The Constitution – Final Test
1.) What does the word “bicameral” mean?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)
Two sides, or two branches
Two people, or two bodies
Two decisions
None of the above
2.) If Ohio has 18 electoral votes, how many members
does it have in the House of Representatives?
a.) 18
b.) 15
c.) 16
d.) 17
3.) The head of the Executive Branch in the state is…
a.) President
b.) Senator
c.) Governor
d.) Legislature
9.) In the law-making process, before a bill can be voted on,
what must happen to it?
a.) It must be approved by the President
b.) It must have 51% of the vote in Congress
c.) It must survive the committee process
d.) It must have support of ¾ of the states
11.) In the law making process, if the President vetoes a bill,
what can Congress do with it?
a.) They can override the veto with a 3/4 vote
b.) They can pass the bill with a 1/2 vote
c.) They can override the veto with a 2/3 vote
d.) They can pass the bill with support from the states
12.) What is the purpose of the committee process?
a.) It gives congressmen a chance to meet
b.) It allows all members of Congress to read and debate
certain bills
c.) The purpose was to waste time so the President gives
up and approves the bill
d.) It was created to critique, debate, and improve each
bill before they vote comes
4.) What freedom is not guaranteed by the 1st
Amendment?
a.) Speech
b.) Privacy
c.) Religion
d.) Assembly
13.) What amendment guarantees the right to “bear arms?”
a.) 1st
b.) 2nd
c.) 3rd
d.) 6th
5.) You cannot be subjected to cruel and unusual
punishment because of w h a t Amendment?
a.) 2nd
b.) 5th
c.) 7th
d.) 8th
14.) What amendment guarantees you the right to refuse to
quarter troops in your home?
a.) 2nd
b.) 5th
c.) 7th
d.) 3rd
6.) According to the Constitution, who decides issues
that are not explained in the Constitution?
a.) The President
b.) The States
c.) The Congress
d.) The Voters
15.) Who is in charge of declaring war?
a.) President
b.) Supreme Court
c.) Congress
d.) The States
7.) What “plan” of government favored small states by
giving them 2 electors per state?
a.) The New Jersey Plan
b.) The Virginia Plan
c.) The Connecticut Plan
d.) The New Hampshire Plan
8.) In the law-making process, all laws start out as:
a.) bills
b.) vetoes
c.) papers
d.) debates
16.) If Oklahoma has 13 electoral votes, how many senators
does it have?
a.) 11
b.) 2
c.) 13
d.) 3
17.) What does it mean to impeach?
a.) Remove a public official from office
b.) Replace a public official who has been removed
c.) Put a public official who has committed a crime in jail.
d.) Accuse a public official of committing a crime
18.) Why did America’s first government, the Articles of
Confederation, fail?
a.) It did not let the people vote
b.) It was impossible to make laws because there
was no committee process
c.) It was very corrupt and had a difficult time
keeping the people satisfied
d.) To make decisions, all states had to reach a
consensus (which was very difficult)
19.) What is the name of the legislative body at the
State level here in Ohio?
a. General Assembly
b. Ohio Congress
c. Ohio Assembly
d. None of the Above
20.) Who can declare war?
a. Congress
b. President
c. Supreme Court
d. Executive Branch
21.) What branch of government interprets laws to
ensure they are Constitutional?
a. Executive Branch
b. Legislative Branch
c. Judicial Branch
d. Congress
22.) How many members are in the House of
Representatives?
a. 535
b. 100
c. 115
d. 435
23.) How old must someone be to get elected to the
Senate?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
24.) How long is the term for a Supreme Court
Justice?
a. Unlimited
b. 2 years
c. 6 years
d. 12 years
25.) How many years does a member of the House of
Representatives serve?
a. Unlimited
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years
26.) What fraction of states must ratify an amendment
before it goes into effect?
a. 2/3
b. 3/4
c. 1/2
d. 5/6
27.) Who approves treaties before they go into effect?
a. The President
b. The Supreme Court
c. The States
d. The Congress
28.) Who has the power to propose a law to raise revenue
(a tax law)?
a. The President
b. The Senate
c. The Congress
d. The House of Representatives
29.) How many years does someone in the Senate serve?
a. Unlimited
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years
30.) What is the minimum age requirement to becoming
President?
a. 25
b. 30
c. 35
d. 40
31.) How many branches does the American government
have?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
32.) Who has the power to nominate Supreme Court
justices?
a. The President
b. Congress
c. The States
d. The Supreme Court
33.) Who has the power to print and coin money?
a. President
b. Governor
c. Supreme Court
d. Congress
34.) How many amendments have been made to the
Constitution?
a. 10
b. 28
c. 27
d. 26
35.) How many members are there on the Supreme
Court?
a. 8
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
36.) Forcing every American to be a Christian would
be a violation of what amendment?
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 10th
d. 8th
37.) Jim is arrested for burglary on January 15th, 2011.
The judge orders him to serve 2 years in jail. In
2013, he is released. He is arrested again (and
put back in jail) for his burglary on January 15th,
2011. This is a violation of what amendment?
a. 7th
b. 6th
c. 5th
d. 4th
42.) Thisamendmentstatesthat“Thepeoplehavemorerights
thanthoseguaranteedintheBillofRights”:
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 10
43.) Thisamendmentgiveswomentherighttovote:
a. 17
b. 19
c. 21
d. 23
44.) Thisamendmentpreventsapersonfrombeingtriedfor
thesamecrimetwice(doublejeopardy):
a. 3
b. 5
c. 6
d. 8
45.) TheGreatCompromisecreatedabicameralCongress,
wheretheHouseofRepresentativesreceivedmembers
fromastatebasedon___________,andtheSenatereceived
membersbasedon___________.
a. Equality,Population
b. Population,Equality
c. GeographicSize,Equality
d. Equality,GeographicSize
38.) You come home from school one day to find
your home searched randomly by police. You
later find out they suspected you were hiding
drugs, but they did not have a search warrant
and they did not have “reasonable suspicion.”
What amendment was violated?
a. 3rd
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 4th
39.) Pamela wants to become president of the United
States in 2020. She is now 30, and her birthday is
on March 2nd. Can she serve?
a. Yes
b. No
40.) Jim wants to lower a speed limit outside of his
house because he believes it is very dangerous.
He must call his Senator because only the Senate
can propose bills.
a. True
b. False
41.) Thisamendmentabolishesslavery:
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 16
Don’t forget
#46 and #47
on the back!
46.) A major issue that was debated in the
Constitutional Convention was the issue of how
states were to be represented. Explain the
Virginia Plan (what it wanted, who it favored),
the New Jersey Plan (what it wanted, who it
favored), and the Great Compromise (what it
was, what it created, how it solved the problem).
47.) Another issue that was debated at the
Convention was how to count slaves. What did
the North want (why?), what did the South want
(why?), what did both sides agree on?