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Constitution Review - HONORS

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Legislative Branch made up of?

a)

The Cabinet and Congress

b)

The Senate and the House of Representatives

c)

The Senate and the Police

d)

The Senate and the Supreme Court

2.

Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?

a)

Congress

b)

The President

c)

The Supreme Court

3.

Which branch of government makes laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

4.

Which branch of government enforces laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

5.

Which branch of government interprets laws?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

6.

Which Article outlines the role of the Executive Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article IV (4)

d)

Article V (5)

7.

Which principle says that each branch can limit the powers of other branches?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Rule of law

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Federalism

8.

Which principle says that the federal and state governments share power with each other?

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Federalism

d)

Popular sovereignty

9.

Which principle says that the people have political power?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Rule of law

d)

Separation of powers

10.

Which principle supports the idea that our government should be divided into 3 different branches?

a)

Rule of law

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Federalism

d)

All of the above

11.

Which Article outlines the role of the Legislative Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article IV (4)

d)

Article V (5)

12.

Which Article outlines the role of the Judicial Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV (4)

13.

Which Article focuses on the states, their rights, and how to add new states?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV (4)

14.

Which Article explains how to amend (make changes to) the Constitution?

a)

Article III

b)

Article IV (4)

c)

Article V (5)

d)

Article VI (6)

15.

Which Article contains the supremacy clause?

a)

Article I

b)

Article IV (4)

c)

Article V (5)

d)

Article VI (6)

16.

What is the Bill of Rights?

a)

The last 2 amendments to the Constitution

b)

The 3 branches of government

c)

Congress' job description

d)

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution

17.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government COULD

a)

collect taxes

b)

enforce laws

c)

make new laws

d)

regulate trade

18.

Changes to the Constitution are called...

a)

preambles

b)

articles

c)

amendments

d)

additions

19.

Which of these does NOT describe Federalists?

a)

Supportive of the Constitution

b)

Wanted a stronger central government

c)

Primarily lived in rural areas

d)

Primarily members of the upper class

20.

Compromise that created our bicameral legislature

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Trade Compromise

d)

Electoral College

21.

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

To declare independence from Britain

b)

To write the Bill of Rights

c)

All of these

d)

To revise the Articles of Confederation

22.

The First Amendment includes the freedom to/of...

a)

speech, expression, religion

b)

expression, protest, assembly

c)

speech, religion, press, assembly, petition

d)

press, petition, protest

23.

What are the "enumerated powers"?

a)

10 powers that belong to the Supreme Court

b)

The power to declare war

c)

Powers that Congress has, according to the Constitution

d)

Anything Congress needs to do that is "necessary & proper"

24.

The Constitutional Convention was ...

a)

held in Philadelphia

b)

where the Constitution was written

c)

a long series of meetings with many debates

d)

All of these

25.

Protects from unreasonable searches; says a warrant is needed

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Third Amendment

d)

Fourth Amendment

26.

Protection from quartering

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Third Amendment

d)

Fourth Amendment

27.

Protection from self-incrimination and the govt. taking your property without paying you

a)

Third Amendment

b)

Fourth Amendment

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

Sixth Amendment

28.

Right to a speedy, public trial; right to a jury in a criminal case; right to hear witnesses testifying against you

a)

First Amendment

b)

Second Amendment

c)

Sixth Amendment

d)

Tenth Amendment

29.

Supreme Court decision that said burning a flag is protected by 1st Amendment

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Texas v. Johnson

d)

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

30.

Supreme Court decision that solidified the right to an attorney (6th Amendment)

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

TLO v. New Jersey

d)

Gideon v. Wainwright

31.

The compromise the authors of the Constitution reached about how Presidents are chosen

a)

Popular vote ONLY

b)

Senators vote ONLY

c)

Popular vote + Senate confirmation

d)

Popular vote + Electoral College

32.

Who would most likely agree with this statement? "The states are too different to be governed by a single national government, and the President will basically be a king."

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti Federalist

33.

Who would most likely agree with this statement: "The states need to be unified under a strong central government. This government will have checks & balances to make sure no one person becomes too powerful."

a)

Anti Federalist

b)

Federalist