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Mr. Barkowska Chapter 9 Constitution Test
Test Description: Constitution Test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
A
Make it difficult but not impossible to amend the constitution
B
Make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land
C
Keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
D
Share power between the national and state governments
2) A bill cannot become a law until it is
A
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states
B
Approved by Congress and signed by the president
C
Approved by Congress and judged constitutional by the Supreme Court
D
Proposed by the president and approved by Congress
3) The “elastic clause” give congress power to
A
Declare actions of the president unconstitutional
B
Pass laws needed to carry out its other powers
C
Veto decisions of the Supreme Court
D
Amend the Constitution as times change
4) The Constitution has survived for 200 years because it
A
Gives more power to the states than to the national government
B
Combines a strong framework for the government with flexibility
C
Creates a framework for government that can never be changed
D
Has been amended thousands of times to make it work better
5) An amendment to the Constitution can be proposed by either
A
The House or Senate
B
Congress or a National Convention
C
President or Congress
D
The president or a national convention
6) An amendment may be ratified by three fourths of the
A
President’s close advisors
B
Members of Congress
C
State legislatures
D
Supreme Court Justices
7) How many ways are there to propose a constitutional amendment?
A
Four
B
Two
C
One
D
Three
8) The Preamble lists the
A
Rights of the people
B
Powers of the Congress
C
Goals of the government
D
Limits on the government power
9) The Preamble’s first three words tell us the authority of the Constitution come from
A
Ordinary citizens
B
The Constitutional Convention
C
State legislatures
D
Members of Congress
10) As used in the Preamble, the word tranquility means
A
Stillness
B
Calmness of Mind
C
Relaxation
D
Peace and Order
11) To “provide for the common defense” means to
A
Protect Americans from foreign enemies
B
Provide lawyers to people accused of crimes
C
Keep law-abiding people safe from criminals
D
Apply the same laws to all people, rich or poor
12) Which words of the Preamble best justify the creation of federal courts?
A
Promote the General Welfare
B
Establish justice
C
Form a more perfect union
D
Secure the blessings of liberty
13) Our Posterity means
A
Brothers and Sisters
B
Parents
C
Descendants (Children and future generations)
D
Ancestors
14) How does the Executive Branch check the Legislative Branch?
A
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
B
Impeach a judge
C
Can Veto a Bill
D
Override a veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses
15) How can the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch?
A
Can Veto a Bill
B
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
C
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
D
Impeach a judge
16) How can the Judicial Branch check the Executive or Legislative Branch?
A
Impeach a judge
B
Can Veto a Bill
C
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
D
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
17) How can the Legislative Branch check the Executive Branch
A
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
B
Override a veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses
C
Can Veto a Bill
D
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
18) How can the legislative Branch check the Judicial Branch?
A
Propose and amendment to the Constitution
B
Veto a Bill
C
They can't check the Judicial Branch
D
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
19) What is the main job of the Executive Branch
A
None of the choices
B
To make the laws
C
To interpret the laws
D
To enforce the laws
20) What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?
A
To enforce the laws
B
To make the laws
C
To interpret the laws
D
None of the choices
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