Constitution Test Review
What was the name of the first
Constitution?

The Articles of Confederation
Why didn’t the Articles of
Confederation work?

The Articles of Confederation provided a
weak central government.
What city did the Constitutional
Convention meet in?

Philadelphia
Who is known as the “Father of
the Constitution?”

James Madison
What are the three branches of
government?
Executive
 Legislative
 Judicial

What is another name for the
Legislative Branch?

Congress
How many Houses are there in
Congress?

2
Name the houses in Congress.
The Senate
 The House of Representatives

How many members are in the
U.S. Senate?

100 Senators
How many Senators does
California have in Congress?

2
What are the names of the
California Senators?
Barbara Boxer
 Diane Feinstein

What are the requirements
needed to be a U.S. Senator?
30 years old
 Citizenship 9 years
 Serve for 6 years
 Live in the state which elected.

How many Representatives are
in the House of
Representatives?

435
How many Representatives
from California?

53
What are the requirements of a
Representative?
25 years old
 Citizenship for 7 years
 Term of office 2 years
 Must live in the state which elected.

Senators and Representatives
are elected by?

Direct Election
The Representative that
represents the Fourth district
of California is_________.

Tom McClintock
The number of representatives
given to a state is determined
by

Population
The act of taking a count of the
population every 10 years is

A Census
National or Federal laws are
made in which branch of
government?

Legislative
Amendments may be proposed
by a 2/3rds vote of what?

Congress
The main responsibility of the
Legislative Branch is

To make laws.
The presiding officer of the
Senate is the_______?

Vice-President
What is the Vice-President’s
name?

Joseph Biden
Who is the Speaker of the
House of Representatives?

Nancy Pelosi
One way a bill can become a
law is for ______ to pass it and
_______ to sign it.

Congress/President
Amendments may be proposed
by a ___ vote in Congress or
State Legislatures.

2/3rds
An amendment must be ratified
by _____ vote of the states.

3/4ths
The President is the head of
the __________ branch of
government.

Executive
What is the main responsibility
of the Executive Branch?

To enforce laws
The President’s cabinet has
how many members?

15
The Legislative Branch is
checked by the President
through the power of ____.

VETO
Congress can override the
President’s veto by a ____
vote.

2/3rds.
If the President keeps a bill for
10 days and during that time
Congress adjourns and the bill
dies; that is called a
_________________

Pocket Veto
True/False. The President has
the power to pardon (forgive)
an individual’s crime?

True
What are the requirements to
be a U.S. President?
35 years old
 A natural born citizen
 4 year term of office
 Resident for 14 years.

A President gets elected by
the__________.

Electoral College
If a presidential candidate was
to win all the electoral votes of
a state, they must win by a
__________________________
of the popular vote.

majority
Treaties made by the President
must be approved by the _____

Senate
The presiding officer of the
Senate is__________.

The Vice-President
What is the main responsibility
of the Judicial Branch

To interpret laws
How many justices are on the
Supreme Court?

9
Who is the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court?

John Roberts
What is the supreme law of the
land?

The Constitution
The Constitution has how
many amendments?

27
The first ten amendments of
the Constitution are called?

The Bill of Rights
Why is a system of checks and
balances necessary?

To keep any branches of government from
becoming too powerful.
What is the introduction to the
Constitution called?

The Preamble
How old must a member of the
House be?

25
How many senators are there
from each state?

2
How many total senators are
there?

100
How long is a senator’s term of
office?

6 years
How old must a senator be to
be elected?

30
How long is the president’s
term of office?

4 years
How many terms can a
president serve?

2
How old must a person be to
become president?

35
What requirements are there to
be elected president?
A citizen by birth
 At least 35 years old

What branch is the Supreme
Court?

judicial
The Judicial Branch’s main
responsibility is to

Interpret laws
The president nominates
Supreme Court justices and
they are approved by the …

Senate
How long are Supreme Court
justices appointed for?

life
Who is current Chief Justice

John Roberts
How many amendments to the
Constitution have there been?

27
What are the first ten amendments to
the Constitution called?

The Bill of Rights
Why were the Bill of Rights
added to the Constitution?
To protect individual rights against the
government.
Name the rights the 1st
Amendment guarantees.

Freedom of speech, religion, press,
assembly, petition
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What does the 2nd Amendment
guarantee?

The right to own a gun
What does the 4th Amendment
protect?

Freedom from search or seizure without
a warrant
The 5th Amendment contains the double
jeopardy clause. What does that mean?

If you are found not guilty, you cannot be
tried again for the same crime.
Thomas Jefferson said there was
a wall of separation between

Chuch and state