U.S. CONSTITUTION STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What hhis hhthe hhpreamble? hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhintroduction hhto hhthe hhConstitution.
How hhmany hharticles hhare hhin hhthe hhConstitution? hh- hhAnswer hhSeven
How hhmany hhbranches hhare hhin hhthe hhgovernment? hh- hhAnswer hhThree hhbranches
How hhmany hhtimes hhhas hhthe hhConstitution hhbeen hhamended? hh- hhAnswer hhTwenty-
seven
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhbranches hhof hhthe hhgovernment? hh- hhAnswer hhLegislative,
hhExecutive, hhJudicial
What hhare hhthe hhfirst hhten hhamendments hhto hhthe hhConstitution hhcalled? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhBill hhof hhRights
What hhis hhthe hhmain hhjob hhof hhthe hhLegislature? hh- hhAnswer hhto hhmake hhthe hhlaws
What hhare hhthe hhtwo hhhouses hhof hhthe hhLegislature hhcalled? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhCongress
Name hhthe hhtwo hhhouses hhof hhCongress. hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhHouse hhof
hhRepresentatives hhand hhThe hhSenate
When hhdoes hheach hhnew hhsession hhof hhCongress hhbegin? hh- hhAnswer hhon hhJanuary
hh3rd hhof hhodd hhnumbered hhyears
What hhis hhthe hhCongressional hhRecord? hh- hhAnswer hhA hhwritten hhrecord hhof
hheverything hhsaid hhin hhboth hhhouses hhof hhCongress
What hhis hhthe hhElastic hhClause? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhallows hhCongress hhto hhStretch hhits
hhpowers hhas hhneeded.
How hhmany hhmembers hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh- hhAnswer hh435
How hhis hhthe hhnumber hhof hhrepresentatives hhchosen hhfor hheach hhstate? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhnumber hhis hhbased hhon hhthe hhstate's hhpopulation.
, How hhoften hhis hhthere hha hhcensus hhof hhthe hhAmerican hhpeople? hh- hhAnswer hhEvery
hh10 hhyears.
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhqualifications hhto hhbe hha hhRepresentative? hh- hhAnswer hh1.
hhat hhleast hh25 hhyears hhold
2. hhU.S. hhcitizen hhfor hhat hhleast hh7 hhyears
3. hhlive hhin hhthe hhstate hhyou hhare hhrepresenting
How hhlong hhis hhthe hhterm hhof hhoffice hhfor hha hhRepresentative? hh- hhAnswer hh2 hhyears
Who hhis hhthe hhleader hhof hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhSpeaker hhof hhthe hhHouse
What hhrole hhdoes hhthe hhHouse hhplay hhin hhan hhimpeachment hhtrial? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhHouse hhgathers hhthe hhevidence.
How hhmany hhmembers hhare hhin hhthe hhSenate? hh- hhAnswer hh100
How hhmany hhsenators hhfrom hheach hhstate? hh- hhAnswer hh2
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhqualifications hhto hhbe hha hhSenator? hh- hhAnswer hh1. hhat
hhleast hh30 hhyears hhold
2. hhU.S. hhcitizen hhfor hhat hhleast hh9 hhyears
3. hhlive hhin hhthe hhstate hhyou hhare hhrepresenting
How hhlong hhis hhthe hhterm hhof hhoffice hhfor hha hhsenator? hh- hhAnswer hh6 hhyears
Who hhis hhthe hhleader hhof hhthe hhSenate? hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhPresident hhof hhthe
hhSenate hhwhich hhis hhthe hhVice-President
What hhrole hhdoes hhthe hhSenate hhplay hhin hhan hhimpeachment hhtrial? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhSenate hhacts hhas hhthe hhjury.
Where hhdoes hha hhBill hhgo hhfirst hhto hhbecome hha hhLaw? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhbegins
hheither hhin hhthe hhSenate hhor hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives.
What hhkind hhof hhBill hhcan hhonly hhbegin hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh-
hhAnswer hhA hhbill hhconcerning hhmoney hhor hhrevenue.
After hha hhBill hhpasses hhthe hhfirst hhHouse hhof hhthe hhCongress, hhwhere hhdoes hhit hhgo
hhnext? hh- hhAnswer hhTo hhthe hhother hhHouse.
If hha hhBill hhpasses hhthrough hhboth hhHouses hhof hhCongress, hhwhere hhdoes hhit hhgo
hhnext? hh- hhAnswer hhTo hhthe hhPresident.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
What hhis hhthe hhpreamble? hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhintroduction hhto hhthe hhConstitution.
