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Civics Constitution Test 2025

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the President of the United States today?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

JD Vance

c)

Joe Biden

d)

George Washington

2.

Who elects the President of the United States?

a)

American people

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Electoral College

3.

What is the Constitution?

a)

The Supreme Law of the Land

b)

Guidelines for War

c)

The Organization of the States

d)

None of the above

4.

What was the FIRST document/constitution of the United States?

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

All of the above

5.

What do we call a change to the Constitution if it can be changed?

a)

Amendment

b)

Article

c)

Attachment

d)

Petition

6.

How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

a)

10

b)

13

c)

27

d)

28

7.

The "Great Compromise" of the Constitutional Convention created what?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

bicameral legislative branch

c)

unicameral legislative branch

d)

the Cabinet

8.

How many senators are there in Congress?

a)

100

b)

335

c)

435

d)

535

9.

A term for a senator is how many years?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

e)

10

10.

How many representatives are there in Congress?

a)

100

b)

335

c)

435

d)

535

11.

What has to be true about a bill before it is sent to the president to sign?

a)

similar bills have to pass both houses of Congress

b)

bill must pass at least one house of Congress

c)

identical bill has to pass both houses of Congress

d)

none of the above

12.

What makes up the Bill of Rights?

a)

Constitution of the United States

b)

the Preamble

c)

all of the Amendments

d)

the first 10 Amendments

13.

Who is the governor of your state (IL)?

a)

Pat Quinn

b)

J.B. Pritzker

c)

Bruce Rauner

d)

Baby Yoda (Grogu)

14.

Who becomes POTUS if the President and Vice President should die?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

president pro tempore of the Senate

15.

Who selects the Supreme Court justices?

a)

President

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Cabinet

d)

none of the above

16.

How many states are required to ratify an amendment before it gets added to the Constitution?

a)

all of them

b)

2/3 of them

c)

3/4 of them

d)

1 more than half

17.

What is the citizenship requirement to hold the office of the United States President?

a)

legal citizen at time of the election

b)

natural-born citizen

c)

live in the U.S. for the 14 years prior to their election

d)

none of the above

18.

What is the length of time for a Federal judge's appointment?

a)

10 years

b)

15 years

c)

20 years

d)

lifetime

19.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

Federal District Court

b)

Federal Appeals Court

c)

Federal Court of Military Appeals

d)

Supreme Court

20.

What special group advises the President?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Cabinet

c)

Senate

d)

all of the Disney princesses

21.

In what year was the Constitution written?

a)

1776

b)

1783

c)

1787

d)

1994

22.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

remove someone from office

b)

bring charges against an elected official

c)

approve a presidential appointment

d)

both A and B

23.

Which branch of government has the power to make/pass laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

24.

Which branch of government has the power to enforce/carry out laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

25.

Which branch of government has the power to interpret laws and decide if it is constitutional?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

26.

Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. military?

a)

Secretary of Defense

b)

leader of the Army

c)

President

d)

leader of the Air Force

27.

What do you call a government in which powers are divided between national government and state or local governments?

a)

federalism

b)

democracy

c)

parliamentary

d)

facist

28.

What does Article I of the Constitution discuss?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

29.

What does Article II of the Constitution discuss?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

30.

What does Article III of the Constitution discuss?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Military

31.

If no presidential candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, who decides who the President will be?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Supreme Court

d)

both houses of Congress

32.

A power specifically stated in the Constitution

a)

inherent power

b)

concurrent power

c)

implied power

d)

expressed power

33.

A power suggested by the Constitution but not actually stated in it

a)

inherent power

b)

concurrent power

c)

implied power

d)

expressed power

34.

A power that automatically belongs to a sovereign national government

a)

inherent power

b)

concurrent power

c)

implied power

d)

expressed power

35.

A power shared by more than one level of the government

a)

inherent power

b)

concurrent power

c)

implied power

d)

expressed power