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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
Share power between the national and state governments
D
Keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
2) A bill cannot become a law until it is
A
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states
B
Approved by Congress and judged constitutional by the Supreme Court
C
Proposed by the president and approved by Congress
D
Approved by Congress and signed by the president
3) The “elastic clause” give congress power to
A
Veto decisions of the Supreme Court
B
Declare actions of the president unconstitutional
C
Amend the Constitution as times change
D
Pass laws needed to carry out its other powers
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
President or Congress
C
Congress or a National Convention
D
The president or a national convention
6) An amendment may be ratified by three fourths of the
A
State legislatures
B
President’s close advisors
C
Supreme Court Justices
D
Members of Congress
7) How many ways are there to propose a constitutional amendment?
A
Three
B
Two
C
One
D
Four
8) The Preamble lists the
A
Limits on the government power
B
Goals of the government
C
Rights of the people
D
Powers of the Congress
9) The Preamble’s first three words tell us the authority of the Constitution come from
A
Members of Congress
B
State legislatures
C
Ordinary citizens
D
The Constitutional Convention
10) As used in the Preamble, the word tranquility means
A
Relaxation
B
Stillness
C
Calmness of Mind
D
Peace and Order
11) To “provide for the common defense” means to
A
Provide lawyers to people accused of crimes
B
Apply the same laws to all people, rich or poor
C
Keep law-abiding people safe from criminals
D
Protect Americans from foreign enemies
12) Which words of the Preamble best justify the creation of federal courts?
A
Form a more perfect union
B
Promote the General Welfare
C
Secure the blessings of liberty
D
Establish justice
13) Our Posterity means
A
Ancestors
B
Descendants (Children and future generations)
C
Brothers and Sisters
D
Parents
14) How does the Executive Branch check the Legislative Branch?
A
Override a veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses
B
Can Veto a Bill
C
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
D
Impeach a judge
15) How can the Executive Branch check the Judicial Branch?
A
Can Veto a Bill
B
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
C
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
D
Impeach a judge
16) How can the Judicial Branch check the Executive or Legislative Branch?
A
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
B
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
C
Impeach a judge
D
Can Veto a Bill
17) How can the Legislative Branch check the Executive Branch
A
Can Veto a Bill
B
Declares a Law Unconstitutional
C
Override a veto with a 2/3 majority in both houses
D
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
18) How can the legislative Branch check the Judicial Branch?
A
Propose and amendment to the Constitution
B
Pardon a Federal Prisoner
C
They can't check the Judicial Branch
D
Veto a Bill
19) What is the main job of the Executive Branch
A
None of the choices
B
To interpret the laws
C
To make 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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