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WorksheetsUnited States Constitution Test Review Day 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30secs
Which of the following amendments outlines prohibition, and was abolished by the 21st Amendment?
17th
11th
18th
22nd
As outlined in the 22nd amendment, a president may serve for two terms or how many years?
8
9
10
11
Which of the following amendments provides for a vacancy in the office of the President and Vice President, and discusses the process for declaring the President unable to execute his duties?
23rd
25th
26th
27th
The Constitution guarantees the right of citizens at least how old to vote
16
18
19
21
According to the Constitution, a pay increase for Congressmen may take effect when?
As soon as a majority of the Congressmen agree on the pay increase
No sooner than 5 years after the increase in passed
Retroactively to the past Congressional session
As soon as the next Congressional session begins
A pocket veto results when Congress adjourns within how many days of the President not signing it
2
5
10
20
In what type of committee do members from each house of Congress meet to create a single , unified version of a bill?
Rules
Ways and Means
Commerce
Conference
How many different ways are there to formally amend the Consitution
1
2
3
4
If an amendment is proposed in Congress, by what vote must the Congressmen approve the proposal?
Majority
2/3
3/4
Unanimous
The Supreme Court case Marbury v Madison (1803) established what power for the Supreme Court?
Eminent Domain
Bills of Attainder
Original Jurisdiction
Judicial Review
The Supreme Court case Roe V Wade (1973) dealt with which issue?
A women's right to privacy
the right to vote
freedom of the press
legal equality for racial minorities
The Supreme Court case Plessy v Ferguson (1896) declared that
Execution is in fact cruel and unusual punishment
Execution is not cruel and unusual punishment
Racial segregation is legal as long as the separate facilities are equal
Racial segregation is unconstitutional
The Supreme Court case Miranda v Arizona (1966) declared that
Police must inform anyone they arrest of their civil rights
Police are not required to inform anyone they arrest of their civil rights
flag burning is protected under the first amendment right to free speech
flag burning is not protected under the first amendment right to free speech
A state with supreme and absolute power within its own territory is
dictatorial
socialistic
sovereign
unitary
The Constitutional Convention met in 1787 in
New York
Philadelphia
Albany
Annapolis
Which of these features of the Constitution was most strongly opposed by the Anti-Federalists
It Lacked a bill of rights
it increased powers of State governments
it allowed slavery to exist
the formal amendment process is biased and unfair
The 14th amendment's due process clause restricts
both the States and the federal government
the States and their local governments
on the national government
the people
A grand jury
decides the guilt or innocence of persons accused of a crime
in not often used in the federal criminal court process today
indicts those persons against whom it finds there is suffcient evidence to warrant a trial
plays a role in al federal and most State criminal cases today
the writ of habeas corpus is intended to prevent
a prisoner from being held without cause
a person from being tried twice for the same crime
the use of "third degree" methods of the proceeding
convictions of suspects by secret trial
The minimum number of electoral votes a candidate must receive in order to win the Presidency is
100
270
435
538
A supreme court justice who agrees with the decision of the court's majority in a case, but may have a different viewpoint may write a ___________opinion.
concurring
dissenting
certiorari
mandamus
The 26th amendment to the constitution
abolished income taxes
limited presidential tenure
lowered the voting age to 18
required women to provide proof they were landowners
Most of the powers, the Constitution expressly grants to Congress are to be found in
Article I, Section VIII
Articles II and IV
The Bill of Rights
the Civil War Amendments
All of the following positions are in the President's cabinet EXCEPT
Secretary of State
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs
Secretary of War
Attorney General
Which of the following is among the characteristics of a state
Population
Territory
Government
All of the above
Which statement about the social contract theory is NOT true
the state was created voluntarily by a free people
the state is a natural extension of people's family structure
governmental powers are granted by the people
governmental powers may be limited by the people
Which idea is NOT included in the Declaration of Independence
people have certian natural rights
god gives certain people the right to govern
government can exist only with the people's permission
the peoplw may change or abolish the government
Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government?
powers are divided among three independent branches of government
all political power belongs to the people
goverment must operate within certain bounds set by the people
the people must behave according to rules set by the government
The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the
13th,14th,and 15th amendments
10th amendment
Bill of Rights
Equal Rights Amendment
The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to
name federal judges
remove judges through impeachment
declare executive actions unconstitutional
override a presidential veto
The President's power to veto an act of Congress is an example of
Executive agreement
judicial review
checks and balances
limited government
The Bill of Rights guarantees all of the following EXCEPT
fair treatment before the law
the right of women to vote
freedom of expression
freedom of belief
when there is a seperation of powers,
power is divided between the National Government and the States
power is distributed among three independent branches of government
the people grant the States the authority to govern
the basic powers of government are held by a single agency
Concurrent powers are those that are
exercised simultaneously by the National and the State governments
exercised by State governments alone
exercised by the National Government alone
denied to both the National and the State governments
Gerrymandering is unfair because
no one has the right to divide electoral districts for elections
it sets district boundaries to decrease one group's voting strength
it makes voter registration difficult for uneducated white males
it increase the voting power of minority groups
in a closed primary
only declared party members may vote
all qualified voters may vote
voters must vote a split ticket
voters must complete seperate ballots for both parties
the fact that all congressional districts in a State must have about the same number of people so that one person's vote is equal to another's, is due to the
reapportionment act of 1929
Wesberry v Sanders ruling
17th amendment
Census Bureau
The regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business is called a
prorogue
session
special session
term
The number of Senate seats held by each State is
set by the Census Bureau
based on State population
the same as the number of House seats
fixed by the Constitution
Few members of COngress today
are minorities
have college degrees
are white males
are married
Which is the following is true of the House of Representatives
it currently has 100 members
the total number of seats in the House is fixed by the Constitution
The number of terms a representative may serve is fixed by the Constitution
Every State is represented by at least one member
Senators are elected to serve
2-year terms
3-year terms
4-year terms
6-year terms
Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to
act as the commander in chief
meet with foreign leaders
declare war
none of the above
Why did the Framers include the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution?
to empower Congress to pass laws needed to carry out the expressed powers
to limit congressional powers to those expressly stated in the Constitution
to define the scope of the inherent powers of COngress
to set forth those powers considered necessary to the States
The main reason that Congress creates committees is to
divide the workload
educate new members
introduce new bills
create party power bases
In order to prevent a bill passed by Congress from becoming law, the President may
sign it and attach a message
refuse to sign it and attach a veto message
sign it after 10 days if Congress is in session
negotiate a compromise bill with Congress
A president Pro Tempore
is elected by the House and is the leader of its minority party
is replaced, when absent, by the Speaker of the House
serves in the absence of the VIce President of the United States
serves in the absence of the Speaker of the House
A state's presidential electors are chosen by
the State legislature
its members in Congress
popular vote
a State convention
A President can serve no more than _____years in office
8
4
10
12
The major importance of the 12th amendment is that it
did away with the electoral college system
eliminated the possibility of a tie for the presidency
required electors to pledge to vote for their party's chosen candidate
made electors' votes automatic
