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Social Studies

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the current Vice President?

a)

Hillary Clinton

b)

Michael Pence

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Phil Murphy

2.
Why did President Obama not run for President in 2016? 
a)
He did not have enough votes 
b)
He wanted to retire 
c)
According to The Constitution he could not 
d)
Trump won 
3.
Who makes/ passes the laws in our nation? 
a)
President 
b)
Supreme Court 
c)
Congress 
d)
Governors 
4.

Based on the US Constitution, the government is run by _________.

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

The Supreme Court

d)

"The People"

5.

The US Constitution contains a preamble and 7 parts that are called ______________.

a)

branches

b)

legislatures

c)

articles

d)

colonies

6.

Select all of the branches of the Federal Government.

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Federal Branch

d)

Executive Branch

7.

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

a)

checks and balances

b)

power and authority

c)

politics and philosophy

d)

life and liberty

8.

Select all of the true statements about the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.

a)

Responsible for making the nation's laws

b)

Lawmaking body is called Congress

c)

Contains a House of Representatives

d)

Contains the Supreme Court Justices

e)

Contains a Senate

9.

Article III of the US Constitution briefly describes the structure and function of this branch of government, which interprets the nation's laws using judges and courts.

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Presidential Branch

10.
What amendment gives people the right to NOT quarter soldiers in their homes?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
11.
What amendment has the right to bear arms?
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
4th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
12.
The first ten Amendments are called the
a)
Constitution Day
b)
Senators 
c)
Bill of Rights
13.
How many colonies/states were there when the United States became an independent country?
a)
13
b)
19
c)
43
14.
What did Federalists want?
a)
A Bill of Rights
b)
More power to be given to the states
c)
More protection of individual rights
d)
A strong, central government
15.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
16.

What is the name for a legislature that has been split into two governing bodies?

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Unicongressional

d)

Bicongressional

17.

-Passing by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress

-Ratified by the legislatures of conventions in three- fourths of the states

-__________________________________________?

a)

Overturns a supreme court ruling

b)

Becomes a revision to federal income

c)

Takes effect as an international treaty

d)

Becomes an amendment to the US Constitution

18.

Which of the provisions below allows the US Constitution to change over time?

a)

Amendment Process

b)

Federal Systeming

c)

Electoral College

d)

Separation of Powers

19.

What is the minimum age required to be a member of the House of Representatives?

a)

21 years of age

b)

25 years of age

c)

32 years of age

20.

How often are the House of Representatives chosen?

a)

every 8 years

b)

every 4 years

c)

every 2 years

21.

How long is one (1) term for the President?

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

3 years

22.

How long is a Senator's term?

a)

9 years

b)

14 years

c)

6 years

23.

The two (2) parts of Congress are:

a)

Senate

b)

Wesclin Middle School

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Library

24.

The length of a term for a United States government _____________________ is a lifetime.

a)

baseball player

b)

dancer

c)

judge

d)

politician

25.

The head of the Supreme Court is the ______________________.

a)

Chief Justice

b)

Chief Hiawatha

c)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

26.

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

0

b)

34

c)

27

27.

A Senator and a Representative must live in the ______________ that they represent.

a)

house

b)

school district

c)

state

28.

What is a proposed law called?

a)

late for supper

b)

a bill

c)

a cabinet

29.

What does the executive branch do?

a)

cooks the school lunches at Wesclin Middle School

b)

carries out the laws

c)

plays Playstation 4 all day long

30.

What does the legislative branch do?

a)

makes the laws

b)

makes the doughnuts at Berkemann's

c)

tells people what to eat for breakfast

31.

Which branch of government interprets the laws?

a)

the tree branch

b)

the olive branch

c)

the judicial branch

32.

Each state has _______ senators.

a)

2

b)

9

c)

22

33.

How often are the House of Representatives chosen?

a)

every 8 years

b)

every 4 years

c)

every 2 years

34.

The Supreme Court has _______ members?

a)

5

b)

1, 347

c)

9

35.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

the President

b)

the Chief Justice

c)

the Majority Leader

d)

the Speaker of the House

36.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

amends the Constitution and overturns laws

b)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

c)

stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices

d)

provides legal advice to the President and his staff

37.

