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US GOV Constitution Review #1

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What amendment has the right to bear arms?
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
4th Amendment
d)
5th Amendment
2.
What amendment gives people the right to NOT quarter soldiers in their homes?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
3.
What amendment give the people freedom from unwarranted searches and seizures?
a)
8th Amendment
b)
10th Amendment
c)
3rd Amendment
d)
4th Amendment
4.
What amendment provides people with the right to No excessive bail and No cruel or Unusual Punishment?
a)
7th Amendment
b)
8th Amendment
c)
9th Amendment
d)
10th Amendment
5.
The first ten Amendments are called the
a)
Constitution Day
b)
Senators 
c)
Bill of Rights
6.
How many colonies/states were there when the United States became an independent country?
a)
13
b)
19
c)
43
7.
What is the significance of the year 1787?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Jamestown
d)
Mayflower Compact
8.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
9.

Who is the "Father (Writer) of the Constitution"?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Mason

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

James Madison

10.

Who wanted strong state government?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

11.

Who wanted a strong central/federal/national government?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

12.

What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

13.
Who would say: I believe that laws should come from a Centralized government.
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
14.
Who would say: A strong President is necessary to protect the country against foreign attack and make sure laws are carried out properly.
a)
Anti-Federalist 
b)
Federalist
15.
Who would say: The President created by the Constitution is really just a king.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
16.
Which compromise stated that for every 5 slaves, 3 of them would count towards population and taxation?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Good Compromise
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
Constitutional Compromise
17.

What is the name for a legislature that has been split into two governing bodies?

a)

Unicameral

b)

Bicameral

c)

Unicongressional

d)

Bicongressional

18.

Favored large states and representation in Congress would be based on population

a)

New Jersey plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Great compromise

d)

Northwest ordinance

19.

Favored small states and each state would receive equal representation in Congress

a)

New Jersey plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Great compromise

d)

Northwest ordinance

20.

-Passing by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress

-Ratified by the legislatures of conventions in three- fourths of the states

-__________________________________________?

a)

Overturns a supreme court ruling

b)

Becomes a revision to federal income

c)

Takes effect as an international treaty

d)

Becomes an amendment to the US Constitution

21.

Which of the provisions below allows the US Constitution to change over time?

a)

Amendment Process

b)

Federal Systeming

c)

Electoral College

d)

Separation of Powers

22.

Who is in charge of the executive branch?

a)

the President

b)

the Chief Justice

c)

the Majority Leader

d)

the Speaker of the House

23.

What does the judicial branch do?

a)

amends the Constitution and overturns laws

b)

decides if a law goes against the Constitution

c)

stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices

d)

provides legal advice to the President and his staff

24.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

a)

the military

b)

the Bill of Rights

c)

checks and balances

d)

the Federal Reserve

25.

What does the Constitution do?

a)

sets up and defines the government

b)

draws boundaries of congressional districts

c)

sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws

d)

determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law

26.

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

a)

10

b)

27

c)

36

d)

50

27.

Who makes federal laws?

a)

the Congress

b)

the Supreme Court

c)

the Attorney General

d)

the Justice Department

28.

What is the highest court in the United States?

a)

the District Court

b)

the Superior Court

c)

the Supreme Court

d)

the Municipal Court

29.

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

a)

the President and the Cabinet

b)

the Supreme Court and the Superior Court

c)

the U.S. Treasury and the State Department

d)

the Senate and the House of Representatives

30.

In the Preamble, the words promote the general welfare mean...

a)

provide money for every citizen

b)

encourage health, happiness, and well being of the citizens

c)

power is given to each state

d)

that the generals of George Washington's army would be promoted to a higher rank

31.

In the Preamble, the words secure the blessings of liberty mean...

a)

make sure freedom continues for generations

b)

lock up the Constitution to protect it from thieves

c)

make sure everyone is happy

d)

promise that everything will be peaceful

32.

In the Preamble, the words domestic tranquility mean...

a)

a calm and peaceful homeland

b)

foreign peace

c)

you have the right to defend yourself

d)

fair for everyone

33.

In the Preamble, the words common defense mean ...

a)

building a fence around the country

b)

calm and peaceful land

c)

protection for all the citizens

d)

each state must provide its own protection

34.
In the Preamble, the words establish Justice mean...
a)
begin fairness for all
b)
make everyone a judge in the court
c)
peace
d)
every state can make its own rules
35.
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
a)
135
b)
235
c)
335
d)
435
36.
How many members are there in the Senate?
a)
100
b)
200
c)
300
d)
400
37.
How many representatives do states get in the Senate?
a)
Based on population
b)
Every state gets 1 
c)
Every state gets 2
d)
Only some states get into the Senate
38.
Which proves that the USA uses separation of powers?
a)
The people vote for their leaders. 
b)
The people are in charge. 
c)
There are three branches of government. 
d)
The people have individual rights. (bill of rights) 
39.

The part of the Constitution that describes the legislative branch is _________________-

a)

Preamble

b)

Article I

c)

Article II

d)

Amendments

40.

A proposed law is called a _______________

a)

veto

b)

congress

c)

bill

d)

unconstitutional

41.

When the President rejects a bill, refuses to sign it, and sends it back to Congress it is called a/an _______________.

a)

veto

b)

congress

c)

bill

d)

unconstitutional

42.

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

a)

Vice President

b)

President Pro Tempore

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Majority Whip

43.

Who is the president of the Senate and casts tie breaking votes when needed?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Vice President

c)

Majority Whip

d)

Chief Justice

44.

Who leads the Senate when the Vice President cannot be there?

a)

Speaker of the House

b)

Majority Whip

c)

Chief Justice

d)

President Pro Tempore

45.

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

a)

Paul Ryan

b)

Bernie Sanders

c)

Nancy Pelosi

d)

Hillary Clinton

46.

Which party currently has the Majority in the House?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

47.

Which party currently has the Majority in the Senate?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

48.

The Constitution gives the President complete control of the nation's armed forces

a)

Chief Executive

b)

Chief of State

c)

Commander in Chief

d)

Chief Diplomat

49.

Who is 2nd in Presidential succession?

a)

President pro tempore of the Senate

b)

Secretary of State

c)

Speaker of the House

d)

Secretary of the Treasury

50.
Who is the person in charge of the Executive Branch?
a)
Attorney General
b)
The president
c)
Secretary of Defense
51.
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
a)
Appoints Federal Judges
b)
Makes the Laws
c)
Live outside the United States
52.
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
a)
Makes Laws
b)
Pardons People
c)
Live outside the United States
53.
Name one thing the president has the power to do.
a)
Veto Laws
b)
Makes Laws
c)
Check to see if laws are fair.
54.
The president's term last for _____________ years.
a)
4
b)
2 
c)
3
55.

The current president is ______________________.

a)

George Bush

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

56.

Joe Biden is the _____________ president.

a)

25th

b)

46th

c)

40th

57.
The president lives and works in the ____________________.
a)
White House
b)
The Statue of Liberty
c)
Court House
58.
If the president cannot finish his term as president, then the ___________________________ takes over and completes the term.
a)
Attorney General
b)
Vice-President
c)
Secretary of Labor
59.
How many justices are in the supreme court?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
8
d)
the number varies
60.
What is the power of deciding what is constitutional?
a)
executive review
b)
judicial review
c)
constitutional review
d)
appeal

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