1. Constitution Questions IV
By Mr. Hunt

2. The Commander in Chief of the armed forces is
A) the President
B) the Chief of Staff
C) the Secretary of State
D) the Secretary of Defense

3. The Commander in Chief of the armed forces is
A) the President
B) the Chief of Staff
C) the Secretary of State
D) the Secretary of Defense

4. The executive branch of our government is headed by
A) the Speaker of the House
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Secretary of State
D) the President

5. The executive branch of our government is headed by
A) the Speaker of the House
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Secretary of State
D) the President

6. The length of term of a Senator is
A) 2 years
B) life
C) 6 years
D) 4 years

7. The length of term of a Senator is
A) 2 years
B) life
C) 6 years
D) 4 years

8. All Presidential appointments require
A) House approval
B) Judicial approval
C) Senate approval
D) Congressional approval

9. All Presidential appointments require
A) House approval
B) Judicial approval
C) Senate approval
D) Congressional approval

10. A U.S. President must have lived in the U.S. at least
A) 10 years
B) 2 years
C) 5 years
D) 14 years

11. A U.S. President must have lived in the U.S. at least
A) 10 years
B) 2 years
C) 5 years
D) 14 years

12. A State may not A) build schools B) make treaties C) keep a militia
D) collect taxes

13. A State may not A) build schools B) make treaties C) keep a militia
D) collect taxes

14. Senators are now elected by
A) State Legislatures
B) State electors
C) House of Representatives
D) the people of the State

15. Senators are now elected by
A) State Legislatures
B) State electors
C) House of Representatives
D) the people of the State

16. The number of Senators each State shall have is
D) 2

17. The number of Senators each State shall have is
D) 2

18. If a President is impeached, the trial will be presided over by the
A) the Senate President pro tempore
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Vice President
D) the Speaker of the House

19. If a President is impeached, the trial will be presided over by the
A) the Senate President pro tempore
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Vice President
D) the Speaker of the House

20. The power to regulate interstate commerce belongs to
A) Secretary of State
B) the President
C) Senate
D) Congress

21. The power to regulate interstate commerce belongs to
A) Secretary of State
B) the President
C) Senate
D) Congress

22. The reason treason is defined in the Constitution is
A) to discourage treason
B) for the ease of conviction of the charge
C) to encourage the prosecution of the charge
D) to prevent the loose use of the charge

23. The reason treason is defined in the Constitution is
A) to discourage treason
B) for the ease of conviction of the charge
C) to encourage the prosecution of the charge
D) to prevent the loose use of the charge

24. The power to raise and maintain the armed forces belong to
A) House of Representatives
B) Congress
C) Secretary of Defense
D) the President

25. The power to raise and maintain the armed forces belong to
A) House of Representatives
B) Congress
C) Secretary of Defense
D) the President

26. An amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by
A) the legislatures of three-fourths of the States
B) two-thirds of the House of Representatives
C) three-fourths of the Congress
D) a majority of the Senate

27. An amendment becomes part of the Constitution when it is ratified by
A) the legislatures of three-fourths of the States
B) two-thirds of the House of Representatives
C) three-fourths of the Congress
D) a majority of the Senate

28. The Speaker is chosen by
A) The majority party of the Senate
B) the majority party of the House of Representatives
C) the electoral college
D) the President

29. The Speaker is chosen by
A) The majority party of the Senate
B) the majority party of the House of Representatives
C) the electoral college
D) the President

30. The Speaker of the House is chosen by
A) the Chief Justice
B) the Senate
C) the President
D) the House of Representatives

31. The Speaker of the House is chosen by
A) the Chief Justice
B) the Senate
C) the President
D) the House of Representatives

32. Which of the following is required to convict someone of treason
A) nine eye witnesses
B) two eye witnesses
C) a Presidential proclamation
D) approval of the Senate

33. Which of the following is required to convict someone of treason
A) nine eye witnesses
B) two eye witnesses
C) a Presidential proclamation
D) approval of the Senate

