AMERICAN GOVERNMENT/WORLD GEOGRAPHY
Greer
Constitution Exam
INSTRUCTIONS: Write the letter corresponding to the most correct answer to each of the following
questions in the corresponding space on your answer sheet. Be sure to write your answers in capital
letters ONLY. Draw a smiley-face on the back of your answer sheet. You will incur a 10-point penalty
for failure to follow all of these instructions. Good luck!
1.
Which of the following are purposes of the U.S. Constitution, according to the Preamble?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
2.
Which of the following was/were established by Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
legislative branch
relations among the states
executive branch
judicial branch
amendment procedures
Which of the following was/were established by Article V of the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
4.
form a more perfect union
establish justice
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
all of the above
legislative branch
judicial branch
executive branch
amendment procedures
supremacy of national government
Which of the following was/were established by Article VI of the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
ratification requirements
executive branch
legislative branch
amendment procedures
supremacy of national government
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5.
Which of the following has the sole power to declare war?
a.
b.
c.
d.
6.
Which of the following are powers expressly given to the Congress, according to Article I ,
Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
7.
lay and collect taxes
borrow money on the credit of the United States
coin money
all of the above
a and b only
Who acts as commander-in-chief of the U.S. armed forces?
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.
Congress
President
Supreme Court
none of the above
Speaker of the House
resident Pro Tempore of the Senate
Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
President of the United States
Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, a valid Georgia driver’s license is considered valid in
the state of Nevada.
a. true
b. false
9.
______________ is the only crime specifically defined in the U.S. Constitution.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
10.
treason
theft
murder
arson
none of the above
Which of the following is NOT a freedom addressed in the First Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
freedom from paying taxes
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
freedom of speech
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11.
The freedoms provided in the First Amendment are absolute, meaning there are no restrictions
on them.
a. false
b. true
12.
The ___________________ guarantees Americans the right to “bear arms.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
13.
The Third Amendment prevents ___________________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
14.
unreasonable search and seizure
self-incrimination
eminent domain
quartering of military troops in private homes during peacetime
The Fourth Amendment prevents _______________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
15.
First Amendment
Twenty-Sixth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Second Amendment
cruel and unusual punishment
excessive bail or fines
unreasonable search and seizure
universal suffrage
Which of the following are guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment?
a. protection against testifying against yourself in a court of law
b. you cannot be fined, imprisoned, or executed, unless you are first arrested, tried before a jury of
your peers, and convicted (due process of law)
c. freedom of speech
d. a and b only
16.
Under the Fifth Amendment, the national government retains the right of _____________,
which means that government can confiscate land, at fair market value, to be put to public use
(e.g. to build a highway).
a.
b.
c.
d.
eminent doman
right of return
ex post facto law
posse commitatus
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17.
Which of the following are guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
18.
Under the Seventh Amendment, citizens are guaranteed the right to a civil trial in matters
involving more than _________ in monetary damages.
a.
b.
c.
d.
19.
$5
$20
$15
$10
Which of the following is NOT a protection provided by the Eight Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
20.
right to a speedy and public trial
right to a trial by a jury of one’s peers
right to be informed of charges against oneself and right to question witnesses
right to an attorney
all of the above
protection against false prosecution
no excessive bail or fines
no cruel or unusual punishment
all of the above
Which of the following is/are TRUE of the Tenth Amendment?
a. all power is reserved for the national government
b. powers not granted to the national government NOR forbidden to the states are reserved for the
states
c. states are granted on the concurrent powers spelled out in the Constitution
d. none of the above
21.
What was the purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
22.
outlaw slavery
outlaw bills of attainder
give black women the right to vote
none of the above
Which of the following is/are TRUE of the 14th Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
made blacks citizens
afforded due process of law to all citizens
outlawed slavery
all of the above
a and b only
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23.
What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
24.
Which of the following is/are TRUE of the Sixteenth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
25.
slavery
ex post facto laws
manufacture, sale, transportation, or importation of intoxicating liquors (alcohol)
outlawed medicinal marijuana
What was the purpose of the Nineteenth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
28.
provided for direct election of the President and Vice President
outlawed slavery
provided for the direct (popular) election of U.S. Senators
outlawed the U.S. Supreme Court
What did the Eighteenth Amendment outlaw?
a.
b.
c.
d.
27.
it established the first federal income tax
it established the first state income taxes
it authorized Congress to pass an income tax, if needed
it outlawed bills of attainder
What was the purpose of the Seventeenth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
26.
gave women the right to vote
gave black males (age 21 and over) the right to vote
outlawed slavery
outlawed unreasonable searches and seizures
Repealed the 18th Amendment
outlawed slavery
gave women (age 21 and older) the right to vote
none of the above
According to the Twentieth Amendment, when does the President take office?
a.
b.
c.
d.
January 3
December 24
January 20
July 4
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29.
What did the 21st Amendment do?
a. overturned Eighteenth Amendment and allowed manufacture, sale, and transportation of
intoxicating liquors (repealed Prohibition)
b. outlawed slavery
c. gave black males (age 21 and over) the right to vote
d. outlawed Bugs Bunny cartoons
30.
Under the Twenty-Second Amendment, the President is limited to TWO four-year elected
terms and may serve no more than _____ years total.
a.
b.
c.
d.
31.
What did the Twenty-Third Amendment allow?
a.
b.
c.
d.
32.
income taxes
poll taxes
slavery
alcohol sales
According to the Twenty-Fifth Amendment, who succeeds the President if he dies or otherwise
leaves office?
a.
b.
c.
d.
34.
presidential electors for the territories of Hawaii and Alaska
sale of alcohol to persons under 21 years of age
presidential electors for the District of Columbia
freedom of religion
What did the Twenty-Fourth Amendment outlaw?
a.
b.
c.
d.
33.
10
12
14
16
President pro tempore of the Senate
Vice President
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Attorney General
Who received the right to vote under the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?
a.
b.
c.
d.
blacks (age 21 and older)
18-year-olds (of both sexes)
women (age 21 and older)
nobody
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35.
Under the Twenty-Seventh Amendment, if Congress votes itself a pay raise, when does that
raise go into effect?
a.
b.
c.
d.
36.
The establishment of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would be examples of Congress
using its implied powers under the ___________________ clause of Article I.
a.
b.
c.
d.
37.
immediately
with the next Congress
January 20th of the next year
July 4th of the next election year
Takings Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Eminent Domain
Establishment Clause
Which of the following is/are true of the First Amendment’s “Establishment Clause?”
a. Congress is forbidden from passing a law making any religion the “official” religion of the
United States
b. it is the basis of our concepts of “freedom OF religion” and freedom “FROM” religion
c. it is the basis of our concept of “separation of church and state”
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
38.
Eminent domain is also referred to as the _____________ of the Fifth Amendment.
a.
b.
c.
d.
39.
Takings Clause
Establishment Clause
Due Process Clause
Bear Arms Clause
Which of the following is the correct order of layout in the U.S. Constitution?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Preamble, Bill of Rights, seven Articles, 17 Amendments
Bill of Rights, seven Articles, Preamble, 17 Amendments
Seven articles, Bill of Rights, Preamble, 17 Amendments
Preamble, seven Articles, Bill of Rights, 17 Amendments
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40.
Collectively, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are called the _______________ Amendments,
because they dealt with the abolition of slavery and the rights of newly-freed AfricanAmericans.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Revolutionary War
Articles of Confederation
Civil War
Prohibition
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