Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Introduction to the
Constitution
a. | Preamble | c. | bibliography | b. | Introduction | d. | Contents |
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National
legislature
a. | California
Assembly | c. | National
Executive | b. | Congress | d. | National Judiciary |
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3.
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Lower house of the national
legislature
a. | House of
Senate | c. | House of
Representatives | b. | White House | d. | Common House |
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Upper house of the national
legislature
a. | House | c. | Cabinet | b. | Senate | d. | Assembly |
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Provisions of the Constitution
that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches
a. | presidential
override | c. | power
vacuum | b. | National Security Council | d. | checks and balances |
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6.
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Powers specifically granted and
written out in the Constitution
a. | implied
powers | c. | dictatorial
powers | b. | enumerated powers | d. | democratic powers |
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Powers the government has that
are not specifically stated in the Constitution
a. | enumerated
powers | c. | oligarchical
powers | b. | implied powers | d. | Prime Ministerial powers |
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Clause in the Constitution that
allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated (other) powers.
“Congress can do what it needs to do to meet its responsibilities”
a. | elastic
clause | c. | executive
clause | b. | enumerated clause | d. | judicial clause |
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President of the United
States
a. | chief
executive | c. | Mr.
President | b. | commander in chief | d. | all of these |
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10.
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Electors (people) chosen by the
states to elect the president and vice president
a. | democratic
electors | c. | popular
voters | b. | electoral college | d. | Registrar of voters |
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Order in which the office of
president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election or if the president becomes
disabled
a. | impeachment | c. | presidential veto | b. | executive alignment | d. | presidential succession |
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Message delivered by the
president once a year, usually in January in front of the Congress.
a. | Presidential Acceptance
Speech | c. | Presidential Radio
Address | b. | State of the Union Address | d. | Fireside Chat |
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Highest court in the
United States. Has the final say on all constitutional law.
a. | Supreme
Court | c. | Executive
Court | b. | National Court | d. | Court of Appeals |
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Authority to decide cases
involving disputes over the law or behavior of people
a. | state
prosecutors | c. | high school
AP’s | b. | public defenders | d. | judicial power |
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Authority to decide whether a
law is constitutional
a. | executive
authority | c. | judicial
review | b. | congressional responsibility | d. | amendment authority |
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Officially approve the
Constitution or an Amendment to it
a. | blank
check | c. | stamp
act | b. | ratify | d. | veto |
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Drafts of proposed laws
presented for approval to the congress or other legislatures
a. | drafts | c. | bills | b. | mark ups | d. | writs |
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Official advisers appointed by
a chief executive (president) to head the executive departments of the government and help the
president carry out his duties.
a. | caucus
committee | c. | political
advisors | b. | cabinet | d. | pollsters |
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Sudden overthrow of a
government by a small group in positions of authority, such as military leaders
a. | impeachment | c. | coup | b. | electoral college revolt | d. | electioneering |
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Relating to a political system
in which authority is divided between a national government and its political subdivisions. In other
words, authority divided between the U.S. government and the states.
a. | parliamentarian | c. | democracy | b. | oligarchy | d. | federalism |
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21.
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Persons who wrote the U.S.
Constitution
a. | framers | c. | Constitutional Convention
Delegates | b. | Founding Fathers | d. | all of these |
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Judicial procedure whereby a
government official is accused of wrongdoing and brought to trial before a legislative
body
a. | appointment | c. | elected | b. | impeachment | d. | bill of attainder |
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Made to look guilty of a
crime
a. | exonerate | c. | intimidate | b. | incriminate | d. | extrapolate |
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Authority; in accordance with
accepted standards. Legal according to the law.
a. | legitimacy | c. | Standard Deviation | b. | ill-legitimacy | d. | Commanded |
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Granted full citizenship to
someone who was not born in the U.S.
a. | expatriate
citizen | c. | natural
citizen | b. | residential citizen | d. | naturalized citizen |
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To declare null and void; to
set aside, As when the Congress rejects a Presidential veto.
a. | override | c. | cloture vote | b. | veto | d. | filibuster |
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Voting places where people go
to vote in elections
a. | cloak
rooms | c. | focus
groups | b. | electoral colleges | d. | polls |
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Independent, equal and free.
The U.S. is a _____ nation.
a. | subservient | c. | sovereign | b. | subjugated | d. | vassal |
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Legal restriction on how long a
public official may serve or how many times they may run for office.
a. | campaign finance
law | c. | original
jurisdiction | b. | term limits | d. | fair practices law |
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Power of a chief executive
(President of Governor) to reject a bill passed by the legislature and prevent it from becoming a
law
a. | veto | c. | legislative rejection | b. | authorize | d. | appellate jurisdiction |
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First ten Amendments to the
U.S. Constitution
a. | Civil War
Amendments | c. | Presidential
Succession Amendments | b. | Progressive Amendments | d. | Bill of Rights |
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Being tried more than once for
the same crime
a. | civil
prosecution | c. | double
jeopardy | b. | Miranda ruling | d. | ex post facto prosecution |
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All the procedures for fair
treatment must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime
a. | veto
legislation | c. | freedom of
information act | b. | due process of law | d. | full faith and credit law |
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Powers not specifically granted
to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the
people
a. | reserved
powers | c. | judicial
powers | b. | applied powers | d. | congressional powers |
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Right to
vote
a. | freedom of
speech | c. | suffrage | b. | electoral college | d. | implied power |
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36.