34. Which of the following is a limitation placed on Congress by the Constitution
A) make a law that does specifically fall under the expressed powers
B) make laws concerning the nation’s capital
C) a law is needed before funds can be taken from the federal treasury
D) make treaties only with the approval of the President

35. Which of the following is a limitation placed on Congress by the Constitution
A) make a law that does specifically fall under the expressed powers
B) make laws concerning the nation’s capital
C) a law is needed before funds can be taken from the federal treasury
D) make treaties only with the approval of the President

36. What is the only amendment not to have been ratified by State legislatures
A) Eighteenth
B) Twenty-sixth
C) Twenty-first
D) Thirteenth

37. What is the only amendment not to have been ratified by State legislatures
A) Eighteenth
B) Twenty-sixth
C) Twenty-first
D) Thirteenth

38. The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from
A) a majority of the Senate
B) two-thirds of the House
C) two-thirds of the Senators present
D) a majority of Congress

39. The President may make a treaty provided he gets agreement from
A) a majority of the Senate
B) two-thirds of the House
C) two-thirds of the Senators present
D) a majority of Congress

40. Who has the power to admit new States to the Union
A) two thirds vote of the Senate
B) the Congress
C) three fourths of the State legislatures
D) the President

41. Who has the power to admit new States to the Union
A) two thirds vote of the Senate
B) the Congress
C) three fourths of the State legislatures
D) the President

42. A member of the U. S. Senate must have been a citizen of the U. S
A member of the U.S. Senate must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least
A) 10 years
B) 12 years
C) 7 years
D) 9 years

43. A member of the U. S. Senate must have been a citizen of the U. S
A member of the U.S. Senate must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least
A) 10 years
B) 12 years
C) 7 years
D) 9 years

44. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution states
A) the superiority of the judiciary because of its power of judicial review
B) the supremacy of federal law over all forms of State law
C) that the executive branch is superior to the other two branches
D) the people are the supreme power in the government process

45. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution states
A) the superiority of the judiciary because of its power of judicial review
B) the supremacy of federal law over all forms of State law
C) that the executive branch is superior to the other two branches
D) the people are the supreme power in the government process

46. Which of the following was used to ratify 26 of the 27 amendments to the Constitution
A) majority of the popular vote
B) two-thirds vote of the Congress
C) three-fourths vote of special State conventions
D) three-fourths vote of the State legislatures

47. Which of the following was used to ratify 26 of the 27 amendments to the Constitution
A) majority of the popular vote
B) two-thirds vote of the Congress
C) three-fourths vote of special State conventions
D) three-fourths vote of the State legislatures

48. Laws for the United States are made by
A) the Supreme Court
B) Congress
C) the Senate
D) the President

49. Laws for the United States are made by
A) the Supreme Court
B) Congress
C) the Senate
D) the President

50. The act of the President holding a bill until Congressional adjournment is referred to as
A) a contained bill
B) a veto
C) a law
D) a pocket veto

51. The act of the President holding a bill until Congressional adjournment is referred to as
A) a contained bill
B) a veto
C) a law
D) a pocket veto

52. The length of term of the President is
A) 6 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 2 years

53. The length of term of the President is
A) 6 years
B) 4 years
C) 5 years
D) 2 years

54. Who has the power to bring impeachment charges against an official
A) Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives
C) President
D) Senate

55. Who has the power to bring impeachment charges against an official
A) Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives
C) President
D) Senate

56. The Constitution forbids States to
A) coin money
B) take a state census
C) make laws
D) use a sales tax

57. The Constitution forbids States to
A) coin money
B) take a state census
C) make laws
D) use a sales tax

58. A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called
A) a letter of reprisal
B) a writ of habeas corpus
C) a bill of attainder
D) an ex post facto law

59. A law to punish a man for something that was not against the law when he did it is called
A) a letter of reprisal
B) a writ of habeas corpus
C) a bill of attainder
D) an ex post facto law

60. A member of the House of Representatives must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least
A) 9 years
B) 1 year
C) 7 years
D) 5 years

61. A member of the House of Representatives must have been a citizen of the U.S. for at least
A) 9 years
B) 1 year
C) 7 years
D) 5 years

62. Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by
A) the U.S. Senate
B) the circuit court of appeals
C) the U.S. District Courts
D) the Supreme Court

63. Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by
A) the U.S. Senate
B) the circuit court of appeals
C) the U.S. District Courts
D) the Supreme Court

64. The Judicial branch of our government consists of
A) the Senate
B) the Supreme Court and U.S. Courts
C) the Congress
D) the Cabinet

65. The Judicial branch of our government consists of
A) the Senate
B) the Supreme Court and U.S. Courts
C) the Congress
D) the Cabinet

66. The date of Congressional election is
A) the first Monday in November on even number years
B) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on even number years
C) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd number years
D) the first Tuesday in January in odd number years

67. The date of Congressional election is
A) the first Monday in November on even number years
B) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on even number years
C) the Tuesday after the first Monday in November on odd number years
D) the first Tuesday in January in odd number years

68. We now make a count of our population every
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) year
D) 10 years

69. We now make a count of our population every
A) 2 years
B) 5 years
C) year
D) 10 years

70. The presiding officer of the Senate when the first president is unable to attend
A) Vice President
B) Speaker
C) Secretary of the Senate
D) President pro tempore

71. The presiding officer of the Senate when the first president is unable to attend
A) Vice President
B) Speaker
C) Secretary of the Senate
D) President pro tempore

72. The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as
A) the number of its State legislature representatives
B) the number of its representatives and senators
C) the number of its senators
D) the number of its representatives

73. The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as
A) the number of its State legislature representatives
B) the number of its representatives and senators
C) the number of its senators
D) the number of its representatives

74. Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by
A) the circuit court of appeals
B) the U.S. District Courts
C) the Supreme Court
D) the U.S. Senate

75. Questions about interpreting the Constitution are finally settled by
A) the circuit court of appeals
B) the U.S. District Courts
C) the Supreme Court
D) the U.S. Senate

76. The responsibility to see that federal laws are carried out belongs to
A) the judicial branch
B) Congress
C) the President
D) the Supreme Court

77. The responsibility to see that federal laws are carried out belongs to
A) the judicial branch
B) Congress
C) the President
D) the Supreme Court

78. The number of Representatives a State gets depends on
A) the number of its Senators
B) how many it wants
C) the number of voters it has
D) the number of people it has

79. The number of Representatives a State gets depends on
A) the number of its Senators
B) how many it wants
C) the number of voters it has
D) the number of people it has

80. The length of term for a U.S. court judge is
A) life
B) 6 years
C) 4 years
D) 10 years

81. The length of term for a U.S. court judge is
A) life
B) 6 years
C) 4 years
D) 10 years

82. The legislative branch of our government is called
A) Congress
B) Bureaucracy
C) the Cabinet
D) Supreme Court

83. The legislative branch of our government is called
A) Congress
B) Bureaucracy
C) the Cabinet
D) Supreme Court

84. A member of the U.S. Senate must be at least
A) 35 yrs old
B) 30 yrs old
C) 21 yrs old
D) 25 yrs old

85. A member of the U.S. Senate must be at least
A) 35 yrs old
B) 30 yrs old
C) 21 yrs old
D) 25 yrs old

86. An impeached man is found guilty by a vote of
A) the entire Senate
B) two-thirds of the Senate
C) a majority of the Senate
D) the entire Congress

87. An impeached man is found guilty by a vote of
A) the entire Senate
B) two-thirds of the Senate
C) a majority of the Senate
D) the entire Congress

88. A) to have a republican form of government
Which of the following is a protection guaranteed to the States by the National Government
A) to have a republican form of government
B) to have an army and navy in peace times
C) to put down internal disorder
D) protection in the case of foreign invasion

89. A) to have a republican form of government
Which of the following is a protection guaranteed to the States by the National Government
A) to have a republican form of government
B) to have an army and navy in peace times
C) to put down internal disorder
D) protection in the case of foreign invasion

90. After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within
A) 10 days
B) 1 month
C) 1 week
D) 15 days

91. After a bill has been sent to the President, it becomes a law if he does not send it back within
A) 10 days
B) 1 month
C) 1 week
D) 15 days

