U.S. Constitution Exam Practice Newest Update 2025\2026
Questions and Answers Graded A+|Assured Success
to negotiate treaties - CORRECT ANS Removal from office - CORRECT ANSWER-
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
According to the Constitution, which of the following applies to a government official who has
been impeached by the house and convicted by the senate:
A) Fine
B) Removal from office
C) Imprisonment
,Under the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-George Washington served as president
A) Under the Articles of Confederation
B) Under the Constitution
C) Under both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER-Three fervent supporters of the Constitution
wrote passionate newspaper articles urging ratification of the Constitution. These articles were
later collected under the title "The Federalist Papers". The authors were James Madison, John
Jay (later first Chief Justice of the U.S.) and
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) John Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Alexander Hamilton
E) Jefferson Davis
unjust imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER-Congress cannot suspend a person's right to
the writ of habeas corpus. This protects a person from
A) high taxes
B) cruel and unusual punishment
C) unjust imprisonment
D) self incrimination
,in the opposite way. Specific grants of power are assigned to the federal government. Non-
specified powers are reserved to the states. - CORRECT ANSWER-Germany's federal
system provides specific grants of power to the (states) while non-specified powers and
functions are reserved to the national or federal government. The American federal system
apportions power:
A in the same way
B in the opposite way. Specific grants of power are assigned to the federal government. Non-
specified powers are reserved to the states.
C in the same way, but in the American system, actions of the federal government can be
vetoed by the states.
D in a completely different way. The American Constitution grants power to the federal
government, which in turn assigns specific powers to the states
Treasury, Labor, Interior - CORRECT ANSWER-CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY
Which of the following are cabinet level departments in the executive branch?
A) Treasury
B) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) Labor
D) Interior
E) Management and Budget
F) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
, National government too weak, No national judiciary, Ineffective mechanisms for tax collection
- CORRECT ANSWER-Identify the major problems with the Articles of Confederation.
A) National government too weak
B) National government too strong
C) No national legislature
D) No national judiciary
E) Ineffective mechanisms for tax collection
1787 - CORRECT ANSWER-The 55 delegates to the constitutional convention argued
about, compromised over, and finally agreed upon a written Constitution for the United States
during a sweltering summer in:
A) 1717
B) 1776
C) 1787
D) 1887
E) 1907
Lack of a Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS ARE
ABOUT THE DEBATES OVER RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
During the ratification debates, supporters of the document drafted at the convention called
themselves "Federalists" and called opponents of the new governmental structure created by
the document "Anti-Federalists". Some of the most ardent Anti-Federalists, such as George
Mason were delegates at the convention. Indeed, 16 of the 55 delegates to the Convention
Questions and Answers Graded A+|Assured Success
to negotiate treaties - CORRECT ANS Removal from office - CORRECT ANSWER-
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY.
According to the Constitution, which of the following applies to a government official who has
been impeached by the house and convicted by the senate:
A) Fine
B) Removal from office
C) Imprisonment
,Under the Constitution - CORRECT ANSWER-George Washington served as president
A) Under the Articles of Confederation
B) Under the Constitution
C) Under both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton - CORRECT ANSWER-Three fervent supporters of the Constitution
wrote passionate newspaper articles urging ratification of the Constitution. These articles were
later collected under the title "The Federalist Papers". The authors were James Madison, John
Jay (later first Chief Justice of the U.S.) and
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) John Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Alexander Hamilton
E) Jefferson Davis
unjust imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER-Congress cannot suspend a person's right to
the writ of habeas corpus. This protects a person from
A) high taxes
B) cruel and unusual punishment
C) unjust imprisonment
D) self incrimination
,in the opposite way. Specific grants of power are assigned to the federal government. Non-
specified powers are reserved to the states. - CORRECT ANSWER-Germany's federal
system provides specific grants of power to the (states) while non-specified powers and
functions are reserved to the national or federal government. The American federal system
apportions power:
A in the same way
B in the opposite way. Specific grants of power are assigned to the federal government. Non-
specified powers are reserved to the states.
C in the same way, but in the American system, actions of the federal government can be
vetoed by the states.
D in a completely different way. The American Constitution grants power to the federal
government, which in turn assigns specific powers to the states
Treasury, Labor, Interior - CORRECT ANSWER-CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY
Which of the following are cabinet level departments in the executive branch?
A) Treasury
B) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) Labor
D) Interior
E) Management and Budget
F) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
, National government too weak, No national judiciary, Ineffective mechanisms for tax collection
- CORRECT ANSWER-Identify the major problems with the Articles of Confederation.
A) National government too weak
B) National government too strong
C) No national legislature
D) No national judiciary
E) Ineffective mechanisms for tax collection
1787 - CORRECT ANSWER-The 55 delegates to the constitutional convention argued
about, compromised over, and finally agreed upon a written Constitution for the United States
during a sweltering summer in:
A) 1717
B) 1776
C) 1787
D) 1887
E) 1907
Lack of a Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS ARE
ABOUT THE DEBATES OVER RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
During the ratification debates, supporters of the document drafted at the convention called
themselves "Federalists" and called opponents of the new governmental structure created by
the document "Anti-Federalists". Some of the most ardent Anti-Federalists, such as George
Mason were delegates at the convention. Indeed, 16 of the 55 delegates to the Convention
