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US Constitution

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Eighteen year olds were given the right to vote by the

a)

26th amendment

b)

19th amendment

c)

20th amendment

d)

8th amendment

2.

The Chief of Justice of the United State Supreme Court is

a)

appointed by supreme court

b)

appointed by the president

c)

appointed by the people

d)

appointed by the judicial branch

3.

The president is elected every

a)

2 years

b)

5 years

c)

4 years

d)

8 years

4.

a president may be elected to

a)

TWO successive terms

b)

FIVE successive terms

c)

FOUR successive terms

d)

EIGHT successive terms

5.

The President officially assumes his duties on

a)

January 20th

b)

February 14th

c)

July 10th

d)

December 30th

6.

3⁄4 of state legislatures must approve an amendment to the US Constitution

a)

4 months after election

b)

Before ratified

c)

before election

d)

After ratified

7.

Division of power between the national and state government is

a)

Republican

b)

communism

c)

Democrat

d)

Federalism

8.

federal courts

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Circuit Court of Appeals

c)

District Courts

d)

All

of them

9.

There are how many Supreme Court Justices?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

5

d)

8

10.

Chief duty of the Executive Branch

a)

Control crowds

b)

aprove documents

c)

Enforce laws

11.

Eminent domain is the power of the government to

a)

Take private property for public use

b)

Close roads down

c)

Take over buildings

d)

Travel world wide

12.

Who decides who is President when there is no majority

electoral votes?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

House of Representatives

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

The people

13.

The Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces is

a)

Supreme Court

b)

District Courts

c)

Vice President

d)

The President

14.

How many total amendments are there to the Constitution?

a)

19

b)

27

c)

30

d)

45

15.

The Judicial Branch

a)

Holds partys

b)

Kicks members

c)

Votes

d)

Interprets the laws

16.

The government of the US is divided into 3 separate

branches

a)

Legislative-makes laws

Executive-carries out laws

Judicial-evaluates laws

b)

Legislative-carries out laws

Executive-evaluates laws

Judicial-makes laws

c)

Legislative-evaluates laws

Executive-makes laws

Judicial-carries out laws

17.

A naturalized citizen is entitled to all privileges of citizenship

EXCEPT what?

a)

Join supreme court

b)

Vote

c)

To become president

d)

Become guard

18.

One check the legislative branch may use against the judicial

branch is

a)

To stop laws

b)

To disapprove appointments to

the Supreme Court

c)

Kick out members

d)

Recruit members

19.

The process in which a court system interprets the laws and

finds them unconstitutional is

a)

Supreme Court review

b)

Judicial review

c)

Vice President review

d)

Executive review

20.

Type of tax Congress is forbidden to use

a)

Export Tax

b)

Decline Laws

c)

World Wide Tax

d)

Double Tax

21.

The ‘Full Faith and Credit” Clause applies mainly to relations

a)

Supreme and Circuit courts

b)

State and District courts

c)

Fedaral and people

d)

Between Federal and state

governments

22.

Qualification of presidency

a)

Be a natural born US citizen

b)

35 years or older

c)

Must have resided in the US for at least 14 years

d)

All of the above

23.

Presidents term of office

a)

3 yard

b)

4 years

c)

5 years

d)

2 years

24.

Cabinet officer responsible for foreign affairs

a)

Vice President

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Secretary of State

d)

Judicial Branch

25.

The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia concluded its

work in

a)

1991

b)

1787

c)

2000

d)

1618

26.

Serious weakness of the Articles of Confederation

a)

No workers

b)

No real power to tax

c)

Too high tax

d)

No president

27.

What was written first? Articles of Confederation or the US

Constitution

a)

US Constitution

b)

The Articles of Confederation

28.

The presiding officer of the House of Representatives

a)

President

b)

Supreme Court

c)

Vice President

d)

Executive Branch

29.

Congress cannot pass

a)

No Tax

b)

Ex Post Facto Law

c)

Longer President terms

d)

More Supreme Court members

30.

If the president fails to sign a proposed bill after 10 days it

a)

automatically gets dropped

b)

Gets redone and sent back

c)

automatically becomes a law

d)

Gets thrown away

31.

The goals of the constitution are stated in the

a)

Preamble

b)

Constitution

c)

Articles of confideration

d)

Bible

32.

The elastic clause

a)

Increases the power of the Supreme Court

b)

Increases the power of the Vice President

c)

Increases the power of the President

d)

Increases the power of the Congress

33.

When the president receives a bill from the congress he can

a)

Veto

b)

Sign into law

c)

Let the bill set & it automatically becomes law after 10 days

d)

All of the above

34.

How many members of the House of Representatives

a)

353

b)

435

c)

550

d)

200

35.

If a senator dies in office

a)

The Vice President will appoint another from that state

b)

The governor will appoint another from that state

c)

The President will appoint another from that state

d)

The Supreme Court will appoint another from that state

36.

A senators term is

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

8 years

d)

10 years

37.

Chief duty of the Legislative Branch

a)

Veto Laws

b)

Pass Laws

c)

Make Laws

d)

Remove Laws

38.

The Bill of Rights is composed of

a)

THE FIRST FIVE Amendments

b)

THE FIST TEN Amendments

c)

THE FIRST 18 Amendments

d)

THE FIRST 3 Amendments

39.

The presiding officer of the US Senate is

a)

The Vice President

b)

The President

c)

The Governor

40.

1/3 Senators are elected every

a)

6 years

b)

4 years

c)

2 years

d)

1 year

41.

The 17th amendment changed

a)

The way US President is elected

b)

The way US Vice President is elected

c)

The way US Senators are elected

d)

The way US Governor is elected

42.

The federal government has what power

a)

Set foreign policy

b)

Establish taxes

c)

Grant immunity from prosecution

d)

All of the above

43.

Senators must at least

a)

30 years

b)

35 years

c)

25 years

d)

40 years

44.

Guilt or innocence in federal impeachment trails are decided

a)

Vice President

b)

President

c)

US Senate

d)

US Governor

45.

Congress has the right to

a)

Raise Coin money

b)

Borrow Coin money

c)

Both

46.

The 14 advisors of the president are called

a)

cabinet

b)

House

c)

Chairs

d)

Family

47.

The 25th Amendment allows the president to

a)

Appoint Cabinet

b)

Appoint Vice President

c)

Appoint Senate

d)

Appoint Governor

48.

The Judicial Branch checks the power of the Executive and Legislative Branches by

a)

Passing laws

b)

Veto laws

c)

Declaring laws unconstitutional

d)

Kick members

49.

Term of office for the US Representatives is

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

5 years

d)

10 years