US CONSTITUTION TEST REVIEW

WHAT IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND?

A. THE US CONSTITUTION

B. THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

C. THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

D. THE 50 STATE CONSTITUTIONS

OUR CONSTITUTION DOES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING

EXCEPT…A. SETS UP THE GOVERNMENT

B. DEFINES THE GOVERNMENT

C. PROTECTS BASIC RIGHTS OF AMERICANS

D. DEFINES THE NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

THE IDEA OF SELF-GOVERNMENT IS IN THE FIRST 3 WORDS OF THE

CONSTITUTION. WHAT ARE THESE WORDS?A. WE THE PEOPLE

B. BILL OF RIGHTS

C. PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

D. CHECKS AND BALANCES

DEFINE AMENDMENT.

A. CHANGE

B. ADDITION

C. BOTH A AND B

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

WHAT ARE THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS TO THE

CONSTITUTION CALLED?A. BIG 10

B. BILL OF RIGHTS

C. CHANGES

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION STATES

WE HAVE THE FREEDOM OF…

A. SPEECH AND RELIGION

B. PETITION THE GOVERNMENT

C. ASSEMBLY AND PRESS

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

HOW MANY AMENDMENTS DOES THE CONSTITUTION

HAVE?

A. 17

B. 27

C. 37

D. 47

WHAT DID THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DO?

A. ANNOUNCE OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN

B. DECLARE OUR INDEPENDENCE FROM GREAT BRITAIN

C. SAID THAT THE UNITED STATES IS FREE FROM GREAT BRITAIN

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A RIGHT IN THE

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?

A. LIFE

B. LIBERTY

C. PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

D. NOT FEED AND HOUSE A SOLDIER

WHAT IS THE FREEDOM OF RELIGION?

A. YOU CAN PRACTICE ANY RELIGION

B. YOU CAN PRACTICE ANY CHRISTIAN RELIGION

C. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO NOT PRACTICE A RELIGION

D. BOTH A AND C

WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN THE UNITED

STATES?

A. CAPITALIST ECONOMY

B. MODERN ECONOMY

C. MARKET ECONOMY

D. BOTH A AND C

EVERYONE MUST FOLLOW THE LAW, LEADERS MUST OBEY THE LAW, GOVERNMENT MUST OBEY THE LAW, AND NO ONE IS ABOVE

THE LAW IS CALLED…A. THE RULE OF

GOVERNMENT

B. THE BILL OF RIGHTS

C. THE RULE OF LAW

D. BOTH A AND C

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE BRANCHES OF THE

GOVERNMENT EXCEPT…

A. EXECUTIVE

B. SENATE

C. LEGISLATIVE

D. JUDICIAL

WHAT STOPS ONE BRANCH FROM BECOMING TOO

POWERFUL?

A. CHECKS AND BALANCE

B. VETO POWER

C. SEPARATION OF POWERS

D. BOTH A AND C

WHO MAKES FEDERAL LAWS?

A. CONGRESS

B. SENATE

C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT ARE THE TWO PARTS OF CONGRESS?

A. FEDERAL AND CIRCUIT

B. SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

C. PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?

A. SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

B. SENATORS

C. PRESIDENT

D. VICE-PRESIDENT

HOW MANY SENATORS ARE THERE?

A. 50

B. 100

C. 435

D. 535

SENATORS HOLD A TERM OF HOW MANY YEARS?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

WHO ARE THE CURRENT ILLINOIS SENATORS?

(CHOOSE 2)

A. DICK DURBIN

B. MARK KIRK

C. PAT QUINN

D. RODNEY DAVIS

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS HOW

MANY MEMBERS?

A. 50

B. 100

C. 435

D. 535

REPRESENTATIVES HOLD A TERM OF HOW MANY YEARS?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

WHO IS THE US REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE 13TH

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHICH HOUSES DECATUR, IL?

