US Constitution Test Review
1. Amendment that gives freedom of speech? - ANS-1st
2. Amendment that guarantees speedy trial? - ANS-6th
3. Article 1 refers to? - ANS-legislative branch
4. Article 2 refers to? - ANS-executive branch
5. Article 3 refers to? - ANS-judicial branch
6. Can the President create laws or raise taxes? - ANS-NO
7. Does the President have the power to declare war? - ANS-NO
8. First seven words of the Constitution? - ANS-We the people of the United States
9. How long is President elected (years)? - ANS-4 years
10. How many amendments are there? - ANS-27
11. How many amendments have been repealed? - ANS-1
12. How many articles are in the Constitution? - ANS-7
13. How many full terms can a US President serve? - ANS-2
14. Order of Presidential Succession Amendment? - ANS-25th
15. President & VP die...who is President? - ANS-Speaker of the House
16. Qualifications of US Senator? - ANS-30 yrs old, 9 yrs US Citizen, live in state
represented
17. Term of Supreme Court justices? - ANS-life
18. The "State's Rights" amendment? - ANS-10th
19. The Constitution needed approval by ___ states? - ANS-9
20. Total members in House of Representatives? - ANS-435
21. US Representatives are elected for? - ANS-2 years
22. US Senators are elected for? - ANS-6 years
23. What amendment allows Americans to possess guns? - ANS-2nd
24. What are the Bill of Rights? - ANS-first ten amendments to Constitution
25. What are the qualifications of US representative? - ANS-25 yrs old, 7 yrs US Citizen,
live in state represented
26. What did the 13th amendment do? - ANS-abolished slavery
27. What did the 26th amendment do? - ANS-gave right to vote for anyone over 18 yrs
old
28. What do we call a change to the Constitution? - ANS-amendment
29. What does the executive branch do? - ANS-carries out/executes the laws
30. What does the judicial branch do? - ANS-interprets the laws or says what the laws
mean
31. What does the legislative branch do? - ANS-makes the laws
32. What does the Preamble do? - ANS-states the purpose of the Constitution
33. What does the President have the authority to do? - ANS-command armies, make
treaties, make sure laws are followed
34. What is an amendment? - ANS-a change or addition to the Constitution
35. What is Congress? - ANS-Senate and House of Representatives
36. What is democracy? - ANS-form of government which citizens share power
37. What is the constitution? - ANS-a plan of government for our country
1. Amendment that gives freedom of speech? - ANS-1st
2. Amendment that guarantees speedy trial? - ANS-6th
3. Article 1 refers to? - ANS-legislative branch
4. Article 2 refers to? - ANS-executive branch
5. Article 3 refers to? - ANS-judicial branch
6. Can the President create laws or raise taxes? - ANS-NO
7. Does the President have the power to declare war? - ANS-NO
8. First seven words of the Constitution? - ANS-We the people of the United States
9. How long is President elected (years)? - ANS-4 years
10. How many amendments are there? - ANS-27
11. How many amendments have been repealed? - ANS-1
12. How many articles are in the Constitution? - ANS-7
13. How many full terms can a US President serve? - ANS-2
14. Order of Presidential Succession Amendment? - ANS-25th
15. President & VP die...who is President? - ANS-Speaker of the House
16. Qualifications of US Senator? - ANS-30 yrs old, 9 yrs US Citizen, live in state
represented
17. Term of Supreme Court justices? - ANS-life
18. The "State's Rights" amendment? - ANS-10th
19. The Constitution needed approval by ___ states? - ANS-9
20. Total members in House of Representatives? - ANS-435
21. US Representatives are elected for? - ANS-2 years
22. US Senators are elected for? - ANS-6 years
23. What amendment allows Americans to possess guns? - ANS-2nd
24. What are the Bill of Rights? - ANS-first ten amendments to Constitution
25. What are the qualifications of US representative? - ANS-25 yrs old, 7 yrs US Citizen,
live in state represented
26. What did the 13th amendment do? - ANS-abolished slavery
27. What did the 26th amendment do? - ANS-gave right to vote for anyone over 18 yrs
old
28. What do we call a change to the Constitution? - ANS-amendment
29. What does the executive branch do? - ANS-carries out/executes the laws
30. What does the judicial branch do? - ANS-interprets the laws or says what the laws
mean
31. What does the legislative branch do? - ANS-makes the laws
32. What does the Preamble do? - ANS-states the purpose of the Constitution
33. What does the President have the authority to do? - ANS-command armies, make
treaties, make sure laws are followed
34. What is an amendment? - ANS-a change or addition to the Constitution
35. What is Congress? - ANS-Senate and House of Representatives
36. What is democracy? - ANS-form of government which citizens share power
37. What is the constitution? - ANS-a plan of government for our country