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Multiple Choice Question

At the Constitutional Convention, the 3/5th compromise was adopted to solve the problem of how to

A. Divide Congressional representation between large and small states

B. Count the slave population toward representation and taxation

C. Tax the exportation of agricultural productsD. Amend the Constitution through state conventions

•The Answer Is…. B


The executive branch checks the legislative branch by:

A. Power to veto billsB. Power to change lawsC. Power to begin impeachment hearings against

legislatorsD. Power to set congressional salaries

•The Answer Is….A


The legislative branch checks the executive branch by:

A. Power to over-ride the president’s vetoB. Power to approve presidential appointmentsC. Power of the House to impeach the president or

vice presidentD. All of the above

•The Answer Is….D


The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by:

A. The power of the Senate to approve judicial appointments

B. The power to impeach justicesC. The power to appoint justicesD. B and CE. A and B

•The Answer Is….E


The judicial branch checks the legislative branch by:

A. The power to impeach a congressional representative

B. The power to veto lawsC. The power to find laws unconstitutionalD. The power to set congressional salaries

•The Answer Is….C


Which phrase begins the Preamble to the Constitution?

A. “We hold these truths to be self-evident”B. “Congress shall make no law respecting an

establishment of religion”C. “We the people of the United States”D. “When, in the course of human events”



Which of the following is NOT within the powers of the states?

A. Build highwaysB. Levy taxesC. Make lawsD. Coin money



Powers shared by the federal and state governments are:

A. Delegated powersB. Concurrent powersC. Inherent powersD. Reserved powersE. Implied powers

•The Answer Is….B


Which of these comes FIRST in the process of a bill becoming a law?

A. Committees of the House and the Senate vote on the bill

B. A member of Congress introduces the billC. Each house of Congress votes on the billD. The president signs the bill



The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was:

A. James MadisonB. James MonroeC. Thomas JeffersonD. Thomas Paine



Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the:

A. Articles of ConfederationB. Magna CartaC. Mayflower CompactD. Bill of Rights



The Constitutional Convention met in this city:

A. PhiladelphiaB. New YorkC. BostonD. Trenton



The Preamble of the Constitution begins with:

A. “When in the course of human events”B. “We the citizens need to form”C. “As the people of the United States”D. “We the people of the United States”



Which of the following is not included in the Preamble of the Constitution?

A. “to form a more perfect union”B. “to promote the pursuit of happiness”C. “to provide for the common defense”D. “to establish justice”



The plan of the government proposed during the Constitutional Convention which called for a bicameral Congress based on population was the:

A. Florida planB. Great CompromiseC. New Jersey planD. Virginia plan



The Constitution needed the approval of how many states?

A. 7B. 9C. 13D. 5



Power in the United States government is divided among:

A. Two branchesB. Seven branchesC. Twenty-five branchesD. Three branches



Congress is divided into:A. Two branchesB. Three branchesC. Two housesD. Three houses



The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution is:

A. 3B. 2C. 7D. 9



The number of amendments that have been added to the Constitution is:

A. 25B. 27C. 10D. 16



The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on:

A. How big the state isB. When the state was admittedC. The population of the stateD. How rich the state is



U.S. Senators are elected for:A. Four yearsB. Two yearsC. LifeD. Six years



Members of the House of Representatives are elected for:

A. Two yearsB. Six yearsC. Four yearsD. Life



The total number of members in the House of Representatives is:

A. 435B. 453C. 100D. 50



The total number of U.S. senators is:A. 435B. 354C. 100D. 50



All revenue (money) bills originate in the:A. SenateB. House C. Executive BranchD. Judicial Branch



Impeachment charges are started by the:A. PresidentB. House of RepresentativesC. Supreme CourtD. Senate



The power to declare war belongs to the:A. PresidentB. Chief JusticeC. CongressD. Secretary of State



The presiding officer of the Senate is:A. The Chief JusticeB. The PresidentC. The SpeakerD. The Vice President



The executive branch:A. Makes lawsB. Explains lawsC. Carries our lawsD. Declares laws unconstitutional



The electoral college was established by the Constitutional Convention because:

A. The founding fathers wanted to keep the common people from making a mistake

B. They wanted a longer election periodC. They wanted to confuse the American peopleD. None of the above



The judicial branch:A. Makes lawsB. Judges lawsC. Enforces lawsD. Vetoes laws



The number of justices on the Supreme Court is:

A. 7B. 9C. 11D. 15


True – False Question

The Constitution is a permanent document, it can never be changed.

•The Answer is… false.


The president does not have to be a natural born citizen.

•The Answer Is…

•false.


The House of Representatives acts as the jury in an impeachment case.

•The Answer Is…false.


You can be tried for the same crime twice.



The Bill of Rights was part of the original Constitution.



The amendment process is very difficult.

•The Answer Is…true.


The 17th amendment limits the president to two terms.



No president has ever been removed from office, but one has resigned.



The introduction to the Constitution is called the Preamble.



The Constitution does not specifically state the powers of the branches.



The Constitution can only be changed by the president.



There are nine Supreme Court justices.



Supreme Court justices serve for 10 years.


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