Constitution Quiz
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Constitution Questions and Answers
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Great for Constitution Lesson Plans
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What is the Constitution? The supreme law of the land
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Can the Constitution be changed? Yes
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What do we call a change to the Constitution? An Amendment
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Name the 3 branches of our government? Legislative, Executive and Judicial
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What does the Legislative Branch do? Congress, they make the laws
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How many Senators in Congress? 100
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How many voting members in the House of Representatives? 435
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What does the Executive Branch do? The President and his Cabinet
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What does the Judicial Branch do? The Supreme Court, they interpret laws
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What is the introduction to the Constitution called? The Preamble
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What are the first 7 words of the Preamble? “We the People of the United States….â€
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The 1st Article gives powers to make laws to whom? The House of Representatives and the Senate
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What does the 2nd Article do? It gives the Presidential executive powers
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The 3rd Article gives courts judicial power and what else? Makes the Supreme Court the final court of appeal for federal and state courts
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The Constitutional Convention met in what city? Philadelphia
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Why do we celebrate the 4th of July? Independence Day from the British
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How many stars are there on our flag? 50
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How many stripes are there on the flag? 13
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What is our National Anthem? Star Spangled Banner
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Who wrote our National Anthem? Francis Scott Key
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What is the minimum voting age? 18
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Name the 13 original states? Ct, NH, NY, NJ, Mass, PA, Del, VA, NC, SC, GA, RI and MD
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What were the 13 original states of the United States called? Colonies
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Which president freed the slaves? Abraham Lincoln
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In what year was the Constitution written? 1787
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Where does Congress meet? The Capitol in Washington D.C.
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What do the stripes on the flag mean? They represent the 13 original states
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What do the stars on the flag mean? Each represents a state
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In what month do we vote for president? November
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What country did we fight during the Revolutionary war? England
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Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court? The President
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How many Supreme Court Justices are there? 9
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What are the two major political parties in the United States today? Republican and Democratic
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State Senators are now elected by? The people
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What is the head Executive of a state called? Governor leaving las vegas movie
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What is the head Executive of a city called? Mayor
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The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is? 2 years
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The Legislative branch of our government is called? Congress
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Who signs bill into law? The President
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Freed many slaves
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The number of Amendments Congress added to the Constitution in 1791 was? 10
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The Articles of Confederation did not provide for? Courts
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Laws of the United States are made by? Congress
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The President of the meeting that was called to change the original Articles of Confederation was? George Washington
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Our country’s first Constitution was called? The Articles of Confederation
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The number of men who signed the Constitution was? 39
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A member of the House of Representatives must be a U.S. citizen for how many years? 7 years
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The number of main branches in our government is? 3
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The Speaker of the House is chosen by? The House of Representatives
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An impeached man is found guilty by vote of? 2/3 of the Senators present
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The length of term of a Senator is? 6 years
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In order to do their work, the House and Senate must have present how many members? More than ½ of the members
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A member of the Senate must be at least how old? 30 years
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A record of each Senator’s or Representative’s vote must be given if requested by? 1/5 of the members
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The President of the Senate is? The Vice President of the U.S.
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Tax bills may be written only by? The House of Representatives
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Money may be coined or printed only by? Congress
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The Constitution forbids the use of what? A bill of attainder
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After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within how long? 10 days
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The Constitution forbids states to? Coin money
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A law to punish someone for something that was not against the law when he did it is called? An “ex post facto†law
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The length of term of the President is? 4 years
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Questions about interpreting the Constitution are settled by? The Supreme Court
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The Constitution guarantees anybody who has committed a crime the right of? Trial by jury
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The longest possible time a person can serve as President is? 10 years
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To convict for treason there must be how many witnesses? 2
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A U.S. President must live in the U.S. for how many years? 14
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Congress may propose an Amendment to the Constitution whenever what happens? 2/3 of both houses want it
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The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from? 2/3 of Senators present
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An Amendment may also become part of the Constitution by whose vote or approval? Approval by conventions in ¾ of the states
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The Supreme Court has a Chief Justice and how many Justices? 8 Associate Justices
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No one hold a U.S. elected office shall ever have to pass what kind of test? Religious
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No person’s house or property may be searched without what? Search warrant
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The 19th Amendment protects the voting rights of whom? Women
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A man accused of a crime in court has a right to what? Hear the witnesses against them
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The number of departments the President has in his cabinet is? 15
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If the candidates for President have no majority of electoral votes, the President is elected by whom? The House of Representatives
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Invoking the 5th Amendment means that an accused person? Refuses to testify against him self
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The Federal government can punish a state which denies the right of citizens to vote by doing what? Reducing the number of its Representatives
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The President’s oath is administered by whom? The Chief Justice
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The number of Amendments to the Constitution is? 27
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The right of all citizens to vote, regardless of race, is provided by what Amendment? 15
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Our first Vice president was? John Adams
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The Constitutional Amendment that was later repealed was? 18
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If neither the President nor the Vice President can serve, the position would be filled by whom? The Speaker of the House
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The right to admit new states belongs to? Congress
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All federal and state officers must swear to? Support the Constitution
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Powers not given to the U.S. by the Constitution and forbidden to the states are reserved to? The states or the people
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The number of Presidential electors a state gets is the same as? The number of Senators and Representatives
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Congress must meet at least once every what period of time? 1 year
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The number of representatives a state gets depends on? The number of people it has
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The Bill of Rights represents which Amendments? The 1st 10 Amendments
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The Constitution guarantees what to every state? A Republican form of government
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The Constitution forbids Congress to lay a tax on? Goods sent from one state to another
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A state may not do what? Grant a title of nobility
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The Constitution became the law of the land in what year? 1788
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Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by whom? The President
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The man who did the final writing of the Constitution was? Gouveneur Morris
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One third of the Senators are elected every what period of time? 2 years
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Congress shall make no law to? Set up a religion
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An Amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by? The legislatures of ¾ of the states
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