CONSTITUTION TEST
Your Name ________________
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1. Which of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? ____Public Education ____Employment ____Voting ____Trial by Jury
2. The federal census of population is taken each five years. ____True ____False
3. If a person is indicted for a crime, name two rights which he has. ____________________________________________
4. A U.S. senator elected at the general election in November takes office the following year on what date?_______________________________________
5. A President elected at the general election in November takes office the following year on what date?_______________________________________
6. Which definition applies to the word “amendment?” ____Proposed change, as in a Constitution ____Making of peace between nations at war ____A part of the government
7. A person appointed to the U.S. Supreme court is appointed for a term of________________________.
8. When the Constitution was approved by the original colonies, how many states had to ratify it in order for it to be in effect?____
9. Does enumeration affect the income tax levied on citizens in various states? _______
10. Persons opposed to swearing in an oath may say, instead: (solemnly__________________________)
11. To serve as President of the United States, a person must have attained: ____25 ____35 ____40 ____45 years
12. What words are required by law to be on all coins and paper currency of the U.S.? ____________________________________________
13. The Supreme Court is the chief lawmaking body of the state. ____True ____False
14. If a law passed by a state is contrary to provisions of the U.S. Constitution, which law prevails? ____________________________________________
15. If a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the state must hold an election, but meanwhile the place may be filled by a temporary appointment made by__________________________________________
16. A U.S. senator is elected for a term of ____ years.
17. Appropriation of money for the armed services can be only for a period limited to ____ years.
18. The chief executive and the administrative offices make up the _____________ branch of government.
19. Who passes laws dealing with piracy? ____________________________________________
20. The number of representatives which a state is entitled to have in the House of Representatives is based on ____________________________________
21. The Constitution protects an individual against punishments which are _________________ and _
22. When a jury has heard and rendered a verdict in a case, and the judgment on the verdict has become final, the defendant cannot again be brought to trial for the same cause. ____True ____False
23. Name two levels of government which can levy taxes: _______________________________________
24. Communism was the type of government in: ____U.S. ____Russia ____England
25. Cases tried before a court of law are two types, civil and ____________________________________
26. By a majority vote of the members of Congress, the Congress can change provisions of the Constitution of the U.S. ____True ____False
27. For security, each state has a right to form a ___________________________________________
28. The electoral vote for President is counted in the presence of two bodies. Name them: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
29. If no candidate for President receives a majority of the electoral vote, who decides who will become President?___________________________________ 30. Of the original 13 states, the one with the largest representation in the first Congress was ____________________________________________
31. Of which branch of government is the Speaker of the House a part? ____Executive ____Legislative ____Judicial
32. Capital punishment is the giving of a death sentence. ____True ____False
33. In case the President is unable to perform the duties of his office, who assumes them? ____________________________________________
34. “Involuntary servitude” is permitted in the U.S. upon conviction of a crime. ____True ____False
35. If a state is a party to a case, the Constitution provides that original jurisdiction shall be in ____________________________________________
36. Congress passes laws regulating cases which are included in those over which the U.S. Supreme Court has ________________________ jurisdiction.
37. Which of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution? ____Public Housing ____Education ____Voting ____Trial by Jury
38. The Legislatures of the states decide how presidential electors may be chosen. ____True ____False
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39. If it were proposed to join Alabama and Mississippi to form one state, what groups would have to vote approval in order for this to be done? ____________________________________________
40. The Vice President presides over _______________
41. The Constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to _________________________________
42. The only laws which can be passed to apply to an area in a federal arsenal are those passed by _______________ provided consent for the purchase of the land is given by the ______________________
43. In which document or writing is the “Bill of Rights” found? _______________________________
44. Of which branch of government is a Supreme Court justice a part? ____Executive ____Legislative ____Judicial
45. If no person receives a majority of the electoral votes, the Vice President is chosen by the Senate. ____True ____False
46. Name two things which the states are forbidden to do by the U.S. Constitution. ____________________________________________
47. If election of the President becomes the duty of the U.S. House of Representatives and it fails to act, who becomes President and when? ____________________________________________
48. How many votes must a person receive in order to become President if the election is decided by the U.S. House of Representatives? __________________
49. How many states were required to approve the original Constitution in order for it to be in effect? ____________________________________________
50. Check the offenses which, if you are convicted of them, disqualify you for voting: ____Murder ____Issuing worthless checks ____Petty larceny ____Manufacturing whiskey
51. The Congress decides in what manner states elect presidential electors. ____True ____False
52. Name two of the purposes of the U.S. Constitution. ________________________________ ____________________________________________ 53. Congress is composed of _ ___________________________________________
54. All legislative powers granted in the U.S. Constitution may legally be used only by_______________
55. The population census is required to be made every ____ years.
56. Impeachments of U.S. officials are tried by ____________________________________________
57. If an effort to impeach the President of the U.S. is made, who presides at the trial? ____________________________________________ 58. On the impeachment of the chief justice of the Supreme court of the U.S., who tries the case? ____________________________________________
59. Money is coined by order of: ____U.S. Congress ____The President’s Cabinet ____State Legislatures
60. Persons elected to cast a state’s vote for U.S. President and Vice President are called presidential ____________________________________________
61. Name one power which is exclusively legislative and is mentioned in one of the parts of the U.S. Constitution above. ___________________________
62. If a person flees from justice into another state, who has authority to ask for his return? ______________
63. Whose duty is it to keep Congress informed of the state of the union? ________________________
64. If the two houses of Congress cannot agree on adjournment, who sets the time? ____________________________________________
65. When presidential electors meet to cast ballots for President, must all electors in a state vote for the same person for President or can they vote for different persons if they so choose? ______________________
66. After the presidential electors have voted, to whom do they send the count of their votes? ____________________________________________
67. The power to declare war is vested in ___________
68. Any power and rights not given to the U.S. or prohibited to the states by the U.S. Constitution are specified as belonging to whom? ________________ ____________________________________________
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Thanks, it is a tough test, not so tough in terms of a class room test, but more than the kind of thing that I would want to do for routine, 5 minute activities.