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Constitution Unit Practice Test
Contributed by: Beutz
  • 1. Which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the Senate approve?
A) Congress
B) President
C) Senate
D) Supreme Court
  • 2. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of which of the following principles?
A) republicanism
B) limited government
C) checks and balances
D) federalism
  • 3. The sharing of power between the federal and state governments is called
A) separation of powers
B) federalism
C) republicanism
D) individual rights
  • 4. How many members of Congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed?
A) 2/3
B) 1/2
C) all
D) 3/4
  • 5. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The Supreme Court enforces the law, while Congress interprets the law
B) all answers are true
C) The Congress makes the law, while the president enforces the law.
D) the president makes the law, while the Supreme Court enforces the law.
  • 6. Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States?
A) Senate and Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives and the Senate
C) all answers are true
D) Supreme Court and president
  • 7. Which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill?
A) military action
B) veto
C) impeachment
D) judicial review
  • 8. What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?
A) Bill of Rights
B) Article V
C) Article I
D) Preamble
  • 9. Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches?
A) limited government
B) separation of powers
C) federalism
D) checks and balances
  • 10. How are members of the Supreme Court chosen?
A) chosen by the Senate and approved by the House
B) appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
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) an appointment by the president
C) the size of that state's population
D) the number of that state's electors for president
  • 12. Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political principle of
A) republicanism
B) federalism
C) individual rights
D) monarchy
  • 13. Who has the power to declare war?
A) the president
B) Congress
C) Senate
D) Supreme Court
  • 14. "We the people" control our government and this principle is called
A) separation of powers
B) individual rights
C) limited government
D) popular sovereignty
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