Worksheets2025 Constitution Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After a bill has passed the two houses of Congress, it is sent to the
a)
Speaker of the House
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
2.
How many senators are there from each state?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
nine
3.
What is the least number of representatives a state may have?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
nine
4.
What term in the Constitution means that a prisoner cannot be detained without a trial?
a)
Habeas Corpus
b)
Miranda Rights
c)
Bill of Attainder
5.
What body has the power to raise, borrow, and coin money?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
State Legislature
6.
Has two houses
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
7.
Court system of the nation
a)
Judicial Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Legislative Branch
8.
Who creates laws for all 50 states?
a)
popular vote
b)
Supreme Court
c)
U.S. Congress
9.
What fraction of the Senate is elected every 2 years?
a)
1/3
b)
3/4
c)
1/4
10.
Where is the capital of the United States located?
a)
Los Angeles, CA
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Springfield, IL
11.
Makes the country's laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Attorney General
12.
Interprets the laws and administers justice
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
13.
Must live in the state he or she represents
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
14.
Serve six year term
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
15.
Meets in the Capitol Building
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
16.
Elected every two years
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
17.
Has vice president as presiding officer
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
18.
Has 435 members
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
19.
Approves or rejects treaties
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
20.
Passes bills they hope will become laws
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
21.
Has 100 members
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
22.
Members are appointed by the Supreme Court
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
23.
Senators can make treaties with foreign countries
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Both state and federal governments have the power to establish court systems
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What branch is the president head of?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
26.
Each state must treat the citizens of other states the same way it treats its own citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What is the name of the building where the president lives?
a)
the Presidential Palace
b)
the White House
c)
the Lincoln Memorial
28.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected by the people of the entire state.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
How many times may a US Senator be reelected?
a)
no limit
b)
once
c)
twice
d)
four times
30.
The House of Representatives does not get involved in impeachment cases.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
A law that makes an act illegal after the act has been committed is known as
a)
an appeal
b)
an ex post facto law
c)
a veto
32.
Receives a salary of $174, 000
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Neither
d)
Both
33.
Federal officers may hold titles of nobility.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Under certain circumstances, may select the President of the United States
a)
House
b)
Senate
c)
Both
d)
Neither
35.
Providing Congress is still in session, a bill becomes a law if the president doesn't act on it within how many days?
a)
10
b)
7
c)
14
d)
never
36.
Congress cannot tax goods being exported from a state for any reason.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The responsibility of coining and printing money belongs to
a)
The President's accountant
b)
Treasury Department
c)
The Secretary of State
38.
Who is the Vice President of the United States
a)
Johnny Cade
b)
JB Pritzker
c)
JD Vance
39.
What vote really elects the President of the United States?
a)
Electoral College
b)
United Nations
c)
popular vote
40.
Who has veto power?
a)
all Cabinet members
b)
President
c)
Vice President
41.
How many amendments have been made to the United States Constitution?
a)
27
b)
10
c)
7
42.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
one
b)
three
c)
seven
43.
Which amendment deals with the voting rights of 18 year olds?
a)
26th
b)
10th
c)
18th
44.
Which amendment limits the president's term?
a)
17th
b)
19th
c)
22nd
45.
Which of these is NOT a First Amendment freedom?
a)
freedom of religion
b)
freedom of the press
c)
freedom of speech
d)
freedom of employment
46.
Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
education
b)
liberty
c)
life
d)
pursuit of happiness
47.
What plan, submitted by James Madison, proposed two houses of Congress based on population?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Bicameral Plan
48.
The Articles of Confederation could be considered our first Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
The Bill of Rights does not give a person the right to criticize a government official.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
In what year was the last amendment to the constitution adopted?
a)
1992
b)
2022
c)
1776
51.
This allows for laws to be made for subjects that did not even exist in 1787.
a)
Elastic clause
b)
Ex post facto
c)
Presidential veto
52.
Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Patrick Henry
53.
Who was the first president of the United States?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
54.
The Preamble
a)
is at the beginning of the Constitution
b)
explains the goals of the Constitution
c)
both
d)
neither
55.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Alexander Hamilton
56.
The original Constitution outlawed slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
Why was the Boston Tea Party held?
a)
protest taxes
b)
celebrate independence
c)
celebrate Washington's birthday
58.