How hhmany hharticles hhare hhin hhthe hhConstitution? hh- hhAnswer hhSeven
How hhmany hhbranches hhare hhin hhthe hhgovernment? hh- hhAnswer hhThree hhbranches
How hhmany hhtimes hhhas hhthe hhConstitution hhbeen hhamended? hh- hhAnswer hhTwenty-
seven
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhbranches hhof hhthe hhgovernment? hh- hhAnswer hhLegislative,
hhExecutive, hhJudicial
What hhare hhthe hhfirst hhten hhamendments hhto hhthe hhConstitution hhcalled? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhBill hhof hhRights
What hhis hhthe hhmain hhjob hhof hhthe hhLegislature? hh- hhAnswer hhto hhmake hhthe hhlaws
What hhare hhthe hhtwo hhhouses hhof hhthe hhLegislature hhcalled? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhCongress
Name hhthe hhtwo hhhouses hhof hhCongress. hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhHouse hhof
hhRepresentatives hhand hhThe hhSenate
When hhdoes hheach hhnew hhsession hhof hhCongress hhbegin? hh- hhAnswer hhon hhJanuary
hh3rd hhof hhodd hhnumbered hhyears
What hhis hhthe hhCongressional hhRecord? hh- hhAnswer hhA hhwritten hhrecord hhof
hheverything hhsaid hhin hhboth hhhouses hhof hhCongress
What hhis hhthe hhElastic hhClause? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhallows hhCongress hhto hhStretch hhits
hhpowers hhas hhneeded.
How hhmany hhmembers hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh- hhAnswer hh435
How hhis hhthe hhnumber hhof hhrepresentatives hhchosen hhfor hheach hhstate? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhnumber hhis hhbased hhon hhthe hhstate's hhpopulation.
, How hhoften hhis hhthere hha hhcensus hhof hhthe hhAmerican hhpeople? hh- hhAnswer hhEvery
hh10 hhyears.
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhqualifications hhto hhbe hha hhRepresentative? hh- hhAnswer hh1.
hhat hhleast hh25 hhyears hhold
2. hhU.S. hhcitizen hhfor hhat hhleast hh7 hhyears
3. hhlive hhin hhthe hhstate hhyou hhare hhrepresenting
How hhlong hhis hhthe hhterm hhof hhoffice hhfor hha hhRepresentative? hh- hhAnswer hh2 hhyears
Who hhis hhthe hhleader hhof hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhSpeaker hhof hhthe hhHouse
What hhrole hhdoes hhthe hhHouse hhplay hhin hhan hhimpeachment hhtrial? hh- hhAnswer hhThe
hhHouse hhgathers hhthe hhevidence.
How hhmany hhmembers hhare hhin hhthe hhSenate? hh- hhAnswer hh100
How hhmany hhsenators hhfrom hheach hhstate? hh- hhAnswer hh2
What hhare hhthe hhthree hhqualifications hhto hhbe hha hhSenator? hh- hhAnswer hh1. hhat
hhleast hh30 hhyears hhold
2. hhU.S. hhcitizen hhfor hhat hhleast hh9 hhyears
3. hhlive hhin hhthe hhstate hhyou hhare hhrepresenting
How hhlong hhis hhthe hhterm hhof hhoffice hhfor hha hhsenator? hh- hhAnswer hh6 hhyears
Who hhis hhthe hhleader hhof hhthe hhSenate? hh- hhAnswer hhThe hhPresident hhof hhthe
hhSenate hhwhich hhis hhthe hhVice-President
What hhrole hhdoes hhthe hhSenate hhplay hhin hhan hhimpeachment hhtrial? hh- hhAnswer
hhThe hhSenate hhacts hhas hhthe hhjury.
Where hhdoes hha hhBill hhgo hhfirst hhto hhbecome hha hhLaw? hh- hhAnswer hhIt hhbegins
hheither hhin hhthe hhSenate hhor hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives.
What hhkind hhof hhBill hhcan hhonly hhbegin hhin hhthe hhHouse hhof hhRepresentatives? hh-
hhAnswer hhA hhbill hhconcerning hhmoney hhor hhrevenue.
After hha hhBill hhpasses hhthe hhfirst hhHouse hhof hhthe hhCongress, hhwhere hhdoes hhit hhgo
hhnext? hh- hhAnswer hhTo hhthe hhother hhHouse.
If hha hhBill hhpasses hhthrough hhboth hhHouses hhof hhCongress, hhwhere hhdoes hhit hhgo
hhnext? hh- hhAnswer hhTo hhthe hhPresident.
