Name: u.s. Constitution Test Multiple Choice: Please select the best possible answer for each question. (2 pts each) 1. What was the purpose of the 1st Continental Congress? A. Write a Letter of Protest to the King B. Organize the Boston Tea Party C. Write the Constitution 2. When did the 1 st Continental Congress say they would meet again? A. In a month B. In a year C. In 5 years 3. Why were Lexington and Concord important? A, They were where the Revolution started B. They were where the Continental Congress met C. They were where George Washington and Thomas Jefferson lived 4. Where did the 2 nd Continental Congress meet? A. Boston B. Washington D.C. C. Philadelphia 5. Which of the Following was NOT a purpose~ of the 2 nd Continental Congress? A. Declare War B. Declare Independence C. Write the Constitution 6. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? A. James Madison B. Thomas Jefferson C. John Adams 7. The Declaration of Independence says we all have certain rights. A. Independent B. Inalienable C. Inside
8. The Declaration of Independence tries to legalize A. War B. Taxes C. Treason 9. What is the name of our first constitution? A. The Articles of Constitution B. The Rights of Man C. The Articles of Confederation 10. The first constitution was very weak because the colonists were afraid of a A. War B. King C. Weak government 11. Which was the only Branch of Government that the first Constitution had? A. Legislative B. Executive C. Judicial 12. Who wanted the new Constitution passed? A. Federalist B. Anti-Federalists C. Democrats 13. The compromise that settled the dispute between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention was called the -------- A. Wonderful Compromise B. Great Compromise C. 3/5 Compromise 14. Which Compromise dealt with how slave populations would be counted towards representation? A. Wonderful Compromise B. Great Compromise C. 3/5 Compromise 15. What section of the Constitution gives Congress the right to pass laws that are "necessary and proper"? A. Bill of Rights B. Elastic Clausy C. Preamble
16. What is the job of the Legislative Branch of Government? A. Enforce Laws B. Make Laws C. Interpret Laws 17. How long is the term of a member of the House of Representatives? A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 6 years 18. According to the Constitution, who has the formal power to declare war? A. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court B. Secretary of Defense C. Congress 19.-How many members are there in the House of Representatives? A. 200 B. 372 C. 435 20. What is the age requirement to be a Senator? A. 20 B. 30 C. 35 21. How is representation determined for the House of Representatives? A. Based on the population of the state B. Based on the number of people that vote from each state C. Randomly co' I 22. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? A. Vice-President B. Chief Justice C. Speaker 23. Who is the second in command in the Senate? A. Speaker B. President Pro-Tempore C. Chief Justice 24. How long is the term of office for a Senator? A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 6 years 3
25. How many Senators are there? A. 100 B. 200 C. 538 26. What is the job of the Executive Branch? A. Enforce Laws B. Make Laws C. Interpret Laws 27. Who is the head of the Executive Branch? A. Speaker B. Chief Justice C. President 28. What is the name of the group of people that advise the President? A. Civil Service B. Cabinet C. Judiciary 29. What is the age requirement to be President? A. 25 B. 30 C. 35 30. Who is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces A. Secretary of Defense B. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C. President 31. What is the main job of the Judicial Branch? A. Enforce Laws B. Make Laws C. Interpret Laws 32. What is the age requirement to be a Supreme Court Justice? A. 25 B. 35 C. none 33. How long is the term of office for a Supreme Court Justice? A. 4 years B. 6 years C. Life
) 34. Who decides the Constitutionality of a Law? A. Congress B. President C. Supreme Court 35. To ratify an amendment to the Constitution it needs the approval of A. The military B. % of the states C. The President 36. The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the A. Preamble B. Elastic Clause C. Bill of Rights ------ 37. The 15 th Amendment gave blacks the right to A. Bear arms B. Freedom of religion C. Vote 38. The 19 th Amendment did what? A. Gave women the right to vote B. Gave women the freedom of religion C. Gave women the right to bear arms 39. What Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to vote? A. 20 B. 25 C. 26 40. According to the First Amendment Congress can make no law that either helps or hurts _ A. Any specific state B. Any specific nationality C. Any specific religion
Matching: Match the branches of government with the jobs that they do. (2pts each) A = Legislative B = Executive C = Judicial 41. Enforces Laws 42. Interprets Laws 43. Makes Laws 44. Declares Laws 45. Determines Constitutionality of Laws 46. Makes Appointments 47. Approves Treaties 48. Makes Treaties 49. Has the power of Judicial Review 50. Deals with foreign Countries True I False: Answer the following questions using "A" for true' and "B" for false. (2pts each) 51. The first Continental Congress was-worried about how the colonies would be punished for the Boston Tea Party. 52. The colonists liked having British soldiers in the colonies. 53. 53. George Washington was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the military at the 2 nd Continental Congress. 54. The Declaration of Independence says that government can not take away certain rights. 55. The Declaration of Independence tells people that government will fix itself and they do not need to worry about whether or not it is doing a good job. 56. The Articles of Confederation gave the government most of the same rights that are in the Constitution. 57. The Articles of Confederation were very effective. 58. The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to improve the Articles of Confederation. 59. The new Constitution established three branches of government 60.. The Anti-Federalists did not like the Constitution because it did not guarantee the rights of the people 61. The Federalist papers did not really help in getting the Constitution passed 62. We have a bi-cameral legislature. 63. The House has the sole power of impeachment 64. Only 1/3 of the Senate is ever up for election at anyone time 65. Congress only meets once a year. 66. The President does not have the power to grant pardons 67. The President must be a natural born citizen 68. The Judicial branch is made up of only the Supreme court 69. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country
70. An amendment is proposed by Congress and Ratified by the states 71. You can say anything you want at any time because the 1 st Amendment gives us the right to free speech 72. Libel is a spoken lie and slander is a written lie, and both have the intent to hurt someone 73. In America you must allow soldiers to live in your home if they need to 74. In order to search your belongings the police need either: consent, a warrant, or probably cause 75. The 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments make national law supreme over state law
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