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Constitution 2025-26

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What prohibits one branch of government becoming to powerful?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

All of the Above

2.

The Presidents power to strike down a law is called what?

a)

Cabinet.

b)

Veto.

c)

Executive Powers.

d)

Reserved Power.

3.

Which group actually elects the U.S. President?

a)

The American People

b)

Senate

c)

House of Representatives

d)

Electoral College

4.

To charge and elected official with a crime is called what?

a)

Impeach

b)

Veto

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Ex Post Facto

5.

The ___________________Court is the highest court in the United States.

a)

District

b)

Supreme

c)

Circuit

d)

Lorain County

6.

The economic system of the United States, based on supply and demand, people owning business, and competition

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Totalitarianism

7.

In a ____________________ system, individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these things.

a)

Capitalist

b)

Communist

c)

Feudal

d)

Totalitarian

8.

What do we call the Legislative Branch at the National Level

a)

Congress

b)

General Assembly

c)

Senate

d)

Parliament

9.

What type of government system do we have in the United States?

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Direct Democracy

d)

Monarchy

10.

The Chief Executive of the United States is_________________

a)

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

b)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives

c)

The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces

d)

The President

11.

The Term limit for the U.S. President is___________

a)

Four

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Eight

12.

The Current Number of Supreme Court Justices is_____________

a)

Six

b)

Five

c)

Twelve

d)

Nine

13.

The power to Declare war is given to which branch of government?

a)

Judicial

b)

Legislative

c)

Executive

d)

Parliament

14.

What is the number of votes each house of Congress need to override a Presidential Veto

a)

2/3rds Vote

b)

3/4ths Vote

c)

50% Vote

d)

3/5ths Vote

15.

You need to be ______years old to run for President.

a)

25

b)

35

c)

30

d)

40

16.

Representation in the ___________________________is based on the population of each state.

a)

House of Commons

b)

Legislature

c)

Senate

d)

House of Representatives

17.

One of the Vice Presidents main jobs is that they are the ____________________.

a)

Speaker of the House of Representatives

b)

Presidents Press Secretary

c)

President of the Senate

d)

Head of the Military

18.

If someone were to ask you who holds the ultimate power in the United States Government?

a)

The United States Congress

b)

The American People

c)

The President

d)

The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches

19.

If you were to be arrested, what are the rights a police officer would read to you?

a)

Miranda Rights.

b)

Citizenship Rights.

c)

Bill of Rights.

d)

Constitutional Rights.

20.

If something happens to the President who becomes President?

a)

President Pro Tempore of the Senate

b)

Speaker of the House

c)

Vice President

d)

Secretary of State

21.

James Madison is most commonly called the "_________________"

a)

First President

b)

Father of the Constitution

c)

Author of the Declaration of Independence

d)

First Most Famous American

22.

Appropriations are _________________________

a)

What the President does to nominate a Judge.

b)

Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.

c)

Money collected through tariffs.

d)

Goods given to other countries through charity organizations.

23.

What is another name for the heads Presidents Executive Departments?

a)

The Joint Chiefs of Staff

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The Cabinet

d)

The Secretaries

24.

______________selects Supreme Court Justices and the______________ approves them.

a)

President/Cabinet

b)

President/House of Representatives

c)

Senate/President

d)

President/Senate

25.

How many branches do we have at the National Level?

a)

Three

b)

Nine

c)

100

d)

535

26.

The the House of Representatives has 435 members, if you combine this with the total number of Senators you get the total members of Congress which is ___________.

a)

100

b)

485

c)

535

d)

538

27.

Powers not given to the Federal Government or denied to states are _____________ for states.

a)

Reserved

b)

Delegated

c)

Appropriated

d)

Revenue

28.

What does it mean when a higher court reviews a lower courts decision?

a)

Appropriations

b)

Appeal

c)

Application of the Law

d)

Jurisdiction

29.

What are Delegated Powers?

a)

To assign a job to a member of Congress.

b)

Powers that both the National and State Governments can do.

c)

Powers given to the states.

d)

Powers that are reserved exclusively for the National Government

30.

To Run for U.S. Senate one must attain the age of __________.

a)

30

b)

23

c)

25

d)

35

31.

If you refuse to buy a good you are technically engaged in a ____________.

a)

Protest.

b)

Boycott.

c)

Trade dispute.

d)

Coup.

32.

A proposed law is known as a _______________.

a)

amendment.

b)

appropriation.

c)

bill.

d)

ordinance.

33.

The minimum number of members that must be present for official business to take place?

a)

majority.

b)

quorum.

c)

super majority.

d)

ex post facto.

34.

What is revenue?

a)

the money collected from tariffs and income tax.

b)

the money the government owes after taxes.

c)

the income a government collects to cover expenses.

d)

the money the government pays back to citizens after tax returns.

35.

Who had the power to regulate trade between two or more states?

a)

The states that trade is being conducted between.

b)

American Businesses.

c)

The Federal Government.

d)

The Transportation and Safety Administration.

36.

Why was Shays Rebellion a major even in American History.

a)

it showed the weakness in the Articles of Confederation.

b)

It showed our new nation could repel a foreign invation.

c)

it helped farmers in Ohio gain all of the land north of the Ohio River.

d)

it helped win the American Revolution in the Southern Colonies.

37.

What was created to protect citizens and their rights from the government?

a)

The Second Amendment.

b)

Bill of Rights.

c)

A Bill Of Attainder.

d)

Ex Post Facto Laws.