AEPA US/ARIZONA CONSTITUTION TEST
EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following excerpts from the Arizona Constitution best illustrates the operation of the
system of checks and balances in Arizona state government? - correct answer -"Every bill passed by
the legislature, before it becomes a law, shall be presented to the governor. If he approve, he shall sign
it, and it shall become a law as provided in this constitution."
According to the Arizona Constitution, which of the following requirements must be met before a city
can frame a charter for its own government? - correct answer -The city's population must be greater
than 3,500.
The Arizona Constitution prohibits what corporate activities? - correct answer -the formation of
monopolies and trusts
What is the preamble of the US Constitution? - correct answer -We the People of the United States, in
order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is article two of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Two of the United States
Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which carries out and enforces
federal laws.
What is article 3 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Three of the United States
Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government.
What is article 4 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Four of the United States
Constitution outlines the relationship between the various states, as well as the relationship between
each state and the United States federal government. It also empowers Congress to admit new states
and administer the territories and other federal lands.
,What is article 5 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Five of the United States Constitution
describes the procedure for altering the Constitution. Under Article Five, the process to alter the
Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification.
What is article 6 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Six of the United States Constitution
establishes the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of
the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the
United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the
Articles of Confederation.
What is article 7 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Seven of the United States
Constitution sets the number of state ratifications necessary for the Constitution to take effect and
prescribes the method through which the states may ratify it.
Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution? - correct answer -Delaware, on Dec 7, 1787
Which state was the 9th state to ratify the constitution there by placing it into effect? - correct answer
-New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
The First Amendment - correct answer -prevents Congress from making laws respecting an
establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech,
the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress
of grievances.
The Second Amendment - correct answer -The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United
States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.
The Third Amendment - correct answer -The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent,
forbidding the practice in peacetime.
Fourth Amendment - correct answer -is part of the Bill of Rights. It prohibits unreasonable searches
and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issued by a judge or
, magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe
the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized (important or not).
Fifth Amendment - correct answer -enumerates several constitutional rights and limits governmental
powers with respect to criminal procedure.
Explicitly written down what the law is and is not assumed
Sixth Amendment - correct answer -sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants eight different rights, including the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the
crime was alleged to have been committed
The rights of the Sixth Amendment: - correct answer -- Speedy Trial
- Public Trial
- Impartial Jury
- Vicinage
- Notice of Accusation
- Confrontation
- Compulsory Process
- Assistance of Counsel
What is the Vicinage Clause? - correct answer -The Sixth Amendment requires the jury to be selected
from judicial districts ascertained by statute. In Beavers v. Henkel, 194 U.S. 73 (1904), the Supreme
Court ruled that the place where the offense is charged to have occurred determines a trial's location.
Where multiple districts are alleged to have been locations of the crime, any of them may be chosen for
the trial. In cases of offenses not committed in any state (for example, offenses committed at sea), the
place of trial may be determined by the Congress.
Seventh Amendment - correct answer -This amendment enumerates the right to a jury trial in certain
civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following excerpts from the Arizona Constitution best illustrates the operation of the
system of checks and balances in Arizona state government? - correct answer -"Every bill passed by
the legislature, before it becomes a law, shall be presented to the governor. If he approve, he shall sign
it, and it shall become a law as provided in this constitution."
According to the Arizona Constitution, which of the following requirements must be met before a city
can frame a charter for its own government? - correct answer -The city's population must be greater
than 3,500.
The Arizona Constitution prohibits what corporate activities? - correct answer -the formation of
monopolies and trusts
What is the preamble of the US Constitution? - correct answer -We the People of the United States, in
order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is article two of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Two of the United States
Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which carries out and enforces
federal laws.
What is article 3 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Three of the United States
Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government.
What is article 4 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Four of the United States
Constitution outlines the relationship between the various states, as well as the relationship between
each state and the United States federal government. It also empowers Congress to admit new states
and administer the territories and other federal lands.
,What is article 5 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Five of the United States Constitution
describes the procedure for altering the Constitution. Under Article Five, the process to alter the
Constitution consists of proposing an amendment or amendments, and subsequent ratification.
What is article 6 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Six of the United States Constitution
establishes the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of
the land, forbids a religious test as a requirement for holding a governmental position, and holds the
United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the
Articles of Confederation.
What is article 7 of the US Constitution? - correct answer -Article Seven of the United States
Constitution sets the number of state ratifications necessary for the Constitution to take effect and
prescribes the method through which the states may ratify it.
Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution? - correct answer -Delaware, on Dec 7, 1787
Which state was the 9th state to ratify the constitution there by placing it into effect? - correct answer
-New Hampshire, June 21, 1788
The First Amendment - correct answer -prevents Congress from making laws respecting an
establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech,
the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress
of grievances.
The Second Amendment - correct answer -The Second Amendment (Amendment II) to the United
States Constitution protects the right to keep and bear arms.
The Third Amendment - correct answer -The Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
places restrictions on the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent,
forbidding the practice in peacetime.
Fourth Amendment - correct answer -is part of the Bill of Rights. It prohibits unreasonable searches
and seizures and sets requirements for issuing warrants: warrants must be issued by a judge or
, magistrate, justified by probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and must particularly describe
the place to be searched and the persons or things to be seized (important or not).
Fifth Amendment - correct answer -enumerates several constitutional rights and limits governmental
powers with respect to criminal procedure.
Explicitly written down what the law is and is not assumed
Sixth Amendment - correct answer -sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees criminal defendants eight different rights, including the right to a
speedy and public trial by an impartial jury consisting of jurors from the state and district in which the
crime was alleged to have been committed
The rights of the Sixth Amendment: - correct answer -- Speedy Trial
- Public Trial
- Impartial Jury
- Vicinage
- Notice of Accusation
- Confrontation
- Compulsory Process
- Assistance of Counsel
What is the Vicinage Clause? - correct answer -The Sixth Amendment requires the jury to be selected
from judicial districts ascertained by statute. In Beavers v. Henkel, 194 U.S. 73 (1904), the Supreme
Court ruled that the place where the offense is charged to have occurred determines a trial's location.
Where multiple districts are alleged to have been locations of the crime, any of them may be chosen for
the trial. In cases of offenses not committed in any state (for example, offenses committed at sea), the
place of trial may be determined by the Congress.
Seventh Amendment - correct answer -This amendment enumerates the right to a jury trial in certain
civil cases and inhibits courts from overturning a jury's findings of fact.
