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