92. An order making a jailor show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called
A) eminent domain
B) ex post facto
C) bill of attainder
D) writ of habeas corpus

93. An order making a jailor show that a man is in jail for a good reason is called
A) eminent domain
B) ex post facto
C) bill of attainder
D) writ of habeas corpus

94. Money may be coined or printed only by
A) Congress
B) the Secretary of State
C) the President
D) the States

95. Money may be coined or printed only by
A) Congress
B) the Secretary of State
C) the President
D) the States

96. A) the Supremacy Clause B) the 10th Amendment
The Constitutional requirement that States respect the public records, laws, and court cases of every other state is which of the following
A) the Supremacy Clause
B) the 10th Amendment
C) the Full Faith and Credit Clause
D) Article III of the Constitution

97. A) the Supremacy Clause B) the 10th Amendment
The Constitutional requirement that States respect the public records, laws, and court cases of every other state is which of the following
A) the Supremacy Clause
B) the 10th Amendment
C) the Full Faith and Credit Clause
D) Article III of the Constitution

98. A U.S. President must be at least
A) 25 yrs old
B) 35 yrs old
C) 30 yrs old
D) 21 yrs old

99. A U.S. President must be at least
A) 25 yrs old
B) 35 yrs old
C) 30 yrs old
D) 21 yrs old

100. The President pro tempore is chosen by
A) the electoral college
B) the majority party of the Senate
C) the President
D) the majority party of the House of Representatives

101. The President pro tempore is chosen by
A) the electoral college
B) the majority party of the Senate
C) the President
D) the majority party of the House of Representatives

102. Congress must meet at least once every
A) 2 years
B) 4 years
C) year
D) 6 years

103. Congress must meet at least once every
A) 2 years
B) 4 years
C) year
D) 6 years

104. An amendment may become part of the constitution by
A) demand of the President
B) approval by conventions in three-fourths of the states
C) approval of a majority of governors
D) vote of the Supreme Court

105. An amendment may become part of the constitution by
A) demand of the President
B) approval by conventions in three-fourths of the states
C) approval of a majority of governors
D) vote of the Supreme Court

106. If the candidates for President have no majority of the electoral votes, the President is elected by
A) the Cabinet
B) the Supreme Court
C) the Senate
D) the House of Representatives

107. If the candidates for President have no majority of the electoral votes, the President is elected by
A) the Cabinet
B) the Supreme Court
C) the Senate
D) the House of Representatives

108. War may be declared only by
A) Congress
B) the Department of Defense
C) the President
D) the Secretary of State

109. War may be declared only by
A) Congress
B) the Department of Defense
C) the President
D) the Secretary of State

110. The worse thing that can happen to an official found guilty of impeachment charges is
A) removed from office
B) tried for treason
C) imprisonment
D) fined

111. The worse thing that can happen to an official found guilty of impeachment charges is
A) removed from office
B) tried for treason
C) imprisonment
D) fined

112. Which method was used to propose all 27 of the amendments
A) two-thirds vote of special State conventions
B) two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
C) three-fourths vote of State conventions
D) three-fourths vote of State legislatures

113. Which method was used to propose all 27 of the amendments
A) two-thirds vote of special State conventions
B) two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
C) three-fourths vote of State conventions
D) three-fourths vote of State legislatures

114. The President is elected if he
A) wins all the States votes
B) wins most of the country’s votes
C) wins a majority of the electoral votes
D) wins a majority of the popular votes

115. The President is elected if he
A) wins all the States votes
B) wins most of the country’s votes
C) wins a majority of the electoral votes
D) wins a majority of the popular votes

116. The Senate is considered a “continuous body” because
A) only one-third of the members are up for elections at one time
B) Senators are elected by the electoral college, not the people
C) every member is up for election at once
D) only half of the members are up for election at once

117. The Senate is considered a “continuous body” because
A) only one-third of the members are up for elections at one time
B) Senators are elected by the electoral college, not the people
C) every member is up for election at once
D) only half of the members are up for election at once

118. Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by
A) the House of Representatives
B) the Senate
C) the President
D) the Vice President

119. Judges of the Supreme Court must be nominated by
A) the House of Representatives
B) the Senate
C) the President
D) the Vice President

120. Congress may ratify an amendment to the Constitution by a
A) two-thirds vote in the House
B) majority vote in the House
C) three-fourths vote in both Houses
D) two-thirds vote of the Senate

121. Congress may ratify an amendment to the Constitution by a
A) two-thirds vote in the House
B) majority vote in the House
C) three-fourths vote in both Houses
D) two-thirds vote of the Senate

122. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives
A) Vice President
B) President pro tempore
C) Speaker
D) Chief Justice

123. Who is the leader of the House of Representatives
A) Vice President
B) President pro tempore
C) Speaker
D) Chief Justice

124. All impeachments are tried by the
A) Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives
C) Cabinet
D) Senate

125. All impeachments are tried by the
A) Supreme Court
B) House of Representatives
C) Cabinet
D) Senate

126. The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is
A) 6 years
B) 2 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years

127. The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is
A) 6 years
B) 2 years
C) 4 years
D) 5 years

128. Congress can pass laws over the President’s veto if both Houses have a majority of
A) three-fourths
B) over half
C) two-thirds
D) three-fifths

129. Congress can pass laws over the President’s veto if both Houses have a majority of
A) three-fourths
B) over half
C) two-thirds
D) three-fifths

130. A member of the House of Representatives must be at least
A) 25 years old
B) 30 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 35 years old

131. A member of the House of Representatives must be at least
A) 25 years old
B) 30 years old
C) 21 years old
D) 35 years old

132. The Supreme Court now has a Chief Justice and
A) 8 associate judges
B) 4 associate judges
C) 9 associate judges
D) 6 associate judges

133. The Supreme Court now has a Chief Justice and
A) 8 associate judges
B) 4 associate judges
C) 9 associate judges
D) 6 associate judges

134. In order to do their work, the House and Senate must have present
A) two-thirds of the members
B) one-fifth of the members
C) three-fourths of the members
D) a majority of the members

135. In order to do their work, the House and Senate must have present
A) two-thirds of the members
B) one-fifth of the members
C) three-fourths of the members
D) a majority of the members

136. What is the only defined crime in the Constitution
A) privateering
B) theft
C) treason
D) murder

137. What is the only defined crime in the Constitution
A) privateering
B) theft
C) treason
D) murder

138. The Constitution forbids the use of
A) bill of attainder
B) a preamble
C) an oath
D) veto

139. The Constitution forbids the use of
A) bill of attainder
B) a preamble
C) an oath
D) veto

140. The act of making war on the United States or helping its enemies is
A) a writ of habeas corpus
B) treason
C) eminent domain
D) bill of attainder

141. The act of making war on the United States or helping its enemies is
A) a writ of habeas corpus
B) treason
C) eminent domain
D) bill of attainder

142. The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as
A) the number of its representatives and senators
B) the number of its State legislature representatives
C) the number of its representatives
D) the number of its senators

143. The number of presidential electors a State receives is the same as
A) the number of its representatives and senators
B) the number of its State legislature representatives
C) the number of its representatives
D) the number of its senators

144. The President of the Senate is
A) the oldest Senator
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Vice President of the U.S.
D) the elected Senator

145. The President of the Senate is
A) the oldest Senator
B) the Chief Justice
C) the Vice President of the U.S.
D) the elected Senator

146. The power to establish the lower courts belong to
A) the Supreme Court
B) the Congress
C) they were established in the Constitution
D) the President

147. The power to establish the lower courts belong to
A) the Supreme Court
B) the Congress
C) they were established in the Constitution
D) the President

148. The number of main branches in our government is
D) 2

149. The number of main branches in our government is
D) 2

150. The only court established in the Constitution was the
A) U.S. District Court
B) Supreme Court
C) Court of Appeal
D) local inferior court

151. The only court established in the Constitution was the
A) U.S. District Court
B) Supreme Court
C) Court of Appeal
D) local inferior court