Constitution Questions IV By Mr Hunt The

Constitution Questions IV By Mr. Hunt

The Commander in Chief of the armed forces is • • A) the President B) the Chief of Staff C) the Secretary of State D) the Secretary of Defense

The executive branch of our government is headed by • • A) the Speaker of the House B) the Chief Justice C) the Secretary of State D) the President

The length of term of a Senator is • • A) 2 years B) life C) 6 years D) 4 years

All Presidential appointments require • • A) House approval B) Judicial approval C) Senate approval D) Congressional approval

A U. S. President must have lived in the U. S. at least • • A) 10 years B) 2 years C) 5 years D) 14 years

A State may not • • A) build schools B) make treaties C) keep a militia D) collect taxes

Senators are now elected by • • A) State Legislatures B) State electors C) House of Representatives D) the people of the State

The number of Senators each State shall have is • • A) 5 B) 1 C) 3 D) 2

If a President is impeached, the trial will be presided over by the • • A) the Senate President pro tempore B) the Chief Justice C) the Vice President D) the Speaker of the House

The power to regulate interstate commerce belongs to • • A) Secretary of State B) the President C) Senate D) Congress

The reason treason is defined in the Constitution is • A) to discourage treason • B) for the ease of conviction of the charge • C) to encourage the prosecution of the charge • D) to prevent the loose use of the charge

The power to raise and maintain the armed forces belong to • • A) House of Representatives B) Congress C) Secretary of Defense D) the President

An amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by • A) the legislatures of three-fourths of the States • B) two-thirds of the House of Representatives • C) three-fourths of the Congress • D) a majority of the Senate

The Speaker is chosen by • A) The majority party of the Senate • B) the majority party of the House of Representatives • C) the electoral college • D) the President

The Speaker of the House is chosen by • • A) the Chief Justice B) the Senate C) the President D) the House of Representatives

Which of the following is required to convict someone of treason • • A) nine eye witnesses B) two eye witnesses C) a Presidential proclamation D) approval of the Senate

Which of the following is a limitation placed on Congress by the Constitution • A) make a law that does specifically fall under the expressed powers • B) make laws concerning the nation’s capital • C) a law is needed before funds can be taken from the federal treasury • D) make treaties only with the approval of the President

What is the only amendment not to have been ratified by State legislatures • • A) Eighteenth B) Twenty-sixth C) Twenty-first D) Thirteenth

The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from • A) a majority of the Senate • B) two-thirds of the House • C) two-thirds of the Senators present • D) a majority of Congress

Who has the power to admit new States to the Union • A) two thirds vote of the Senate • B) the Congress • C) three fourths of the State legislatures • D) the President

A member of the U. S. Senate must have been a citizen of the U. S. for at least • • A) 10 years B) 12 years C) 7 years D) 9 years

The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution states • A) the superiority of the judiciary because of its power of judicial review • B) the supremacy of federal law over all forms of State law • C) that the executive branch is superior to the other two branches • D) the people are the supreme power in the government process

Which of the following was used to ratify 26 of the 27 amendments to the Constitution • A) majority of the popular vote • B) two-thirds vote of the Congress • C) three-fourths vote of special State conventions • D) three-fourths vote of the State legislatures

Laws for the United States are made by • • A) the Supreme Court B) Congress C) the Senate D) the President

The act of the President holding a bill until Congressional adjournment is referred to as • • A) a contained bill B) a veto C) a law D) a pocket veto

The length of term of the President is • • A) 6 years B) 4 years C) 5 years D) 2 years

Who has the power to bring impeachment charges against an official • • A) Supreme Court B) House of Representatives C) President D) Senate

The Constitution forbids States to • • A) coin money B) take a state census C) make laws D) use a sales tax

A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called • • A) a letter of reprisal B) a writ of habeas corpus C) a bill of attainder D) an ex post facto law

A member of the House of Representatives must have been a citizen of the U. S. for at least • • A) 9 years B) 1 year C) 7 years D) 5 years

Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by • • A) the U. S. Senate B) the circuit court of appeals C) the U. S. District Courts D) the Supreme Court

The Judicial branch of our government consists of • • A) the Senate B) the Supreme Court and U. S. Courts C) the Congress D) the Cabinet

The date of Congressional election is • A) the first Monday in November on even number years • B) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on even number years • C) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd number years • D) the first Tuesday in January in odd number years

We now make a count of our population every • • A) 2 years B) 5 years C) year D) 10 years

The presiding officer of the Senate when the first president is unable to attend • • A) Vice President B) Speaker C) Secretary of the Senate D) President pro tempore

The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as • A) the number of its State legislature representatives • B) the number of its representatives and senators • C) the number of its senators • D) the number of its representatives

Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by • • A) the circuit court of appeals B) the U. S. District Courts C) the Supreme Court D) the U. S. Senate

