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Federal Constitution

Total questions: 99

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Has the responsibility to interpret laws

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

President

2.

Total votes in the Electoral College

a)

538

b)

270

c)

435

3.

Plan that proposed 2 houses of Congress based on population

a)

Virginia

b)

New Jersey

c)

Delaware

d)

Washington

4.

Current Vice President

a)

Kamala Harris

b)

Mike Pence

c)

Antony Blinkin

d)

Joe Biden

5.

Current Speaker of the House

a)

Paul Ryan

b)

Nancy Pelosi

c)

Kamala Harris

d)

Antony Blinkin

6.

Considered our first constitution

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Common Sense

7.

Established the precedent for Judicial Review

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Brown v. Board

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Hazel v. Kuhlmeier

8.

Solved the problem of representation in Congress

a)

Great Compromise

b)

3/5ths Compromise

c)

Virginia Compromise

d)

New Jersey Compromise

9.

Patrick Henry said this

a)

"Give me liberty or give me death."

b)

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

c)

"Don't tread on me."

d)

"Join or die."

10.

The last amendment was added in

a)

1991

b)

1970

c)

1992

d)

2003

11.

Laws passed by the U.S. Congress affect how many states?

a)

all 50

b)

38

c)

Just the ones that agree

12.

How may cabinet positions are there?

a)

15

b)

10

c)

12

d)

27

13.

Number of amendments added to the US Constitution

a)

27

b)

28

c)

10

d)

17

14.

Considered the Father of the Constitution

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

Which is NOT a requirement for becoming president?

a)

be a natural born citizen

b)

live in the country for 14 years

c)

35 years old

d)

be Christian

16.

Are elected by people of the entire state

a)

Representatives

b)

Senators

17.

Percentage of the Senate that is elected every 3 years

a)

1/2

b)

3/4

c)

1/3

18.

The Constitution allows for laws to be made for subjects that did not exist in 1787

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Which was included in the original 13 colonies

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Louisiana

20.

U.S. Capital

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

21.

When is the next presidential election?

a)

2022

b)

2024

c)

2026

22.

Explains the goals of the Constitution

a)

preamble

b)

amendments

c)

articles

23.

President of the Constitutional Convention

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

24.

The vote of the people

a)

Electoral Vote

b)

popular vote

c)

majority vote

25.

Which amendment outlawed slavery?

a)

13th

b)

1st

c)

10th

d)

the original Constitution

26.

The Bill of Rights are the first ____ amendments

a)

10

b)

12

c)

5

d)

20

27.

Colonists threw crates of Tea into Boston harbor in protest of British taxation

a)

Tea Act

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Olive Branch Petition

28.

US Senators may be elected

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

unlimited times

29.

Number of Supreme Court Justices

a)

9

b)

8

c)

6

d)

11

30.

Has the power of Impeachment

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Congress

c)

Senate

31.

Current salary for both Senators and Representatives

a)

$400,000

b)

$174,000

c)

$200,000

32.

Percentage vote needed for Congress to override a veto

a)

2/3

b)

3/4

c)

3/5

33.

If a president does not act on a bill within ___ days it will become law if Congress is in session

a)

10

b)

7

c)

12

d)

30

34.

The Anti-Federalists opposed ratifying the Constitution

a)

true

b)

false

35.

A law that makes an act illegal after it has been committed

a)

Ex Post Facto

b)

Habeus Corpus

c)

Bill of Attainder

36.

Which is NOT a way a Federal judge can lose their job?

a)

impeachment

b)

death

c)

retirement

d)

getting fired

37.

States must treat people from other states the same as its own citizens

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Making treaties with foreign governments is the job of the

a)

state governments

b)

federal government

c)

both

39.

Who may establish a court system?

a)

state government

b)

federal government

c)

both

40.

