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Ch. 2 U.S. Constitution

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonial Leaders coordinated action against British Regulations

a)

Second Continental Congress

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Articles of Confederation

2.

12 Colonies met to petition King George III to repeal the Intolerable Acts

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

First Continental Congress

d)

Articles of Confederation

3.

Provided Government to the colonies during the Revolution

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Committee of Correspondence

d)

Articles of Confederation

4.

Formal Statement of separation of the Colonies from Great Britain

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

First Continental Congress

c)

Second Continental Congress

d)

Declaration of Independence

5.

Provided the first constitutional government for the new nation

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

6.

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation (all BUT which one)

a)

Power to tax

b)

No Power for interstate commerce

c)

States were sovereign

d)

No Federal Courts

7.

Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

a)

Treaty of Greenville

b)

Peace of Paris

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Articles of Confederation

8.

Rather than revise the Articles of Confederation after the Revolutionary War, it was decided to write a new Constitution

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Articles of Conduct

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

Committee of Correspondence

9.

In What year what the Constitution Ratified

a)

1776

b)

1777

c)

1778

d)

1789

10.

First President of the United States

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

George Mason

d)

Thomas Jefferson

11.

Washington Acted and Dressed as a

a)

Soldier

b)

King

c)

Correspondent

d)

Diplomat

12.

To correct the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

a)

Amendments

b)

Constitution

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Bill of Rights

13.

Why did some oppose the Constitution

a)

Too Experiemental

b)

Too many problems

c)

Too Weak

d)

Too many involved

14.

First 10 Amendments of the Constitution

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Bill of Amendments

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Rights of Bills

15.

Who wrote the Bill of Rights

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

James Monroe

d)

Alexander Hamilton

16.

Constitution would not be ratified without

a)

Treaty

b)

Committee of Amendments

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Executive Branch

17.

Reasons for the Constitution

a)

Article I

b)

Preamble

c)

Article II

d)

Promeable

18.

Article I

a)

Legislatvie

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Preamble

19.

Must be 25 years of age, citizen for 7 years

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

President

20.

Representation by Population

a)

New Jersey PLan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Connecticut PLan

d)

New York Plan

21.

Taken every 10 years

a)

Committee of Jurisdiction

b)

Census

c)

Electoral College

d)

Presidential Debate

22.

Must be 20 years old, Citizen for 9 years

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Justice of Supreme Court

d)

Senate

23.

Serves 2 year terms

a)

President

b)

Vice President

c)

Senator

d)

Representative

24.

1/3 elected every 2 years

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Congress

d)

President

25.

Serves as the President of the Senate

a)

President Pro Tempore

b)

Vice President

c)

President

d)

Senators

26.

Presides over the Senate when the Vice-President is absent

a)

President

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

President Pro Senator

d)

Speaker of the House

27.

Tries impeachment Cases

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court

28.

Power to empeach

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

President

d)

Supreme Court

29.

What is needed to remove a President from office

a)

1/3 Vote

b)

2/3 Vote

c)

1/2 Vote

d)

all votes

30.

What can a President do when a Bill reaches his desk

a)

Sign it

b)

Do Nothing

c)

Veto

d)

Pocket Veto

31.

What are the Powers of Congress

a)

Impose and Collect Taxes

b)

Coin Money

c)

Support Defense

d)

Declare War

e)

Pick President

32.

Elected by the Electoral College

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

President

d)

Justices

33.

Must be 35 years of age and Natural Born Citizen

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

President

d)

Justice

34.

Powers of the President - check all that apply

a)

Commander in Chief

b)

Declare War

c)

Grant Pardons

d)

Report to Congress

35.

How the President reports to Congress

a)

State of Affairs

b)

State of the Union

c)

State Dinners

d)

Congressional Cabinet Meetings

36.

Treason, Bribery, other high crimes

a)

Federal Crime

b)

Impeachment

c)

Felony

37.

Article III of the Constitution created

a)

Legislature

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Congress

38.

Established State and Federal Government Relationship

a)

Article IV

b)

Article III

c)

Article II

d)

Article I

39.

Established Method of Amendment

a)

Article II

b)

Article IV

c)

Article VI

d)

Article V

40.

Established a way to pay debt for the U.S.

a)

Article VI

b)

Article III

c)

Article IV

d)

Article VIII

41.

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

6

42.

Cannot be charged with the same crime twice

a)

Double Homicide

b)

Article III

c)

Double Jeopardy

d)

Right to Trial

43.

Gave Women the right to vote

a)

Prohibition

b)

Suffrage

c)

Suffering

d)

Article III

44.

Forbids the Manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages 1919

a)

sufferage

b)

Lame Duck

c)

Prohobition

d)

Right to a Trial

45.

No Citizen can be made to pay a tax for the right to vote in a federal election

a)

Prohibition

b)

Sales Tax

c)

Excise Tax

d)

Poll Tax

46.

Amendment that establishes the process after removal of president from office

a)

25th

b)

17th

c)

12th

d)

1st

47.

Amendment that abolished slavery

a)

12th

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

15th

48.

Amendment that says Cannot deny vote because of race or color

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

49.

RIght to bear arms

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

15th

d)

14th

50.

According to the 26th Amendment how old do you have to be to vote

a)

21

b)

18

c)

14

d)

26

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