The U.S. Constitution Quiz

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The U.S. Constitution Quiz

• Test your knowledge of the
• United States Constitution

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How many Founding Fathers signed the Constitution?

• Answer
• 39 of the 55 Founding Fathers

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How many red and white stripes are on the U.S.
flags?

• Answer
• 13

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The filibuster is a technique used in the

• Answer
• Senate to prolong debate in order to kill a
  bill.

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Where was the Constitution signed?

• Answer
• at the Continental Convention
• in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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When was the Constitution signed?

• Answer
• September 17, 1787

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The Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
gave this power to the Court

• Answer
• Check the actions of the other branches
  through judicial review.

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How many Articles are there to the Constitution?

• Answer
• There are 7 Articles

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Which Article of the Constitution describes the
Judicial Branch?

• Answer
• Article 3

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To cut off debate and end a filibuster is known as

• Answer
• Cloture

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Article 1 of the Constitution describes which
Branch of the government?

• Answer
• The Legislative Branch (Congress),
• comprised of the Senate and the House of
• Representatives

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What is the Executive Branch comprised of?

• Answer
• The President and other executive officers

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What are the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution called?

• Answer
• The Bill of Rights

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How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

• Answer
• 27 Amendments

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What does the first amendment to the Constitution
ensure?

• Answer
• Freedom of Speech

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Which amendment granted women the right to vote?

• Answer
• The 19th Amendment

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Unreasonable searches and seizures are
specifically forbidden in the

• Answer
• Fourth Amendment.?

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What is the only crime described in the
Constitution?

• Answer
• Treason

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What system ensures that the branches of
government share power and responsibilities?

• Answer
• Checks and Balances

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The length of the term of the President is?

• Answer
• 4 years

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The number of presidential electors a state gets
is the same as

• Answer
• the number of senators and representatives

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Miller v. California (1973)

• Answer
• stated that local communities should have more
  responsibility over deciding what constitutes
  obscenity.

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The longest time a person can serve as the
president is

• Answer
• 10 years

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A president of the United States must be a
natural born citizen and must be at least

• Answer
• 35 years old

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A President of the U.S must have lived in the U.S
at least

• Answer
• 14 years

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If the President for some reason cannot work,
his/her job would be taken over by

• Answer
• the Vice President

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The President may make a treaty provided he/she
gets agreement from

• Answer
• a majority of congress

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Judges of the supreme court must be nominated

• Answer
• The President

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The President can kill a bill/new law by using
his ____ power.

• Answer
• veto

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The Supreme Court now has a Chief Justice and

• Answer
• 8 judges

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Supreme Court case that established the doctrine
of clear and present danger

• Answer
• Schenck v. United States

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Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

• Answer
• John G. Roberts

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Questions about interpreting the constitution are
finally settled by

• Answer
• the Supreme Court

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What part of the Constitution is part of The Bill
of Rights?

• Answer
• the first ten amendments

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The Constitution guarantees a person on trial for
a crime the right (Sixth Amendment) to a

• Answer
• trial by jury, trial by jury of ones peers,
  right to hear the charges, or speedy trial, or
  right to hear the witnesses against them.

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Supreme Court case that established the
exclusionary rule rule preventing prosecutors
from using illegally obtained evidence in a
criminal trial.

• Answer
• Mapp v. Ohio 1961

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What type of government does the Constitution
guarantee to every state?

• Answer
• A Republican form of government

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To convict a person for treason, there must be at
least

• Answer
• 2 witnesses

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The right to admit new states belongs to
(Enabling Act)

• Answer
• The Congress

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Congress may propose an amendment to the
Constitution whenever

• Answer
• Either House wants it

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In Schenck v. U. S. (1919), Justice Holmes said
that speech can be restricted when it

• Answer
• Provokes a clear and present danger

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An Amendment becomes part of the Constitution
when it is ratified by

• Answer
• The Legislatures of 3/4 of the states

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An amendment may also become part of the
Constitution when by

• Answer
• Approval by convention in 3/4 of the states

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Nobody holding a U.S office shall ever have to
pass a

• Answer
• Religious test

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45
Our countrys first Constitution was called the

• Answer
• Articles of Confederation

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The governor of California is

• Answer
• Jerry Brown

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The main reason for wanting to change the
Articles of Confederation was

• Answer
• To form a stronger union

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The number of main branches in our government is

• Answer
• 3

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The executive branch of our government is headed
by

• Answer
• The President

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The legislative branch of government is called

• Answer
• the Congress

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The number of the amendments added to the
Constitution after 1791 was

• Answer
• 17

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Laws for the United States are made by

• Answer
• Congress

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The number of Representatives a State gets gets
depends on

• Answer
• the number of people it has

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54
The length of the term of members of the House of
Representatives is

• Answer
• 2 years

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A member of the House of Representatives must be
at least

• Answer
• 25 years old

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A member of the House of Representatives must
have been a citizen of the United States for at
least

• Answer
• 7 years

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We now take a census count of our population
every

• Answer
• 10 years

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives is
chosen

• Answer
• the House of Representatives

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All impeachment are tried by the

• Answer
• Senate

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Who is the President of the United States?