Who can call both houses of Congress into special session?

a)

president

b)

speaker of the house

c)

president pro tempore

d)

vice president

41.

the idea that power belongs to the people

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

power to the people

c)

popular vote

42.

the federal governments plan for raising and spending money

a)

budget

b)

bank account

c)

plan

d)

roster

43.

appoints Supreme Court Justices

a)

president

b)

congress

c)

house

d)

senate

44.

the US flag should be in which place in a procession?

a)

front

b)

back

c)

middle

45.

head of the executive branch

a)

president

b)

vice president

c)

first lady

46.

the articles of Confederation were adopted by the first continental congress

a)

true

b)

false

47.

year the Declaration of Independence was signed

a)

1787

b)

1791

c)

1776

48.

each branch of government has checks over the other ones

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Which document was written first?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Constitution

50.

one purpose of the census is to determine how many representatives each state has

a)

true

b)

false

51.

is the basis for all of our laws

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Amendments

52.

the sharing of power between state and local governments

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

checks and balances

53.

the 13 original colonies are represented on the flag by

a)

stars

b)

stripes

c)

red

d)

blue

54.

number of amendments to he US Constitution

a)

27

b)

10

c)

21

d)

18

55.

the states are represented on the flag by

a)

stripes

b)

stars

c)

blue

d)

red

56.

length of president's term in years

a)

4

b)

2

c)

8

d)

6

57.

branches of government

a)

3

b)

2

c)

9

d)

4

58.

you must be 35 years old to be elected

a)

president

b)

representative

c)

senator

59.

January 20th is the day the president

a)

assumes office

b)

vetoes bills

c)

gets elected

60.

______________receives a bill after it passes the two houses of Congress

a)

president

b)

vice president

c)

speaker of the house

61.

number of senators in each state

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

depends on population

62.

minimum number of representatives from each state

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

63.

has the power to veto bills

a)

president

b)

secretary of state

c)

senators

d)

representatives

64.

is NOT a freedom of the 1st amendment

a)

education

b)

speech

c)

press

d)

assembly

e)

religion

65.

NOT one of the rights in the Declaration of Independence

a)

employment

b)

life

c)

liberty

d)

pursuit of happiness

66.

presents the national budget

a)

Secretary of State

b)

governor

c)

Vice President

d)

President

67.

vote that really elects the president

a)

Electoral College

b)

popular vote

c)

senator

d)

house of representatives

68.

article 1 section 8 which gives Congress broad powers is also called the

a)

elastic clause

b)

insight clause

c)

flexibility clause

69.

has the power to borrow, raise and coin money

a)

president

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

70.

"We the people, in order to form a more perfect union..." is part of the

a)

Preamble to the Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

71.

who takes over if the president dies?

a)

Vice President

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Secretary of State

d)

President pro tempore

72.

The right to bear arms is part of which amendment?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

6th

d)

1st

73.

Trial by Jury is part of which amendment?

a)

1st

b)

7th

c)

6th

d)

4th

74.

This amendment abolished slavery

a)

13th

b)

18th

c)

14th

d)

15th

75.

Which amendment allows citizens of all races to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

26th

76.

Amendment that limits the president to 2 terms

a)

22nd

b)

26th

c)

21st

d)

18th

77.

Amendment that allowed 18 year olds to vote

a)

18th

b)

22nd

c)

26th

d)

27th

78.

president's cabinet

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

79.

Can declare laws unconstitutional

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

80.

Interprets laws and administers justice

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

81.

Enforces laws

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

82.

Makes the countries laws

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

83.

Revenue bills start here

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

84.

Vice President is the presiding officer

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

85.

must live in the state he/she represents

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

86.

has 100 members

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

87.

serves 6 year terms

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

88.

approves or rejects treaties

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

89.

has 435 members

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

90.

are appointed by the Supreme Court

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

91.

are elected every 2 years

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

92.

passes bills they hope will become laws

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

both

d)

neither

93.

Manages natural resources

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Sec. of Agriculture

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Labor

94.

helps farmers through legislation

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Sec. of Agriculture

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Labor

95.

helps prevent terrorist attacks

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Sec. of Agriculture

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Labor

96.

enacts legislation to promote worker safety

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Sec. of Agriculture

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Labor

97.

deals with foreign countries

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Sec. of Agriculture

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of State

98.

chief legal officer

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Attorney General

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Treasury

99.

responsible for printing money

a)

Sec. of Homeland Security

b)

Attorney General

c)

Sec. of the Interior

d)

Sec. of Treasury