WorksheetsConstitution Exam Review 2024
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Part of DUE PROCESS is...
protection from cruel and unusual punishment
not charging you with a crime for 5 years
What principle is reflected by this scenario: Congress Passes a Bill--->President Vetoes the Bill--->Congress overrides the Veto
popular sovereignty
checks and balances
What branch of government MAKES LAWS, levies TAXES, and declares war?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
What principle of government is based upon the idea that the Constitution will RESTRICT THE POWER of government?
republicanism
limited government
individual rights
Republicanism allows citizens to do what?
add a new branch of government
citizens elect their leaders
The President vetoing a law of Congress is an example of what?
separation of powers
checks and balances
republicanism
The Articles of Confederation not being able to tax, establish common currency, and not having a judicial branch was out of fear for what?
strong state government
strong central government
weak central government
weak state government
If someone knowingly published something untrue, are they protected by the 1st amendment?
Yes
No
What does the 3rd Amendment protect people from?
freedom of speech
no cruel and unusual punishment
no quartering troops
Why is it illegal to prohibit a religious leader from a government position?
3rd Amendment guarantees freedom of religion
2nd Amendment guarantees right to free elections
1st Amendment guarantees freedom of religion
Charging a homeless person 1 million dollars bail for public intoxication violates what amendment?
10th
8th
If you are found innocent of a crime, can you be retried to be found guilty? What amendment protects against this? (due process!)
1st
2nd
3rd
5th
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Gibbons v Ogden
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
JaRule v Nelly
Which document used from 1777-1787 allowed the country to declare war, make treaties, and operate a post office?
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Sentiment
How did the Constitution allow allow for naturalization of foreigners?
HINT: naturalization= how to become a U.S. Citizen
vote
created a process to obtain citizenship
lottery system
Which amendment allows for a TRIAL BY JURY in a CRIMINAL case?
4th
6th
2nd
What was the biggest complaint of Anti-Federalist during ratification?
lack of a Bill of Rights
lack of a judicial branch
no president
The Constitution protects LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT of HAPPINESS because of our experience with the "tyrant", King George III. What types of rights are these?
limited rights
due process rights
unalienable rights
What combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
The Super Duper Compromise
The Great Compromise
The Washington Plan
Why did Southern delegates accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?
decreased their political influence in the South
increased their political influence in the South
indentured servants would be given the right to vote
The political idea of due process came from which English document?
Magna Carta
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
The division of government into 2 parts under federalism creates what 2 governments?
HINT: VENN DIAGRAM
local and regional
North and South
federal and state
Patrick Henry's fear a President would become like a King, showed his criticism from what part of government?
Legislative Branch
Central Government
Judicial Branch
Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights?
to improve t he power of the Central government
to improve individual freedoms
Shays' Rebellion, government collecting taxes, and states printing their own money lead to what?
The U.S. Constitution was written
King George III becoming President
South Carolina seceding from the Union
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
end the American Revolution
sign a treaty with France
to revise the Articles of Confederation
What one thing did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention agree on?
the states needed more power than ever
the national government was weak under the Articles of Confederation
Texas needed to be added as a state
All of the plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention shared what major principle, inspired by Baron Montesquieu? MONT-ES-QUIEU (1,2,3)?
republicanism
social contract theory
separation of powers
What does the 4th amendment protect people from?
religious persecution
excessive surveillance from the government
no cruel and unusual punishment
Writing things about the government is protected by what freedom in the 1st Amendment?
freedom of the press
right to a trial by jury
right to bear arms