How many states needed to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?
a)
13
b)
7
c)
9
59.
Only a natural born citizen may become the president of the U.S.
a)
True
b)
False
60.
How many women have been President of the United States?
a)
none
b)
two
c)
women cannot run for president
61.
How many terms may the president serve?
a)
two
b)
one
c)
three
62.
What day does the president-elect assume the duties of office?
a)
September 12
b)
January 20
c)
July 4
63.
If the president should die, who would become president?
a)
speaker of the house
b)
attorney general
c)
vice president
64.
The president picks his successor after his term is over.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
How many Cabinet positions are there?
a)
9
b)
12
c)
15
66.
Which is NOT a requirement to be president of the United States?
a)
At least 35 years of age
b)
Resident of the US for at least 14 years
c)
Natural born citizen
d)
Previously held public office
67.
What year will the next presidential election be held?
a)
2028
b)
2026
c)
2030
68.
Who has the power to veto a bill?
a)
President
b)
Congress
c)
Both
d)
Neither
69.
Who is the chief legal officer?
a)
Secretary of Defense
b)
Attorney General
c)
Officer Buckle
70.
What cabinet member is responsible for Social Security?
a)
Department of Homeland Security
b)
Secretary of Human Services
c)
Attorney General
71.
What cabinet officer is responsible for carrying out a war?
a)
Secretary of Defense
b)
Attorney General
c)
Secretary of Homeland Security
72.
What cabinet position is responsible for settling a strike?
a)
Secretary of State
b)
Secretary of Agriculture
c)
Secretary of Labor
73.
What cabinet position is responsible for foreign affairs?
a)
Secretary of Human Services
b)
Secretary of State
c)
Secretary of Homeland Security
74.
Which cabinet position is responsible for the Secret Service
a)
FBI
b)
Secretary of Homeland Security
c)
Secretary of Human Services
75.
What cabinet position is responsible for the Farm Program?
a)
Farm Bureau
b)
4 H Club
c)
Secretary of Agriculture
76.
One purpose of the Census is to decide how many U.S. representatives each state receives.
a)
True
b)
False
77.
The Speaker of the House is
a)
Tammy Duckworth
b)
John Roberts Jr.
c)
Mike Johnson
78.
Who appoints Supreme Court judges?
a)
President
b)
Secretary of State
c)
They are elected, not appointed
79.
What important case established the precedent for judicial review in 1803?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Gitlow v New York
80.
How many judges serve on the Supreme Court (when there are no vaccancies)?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
9
81.
The First Amendment allows for the freedom of religion.
a)
True
b)
False
82.
What do the stars on the U.S. flag represent?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
50 states
c)
13 colonies
83.
Who is the President of the United States?
a)
Donald Trump
b)
Travis Kelce
c)
J.B. Pritzker
84.
The judicial branch has no checks over the executive branch.
a)
True
b)
False
85.
In a procession, the flag should always be in the rear.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
What is a budget?
a)
A slowdown in the economy
b)
Spending limits for Congress
c)
The federal government's plan for raising money and spending for a year.
87.
Who prepares the annual budget and then presents it to Congress in January of each year?
a)
The President
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
The Secretary of State
88.
What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
a)
Number of presidents
b)
13 colonies
c)
months of the year
89.
How many total electoral votes are there?
a)
1776
b)
100
c)
538
90.
The president's official in charge of the natural resources of the nation is the ...
a)
Secretary of the Interior
b)
Secretary of Defense
c)
Secretary of Commerce
91.
How many branches of government are there?
a)
four
b)
three
c)
five
92.
What is the minimum age for the president?
a)
50
b)
35
c)
45
93.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Franklin
c)
Hamilton
94.
The Declaration of Independence was written before the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
95.
Sharing of power by the federal government and the state government is called
a)
democracy
b)
federalism
c)
habeus corpus
96.
The president can call both houses of Congress into a special session.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
If a president does not act on a bill within 10 days it will become a law if Congress is in session.
a)
True
b)
False
98.
The first 10 amendments are called
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the elastic clause
99.
Where is the capital of the United States?
a)
Boston
b)
Chicago
c)
Washington D. C.
100.
Who is the Father of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
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