WorksheetsUS Constitution PRE-TEST
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who approves the appointing of the Supreme Court Justices?
a)
Speaker
b)
Senate
c)
President
d)
Vice President
2.
Gives women the right to vote
a)
Amendment 17
b)
Amendment 16
c)
Amendment 6
d)
Amendment 19
3.
The Constitution needed to be ratified by how many states to go into effect?
a)
5
b)
9
c)
7
d)
13
4.
If you are NOT born in the US, you CAN'T be?
a)
a justice
b)
a senator
c)
President
d)
a representative
5.
A person actually becomes President
a)
when he or she is nominated
b)
when the electoral college meets
c)
when he or she takes the oath of office
d)
on election day
6.
What alternative name can the President use when he is in charge of the Military?
a)
Commander in Chief
b)
Chief Executive
c)
Chief of Party
d)
Chief Legislator
7.
What is an alternative name for the House of Representatives?
a)
Lower House
b)
Upper House
c)
Speaker of House
d)
House of Burgesses
8.
How many years do you have to live in the US to be in the Senate?
a)
7
b)
14
c)
5
d)
9
9.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the...
a)
Preamble
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Civil Rights Amendments
10.
The power to deploy troops belongs to the...
a)
President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Congress
d)
Chief Justice
11.
The power to declare war belongs to the..
a)
President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Congress
d)
Chief Justice
12.
How long is the term for a Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Life
b)
ten years
c)
six years
d)
eight years
13.
The total number of members in the House of Representatives is....
a)
50
b)
453
c)
435
d)
100
14.
The war in which the colonies won their independence from England was the...
a)
French and Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Civil War
d)
World War I
15.
Who is first in the succession line for the Presidency?
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Vice President
c)
Chief Justice
d)
President pro tempore
16.
What is the #1 power of the Vice President?
a)
deploy troops
b)
declare war
c)
tie breaker in senate
d)
impeach president
17.
Power in the US government is divided among...
a)
7 branches
b)
25 branches
c)
3 branches
d)
2 branches
18.
The number of members in the House of Representatives is based on_______, while the Senate is based on ________
a)
equality; equality
b)
equality; population
c)
population; population
d)
population; equality
19.
Protects the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
a)
Amendment 2
b)
Amendment 1
c)
Amendment 4
d)
Amendment 3
20.
Treaties negotiated by the President must be approved by the...
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Senate
c)
Cabinet
d)
Chief Justice
21.
Congress is divided into how many parts?
a)
3 houses
b)
5 branches
c)
3 branches
d)
2 houses
22.
The Executive Branch...
a)
declares laws unconstitutional
b)
makes laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
explains the laws
23.
The President of the US does NOT have the power to
a)
appoint judges
b)
veto bills
c)
declare war
d)
negotiate treaties
24.
What gave us two house in Congress that we have today?
a)
Florida Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
25.
The Preamble begins with...
a)
We the citizens need to form...
b)
We the people of the United States
c)
As of the people of the United States
d)
When in the course of human events
26.
Impeachments are tried by the
a)
Supreme Court
b)
President
c)
Senate
d)
House of Representatives
27.
Limited the President to two terms....
a)
Amendment 3
b)
Amendment 22
c)
Amendment 21
d)
Amendment 8
28.
Members of the House of Representatives are elected for...
a)
6 years
b)
4 years
c)
2 years
d)
9 years
29.
The total number of US senators is
a)
435
b)
354
c)
100
d)
50
30.
The Constitution said that states can't do this....
a)
coin money
b)
make laws
c)
keep a militia
d)
tax
31.
The Executive Branch checks the Legislative Branch by
a)
declaring laws unconstitutional
b)
controlling salaries
c)
passing laws over vetos
d)
vetoing bills
32.
The number of representatives each states has in the House depends on
a)
the population of the state
b)
how rich the state is
c)
when the state was admitted
d)
how large the states land is
33.
An amendment to the Constitution must pass by what minimum margins?
a)
2/3 majority vote in the House and Senate and adoption by at least 3/4 of states (no presidential signature required)
b)
over 50% vote in the house and senate, signature by the president, and adoption by at least 3/4 of states
c)
over 50% vote in the house and senate and adoption by at least 3/4 of states (no presidential signature required)
d)
2/3 majority vote in house and senate, signature by the president, and adoption by at least 3/4 of states
e)
None of the Above
34.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
Amendment 13
b)
Amendment 16
c)
Amendment 15
d)
Amendment 17
35.
Presidents must be ______ years old
a)
35
b)
25
c)
40
d)
30
36.
Before the adoption of the Constitution, the central law was the
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Magna Carta
37.
The number of Articles in the Constitution is
a)
2
b)
3
c)
7
d)
9
38.
The Legislative Branch checks the Executive Branch by
a)
declaring laws unconstitutional
b)
reducing the executives salary
c)
passing laws over veto with a 2/3 vote (over-riding)
d)
using the veto
39.
The Legislative Branch
a)
enforces laws
b)
vetoes laws
c)
explains laws
d)
makes laws
40.
There are ______ justices on the Supreme Court
a)
11
b)
7
c)
15
d)
9
41.
Bicameral means having ______ houses
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
4
42.
Who appoints justices to the Supreme Court
a)
Senate
b)
Chief Justice
c)
President
d)
Vice President
43.
The Constitution creates which type of government?
a)
Pure democracy
b)
republic
c)
aristocracy
d)
autocracy
44.
The Judicial Branch
a)
enforces laws
b)
makes laws
c)
judges/interprets the laws
d)
vetoes the laws
45.
Who presides over the Senate is the
a)
Chief Justice
b)
Vice President
c)
Speaker
d)
President
46.
How does the Executive Branch check the Legislative Branch?
a)
aiding the enemies of our country
b)
refusing to vote
c)
not mentioned in the constitution
d)
talking against the US
47.
What method do we elect a president by?
a)
congress
b)
direct
c)
indirect
d)
Electoral College
48.
Who actually elects the President?
a)
congress
b)
population
c)
Electoral College
d)
Vice President
49.
Who elects members in Congress?
a)
congress
b)
The peoples
c)
The Electoral College
d)
The Vice President
50.
The relationship between national government and the states is known as...
a)
seperation of powers
b)
constitution
c)
federalism
d)
Virginia Plan
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