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WorksheetsConstitution Test Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:
one vote per state.
the state's size.
the state's total population.
the state's voting population.
The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all the following except that he or she:
be a U.S. citizen.
be at least a certain age.
live in the state he or she represents.
belong to a registered political party.
The person who serves as the president of the Senate is also:
the Senate majority leader.
a member elected by the Senate..
the vice-president of the United States.
the chief justice of the Supreme Court
A U.S. senator serves for a term of:
two years.
four years.
six years.
eight years.
The president must have been a U.S. citizen:
since birth.
since the age of eighteen.
for a minimum of ten years.
for a minimum of twenty-five years
If the president neither signs nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed, that bill:
is vetoed.
becomes law.
goes to the state legislatures for consideration.
must be signed by the vice-president to become law.
To become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by:
seven states.
nine states.
eleven states.
all thirteen states.
Each of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights except the right to:
vote.
assemble.
be tried publicly.
voice an opinion
A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of:
one year.
two years.
four years.
six years.
The last group to whom the Constitution granted the right to vote was:
women.
eighteen-year-olds.
Native American men.
African-American men.
The president is elected to a term of:
two years.
four years.
six years.
eight years.
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure to pay:
a fine.
a poll tax.
child support.
a fee of fifty dollars.
The three main branches of the U.S. government are:
the House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court.
the president, Senate, and Supreme Court.
executive, legislative, and judiciary.
state, local, and federal.
What is the minimum age for a member of the House of Representatives?
20
25
30
35
A member of Congress cannot be held legally responsible for:
treason.
failure to pay taxes.
any crimes committed while in office.
statements made in speeches or debates in either house.
Overriding a presidential veto of a bill requires:
a two-thirds vote by both houses of Congress.
a unanimous vote by both houses of Congress.
a three-fourths vote by both houses of Congress.
a majority vote by one house and a two-thirds vote by the other.
The president of the Senate votes:
on every bill.
only on tax bills.
only when the Senate vote is tied.
only when requested to by the Senate.
New states may be admitted to the United States only if they are approved by:
three-fourths of the state legislatures.
two-thirds of the Senate.
the president.
Congress.
If an accused woman "pleads the Fifth Amendment, " she is:
demanding a jury trial.
demanding an attorney.
claiming to be innocent of the charges.
refusing to testify against herself in court.
