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Constitution and Government

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first line of the Constitution of the United States?

a)

When in the course of human events …

b)

Four score and seven years ago …

c)

Ask not what your country can do for you …

d)

We the People …

2.

For whom should we secure the blessings of liberty?

a)

for all the people

b)

for the states

c)

for ourselves and posterity

d)

for the federal government

3.

Which branch of government is responsible for raising and spending money?

a)

judicial branch

b)

executive branch

c)

legislative branch

d)

the military branch

4.

Who is the commander-in-chief of the military?

a)

legislative branch

b)

executive branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

the military branch

5.

What does Article 4 of the Constitution discuss?

a)

dealings with foreign countries

b)

allowing each state their own form of government

c)

relations between the North and South concerning slavery

d)

relations between states and with the federal government

6.

How is the public involved in amending the Constitution?

a)

They are part of the writing, reviewing, and ratification.

b)

They are only part of the voting process.

c)

They are part of the creation and then they leave.

d)

They let the elected officials do it all

7.

What was the purpose of Article 6?

a)

to establish the military as a separate part of government

b)

to incorporate the Articles of Confederation Congress

c)

to establish the election of Supreme Court justices

d)

to establish the Constitution and provide for the peaceful transfer of power

8.

What is it called when each side presents their views in a respectful manner?

a)

civil rights

b)

civil discourse

c)

civil discontent

d)

civil disobedience

9.

What are the three levels of government in the United States? (Bold Print)

a)

mayors, senators, and president

b)

House of Representatives, Senate, and executive

c)

federal, state, and local

d)

mayors, governors, and senators

10.

What does the federal government have the power to do?

a)

create sales taxes and enforce building codes

b)

print money and build the military

c)

create police and fire departments

d)

print money and regulate trash removal

11.

What are the three branches of the United States Government?

a)

judicial, legislative, and executive

b)

local, state, and federal

c)

House of Representatives, Senate, and Supreme Court

d)

president, senator, and court justice