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WorksheetsConstitutional law in the UK and USA Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
What is the main source of the UK constitution?
Religious texts
Social media
Scientific research papers
Statutes, conventions, and common law
What is the significance of the Magna Carta in the UK constitution?
It only applied to a select group of people
It established the principle that everyone, including the king, is subject to the law.
It granted the king absolute power over the law
It had no impact on the UK constitution
What are the three main parts of the US Constitution?
Prologue, Clauses, Modifications
Preamble, Articles, Amendments
Foreword, Sections, Revisions
Introduction, Chapters, Additions
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution?
To promote inequality and discrimination
To protect individual liberties and limit the power of the government
To limit individual liberties
To increase the power of the government
What is the role of the House of Lords in the UK constitution?
To serve as the executive branch of the government
To make all the legislative decisions without the need for approval from the House of Commons
To act as a revising chamber and review legislation proposed by the House of Commons.
To act as a judicial body and interpret laws
What are the fundamental rights protected by the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution?
The right to free healthcare
The right to own property
The right to drive without a license
Freedom of speech, religion, and the press; the right to bear arms; the right to a fair trial; and the right to privacy, among others.
What is the primary function of the Supreme Court in the US government?
To make all the legislative decisions without the need for approval from the President
To serve as the executive branch of the government
To act as a revising chamber and review legislation proposed by the Congress
To interpret the Constitution and laws, and to resolve disputes
The president and vice president head the .
judicial branch
executive branch
legislative branch
all three branches
Which principle divides the functions of government among three branches?
federalism
rule of law
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
The word veto means to
reject
approve
amend
The word amend means to:
approve
change
reject
How does the Preamble to the US Constitution start?
For life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
In order to form
We the people
The people of the United States
What is the Bill of Rights?
the preamble to the U.S. Constitution
the first seven articles of the U.S. Constitution
the first five amendments to the U.S. Constitution
the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
What is the Preamble?
The conclusion
The introduction
The articles
A declaration of rights is also called the
The Bill of Heights
The Bill of Lefts
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Lights
9. Which American document was most influenced by the Magna Carta?
a. The Declaration of Independence
b. The U.S. Constitution
c. The Emancipation Proclamation
d. The Sharon Statement
What is a grievance?
opinion
fact
complaint
acceptance
Which Founding Father is this?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Ben Franklin
James Madison
What Founding Father is this?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Ben Franklin
What Founding Father is this?
Thomas Jefferson
Ben Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
What are the three parts of UK Parliament?
House of Commons, House of Lords and Monarch
Government, House of Commons, Monarch
10 Downing Street, House of Commons and Monarch
Which type of government does the UK have?
dictatorship
constitutional monarchy
representative republic
absolute monarchy
Which document gave English people more freedoms in 1689?
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
Petition of Right
Canada Act
Which one of the following is TRUE about the UK's House of Commons?
Called the upper house of Parliament since most of the political power is held there.
Members of Parliament must live within their constituencies.
Members of Parliament are directly elected by the people.
Consists of 330 constituencies.
What are the two major political parties in the UK?
Labour
New Democratic
Conservative
Scottish National
Who was the longest serving monarch in British history?
King Henry VIII
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III
Who is the current leader of the Executive Branch of US government?
President Trump
President Biden
Governor Wolf
Speaker Nancy Pelosi
The word ratify means to:
change
get rid of
make official and valid