A. DICK DURBIN

B. MARK KIRK

C. PAT QUINN

D. RODNEY DAVIS

WHO DOES A US SENATOR REPRESENT?

A. ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE

B. ALL THE PEOPLE OF HIS/HER CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

C. ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE US

D. ALL REGISTERED VOTERS

WHY DO SOME STATES HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES

THAT OTHER STATES?

A. WHOEVER ASKS TO BE MADE A REPRESENTATIVE IS AUTOMATICALLY GRANTED.

B. REPRESENTATIVES ARE CHOSEN BY THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS.

C. REPRESENTATIVES ARE CHOSEN BY LAND MASS.

D. REPRESENTATIVES ARE CHOSEN BY TOTAL POPULATION OF THE STATE.

A PRESIDENT IS ELECTED FOR A TERM OF HOW MANY

YEARS?

A. 2

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

IN WHAT MONTH IS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

HELD?

A. MARCH

B. JUNE

C. SEPTEMBER

D. NOVEMBER

WHO IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT?

A. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

B. BARACK OBAMA

C. JOE BIDEN

D. JOHN BOEHNER

WHO IS THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT?

A. JOHN ROBERTS

B. BARACK OBAMA

C. JOE BIDEN

D. JOHN BOEHNER

IF THE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER SERVE, WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT?

A. THE VICE PRESIDENT

B. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

C. THE SECRETARY OF STATE

D. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

IF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT CAN NO LONGER

SERVE, WHO BECOMES PRESIDENT?

A. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

B. THE SECRETARY OF STATE

C. THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT

D. SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE JOBS OF THE PRESIDENT,

EXCEPT…

A. COMMANDER IN CHIEF

B. SIGNS BILLS INTO LAWS

C. VETOES BILLS

D. EXPLAINS LAWS

WHAT IS THE JOB OF THE PRESIDENT’S CABINET?

A. REVIEW LAWS

B. RESOLVE DISPUTES

C. ADVISE THE PRESIDENT

D. EXPLAIN LAWS

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CABINET-LEVEL

POSITION?

A. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE

B. SECRETARY OF THE MILITARY

C. ATTORNEY GENERAL

D. VICE PRESIDENT

WHAT DOES THE JUDICIAL BRANCH DO?

A. REVIEW AND EXPLAIN LAWS

B. RESOLVES DISPUTES

C. CONSIDERS CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A LAW

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT IS THE HIGHEST COURT IN THE US?

A. CIRCUIT COURT

B. COUNTY COURT

C. APPEALS COURT

D. SUPREME COURT

HOW MANY JUSTICES ARE IN THE SUPREME COURT?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 7

D. 9

WHO IS THE CURRENT CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME

COURT?

A. JOHN ROBERTS

B. BARACK OBAMA

C. JOE BIDEN

D. JOHN BOEHNER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO

THE CONSTITUTION?A. TO PRINT MONEY

B. TO DECLARE WAR

C. TO MAKE TREATIES

D. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A POWER OF THE STATE

GOVERNMENT ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION?

A. TO CREATE AN ARMY

B. TO PROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION

C. TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY

D. TO APPROVE ZONING AND LAND USE

WHO IS THE CURRENT GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS?

A. DICK DURBIN

B. MARK KIRK

C. PAT QUINN

D. BRUCE RAUNER

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE US?

A. REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT

B. REPUBLICAN-DEMOCRAT AND WHIGS

C. CONSTITUTIONALIST AND GREEN

D. REPUBLICAN AND LIBERTARIAN

WHAT IS THE POLITICAL PARTY OF THE CURRENT

PRESIDENT?

A. REPUBLICAN

B. DEMOCRAT

C. WHIG

D. CONSTITUTIONALIST

WHO IS THE CURRENT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES?

