WorksheetsConstitution Test
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
a)
enforce laws
b)
make laws
c)
judge laws
2.
Where does Congress meet?
a)
White House
b)
The Pentagon
c)
Capitol Building (Capitol Hill)
3.
How many REPRESENTATIVES are in the House of Representative?
a)
435
b)
100
c)
43
4.
How many SENATORS are in the Senate?
a)
275
b)
100
c)
65
5.
How old must you be to be a REPRESENTATIVE?
a)
30
b)
35
c)
25
6.
How many SENATORS are from Illinois?
a)
435
b)
8
c)
2
7.
Who is the SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE in the House of Representatives?
a)
JD Vance
b)
Mike Johnson
8.
Congress is...
a)
Bicameral
b)
Tricameral
9.
How old must you be to be a SENATOR?
a)
30
b)
35
10.
Which house in the U.S. Congress can IMPEACH the President?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
11.
Which house in the U.S. Congress has the power to vote to REMOVE an impeached President?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Senate
12.
What is the main job of the Executive Branch?
a)
make laws
b)
execute or carry out laws
c)
judge laws
13.
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
a)
President (Donald Trump)
b)
Speaker of the House (Mike Johnson)
14.
What is the minimum age to become President?
a)
25
b)
30
c)
35
15.
How long is the term of a President?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
16.
How many TERMS can a President serve?
(a)
17.
TRUE or FALSE? A Vice-President must have the same requirements as a President.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The President has the power to forgive a crime/punishment. What is this called?
a)
Veto
b)
Treason
c)
Pardon
19.
The President sends troops overseas to fight against terrorists in the War on Terror. This is an example of which role/job of the President?
a)
Commander-in-Chief
b)
Economic Leader
c)
Head of State
d)
Chief Executive Officer
20.
What is the name of the President's group of advisors?
a)
The Supreme Court
b)
The Cabinet
21.
What is the main job of the Judicial Branch?
a)
Make laws
b)
Carry out laws
c)
Judges laws
22.
What is the HIGHEST court in the United States?
(a)
23.
Which group leads the Judicial Branch?
a)
Congress
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
24.
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
a)
7
b)
5
c)
9
25.
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
a)
elected by the people
b)
The President appoints them
26.
How long is a Supreme Court Justice’s term?
a)
Life
b)
14 years
c)
4 years
27.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
a)
Richard Durbin
b)
Donald Trump
c)
John G Roberts
28.
Who is the current Vice- President?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Mike Pence
c)
JD Vance
29.
Who are the SENATORS from Illinois?
a)
Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth
b)
Kevin McCarthy and Richard Durbin
c)
Option 3
30.
What is a bill?
a)
A law that has been signed by the President
b)
When the President does not sign a law
c)
A draft of a law before it is signed or made official
31.
How does a president get elected?
a)
Electoral College
b)
Popular Vote
32.
Which of the following best defines the term "Amendment"?
a)
To vote to approve something, or to make official
b)
To change, To fix
33.
Which of the following best defines the term "Ratify"?
a)
To vote to approve something, or to make official
b)
To change, To fix
34.
How many votes from the electoral college must a candidate obtain to WIN the presidency?
a)
270 votes
b)
435 votes
c)
9 votes
35.
What type of government does the U.S. have?
a)
Monarchy
b)
Democratic Republic
36.
The Bill of Rights include......
a)
The Preamble, and Articles 1 - 5
b)
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
c)
27 Amendments to the Constitution
37.
The 1st Amendment.
a)
freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and to petition
b)
right to bear arms
38.
The 2nd Amendment.
a)
Right to a speedy trial
b)
No search without a warrant
c)
Right to bear arms
39.
Breiner gets arrested for hacking the school internet. When the police questions him, he stays quiet. He is protected under which Amendment?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
2nd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
40.
President Trump ordered the Chicago Tribune newspaper not to publish an article. The President CANNOT do this because the newspaper is protected under which of the following Amendments?
a)
9th Amendment- Rights Retained by the People
b)
2nd Amendment- Right to Bear Arms
c)
1st Amendment- Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly
41.
Mrs. Capp still has the right to privacy, even though this right is not in the Constitution.
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
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