WorksheetsConstitution Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is the best title for the information above?
a. Constitutional Amendment Process
b. Procedures for Impeaching the President
c. Procedures for Appointing Federal Judges
d. President’s Role in the Legislative Process
The First Amendment guarantees religious freedom by –
a. promoting a specific religious required by all to follow.
b. preventing gatherings at places of worship.
c. punishing those who do not follow a specific religious belief.
d, allowing Americans to pray in public places
Based on the excerpt above, the author believed –
a. each state was capable of governing itself.
b. altering the Articles of Confederation was unnecessary.
c. in the importance of protecting individual liberties.
d. a chief executive was needed to govern effectively.
What principle of government gives the American people the right to elect their leadership every four years?
a. popular sovereignty
b. checks and balances
c. federalism
d. separation of powers
Which best describes this chart
a. Three-Fifths Compromise
b. Three-Fifths Compromise
c. Great Compromise
d, Articles of Confederation
During the Revolutionary War era, the British recognized that the colonists would use their weapons to defend themselves, so the British made efforts to confiscate as many weapons as they could without obtaining a writs of assistance. Which constitutional amendment would have protected colonists against the British?
a. Tenth Amendment
b. Second Amendment
c. Sixth Amendment
d. Fourth Amendment
Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population?
a. to have more representation in the Legislative Branch
b. to be required to pay less in taxes
c. to gain more military presence in their areas
d. to charge lower prices for their goods
The bulleted actions above are identified as –
a. unalienable rights granted to all humans.
b. examples of responsible citizenship.
c. requirements of U.S. citizens once they turn 16.
d. instances of civil disobedience.
Which of the following was eventually added to the Constitution in order to appease the Anti-Federalists and gain their approval?
a. A law to ban slavery
b. The Three-Fifths Compromise
c. A bill of rights
d. Part of the Magna Carta
Which of the following best describes the picture?
a. Right to trial by jury
b. No unreasonable search and seizure
c. Due process of law
d. No cruel and unusual punishment
"I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."
Why would an Anti-Federalist have supported the above statement?
Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.
b. Anti-Federalists believed in a strong central government.
c. Anti-Federalists wanted a great American empire.
d. Anti-Federalists were loyal to the King of England.
How does the Constitution ensure that one branch of government will not be more powerful than the other two?
a. Each person must follow the rules of law.
b. Certain powers are divided between the state and national governments.
c. Each branch has the power to block actions of the other branches.
d. American voters can elect new representatives.
“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution… are reserved to the States respectively.”
The ideas outlined in the amendment above best reflect which principle of government?
a. Popular sovereignty
b. Judicial review
c. Federalism
d. Republicanism
“Nothing is more certain than the necessity of government, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights… It is well worthy of consideration therefore, to all general purposes, be one nation, under one federal government…”
What idea is best demonstrated above?
a. The power of the federal government belongs to the states.
b. The United States should have a strong, central government.
c. The United States should continue to operate as a confederacy.
d. The people of the United States do not need their natural rights protected
· “For depriving Us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury.”
· “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among Us..”
· “Transporting Us beyond the seas to be tried for pretended offenses.”
How did the Founding Fathers address these colonial grievances and protect the rights of American citizens?
a. Article III of the Constitution, which establishes the court system.
b. They are listed in the Declaration of Independence.
c. The problems are corrected in the Bill of Rights.
d. Article I of the Constitution, which allows Congress to tax.
Which of the following best represents a protection guaranteed under the First Amendment?
a. Probable cause needed to obtain a search warrant
b. Right to trial by jury in civil cases
c. Freedom of choice regarding religious membership
d. Excessive bail and fines cannot be imposed
Protesting an issue facing the nation using violence Requiring membership to a particular religious denomination
Publishing false and defamatory material in a newspaper
The information contained in the box above demonstrates limits placed on which constitutional amendment?
a. Fourth Amendment
b. Eighth Amendment
c. First Amendment
d. Tenth Amendment
