WorksheetsConstitution Review Pt. 1
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
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
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