United States History I
ESL
Name_______________________________
The Constitution of the United States Test
Date_____________Block______________
Directions: Select the most appropriate answer for each question and color in the letter on your
datatronic answer sheet with a number 2 pencil.
1.
According to the Preamble of the Constitution of the United States, ___________ has the ultimate (the
greatest) power.
a.
The Congress
b.
The People
c.
The Supreme Court
2.
Article 1 of the Constitution talks about the ________________ branch of government?
a.
Legislative
b.
Judicial
c.
Executive
3.
Article 2 of the Constitution talks about the _______________ branch of government?
a.
Legislative
b.
Judicial
c.
Executive
4.
Article 3 of the Constitution talks about the _______________ branch of government?
a.
Legislative
b.
Judicial
c.
Executive
5.
Article 4 of the Constitution talks about ____________________________
a.
a confederation
b.
Federalism
c.
The Unitary Structure
6.
Under Federalism, power is divided
a.
between the House and the Senate
b.
among the three branches of government
c.
between the states and the national government
7.
The Constitution states that, “the President shall have to power to make, with the advice and consent
of the Senate…” This statement illustrates the principle of
a.
Federalism
b.
Sovereignty
c.
Checks and Balances
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8.
Under the Constitution, the President can be impeached (fired) by
a.
House of Representatives (Congresspersons)
b.
Senate
c.
Supreme Court
9.
Under the Constitution the President is tried (put into court) by
a.
House of Representatives
b.
Senate
c.
A mob with who threatens to burn down the White House.
10. John Locke’s idea of Natural Rights is found in
a.
Preamable of Declaration of Independence
b.
Preamble of the Constitution of the United States
c.
Articles of Confederation
11. The Constitution was written in August and September of
a.
1787
b.
1789
c.
1776
12. Which of the following founders was not at the Constitutional Convention?
a.
George Washington
b.
Benjamin Franklin
c.
Thomas Jefferson
13. Which branch of Government decides if a law is constitutional?
a.
The Supreme Court
b.
The House of Representatives
c.
The Senate
14. The Constitution proper did not include the following idea.
a.
federalism
b.
checks and balances
c.
Bill of Rights
15. The voting age was lowered from 21 years of age to 18 years of age with the
a.
20th Amendment
b.
25th Amendment
c.
26th Amendment
16. The Bill of Rights is the first _________ amendments to the Constitution.
a.
5
b.
10
c.
15
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17. The use of impeachment has been used on
a.
Andrew Jackson and William Jefferson Clinton
b.
Richard Nixon and William Jefferson Clinton
c.
Andrew Johnson and William Jefferson Clinton
18. If the President and the Vice President are flying in a plane that crashes and kills them, who takes
over as the nation’s chief executive?
a.
The Speaker of the House
b.
The Secretary of State
c.
Mr. Berger
19. The Bill of Rights comes from the ideas of ____________________
a.
Karl Marx
b.
John Locke
c.
Thomas Jefferson
20. If the President is impeached, tried, and not convicted (guilty) he is
a.
removed from office
b.
allowed to serve out his term
c.
forced to take Freshman Humanities with Mr. Berger and Ms. Malzone
21. Which branch of government decides if a presidential action is Constitutional?
a.
The Executive
b.
The Judicial
c.
The House of Representatives
22. According to the Constitution of the United States, if a plane carrying the President and the Vice
President crashes on a hillside, which borders two states, where do they bury the survivors?
a.
In the state that the plane’s engine is
b.
In the state of their birth
c.
None of the above
23. The 13, 14 and 15th Amendments to the Constitution represents
a.
Freedom and expansion of the rights of former slaves
b.
Equal protection under the law for all citizens
c.