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

38.

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

39.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

36

d)

50

40.

Who vetoes bills?

a)

the President

b)

the Majority Leader

c)

the President Pro Tempore

d)

the Speaker of the House of Representatives

41.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

the Congress

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

the Attorney General

d)

the Justice Department

42.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

the District Court

b)

the Superior Court

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Municipal Court

43.

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

44.
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
45.
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
46.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
One branch
b)
Two branches
c)
Three branches
d)
Four branches
47.
How many articles are in the US Constitution?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
9
48.
In which part of the US Constitution are the goals explained?
a)
Article I
b)
Preamble
c)
Article II
d)
Article III
49.
What does Article I (1) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
50.
What does Article II (2) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
51.
What does Article V (5) discuss in the Constitution? 
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Amendments
52.
Which branch enforces and does the laws in the US?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
53.
Which branch makes the laws in the US?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
54.
Which branch reviews and interprets the laws in the US?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
55.
Guarantees freedom from quartering soldiers in our homes
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
56.
Guarantees freedom of religion
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
57.
Guarantees freedom of the press
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
58.
Guarantees freedom to assemble peacefully
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
59.
Guarantees the right to petition the government 
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
60.
Guarantees the right of citizens to bear arms (own guns)
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
61.
Guarantees Freedom of Speech
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
62.

you don’t have to provide housing to a soldier

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

63.

freedom of religion

a)

4th Amendment

b)

3rd Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

1st Amendment

64.

right to own a weapon

a)

4th Amendment

b)

7th Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

6th Amendment

65.
Free Speech is found in which Amendment?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
66.

Amendment 3 is best described as:

a)

Freedom to petition the government

b)

sharing powers between the federal and state governments

c)

Keeping soldiers from living in your home

d)

Due Process and protection under the law

67.
The freedom of religion is found in Amendment 2
a)
True
b)
False
68.
The rights to ask the government to change a law is found in which amendment?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Third Amendment
c)
Five Amendment
d)
Seven
69.
The Second Amendment's "Right to bear arms" means you can kill a bear and put its arms on the wall.
a)
True
b)
False
70.

What is the name of the first 10 amendments?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

71.

What gives your neighbor the right to keep his guns in his possession?

a)

Amendment 9

b)

Amendment 11

c)

Amendment 2

d)

Amendment 15

72.
Which amendment protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition?
a)
Amendment 1
b)
Amendment 17
c)
Amendment 2
d)
Amendment 4
73.
No quartering of Soldiers
a)
6th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
12 Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
74.

What is the name of the first 10 amendments?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

75.

you don’t have to provide housing to a soldier

a)

3rd Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

5th Amendment

76.

3rd Amendment-

a)

people have rights not mentioned in the Constitution

b)

right to own a weapon

c)

you don’t have to provide housing to a soldier

d)

police can’t search you or your belongings without a good reason (warrant)

77.

2nd Amendment-

a)

right to a jury trial if the disagreement is over more than a $20 value

b)

powers not given to the federal government belong to the states

c)

freedom of religion

d)

right to own a weapon

78.

Amendment 3 is best described as:

a)

Freedom to petition the government

b)

sharing powers between the federal and state governments

c)

Keeping soldiers from living in your home

d)

Due Process and protection under the law

79.
The Second Amendment's "Right to bear arms" means you can kill a bear and put its arms on the wall.
a)
True
b)
False
80.

What is the name of the first 10 amendments?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

81.
What freedom gives you the right to say anything you want just long as you are not  threatening safety of anyone?
a)
Press
b)
Petition
c)
Assembly
d)
Speech
82.
What freedom gives you the right to practice any religion or faith of your choice?
a)
religion
b)
press
c)
speech
d)
assembly
83.
"Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
84.
Protecting the rights and freedoms of American citizens is _________________.
a)
the purpose of the 1st amendment
b)
the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
c)
the purpose of the 10th amendment  
d)
the purpose of the Bill of Rights
85.

Why is it important to amend the US Constitution?

a)

As society changes, our government needs to reflect that

b)

To make sure things stay the same

c)

To keep the government out of our personal business

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