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The United States Constitution
Test Description: Review of the Constitutional, articles, amendments, bill of rights, and the six principles of American Government
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following amendments abolished slavery in the United States?
A
13th
B
18th
C
14th
D
3rd
2) The 19th amendment officially
A
created the income tax
B
abolished the sale and consumption of alcohol
C
ended women's suffrage
D
gave women suffrage
3) The three branches of the US government are:
A
Legislative, executive, judicial
B
Federal, criminal, and appeals
C
none of these
D
National, state, local
4) The first amendment does NOT protect which of the following rights?
A
freedom of the press
B
Right to a fair and speedy trial
C
freedom of religion
D
Freedom of speech
5) Which of the following amendments repealed prohibition?
A
22nd
B
21st
C
18th
D
14th
6) This is the branch that is charged with the duty of making laws
A
States
B
Local
C
Executive
D
Legislative
7) Article I of the Constitution established
A
Judicial Review
B
Freedom of Speech
C
The Judicial Branch
D
The legislative branch (Congress)
8) The 2nd Amendment is also known as
A
No search and seizure without a warrant
B
The right to bear arms
C
The Bill of Rights
D
None of these
9) Popular Sovereignty means:
A
A president's years in office is limited
B
Government is not made to give people rights but rather to protect their rights
C
Power to the people
D
The three branches will check to ensure there is no abuse of power
10) Federalism is the idea that
A
State and national government must share power
B
Only congress has the right to declare war
C
the economy works best when managed by the government
D
The legislative branch must pass a yearly budget on time or the government will shut down
11) The United States Constitution is:
A
The basis for our government and its structure
B
The first government created by the colonies
C
Our nation's founding document
D
An old lost letter between George Washington and John Adams
12) Limited Government or republicanism is the idea that
A
You rights are limited to only what the government says you can do
B
Rights come from the creator rather than the government and it is the governments job to protect these rights
C
Might makes right and the King has all of the power
D
Your rights are handed down to you from the state
13) The job of the Judicial Branch is to
A
Conduct Criminal trials
B
all of these
C
Judge the law and ensure that it is not in violation of the United States constitution
D
Conduct hearings on important issues that the nation faces
14) The 5th amendment protects one's right to:
A
Freedom of Religion
B
not be searched without a warrant
C
A fair and speedy trial by jury
D
Not self incriminate oneself
15) Article 2 of the United States Constitution establishes:
A
the Judicial Branch
B
the right to bear arms
C
The Executive Branch
D
The legislative Branch
16) Impeachment is
A
The creation of a new state
B
When congress doesn't meet because of an unbalanced budget
C
When a politician such as the president is removed from office fror breaking the law
D
none of these
17) The main function of the executive branch is to
A
Execute the laws
B
Make laws
C
Write warrants
D
Execute criminals
18) One of the major problems with the Articles of the Confederation was:
A
It did not give the government the power to tax citizens
B
It took power away from the states
C
It did not allow the states to create a military
D
It gave the colonists taxation without representation
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