Constitution Unit Practice Test

1. Which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the Senate approve?

A) Supreme Court
B) Senate
C) Congress
D) President

2. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of which of the following principles?

A) federalism
B) checks and balances
C) limited government
D) republicanism

3. The sharing of power between the federal and state governments is called

A) separation of powers
B) federalism
C) individual rights
D) republicanism

4. How many members of Congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed?

A) 1/2
B) 2/3
C) 3/4
D) all

5. Which of the following statements is true?

A) the president makes the law, while the Supreme Court enforces the law.
B) all answers are true
C) The Supreme Court enforces the law, while Congress interprets the law
D) The Congress makes the law, while the president enforces the law.

6. Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States?

A) all answers are true
B) Supreme Court and president
C) Senate and Supreme Court
D) House of Representatives and the Senate

7. Which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill?

A) veto
B) judicial review
C) military action
D) impeachment

8. What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?

A) Bill of Rights
B) Preamble
C) Article V
D) Article I

9. Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches?

A) federalism
B) separation of powers
C) checks and balances
D) limited government

10. How are members of the Supreme Court chosen?

A) appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
B) chosen by the Senate and approved by the House
C) two-thirds vote of the House and three fourths vote of the Senate
D) elected by the people and confirmed by the Senate

11. A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on

A) a ruling by the state's supreme court.
B) the number of that state's electors for president
C) an appointment by the president
D) the size of that state's population

12. Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political principle of

A) republicanism
B) federalism
C) monarchy
D) individual rights

13. Who has the power to declare war?

A) Congress
B) the president
C) Supreme Court
D) Senate

14. "We the people" control our government and this principle is called

A) individual rights
B) limited government
C) popular sovereignty
D) separation of powers

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