Constitution Quiz

Constitution Questions and Answers

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