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US Constitution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or False: the electoral college is a group of people who elect the President and vice president from each state.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
What is the job of the executive branch of the government?
a)
To understand the laws
b)
To make laws
c)
To carry out laws
d)
To obey the laws
3.
What is the job of the legislative branch of the government?
a)
To understand the laws
b)
To make laws
c)
To obey the laws
d)
To carry out laws
4.
What type of people were at the Constitutional Convention...*HINT* be sure to read answers entirely
a)
Wealthy, white and educated men
b)
Women
c)
Poor, white and educated men
d)
Native Americans
5.
What is Federalism?
a)
Form of government where power is held by the national 
b)
Form of government where power is held by the state
c)
Form of government where power is divided between the national and state.
d)
Form of government where power is held by the President
6.
What is the job of the judicial branch?
a)
To understand the laws
b)
To make laws
c)
To obey the laws
d)
To carry out laws
7.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

the military

b)

the Bill of Rights

c)

checks and balances

d)

the Federal Reserve

8.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

sets up and defines the government

b)

draws boundaries of congressional districts

c)

sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

d)

determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

9.

What is an amendment?

a)

a change to the Constitution

b)

a preamble to the Constitution

c)

an explanation of the Bill of Rights

d)

an introduction to the Bill of Rights

10.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

36

d)

50

11.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

the Congress

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

the Attorney General

d)

the Justice Department

12.

If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President?

a)

the Vice President

b)

the Secretary of State

c)

the President Pro Tempore

d)

the Speaker of the House of Representatives

13.

Who signs bills to become laws?

a)

the President

b)

the Vice President

c)

the Secretary of State

d)

the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

14.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?

a)

to make treaties

b)

to issue driver's licenses

c)

to provide public education

d)

to establish police departments

15.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the military?

a)

the President

b)

the Secretary of Defense

c)

the U.S. Attorney General

d)

the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

16.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

a)

print money

b)

create an army

c)

issue passports

d)

provide public education

17.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

the President and the Cabinet

b)

the Supreme Court and the Superior Court

c)

the U.S. Treasury and the State Department

d)

the Senate and the House of Representatives

18.

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

a)

all people in the United States

b)

all people in the Senator's state

c)

only the people in the state who voted for the Senator

d)

only people who belong to the political party of the Senator

19.

How is the number of U.S. Representatives chosen for each state?

a)

by state location

b)

by state population

c)

by state geographical size

d)

by state political affiliation

20.

What is the main duty of the President's Cabinet?

a)

set policy

b)

make laws

c)

advise the President

d)

command the military

21.

How long is a Senator's term?

a)

9 years

b)

14 years

c)

6 years

22.

The Supreme Court has _______ members?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

23.

Who wanted a strong central/federal/national government?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Constitutional Cronies

d)

Ardent Advocates

24.

Who wanted strong state government?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

c)

Reservists

d)

Ruffians

25.

Biden is projected to win how many Electoral College votes?

a)

270

b)

300

c)

276

d)

306

26.

Electors who don't vote as their state instructs them to are called?

a)

Faithless Electors

b)

Faithful Electors

c)

Fearful Electors

d)

Fictional Electors