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Which Article deals with the
Legislative branch of government?
a. | Art I | c. | Art III | b. | Art II | d. | Art IV |
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Which Article deals with the
judicial branch of government?
a. | Art I | c. | Art III | b. | Art II | d. | Art V |
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Which Article deals with the
Executive branch of government?
a. | Art I | c. | Art III | b. | Art II | d. | Art IV |
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Which Article describes the
duties and responsibilities of the President?
a. | Art I | c. | Art III | b. | Art II | d. | Art IV |
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According to Art I, Sec 3,
Clause 6, the _____ has the sole power to try all impeachments.
a. | House of
Representatives | c. | District Court of
Appeals | b. | Supreme Court | d. | Senate |
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According to Art I, Sec 3,
Clause 5, the _____ presides as the president of the Senate.
a. | Speaker of the
Senate | c. | Majority
Leader | b. | Vice President | d. | Senior Chairmen of the Senate |
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42.
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Sec 3 of Art I deals with the
_____
a. | Senate | c. | President | b. | House of Representatives | d. | Supreme Court |
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43.
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According to Art I, Section 2,
Clause 2, how old do you have to be to run for the House of Representatives?
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44.
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Article I, Sec 2, Clause 1 says
that members of the House of Representatives will be chosen every _____ year.
a. | second | c. | fourth | b. | sixth | d. | does not say |
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According to the constitution,
which part of government had the sole power to impeach the president?
a. | House of
Representatives | c. | Supreme
Court | b. | Senate | d. | Attorney
General |
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Art I, Sec 7, Clause 1 says
that all bills for raising revenue shall originate in the
a. | House of
Representative | c. | Senate | b. | Congressional Budget Office | d. | Presidents Council of Economic
Advisors |
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Art I, Sec 5, Clause 2 says
that the rules for the House and Senate will be made by ...
a. | the
President | c. | the Justice
Department | b. | the Supreme Court | d. | the House and Senate |
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48.
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The Constitution says that the
power to borrow money on the credit of the U.S. rests with .....
a. | the
executive | c. | the Department of
Treasury | b. | the congress | d. | the Council of Economic Advisors |
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49.
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According to the Constitution,
who judges whether or not Congressional elections are legal?
a. | The Supreme
Court | c. | The Office of Management and
Budget | b. | the Justice Department | d. | The Congress |
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50.
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According to the Constitution,
who has the power to regulate commerce with foreign countries, between states and with Indian
tribes
a. | The Supreme
Court | c. | The
Congress | b. | The Interior Department | d. | The President |
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51.
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What does Art IV, Sec 3 deal
with
a. | New states and
territories | c. | Citizen rights in
other states | b. | Guarantees to the states | d. | Extent of judicial powers |
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52.
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Art III, Sec 2 deals with
.....
a. | other presidential
powers | c. | federal
courts | b. | citizen rights | d. | new states |
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53.
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Art V deals with
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a. | National
Supremacy | c. | Amending the
Constitution | b. | Ratification | d. | Relations between the states |
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Art IV, Sec. 3, Clause 1 says
that new states will be admitted to the Union by .....
a. | the Supreme
Court | c. | naturalization and Immigration
Department | b. | Congress | d. | Department of State |
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55.
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Article VII said that the
Constitution would be ratified when _____ states ratified it.
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56.
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According to Art II, Sec 4,
what is the penalty for the President and Vice President for conviction of treason, bribery or other
high crimes and misdemeanors?
a. | imprisonment for not less than 10
years | c. | removal from
office | b. | imprisonment for not less than 20 years | d. | deportation to a neutral country |
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57.
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According to the Constitution,
who has the power to declare war?
a. | Congress | c. | The President | b. | The Supreme Court | d. | none of these |
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58.
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According the Art IV, Sec 4,
the United States guarantees to every state a _____ form of government.
a. | democratic | c. | Democratic | b. | republican | d. | Republican |
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59.
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The Constitution says that it
takes a _____ vote in both houses of Congress to propose an amendment to the
Constitution
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60.
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According to the Constitution,
only _____ may become President of the U.S.
a. | natural
citizens | c. | citizens | b. | naturalized citizens | d. | any American can become
President |
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According to the Constitution,
states may .....
a. | enter into a treaty with another
country | c. | form a
confederation with other states | b. | form an alliance with other governments | d. | states may do none of these |
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62.
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Which part of the Constitution
explains the powers forbidden to the states?
a. | Art I, Sec
8 | c. | Art
II | b. | Art I, Sec
10 | d. | Art IV |
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63.
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Article III, Section 3 says
"...against the U.S., shall
consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aide and
comfort." What is this Article describing?
a. | declaration of
war | c. | treason | b. | duties of the armed forces | d. | duties of the President in time of
war |
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64.
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According to the Constitution,
who admits new states to the union?
a. | President by way of
treaties | c. | the Department of
Immigration and Naturalization | b. | the Supreme Court | d. | Congress |
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65.
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The Constitution says that it
takes a _____ vote of the states to ratify a change in the constitution.
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