|
U.S. Constitution
Instructions:
Print
the multiple-choice quiz and pick the best choice that answers each
question.
1) Government
in which people elect representatives to make laws:
a) democracy
b) republic
c) anarchy
d) compromise
e) Senate
2) A government
in which the majority of voters elects its representatives:
a) democracy
b) republic
c) monarchy
d) anarchy
e) congress
3) The written
framework of the United States government:
a) Bill of
Rights
b) Constitution
c) executive
d) piece of raggedy paper
e) July 4th
4) A _____________
is when people give up some of what they want in order to get some
of what they want:
a) promise
b) president
c) compromise
d) democracy
e) republic
5) Branch of
government that makes the laws:
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
6) Branch of
government that enforces the laws:
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
7) The President
and Vice President make up the ____________ Branch:
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
8) The Senate
and House of Representatives make up the ______________ Branch:
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
9) The Supreme
Court is part of the _____________ Branch.
a) Executive
b) Legislative
c) Judicial
10) The senate
is made up of ____________ members.
a) 50
b) 100
c) 435
d) 62
e) 1776
11) The number
of representatives from each state is determined by its:
a) geographic
size
b) amount of taxes it pays
c) population
d) large cities
e) farms
12) Amendment
One guarantees the right to:
a) free speech
b) bear arms
c) sing loudly
d) yell at someone
13) The Bill
of Rights includes which amendments:
a) first 25
b) 11-26
c) 12-18
d) first 10
e) none of the above
14) What Amendment
says that people can not be searched without a good reason?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
e) 5
15) The purpose
of the Bill of Rights was to:
a) raise money
b) outlaw left handed people
c) insure freedom of citizens
d) make up with King George
e) protect outlaws
16) The system
which allows each branch to control the others is called:
a) debits
and credits
b) checks and balances
c) compromises
d) bill of rights
e) constitution
17) The ___________
has the power to veto a law:
a) Senate
b) Representatives
c) President
d) Mom
e) Dad
18) To veto
a law means:
a) to approve
it
b) disapprove it
c) ignore it
d) smile at it
19) The Preamble
is found in the _________ part of the Constitution.
a) last
b) first
c) middle
d) not found
|