CIVICS CONSTITUTION EXAM PRACTICE QUIZ # 3
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1. ________ Federal Judges are
A. Appointed for life
B. Appointed to 10 year terms
C. Elected by the people
D. Elected by the House of Representatives
2. ________ The presiding officer in the House of Representatives is the
A. Vice President
B. President Pro Tempore
C. Chief Justice
D. Speaker of the House
3. ________ A change to the United States Constitution is called?
A. A Tariff
B. A Veto
C. A filibuster
D. An Amendment
4. ________ The executive branch
A. Makes laws
B. None of these answers are correct
C. Interprets laws
D. Enforces laws
5. ________ In the year 2000, George W. Bush, the Republican candidate for President of the
United States received 50,456,002 popular votes, but the Democrat Presidential
candidate, Albert Gore received 50,999,897, yet George W. Bush won the election,
why?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Republicans cheated
Bush won a majority of the electoral college
The electoral college met in secret and forced Gore to say Bush had won
The Senate and House decided the Presidential election that year, not the
people
6. ________ In which of the following ways can the Constitution change?
A. 2/3rd’s of Congress with the President’s approval, and a vote of the Supreme
Court
B. 2/3rd’s of Congress, or 2/3rd’s of state legislatures, and a vote of ¾’s of state
legislatures or conventions
C. 2/3rd’s of Congress, or 2/3rd’s of state legislatures, and the approval of the
President
D. 2/3rd’s of the Supreme Court, or 2/3rd’s of state legislatures, and a vote of ¾’s of
Congress
7. ________ The clause of the Constitution which requires one state to recognize contracts
binding in another is the
A. Full Forfeiture and Attainment Clause
B. Full Faith and Credit Clause
C. The Elastic Clause
D. The Supremacy Clause
8. ________ The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces is the
A. Speaker of the House
B. Secretary of Defense
C. President of the United States
D. Vice President of the United States
9. ________ How many states were required to ratify the Constitution of the United States
according to Article Seven of the Constitution?
A. Seven
B. Thirteen
C. Nine
D. Twelve
10. ________ Which of the following is NOT a role of the President
A. Chief Diplomat
B. Chief Law Enforcement Officer
C. Chief Business Owner
D. Chief presider over national public ceremony
11. ________ A President is elected if he/she
A. Gets a majority of all of the people’s votes
B. Gets a majority of the electoral votes
C. Gets most of the State’s votes
D. Is approved by both the Senate and the House of Representatives
12. ________How does the legislative branch check the executive branch?
A. By declaring laws unconstitutional
B. By vetoing proposed legislation
C. By appointing judges
D. By overriding a Presidential veto by 2/3rd’s vote
13. ________ Approval of Presidential appointments to major offices requires
A. 2/3rd’s vote of the Senate
B. The entire Senate
C. A majority of the Senate
D. A majority of Congress
14. ________ The term length for members of the Senate is
A. Two Years
B. Four Years
C. Six Years
D. Life time appointment
15. ________How does the executive branch check the legislative branch?
A. By declaring laws unconstitutional
B. By vetoing proposed legislation
C. By appointing judges
D. By overriding a Presidential veto by 2/3rd’s vote
16. ________ According to the Great Compromise
A. Three-fifths of the slave population would be counted in determining a state’s
population
B. Congress would be allowed to regulate interstate commerce
C. Each state would have equal representation in the House of Representatives
D. Each state would be represented equally in one house and proportionately,
based on population, in the other
E. All of the Above
17. ________ Which of the following is not a formal requirement of the Presidency?
A. Must be a natural born citizen
B. Must be at least 35 years old
C. All of these answers are correct
D. Must have been a resident of the United States for at least 14 years
18. ________ The source of all governmental power and authority in the United States is the
A. National Government
B. People
C. States
D. The President
19. ________ There are _______ main branches of the U.S. government
A. Two
B. Seven
C. Three
D. Nine
20. ________ The number of members each state gets in the House of Representatives is
determined by
A. Area
B. Population
C. Number of voters in the last election
D. None of the Above
21. ________How does the judicial branch check the legislative branch?
A. By declaring laws unconstitutional
B. By vetoing proposed legislation
C. By appointing laws with a 2/3rd’s vote
D. By appointing judges
22. ________ What prompted Anti Federalists to begin to accept the Constitution, and vote for its
ratification?
A. The addition of a Bill of Rights
B. The change to make representation in Congress based on population and
equality amongst states
C. The elimination of the office of Vice President
D. The guarantee that the states could not be taxed
23. ________ What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
collectively known as?
A. The Supreme Clauses
B. The Freedom Clauses
C. The Bill of Rights
D. The Bill of Individual Freedoms
24. ________ An impeached government official is found guilty when ________ votes to convict
the person
A. The entire Congress
B. A majority of the Senate
C. The entire Senate
D. 2/3rd’s of the Senate
25. ________ According to the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, “supreme law of the land”
refers to
A. Acts of the President
B. Decisions by the Supreme Court
C. The Constitution, federal laws, and treaties
D. Laws passed by state legislatures
26. ________ Who is considered to be the “Father of the Constitution?”
A. George Washington
B. James Madison
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Benjamin Franklin
27. ________ In an instance where one state sues another, the case will be heard by
A. Decided by the people, who will then vote on the outcome at their next election
B. Decided by Congress
C. Decided by the Supreme Court
D. Decided by the President
28. ________ The judicial branch
A. Makes laws
B. Enforces laws
C. Interprets laws
D. None of the above
29. ________ What is the main purpose behind the Constitution’s system of checks and balances?
A. To stop the states from getting too much power
B. To protect the United States from foreign attack
C. To prevent one branch of the government from becoming so powerful that it
controls the others
D. To expand voting rights
30. ________ A government official can be suspected guilty of a crime and impeached by
A. A majority of the House of Representatives
B. A majority of Congress
C. The entire Senate
D. 2/3rd’s of the Senate
31. ________ The executive branch of the U.S. government is headed by the
A. Chief Justice
B. Speaker of the House
C. Cabinet
D. President
32. ________ The President may make a treaty provided he/she gets agreement from
A. A majority of Congress
B. 2/3rd’s of the Senate
C. 2/3rd’s of the House of Representatives
D. A majority of the Senate