Constitution Test

The United States Government is

Divided into 3 branches.

The Constitution provides ways for each branch to block the actions of the other branches. This is called:

Checks and balances.

The Constitution can only be changed by:

An amendment.

The number of Articles in the Constitution is:

Seven.

*The Executive Branch:

Enforces the laws.

*The Judicial Branch:

Interprets the laws.

*The Legislative Branch:

Makes the laws.

The United States Constitution is

The supreme law of the land.

To become the plan of government for the United States, the Constitution had to be ratified by:

Nine states.

Congress is

The Legislative Branch.

A proposed law before Congress is called:

A bill.

Each branch of the government has certain powers that only it can use. This is called:

Separation of powers.

The veto is an example of the use of:

Checks and balances.

The United States can only declare war by the authority of:

Congress.

To impeach is to:

Accuse a government leader of wrongdoing.

The power of impeachment is held by:

House of Representatives.

The group that holds the trial in an impeachment case is:

The Senate.

*The President of the United States is:

All of the above

The President’s group of advisers is:

The Cabinet.

The President is officially elected by:

The Electoral College.

The President’s term of office is:

Four years.

The only President to be elected to 4 terms was:

Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The number of electors in the Electoral College is 538. This is equal to:

United States Congress and 3 from Washington D. C.

Presently, the number of electoral votes needed to the office of President is:

270

The President can reject a bill passed by Congress, this is called a…

Veto.

If the President vetoes a bill it:

May become a law if 2/3 of both Houses of Congress approve it.

If the President dies while in office, the Vice President:

Becomes President.

*If both the President and Vice President are unable to serve, who are the next three in succession?

The Speaker of the House, President pro tempore, Secretary of State.

Presidential appointments, such as Cabinet members and ambassadors must be approved by:

The Senate.

According to the Constitution, the President must be at least:

35 years old, a national born citizen, and a resident of the country for 14 years.

According to the Constitution, the Vice President must be at least:

35 years old, national born citizen, and resident of the country for 14 years.

To be a United States Senator, a person must be at least:

30 years old, citizen for 9 years, and live in the state they represent.

In the House of Representatives, the number of members from each state is:

Based on the population of the state.

The total number of members in the Senate is:

100

The total number of members in Congress is:

535

A United States representative in the House of Representatives is elected for a term of:

2 years

The Presiding officer in the House of Representatives is:

The Speaker of the House.

The president of the Senate is:

The Vice President.

A United States Senator is elected to a term of:

6 years.

To be a representative in the House of Representatives, a person must be at least:

25 years old, a citizen for 7 years, and live in the state you represent.

A Supreme Court Justice is appointed for a term of:

Life.

The Supreme Court is part of:

The Judicial Branch.

The number of justices on the Supreme Court is:

9

Justices of the Supreme Court are:

Appointed by the President with advice and consent of the Senate.

The Bill of Rights includes:

The first ten amendments.

The Bill of Rights does not guarantee this:

18 year old’s right to vote.

No one can be forced to say anything in a federal court that would help convict himself of a crime according to

Amendment 5.

A citizen of the United States today is a person who

Was born in the U.S. or has become a naturalized citizen.

The First Amendment guarantees:

Freedom of speech.

The only crime defined in the Constitution is…

Treason.

The number of amendments to the Constitution are:

27.

How many stripes are on the United States flag

13

When is the flag to be flown

From sunrise to sunset.

(Chart) Enforces Laws

Executive Branch

(Chart) Legislative Branch

Makes laws.

(Chart) last one of the 3 branches

Judicial Branch; interprets laws.

What do the 13 stripes and the 50 stars on the United States flag represent?

13 original colonies; 50 states.

What do the colors of the United States flag represent?

Red: courage

White: purity

Blue: vigilance, perseverance, justice

Give the first five steps in the order of succession of the Presidency.

Vice President, Speaker of the House, President pro tempore, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury.

Give two checks and balances for each branch of the government.

Legislative: overturns vetoes, approves appointments

Executive: makes vetoes, makes appointments

Judicial: declares laws unconstitutional, declares presidential actions unconstitutional

List five of the “hats” that the President wears.

Executive Leader, Legislative Leader, Judicial Leader, Chief of State, Commander in Chief