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100
The qualifications for a U.S. senator or representative require all of the following except that he or she a. be a U.S. citizen b. be at least a certain age. c. live in the state he or she represents. d. belong to a registered political party.
d. belong to a registered political party.
100
In order to become the law of the land, the Constitution had to be ratified by a. seven states. b. nine states. c. twelve states. d. all thirteen states.
b. nine states.
100
The “supreme law of the land” is
the Constitution.
100
A person must be a U.S. citizen by birth to hold the office of a. President. b. Speaker of the House. c. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. d. none of the above.
Speaker of the House.
100
A Supreme Court justice’s term in office lasts for
life.
200
2. The person who serves as the president of the Senate is also
the Vice President
200
Each of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights except the right to a. vote. b. assemble. c. be tried publicly. d. voice an opinion.
a. vote.
200
12. The Twenty-fourth Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure to pay a. a fine. b. a poll tax. c. child support. d. a fee of fifty dollars.
a poll tax.
200
The President of the Senate votes a. on every bill. b. only on tax bills. c. only when the Senate vote is tied. d. only when requested to by the Senate.
only when the Senate vote is tied.
200
For a person to serve as a member of Congress, he or she must a. vote on all bills. b. promise to uphold the Constitution. c. have at least a high school diploma. d. win election by a two-thirds majority.
b. promise to uphold the Constitution.
300
A U.S. senator serves for a term of
six years
300
A member of the House of Representatives is elected to a term of a. one year. b. two years. c. four years. d. six years.
two years
300
The three main branches of the U.S. government are
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
300
The police cannot get a search warrant unless they have
an arrest warrant.
300
For Congress to override a presidential veto of a bill, each house must pass the bill a. by a simple majority. b. by a two-thirds majority. c. by a three-fourths majority. d. unanimously.
by a two-thirds majority.
400
The President must have been a U.S. citizen a. since birth. b. since the age of eighteen. c. for a minimum of ten years. d. for a minimum of twenty-five years.
since birth
400
The last group to whom the Constitution granted the right to vote was a. women. b. eighteen-year-olds. c. Native American men. d. African American men.
eighteen-year-olds.
400
For Congress to override a presidential veto of a bill, a. one house must pass the bill by a two-thirds majority. b. each house must pass the bill by a two-thirds majority. c. one house must pass the bill by a three-fourths majority. d. each house must pass the bill by a three-fourths majority.
each house must pass the bill by a two-thirds majority.
400
Since the adoption of the Constitution, the number of presidents impeached is
two
400
For a constitutional amendment that has passed Congress to become law, it must be approved by a. a majority of voters nationwide. b. a majority of state legislatures. c. two-thirds of the state legislatures. d. three-fourths of the state legislatures.
three-fourths of the state legislatures.
500
If the president neither signs nor returns a bill to Congress during the time allowed, that bill a. is vetoed. b. becomes law. c. goes to the state legislatures for consideration. d. must be signed by the vice-president to become law.
b. becomes law.
500
The president is elected to a term of
four years.
500
Congress cannot pass a law that would punish an action that a. was legal when it occurred. b. occurs beyond U.S. borders. c. occurs as part of interstate trade activities. d. is practiced by a majority of U.S. citizens.
was legal when it occurred.
500
The number of electors a state has in the electoral college equals a. one elector for every 50,000 registered voters in the state. b. the number of senators and representatives in the state legislature. c. the number of senators and representatives that state has in the U.S. Congress. d. the number of representatives that state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.
the number of senators and representatives that state has in the U.S. Congress.
500
A bill passed by Congress becomes a law if the President signs it or if, while Congress is still in session, the president a. publicly agrees to it. b. has a cabinet member sign it. c. fails to return it within his or her elected term in office. d. fails to return it within ten days (not including Sundays).
fails to return it within ten days (not including Sundays).