Constitution History
The names of the 3 Branches Federal government.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
How many members does Congress have?
100
435
27
535
535
100 Senators and 435 Representatives
What is the MINIMUM AGE of a U S CITIZEN to become a member of the House of Representatives? In years, how long is one term for a U S Representative?
25 and 2 30 and 4
35 and 6 25 and 6
25 and 2
Which of the following are in the BILL OF RIGHTS?
Freedom to have a drivers license
Freedom of Religion
The Right to Own a Business
The Right to Own a Firearm
FREEDOM OF RELIGION
THE RIGHT TO OWN A FIREARM
Which BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT can appoint SUPREME COURT JUSTICES? How many Supreme Court Justices are presently in the U S Supreme Court?
Judicial Branch and 9
Legislative Branch and 6
Executive Branch and 9
Executive Branch and 27
Executive Branch and 9
Who was the first President of the United States under the Constitution?
George Washington
Which of the following are POWERS OF CONGRESS (Legislative Branch)?
Collect Taxes
Declare War
Make laws
In the 234 years since our Founding Fathers ratified our Constitution, how many amendments have been added to the Constitution? What is the first 10 AMENDMENTS referred to as?
27 and BILL OF RIGHTS
WHICH is an example of CHECKS AND BALANCES in our government?
developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become too powerful.
What is the MINIMUM AGE of a U S CITIZEN to become a member of the Senate? In years, how long is one term for a U S Senator?
30 and 6
Name the two houses (or chambers) of the Legislative branch.
Senate and House of Representatives
Which BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT has the responsibility to INTERPRET THE LAWS made by the legislative branch and make sure they are lawful based on our Constitution?
Legislative Judicial Executive Constitution
Judicial Branch
In order to become a U S President he or she must be at least 35 years old, be a natural-born citizen, and have lived in the United States for the last 14 years. He or she can serve as President for a maximum of ____ terms or ______ years.
2, 8 2, 4 8, 4 no term limit
2, 8
Who selects the President and Vice President?
electoral college
Senate
House of Representative
The voters
electoral college
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
We the People. Congress shall make.
We the British. We the Colonists
"We the people"
A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE is appointed by the __________ and approved by the Senate.
President
Which BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT (2) have no term limits?
Legislative Executive Judicial Electoral College
Legislative and Judicial
The number of Senators in the Legislative Branch of government is based on each state having 2 senators for a total of 100. How is the number of Representatives determined?
voters size of each state
population of each state electoral college
Population of each state
Which lists the number of years the Senate, House of Representatives and the President serve per term?
4, 2, 8 6, 2, 8 2, 6, 9 6, 2, 4
6, 2, 4
The United States has what FORM OF GOVERNMENT?
mixed market economy
representative democracy
socialist democracy
communist
representative democracy or republic
What BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT writes the bills that become law?
Legislative Branch
THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH PASSES A BILL THEN SENDS IT TO THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN? IF THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T WANT THE BILL TO BECOME A LAW HE WILL _____________ IT.
ratify approve veto amend
VETO
Who is the COMMANDER AND CHIEF of the military?
The President. The Vice-President. The Secretary of Defense. The Attorney General.
The President
What does the President’s CABINET do?
Advises the president
Selects the Vice President
Runs the government when the President travels
Negotiates treaties with foreign nations
Advises the President
Which Presidential election will be the first that you can participate in as a voter? The last Presidential election was in 2020 and you must be 18 to vote.
If the student is 11, 12 or 13 then the answer is 2028
If the student is 14 then the answer is 2024