The responsibility to see that federal laws are carried out belongs to • • A) the judicial branch B) Congress C) the President D) the Supreme Court

The number of Representatives a State gets depends on • • A) the number of its Senators B) how many it wants C) the number of voters it has D) the number of people it has

The length of term for a U. S. court judge is • • A) life B) 6 years C) 4 years D) 10 years

The legislative branch of our government is called • • A) Congress B) Bureaucracy C) the Cabinet D) Supreme Court

A member of the U. S. Senate must be at least • • A) 35 yrs old B) 30 yrs old C) 21 yrs old D) 25 yrs old

An impeached man is found guilty by a vote of • • A) the entire Senate B) two-thirds of the Senate C) a majority of the Senate D) the entire Congress

Which of the following is a protection guaranteed to the States by the National Government • A) to have a republican form of government • B) to have an army and navy in peace times • C) to put down internal disorder • D) protection in the case of foreign invasion

After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within • • A) 10 days B) 1 month C) 1 week D) 15 days

An order making a jailor show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called • • A) eminent domain B) ex post facto C) bill of attainder D) writ of habeas corpus

Money may be coined or printed only by • • A) Congress B) the Secretary of State C) the President D) the States

The Constitutional requirement that States respect the public records, laws, and court cases of every other state is which of the following • • A) the Supremacy Clause B) the 10 th Amendment C) the Full Faith and Credit Clause D) Article III of the Constitution

A U. S. President must be at least • • A) 25 yrs old B) 35 yrs old C) 30 yrs old D) 21 yrs old

The President pro tempore is chosen by • • A) the electoral college B) the majority party of the Senate C) the President D) the majority party of the House of Representatives

Congress must meet at least once every • • A) 2 years B) 4 years C) year D) 6 years

An amendment may become part of the constitution by • A) demand of the President • B) approval by conventions in threefourths of the states • C) approval of a majority of governors • D) vote of the Supreme Court

If the candidates for President have no majority of the electoral votes, the President is elected by • • A) the Cabinet B) the Supreme Court C) the Senate D) the House of Representatives

War may be declared only by • • A) Congress B) the Department of Defense C) the President D) the Secretary of State

The worse thing that can happen to an official found guilty of impeachment charges is • • A) removed from office B) tried for treason C) imprisonment D) fined

Which method was used to propose all 27 of the amendments • A) two-thirds vote of special State conventions • B) two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress • C) three-fourths vote of State conventions • D) three-fourths vote of State legislatures

The President is elected if he • A) wins all the States votes • B) wins most of the country’s votes • C) wins a majority of the electoral votes • D) wins a majority of the popular votes

The Senate is considered a “continuous body” because • A) only one-third of the members are up for elections at one time • B) Senators are elected by the electoral college, not the people • C) every member is up for election at once • D) only half of the members are up for election at once

Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by • • A) the House of Representatives B) the Senate C) the President D) the Vice President

Congress may ratify an amendment to the Constitution by a • • A) two-thirds vote in the House B) majority vote in the House C) three-fourths vote in both Houses D) two-thirds vote of the Senate

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives • • A) Vice President B) President pro tempore C) Speaker D) Chief Justice

All impeachments are tried by the • • A) Supreme Court B) House of Representatives C) Cabinet D) Senate

The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is • • A) 6 years B) 2 years C) 4 years D) 5 years

Congress can pass laws over the President’s veto if both Houses have a majority of • • A) three-fourths B) over half C) two-thirds D) three-fifths

A member of the House of Representatives must be at least • • A) 25 years old B) 30 years old C) 21 years old D) 35 years old

The Supreme Court now has a Chief Justice and • • A) 8 associate judges B) 4 associate judges C) 9 associate judges D) 6 associate judges

In order to do their work, the House and Senate must have present • • A) two-thirds of the members B) one-fifth of the members C) three-fourths of the members D) a majority of the members

What is the only defined crime in the Constitution • • A) privateering B) theft C) treason D) murder

The Constitution forbids the use of • • A) bill of attainder B) a preamble C) an oath D) veto

The act of making war on the United States or helping its enemies is • • A) a writ of habeas corpus B) treason C) eminent domain D) bill of attainder

The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as • A) the number of its representatives and senators • B) the number of its State legislature representatives • C) the number of its representatives • D) the number of its senators

The President of the Senate is • • A) the oldest Senator B) the Chief Justice C) the Vice President of the U. S. D) the elected Senator

The power to establish the lower courts belong to • A) the Supreme Court • B) the Congress • C) they were established in the Constitution • D) the President

The number of main branches in our government is • • A) 6 B) 7 C) 3 D) 2

The only court established in the Constitution was the • • A) U. S. District Court B) Supreme Court C) Court of Appeal D) local inferior court