• Answer
• Barack Obama

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Senators are now elected by who?

• Answer
• The People

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The number of Senators that each state shall have
is

• Answer
• 2

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The length of the term of a senator is

• Answer
• 6 years

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Which Article of the Constitution includes the
elastic clause expanding Congressional Powers

• Answer
• Article I

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One third of the senators are elected for

• Answer
• 2 years

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A member of the U.S senate must be at least

• Answer
• 30 years old

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A member of the U.S Senate must have been a
citizen of the U.S for at least

• Answer
• 9 years

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How many Articles were added to the Constitution
after January 1787?

• Answer
• 7

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The President of the Senate is

• Answer
• the Vice President of the United States

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Rules for becoming a citizen of the U.S may be
made only by

• Answer
• the Congress

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Power to coin money is in the hands of

• Answer
• Congress

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War may be declared only by

• Answer
• Congress

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73
The Constitution forbids the use of this type of
bill

• Answer
• a bill of attainder

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The Constitution forbids Congress to lay a tax on

• Answer
• goods sent from one state to another

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The Constitution forbids States to make this

• Answer
• Coin/make their own money

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If a President is impeached, the trial will be
presided over by

• Answer
• the Chief Justice

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An impeached person is found guilty by a vote of

• Answer
• 2/3 of the Senators present

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Congress must meet at least once every

• Answer
• year

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Fifth Amendment rights were expanded to include
guidelines for police interrogation procedures in
the famous case of

• Answer
• Miranda v. Arizona.

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In order to do their work, the senate and the
House must have present

• Answer
• 2/3 of the members

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Who is the Vice President of the United States

• Answer
• Joseph Biden

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The vote needed to expel a member of the House or
Senate is

• Answer
• 2/3

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83
The number of amendments added to the
Constitution since 1791 was

• Answer
• 17

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Neither house, during a session of Congress,
shall, without the consent of the other House
adjourn for more than

• Answer
• 3 days

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Which Amendment gave 18 year olds the right to
vote

• Answer
• Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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Tax bills may be written only by

• Answer
• the House of Representatives

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Congress can pass laws over the Presidents veto
if both Houses have vote of

• Answer
• 2/3

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After a bill has been sent to the President, it
becomes law if he/she does not send it back
within

• Answer
• 10 days

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An order making a jailor show that a person is in
jail for a good reason is called a writ of

• Answer
• habeas corpus

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A state is not permitted to

• Answer
• grant a title of nobility

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Congress shall make no law to

• Answer
• set up a religion

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No persons house may be searched without a

• Answer
• search warrant

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The courts may not take a persons life without

• Answer
• due process of law

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A person accused of a crime in court has a right
to

• Answer
• hear the witnesses against him/he

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The President is elected if he/she

• Answer
• wins a majority of electoral votes

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A citizen of the U.S is a person who

• Answer
• was born or naturalized here

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The number of articles in the Constitution is

• Answer
• 7

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The number of amendments to the Constitution is

• Answer
• 27

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99
The Constitutional amendment, which was later
repealed, dealt with

• Answer
• Prohibition

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100
The XIX (19th)Amendment protects the voting
rights of

• Answer
• women

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101
Invoking the Fifth Amendment means that an
accused person

• Answer
• refuses to testify against him/herself

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102
Powers not given to the U.S by the Constitution
and not forbidden to the States are reserved to

• Answer
• the states and the people

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103
If the President thinks he/she is unable to carry
out the duties of the office, he/she writes a
letter to the

• Answer
• Leadership of Congress

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104
The XV (15th) Amendment, added in 1870,
prohibited the denial of voting rights based on

• Answer
• race

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105
The XVII (17th) Amendment changed the election of
senators from

• Answer
• State Legislators to the people

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106
The Commander and Chief of the U.S Armed Forces
is

• Answer
• the President

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107
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the
Vice Presidency, one is appointed by

• Answer
• the President

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108
The XVIII (23rd) Amendment affected citizens
living in Washington D.C. by giving them

• Answer
• the right to vote in Presidential elections

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109
The Twenty-sixth Amendment, passed in 1971,

• Answer
• granted 18-year-olds the right to vote.

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110
Who is the mayor of San Diego?

• Answer
• Robert Filner

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111
Who decides if a President is able to continues
in office if there is a dispute over his/her
ability to perform the duties of office?

• Answer
• the Congress

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112
Who is the Mira Mesas district representative to
the U.S. Congress?

• Answer
• Scott Peters

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113
Who is the Secretary of State?

• Answer
• John Kerry

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