A. JOHN ROBERTS

B. BARACK OBAMA

C. JOE BIDEN

D. JOHN BOEHNER

THE CONSTITUTION CONTAINS 4 AMENDMENTS, OUTLINING WHO CAN VOTE IN THE US. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT

ONE?A. CITIZENS 18 AND OLDER CAN VOTE

B. WOMEN AND MEN CAN VOTE

C. YOU HAVE TO PAY A POLL TAX IN ORDER TO VOTE

D. A PERSON OF ANY RACE CAN VOTE.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL

US CITIZENS?

A. VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION

B. SERVE ON A JURY

C. RUN FOR FEDERAL OFFICE

D. BOTH A AND B

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A RIGHT OF ALL US

CITIZENS?

A. VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION

B. SERVE ON A JURY

C. RUN FOR FEDERAL OFFICE

D. BOTH A AND C

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A RIGHT OF ALL US

RESIDENTS?

A. FREEDOM OF SPEECH

B. FREEDOM OF WORSHIP

C. RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

D. RIGHT TO VOTE

WE SHOW LOYALTY TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG WHEN

WE SAY OR SING?

A. MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE

B. THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

D. AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL

WHEN CITIZENS OF OTHER COUNTRIES BECOME

NATURALIZED THEY MUST PROMISE WHICH OF THE

FOLLOWING?A. GIVE UP LOYALTY TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND BE LOYAL TO

THE US

B. SERVE THE NATION AND IN THE MILITARY, IF NEEDED

C. DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND OBEY THE LAWS OF THE US

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT IS A WAY AMERICANS PARTICIPATE IN THEIR

DEMOCRACY?

A. VOTE

B. JOIN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

C. CALL OR WRITE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHEN IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN FILE FEDERAL INCOME

TAXES?

A. FEBRUARY 15TH

B. APRIL 15TH

C. JUNE 15TH

D. AUGUST 15TH

WHEN MUST MEN REGISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE

SERVICE?

A. 16

B. 18

C. 21

D. 25

WHY DID THE COLONISTS ORIGINALLY COME TO

AMERICA?

A. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

B. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

C. POLITICAL LIBERTY

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHO LIVED IN NORTH AMERICA BEFORE THE EUROPEANS ARRIVED?

A. NATIVE AMERICANS

B. MAYANS

C. INCANS

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE SOLD SLAVES DURING

COLONIAL TIMES?

A. CHINESE

B. AFRICANS

C. IRISH

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

NAME THE REASON(S) FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR?

A. TAXES

B. QUARTERING

C. SELF-GOVERNMENT

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHO WAS THE MAIN AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE?

A. JOHN HANCOCK

B. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

C. THOMAS JEFFERSON

D. GEORGE WASHINGTON

WHEN WAS THE DECLARATION OF

INDEPENDENCE ADOPTED?

A. JULY 4, 1776

B. JULY 4, 1876

C. AUGUST 2, 1776

D. AUGUST 2, 1876

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL

13 COLONIES?

A. MASSACHUSETTS

B. MAINE

C. NEW HAMPSHIRE

D. RHODE ISLAND

WHEN AND WHY DID THE CONSTITUTIONAL

CONVENTION MEET?

A. 1776 – TO DRAFT THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

B. 1786 – TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ARTICLES

C. 1787 – TO WRITE THE CONSTITUTION

D. 1808 – TO MODIFY THE CONSTITUTION

WHO WROTE THE FEDERALIST PAPERS?

A. JAMES MADISON

B. ALEXANDER HAMILTON

C. JOHN JAY

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

WHAT IS ONE THING BENJAMIN FRANKLIN IS NOT

FAMOUS FOR?

A. BEING A WRITER OF THE DECLARATION

B. BEING THE OLDEST MEMBER AT THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

C. BEING THE FIRST POSTMASTER GENERAL

D. BEING THE WRITER OF “POOR RICHARD’S ALMANAC”

WHO IS THE “FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY” AND THE FIRST

PRESIDENT?

A. JOHN HANCOCK

B. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

C. THOMAS JEFFERSON

D. GEORGE WASHINGTON