All of the Above
24. The part of the Constitution that did away with the 3/5ths Compromise (counting slaves) is
a.
the 13th Amendment
b.
the 14th Amendment
c.
the 15th Amendment
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25. Powers that are kept by the States are called
a. Delegated
b. Reserved
c. Concurrent
d. Concord
26. Powers that are given to the Federal Government are called
a. Delegated
b. Reserved
c. Concurrent
d. Concord
27. The executive branch selects people to act as advisors and administrators to carry out the
responsibilities of the office. These people are called the
a. closet
b. kitchen
c. bathroom
d. cabinet
28. Powers granted to both the states and the Federal Government are called
a. concurrent or shared powers
b. delegated powers
c. reserved powers
d. residual powers
29. The President of the United States is elected by
a. The Senate
b. The House of Representatives
c. The Electoral College
d. The majority of the voters selecting one candidate
30. The length of one term for the President is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. lifetime appointment
31. The length of one term for a Congressperson in the House of Representatives is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. lifetime appointment
32. The length of one term for a Senator is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. lifetime appointment
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33. The length of one term for a justice on the Supreme Court is
a. 2 years
b. 4 years
c. 6 years
d. lifetime appointment
34. What percentage of the Senate comes up for re-election every 2 years;
a. 25 %
b. 33 %
c. 50%
d. 100%
35. The phrase, “to form a more perfect union” implies that
a. The Articles of Confederation were a failure.
b. The Articles of Confederation gave too much power to the states
c. The Articles of Confederation lacked an Executive and Judicial branch
d. All of the above.
36. According to the Preamble of the Constitution, sovereignty lies with the
a. states
b. Federal Government
c. President
d. people
37. The concept of Judicial Review established
a. the power of the Senate to call witnesses in an impeachment trial
b. the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and /or the President
unconstitutional
c. the power of the Supreme Court to ignore cases that don’t have Constitutional issues
d. the power of the President to review judges decisions on the Supreme Court
38. The Justices on the Supreme Court are nominated by
a. the Senate
b. the Congress
c. the President
d. People through a general election.
39. Article 7 has been used __________ times.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
40. Which Lockeian concept is found in the Preamble of the Constitution
a. Natural Rights
b. State of Nature
c. Social Contract
d. Inalienable Rights
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41. “…to insure domestic tranquility” was a reaction to
a. The Civil Rights Marches of the 1960s
b. Shay’s Rebellion in Massachusetts
c. A student uprising at Hunterdon Central’s Freshman Humanities Course for having to take this
test on the Constitution, and giving up all their free time to study for it, and having to listen to
Mr. Berger’s and Ms. Malzone’s constant lecturing about the importance of good grades to get
into college so that they could change the world for the better, and having to go through
random drug tests if they want to join and after school activity, and having to wear id cards,
and having to hear Ms. Malzone go into one of her lectures about the importance of
punctuation and not using run-on sentences…
d. The assassination of Caesar
42. Under the concept of Federalism, who has more power
a. the states
b. the central government
c. the people
d. the governors of each state
43. The Supreme Court can only hear cases that
a. deal with Constitutional Issues
b. deal with conflicts between the states
c. deal with crimes against the nation
d. all of the above
44. The Congressperson from the 5th Congressional District (our district) is
a. Michael Ferguson
b. Rush Holt
c. Christie Todd Whitman
d. Leonard Lance
45. The Senators for New Jersey are
a. Torricelli and Corzine
b. Bradley and Lautenberg
c. Whitman and McGreevy
d. Corzine and Lautenberg
46. If a person commits murder and uses the post office to mail parts of the victim across state lines, the
crime is
a. a state issue since it took place in one state
b. a federal issue since the parts went to several states
c. a federal issue since a federal service was used in sending the parts across state lines
d. a state issue to be resolved by the many states that get the parts
47. The 2nd Amendment states that
a. all citizens can own gun
b. that in order to keep a well ordered militia, the right to bare arms shall not be denied
c. that in order to keep a well ordered militia, no citizen shall be without rapid fire machineguns.
d. that in order to keep a well ordered militia, the right to arm bears shall not be denied.
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The 19th Amendment was concerned with the
a. suffrage of women
b. Prohibition of the use of alcohol.
c. need to let the world know what we've known all along that - men are better than women.
d. women don’t need an amendment to give them rights they already have, so they pulled the
amendment prior to the States voting on it.
48. This Amendment protects persons from illegal searches and seizures
a. 4th
b. 5th
c. 6th
d. 7th
50. The current President of the United States is:
a.
George H.W. Bush
b.
George W. Bush
c.
Jeb Bush
d.
George Washington
Here they are….. The signers of the Constitution… They wrote this document because they wanted you to
have the rights and responsibilities of citizenship they did not have for the majority of their lives…. And
they never had to take this test
So by signing this
either…
I get to pass
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