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Government & Politics
Federal Constitution Test Study Guide
Legislative Branch
What plays the biggest role in Congress in terms of the fate of bills?
What is the term of a US Senator?
All bills to raise money must be proposed by which chamber?
A treaty must be approved by?
How many US Senators are there?
What does the 17th Amendment provide for?
What does the “elastic” clause allow Congress to do?
According to the Constitution, legislative powers are granted to?
What’s the title of the presiding officer in the House?
What are the three Constitutional requirements to serve as a member of the House?
Who acts as the presiding officer in the Senate?
What is representation based upon in the House and in the Senate?
Executive Branch
Where is the President’s trial held after being impeached?
Through which institution is the President elected?
What’s the President’s title when he’s in charge of the armed forces?
How many years is the President’s term?
What are the three Constitutional requirements to serve as President of the United States of America?
What’s the President’s number one check on the power of Congress in terms of legislation?
What are the four ways by which a President may leave office before the end of his term?
How can a bill still become law if the President vetoes it?
What does “impeachment” mean?
What is the main duty of the President?
Judicial Branch
Where was “Judicial Review” originally defined? (court case)
What acts as the “highest law of the land” which the Supreme Court must interpret?
What is the highest court of last resort within the federal government’s judicial branch?
How does a Supreme Court justice get that position?
What can the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional?
How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?
What’s the term of office for a federal judge?
The Constitution
What type of government is created by the Constitution where there is a division between a central and various
state governments?
What is set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution?
According to the Constitution, a census must be taken every how many years?
What’s the minimum age at which a citizen can vote?
What amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
What five liberties are guaranteed in the first amendment?
A challenge to the death penalty would be based upon which amendment?
A challenge to an illegal search and seizure would be based upon which amendment?
How does the system of “checks and balances” work?
How does a Constitutional amendment get proposed?
Can states regulate interstate commerce?
After an amendment has been proposed, how does it get ratified?
What’s the formula for figuring a state’s electoral vote?
What’s the only crime specifically defined within the Constitution?
According to the 14th amendment, you cannot be deprived of “life, liberty, or property” without what?
Your right to an attorney is guaranteed by which amendment?
What is “double jeopardy”?
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
How has the Constitution remained a “living” document, remaining relevant for over 200-plus years?
What happens if a Presidential candidate fails to receive the 270 electoral votes necessary?