vote to be a member of government?

a)

nominated

b)

tagged

c)

elected

d)

picked

4.

Which word means to guard or defend from harm or danger?

a)

fight

b)

tackle

c)

abandon

d)

protect

5.

Who are people chosen to speak, vote, or otherwise act for an individual or group?

a)

moms

b)

representatives

c)

friends

d)

bosses

6.

What is one of the two lawmaking houses of the U.S. Congress, containing two representative for each state

a)

Senate

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Library of Congress

7.

In a ______________, the people vote for laws themselves.

a)

direct democracy

b)

republic

c)

constitution

d)

senate

8.

In a _________, the people vote for leaders to represent them. Those leaders then vote to pass laws.

a)

senate

b)

direct democracy

c)

republic

d)

constitution

9.

Which of these is NOT one of the three branches of government set up by the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Executive Branch

d)

Olive Branch

10.

The president of the United States must be at least ______ years old.

a)

100

b)

75

c)

50

d)

35

11.

Congress is made up of two parts:

a)

the Senate and the House of Representatives.

b)

the Executive and Judicial Branches.

c)

the Upper School and the Lower School.

d)

the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

12.

Which branch of government makes the laws?

a)

legislative

b)

judicial

c)

executive

d)

olive

13.

Which branch of government watches over the courts?

a)

legislative

b)

judicial

c)

executive

d)

olive

14.

Which branch of government carries out (or "EXECUTES") the laws?

a)

legislative

b)

judicial

c)

executive

d)

olive

15.

Can the Constitution be changed?

a)

Yes, if you click your heels together twice.

b)

Yes, if the House of Representatives and the Senate agree and the change is approved by the states.

c)

No, never ever.

d)

Yes, if the president says so.

16.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called

a)

the first ten amendments.

b)

the Supreme Amendments.

c)

the Ten Commandments.

d)

the Bill of Rights.

17.

In what year was the U.S. Constitution approved?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1920

d)

1964

18.

In what year was the Nineteenth Amendment approved?

a)

1776

b)

1787

c)

1920

d)

1964