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The Constitution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What document is the supreme law of the land in the United States?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

The Constitution

d)

English Bill of Rights

2.

What is the introduction of the Constitution called?

a)

Thesis Statement

b)

The Preamble

c)

The Introductory paragraph

d)

The Laws of Man

3.

The first three articles of the Constitution create what?

a)

The three rules of law

b)

The three leaders of Congress

c)

The three branches of government

d)

The three Supreme Court Judges

4.

What is an amendment?

a)

Changes to the Constitution

b)

Laws that can not be changed in the Constitution

c)

Laws only the president must follow

d)

Rules for the house of Congress

5.

The Constitution created a limited government, what is limited government?

a)

The government is limited in the number of laws than can be made

b)

The government can only have one branch of government

c)

The government has no limits

d)

The government is limited in its power over the people.

6.

The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are called what?

a)

Bill of Laws

b)

Rights of Man

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Rights of Man and Lord

7.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

government rule by a lord

b)

government ruled by the people

c)

government ruled by a king

d)

government ruled by the wealthy elite

8.

What is republicanism?

a)

type of government ruled by an elected king or queen

b)

government in which lords select a ruler among themselves

c)

type of government in which people elect representatives to rule on their behalf

d)

government in which kings select lords to oversee their kingdom

9.

What is federalism?

a)

power is shared between the federal and state governments

b)

power is shared between city and state governments

c)

power is shared between county and city governments

d)

power is shared between federal and city governments

10.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

legislative, judicial, and monarchy

b)

oligarchy, monarchy, and theocracy

c)

judicial, senate, republic

d)

legislative, judicial, and executive

11.

By dividing the government into three branches, what idea of government is created?

a)

Three governments of rule

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Limited Powers of Three

d)

3 Branches are better than 1

12.

What idea of government is pictured?

a)

Three Branches of Government

b)

Idea of equal government

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Executive Branch

13.

What is the rule of law?

a)

The President is above the law

b)

Congress makes and judges all the laws

c)

No one is above the law, the law applies to everyone

d)

Judges can break any law they want since they decide on the law.

14.

What American rights are protected by the Bill of Rights?

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Rights of Americans

15.

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

a)

Judicial

b)

Executive

c)

Legislature

d)

State

16.

Which branch of government interprets the law?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislature

c)

State

d)

Executive

17.

Which branch of government enforces the law?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

State

18.

Which amendment is being described below?

Congress make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

a)

1st

b)

8th

c)

2nd

d)

4th

19.

What are delegated powers?

a)

powers given to the states instead of federal government

b)

powers the Constitution grants to the national government

c)

powers given to local governments over state government

d)

powers given to state governments over local governments

20.

What are expressed powers?

a)

powers given to the states by state Constitutions

b)

powers given to local governments by charters

c)

powers directly stated in the Constitution, such as collecting taxes

d)

powers only given to the states in times of emergency

21.

What are implied powers?

a)

powers not stated in the Constitution

b)

powers stated in the Constitution

22.

What are reserved powers?

a)

powers reserved for the national government in times of emergency

b)

powers reserved for the states that are not given to the national government

23.

What are denied powers?

a)

Powers states can not use

b)

Powers the national government can not use

c)

Powers that neither the national or state governments can not use

24.

What is the Supremacy Clause?

a)

State governments overrule federal laws

b)

Local laws can not conflict with state laws

c)

The Constitution is the Supreme law of the land, no state law or state Constitution can conflict with the US Constitution

25.

What is a mandate?

a)

a state law

b)

a city law

c)

a federal law

d)

a law that requires states to provide a service that meets national standards