1) What is the supreme law of the land? a) The States b) The Constitution c) The Declaration of Independence d) The Magna Carta 2) What does the Constitution do a) a. Establishes the framework of the federal government and defines its powers b) b. Outlines the rights and freedoms of U.S. citizens c) c. Sets the rules for amending the Constitution d) d. All of the above 3) The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? a) Rights and Responsibilities b) Self Governing States c) We the People d) We Declare Independence 4) What is an amendment? a) he part of the Constitution that explains the Executive Branch. b) The part of the Constitution that explains the Legislative Branch. c) The part of the Constitution that explains the Judicial Branch. d) A Change to the Constitution 5) What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? a) Bill of Rights b) Declaration of Independence c) Magna Carta d) Ten Commandments 6) What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment? a) Right to Bear Arms b) Right to a Fair Trial c) Right to Petition the Government d) Right to Privacy 7) How many amendments does the Constitution have?. a) 6 b) 27 c) 8 d) 10 8) What is freedom of religion? a) The right of people to practice or not practice a religion and prevents the establishment of an official church. b) The right of people to only practice certain religions that the government approves of. c) The right of people to tell others what religion they need to practice d) The right of people to make laws based on religious beliefs 9) What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful? a) Federalism b) Judicial Review c) Executive Vetos d) Checks and Balances 10) Who is in charge of the executive branch? a) Supreme Court b) President c) Congress d) State Department 11) Who makes federal laws? a) Congress b) State legislatures c) Supreme Court d) President 12) What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress? a) House of Lords and House of Commons b) House of Senators and House of Judges c) House of Presidents and House of Congressmen d) House of Representative and Senate 13) How many U.S. Senators are there? a) 100 b) 50 c) 435 d) 535 14) We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) Life 15) The House of Representatives has how many voting members? a) 100 b) 4 c) 600 d) 435 16) We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 17) Why do some states have more Representatives than other states? a) They have a small population b) They have a large population c) They make more money d) They have more businesses 18) We elect a President for how many years? a) Life b) 4 c) 8 d) 6 19) In what month do we vote for President? a) January b) May c) June d) November 20) If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court b) Speaker of the House c) Vice President d) Secretary of State 21) Who is the Commander in Chief of the military? a) The highest general in the Army b) The highest admiral in the Navy c) The President d) Congress 22) Who signs bills to become laws? a) President b) States c) Supreme Court d) Congress 23) Who vetoes bills? a) President b) States c) Supreme Court d) Congress 24) What does the President's Cabinet do? a) Advise the President b) Veto bill created by Congress c) Makes laws d) Ensure the laws created are constitutional 25) What are two Cabinet-level positions? a) Senator and Representative b) President and Vice President c) President of the Senate and Speaker of the House d) State Department and Department of the Treasury 26) What does the judicial branch do? a) Enforce the law b) Create laws c) interpret the law d) whatever they feel like that day 27) What is the highest court in the United States? a) Court of Appeals b) State Supreme Court c) District Court of Appeals d) Supreme Court of the United States 28) How many justices are on the Supreme Court? a) 6 b) 4 c) 7 d) 9 29) Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government? a) Establish weights and measures b) Establish marriage laws c) Establish education laws d) Establish animal laws 30) Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states? a) Establish and maintain public schools b) Establish and maintain the Army of the United States c) Establish and maintain a form of money d) Establish and maintain trade with other nations 31) What is one reason colonists came to America? a) Build log Cabins b) Fight indians c) Find better economic opportunity d) Fight the French 32) Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived? a) Zebras b) the King of England c) Native Americans d) Giraffes 33) Why did the colonists fight the British? a) Because they were British, duh. b) They felt the British King was violating their rights c) They taxed their tea d) They didn't fight the British because they loved them. 34) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a) Edgar Allen Poe b) George Washington c) Thomas Paine d) Thomas Jefferson 35) Who is Considered the Father of the Constitution? a) James Madison b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson d) Alexander Hamilton 36) Who is responsible for making rules for elections? a) the President b) U.S. Congress c) State Legislatures d) State Governments 37) Who creates taxes and sets budgets? a) President b) House of Representatives c) Senate d) Supreme Court 38) Who is the President of the Senate? a) Vice President b) President c) Speaker of the House d) Chief Justice

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