WorksheetsA Look at the Constitution
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Congress may pass laws and they go into effect if the President signs the law. However the Supreme Court can declare a law unconstitutional. This is an example of
a)
A) Supremacy
b)
B) Veto power
c)
C) Federalism
d)
D) Checks and balances
2.
Which BEST illustrates the principle of checks and balances?
a)
A) The taxing power of states
b)
B) The military powers of the president
c)
C) Senate confirmation of presidential appointments
d)
D) Congressional hearings to consider a proposed law to favorites
3.
What role do the federal courts play in checking the power of the legislative branch?
a)
A) Congress creates courts and may impeach judges
b)
B) federal judges and justices are appointed for life
c)
C) they review laws of Congress for compliance with the Constitution
d)
D) the President may veto Congressional legislation with judicial approval
4.
Which action is an example of the system of checks and balances?
a)
A) An individual pays both a state and a federal income tax.
b)
B) New York State requires at least 180 school days per year.
c)
C) The House of Representatives votes to expel one of its members.
d)
D) The Senate approves a president’s nominee to the Supreme Court.
5.
Many changes in government are gradual and difficult. How does our government decide if changes that are brought about by Federal laws are constitutional?
a)
A) Popular vote
b)
B) Judicial review
c)
C) Presidential veto
d)
D) Congressional hearings
6.
Which is the BEST title for this chart?
a)
A) Judicial Branch Checks on the Executive Branch
b)
B) Judicial Branch Checks on the Legislative Branch
c)
C) Legislative Branch Checks on the Judicial Branch
d)
D) Legislative Branch Checks on the Executive Branch
7.
Separation of powers means that
a)
A) The House and Senate may never pass joint resolutions on foreign policy issues.
b)
B) The national government and state governments have differing amounts and types of power.
c)
C) Powers assigned to the national government are distinct from those assigned to the states
d)
D) The legislative, executive and judicial functions of government are held by separate people and groups
8.
This branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws.
a)
A) Executive
b)
B) Judicial
c)
C) Legislative
d)
D) Police
9.
What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?
a)
Cabinet
b)
Electoral College
c)
Representatives
d)
Senators
10.
The highest court in the United States is the
a)
A) District Court
b)
B) Supreme Court
c)
C) State Court
d)
D) Military Court
11.
Judicial review is most accurately described as the power of the
a)
A) President to override a decision of the Supreme Court
b)
B) State courts to overturn decisions of the Supreme Court
c)
C) Senate to approve all presidential appointments to federal courts
d)
D) Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws
12.
Appeals from the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims reach the Supreme Court through the
a)
A) U.S. Courts of Appeal
b)
B) District courts.
c)
C) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
d)
D) U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
13.
Appeals from the State's Supreme Courts go to
a)
A) District court
b)
B) U.S. Court of Appeals
c)
C) Military Court
d)
D) U.S. Supreme Court
14.
The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit do not hear appeals for
a)
A) U.S. Court of International Trade
b)
B) U.S. Tax court
c)
C) U.S. Court of Federal Claims
d)
D) U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
15.
Which of these is the main function of the legislative branch?
a)
A) Make laws
b)
B) Enforce laws
c)
C) Define laws
d)
D) Interpret laws
16.
Which person is a member of the legislative branch?
a)
A) President of the United States
b)
B) Speaker of the House
c)
C) Secretary of Education
d)
D) Ambassador to the United Nations
17.
Which branch of the Federal government makes laws?
a)
A) Executive
b)
B) Judicial
c)
C) Legislative
d)
D) Presidential
18.
At the Constitutional Convention (1787), which issue was resolved by the Great Compromise?
a)
A) Method of electing the president
b)
B) Power of Congress to tax exports
c)
C) Regulation of interstate commerce
d)
D) Representation of states in Congress
19.
The Great Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention resulted in the
a)
A) Formation of the Supreme Court
b)
B) Creation of a bicameral legislature
c)
C) Development of a two-party system (Democrats and Republicans)
d)
D) Ban on the importation of enslaved Africans
20.
What is the role/job of the judicial branch?
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Carry out laws
d)
Interpret laws
21.
The first U.S. plan for government was the
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
22.
Why was it hard to get laws passed under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
To pass a law, all states needed to agree.
b)
To pass a law, 9 of 13 states needed to agree.
c)
The President could veto a law before it was passed.
d)
The Supreme Court could rule any law unconstitutional
23.
What is one feature of the political system created by the original Constitution of the United States?
a)
Guaranteeing equal legal rights to all persons
b)
Requiring the federal government to maintain a balanced budget
c)
Dividing powers between the national and state governments
d)
Granting more power to the executive branch than to the other branches of government
24.
Building support for the ratification of the United States Constitution was the purpose of the
a)
Farewell Address of George Washington
b)
Albany Plan of Union
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Federalist Papers
25.
The government structure and powers under the Articles of Confederation differed from the government under the U.S. Constitution. How did the role of the government expand under the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Congress could not collect taxes.
b)
Federal courts had no jurisdiction.
c)
A unicameral legislature made the laws.
d)
The executive branch could enforce laws.
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