2024 Constitution Study Guide FORM A

How is the Constitution organized?

Into parts called articles.

Why did the delegates start the Preamble to the Constitution with the words 'We, the people'?

To state that government power comes from the people.

Why does each state have two senators?

To balance the rights of large and small states.

What is the primary work of Congress?

To make laws for the country.

What is the final step before a national bill becomes a law?

It is signed by the president.

All of these are duties of the executive branch except

Proposing new taxes.

Which of these describes the responsibility of the judicial branch?

To resolve disputes under the law.

What name is given to the Supreme Court’s power to declare a law unconstitutional?

Judicial review.

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

An amendment to the Constitution can be ratified by three-fourths of the

State legislatures.

Which of these can propose an amendment to the Constitution?

Congress.

Which of these refers to the sharing of power between national and state governments?

Federalism.

All federal and state officers must swear an oath to

Protect and defend the Constitution.

Why does the Constitution establish the principle of majority rule?

So decisions represent what most of the people want.

The U.S. population can directly participate in government in all of these ways EXCEPT

Passing laws.

How many terms can a person now serve as president?

2 terms.

How does the president balance the power of Congress?

The president can veto bills passed by Congress.

How does the Supreme Court prevent the president and Congress from abusing their power?

The Supreme Court can reject laws and treaties that are unconstitutional.

How does Congress check the power of the president?

All of the above.

How many amendments have been added to the Constitution?

How many U.S. Senators come from each state?

What day is the President inaugurated on?

January 20th.

Presidential elections are held on __________.

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

How long is one term for Senators?

6 years.

How long is one term for Representatives in the House?

2 years.

What is the primary purpose of the Executive Branch?

To enforce laws.

How old must a person be to run for President?

How is the President elected?

Through the Electoral College.

What is the main purpose of the Judicial Branch?

To review laws.

How many Supreme Court Justices are there currently?

How long do Supreme Court Justices serve?

For life.

Who chooses Supreme Court Justices?

The President.

Which of the following is an eligibility requirement for the office of President?

Be a natural-born citizen of the United States.

Which is a responsibility of the U.S. Supreme Court?

To review laws.

This branch of government makes and writes the Laws.

Legislative Branch.

The framers of the Constitution created this method of balancing power by allowing each branch the ability to check the other branches, in an attempt to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful.

Checks and Balances.

It is the idea that the government's authority comes from the people.

Consent of the governed.

The branch of government that makes sure the laws are carried out.

Executive Branch.

The branch of government described in Article I of the Constitution.

Legislative Branch.

What can the Congress do regarding the military?

All of the above.

Which of the following is a shared power between the State and Federal Government?

Collect taxes.

A bill is a _____________________________________.

Proposed law.

Which word means to formally accuse an official of a crime related to official duties?

Impeach.

A change to the Constitution is called a(n)

Amendment.

Which word means to reject a proposed law or bill?

Veto.

The right to own guns is guaranteed in which Amendment?

2nd.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall be issued but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized.

4th.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous crime unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

5th.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

1st.

If you are tried for a crime and found not guilty you cannot be tried again. This is guaranteed in which Amendment?

5th.

This Amendment abolished slavery.

13th.

This Amendment gave women the right to vote.

19th.

This Amendment prohibited the manufacturing or sale of alcohol in the United States.

18th.

If the president is unable to finish out the term, who takes over the job?

Vice President.

If the president and the vice president are both unable to finish out their terms, who takes over the job?

Speaker of the House.

The 14th Amendment was used to strike down 'separate but equal' laws because these laws violated ________________________________.

The equal protection clause.

The branch of government is described in Article II of the Constitution.

Executive Branch.

The branch of government is described in Article III of the Constitution.

Judicial Branch.

The Constitution was written in the year _____________.

When a president is impeached it means he/she __________________.

Can be held over for a trial.

The first 10 Amendments of the Constitution are known as _____________.

The Bill of Rights.

The Supreme Court has upheld the idea that free speech also includes symbolic representations of ideas like burning the American Flag.

True.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided_________________.

All African slaves were not citizens.

In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, the Supreme Court decided_________________.

Separate facilities for African Americans was Constitutional.

In the Loving v. Virginia case, the Supreme Court decided_________________.

Preventing interracial marriage was NOT Constitutional.