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