Welcome to American
Government Review
The following PowerPoint was created to help
you prepare for the upcoming test. Take
your time and carefully read the multiple
choice questions. You will see VERY similar
questions on your upcoming test.
Multiple Choice Question
At the Constitutional Convention, the 3/5th
compromise was adopted to solve the problem of
how to
A. Divide Congressional representation between large
and small states
B. Count the slave population toward representation
and taxation
C. Tax the exportation of agricultural products
D. Amend the Constitution through state conventions
• The Answer Is…. B
Multiple Choice Question
The executive branch checks the legislative branch by:
A. Power to veto bills
B. Power to change laws
C. Power to begin impeachment hearings against
legislators
D. Power to set congressional salaries
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The legislative branch checks the executive branch by:
A. Power to over-ride the president’s veto
B. Power to approve presidential appointments
C. Power of the House to impeach the president or vice
president
D. All of the above
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
The legislative branch checks the judicial branch by:
A. The power of the Senate to approve judicial
appointments
B. The power to impeach justices
C. The power to appoint justices
D. B and C
E. A and B
• The Answer Is….E
Multiple Choice Question
The judicial branch checks the legislative branch by:
A. The power to impeach a congressional representative
B. The power to veto laws
C. The power to find laws unconstitutional
D. The power to set congressional salaries
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
Which phrase begins the Preamble to the Constitution?
A. “We hold these truths to be self-evident”
B. “Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion”
C. “We the people of the United States”
D. “When, in the course of human events”
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
Which of the following is NOT within the
powers of the states?
A. Build highways
B. Levy taxes
C. Make laws
D. Coin money
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
Powers shared by the federal and state governments
are:
A. Delegated powers
B. Concurrent powers
C. Inherent powers
D. Reserved powers
E. Implied powers
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
Which of these comes FIRST in the process of a bill
becoming a law?
A. Committees of the House and the Senate vote on the
bill
B. A member of Congress introduces the bill
C. Each house of Congress votes on the bill
D. The president signs the bill
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
The man who wrote the Declaration of
Independence was:
A. James Madison
B. James Monroe
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Thomas Paine
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly
independent states were joined by the:
A. Articles of Confederation
B. Magna Carta
C. Mayflower Compact
D. Bill of Rights
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The Constitutional Convention met in this city:
A. Philadelphia
B. New York
C. Boston
D. Trenton
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The Preamble of the Constitution begins with:
A. “When in the course of human events”
B. “We the citizens need to form”
C. “As the people of the United States”
D. “We the people of the United States”
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
Which of the following is not included in the
Preamble of the Constitution?
A. “to form a more perfect union”
B. “to promote the pursuit of happiness”
C. “to provide for the common defense”
D. “to establish justice”
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
The plan of the government proposed during the
Constitutional Convention which called for a
bicameral Congress based on population was the:
A. Florida plan
B. Great Compromise
C. New Jersey plan
D. Virginia plan
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
The Constitution needed the approval of how
many states?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 13
D. 5
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
Power in the United States government is
divided among:
A. Two branches
B. Seven branches
C. Twenty-five branches
D. Three branches
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
Congress is divided into:
A. Two branches
B. Three branches
C. Two houses
D. Three houses
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution
is:
A. 3
B. 2
C. 7
D. 9
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
The number of amendments that have been
added to the Constitution is:
A. 25
B. 27
C. 10
D. 16
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
The number of representatives each state has
in the House depends on:
A. How big the state is
B. When the state was admitted
C. The population of the state
D. How rich the state is
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
U.S. Senators are elected for:
A. Four years
B. Two years
C. Life
D. Six years
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
Members of the House of Representatives are
elected for:
A. Two years
B. Six years
C. Four years
D. Life
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The total number of members in the House of
Representatives is:
A. 435
B. 453
C. 100
D. 50
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The total number of U.S. senators is:
A. 435
B. 354
C. 100
D. 50
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
All revenue (money) bills originate in the:
A. Senate
B. House
C. Executive Branch
D. Judicial Branch
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
Impeachment charges are started by the:
A. President
B. House of Representatives
C. Supreme Court
D. Senate
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
The power to declare war belongs to the:
A. President
B. Chief Justice
C. Congress
D. Secretary of State
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
The presiding officer of the Senate is:
A. The Chief Justice
B. The President
C. The Speaker
D. The Vice President
• The Answer Is….D
Multiple Choice Question
The executive branch:
A. Makes laws
B. Explains laws
C. Carries our laws
D. Declares laws unconstitutional
• The Answer Is….C
Multiple Choice Question
The electoral college was established by the
Constitutional Convention because:
A. The founding fathers wanted to keep the common
people from making a mistake
B. They wanted a longer election period
C. They wanted to confuse the American people
D. None of the above
• The Answer Is….A
Multiple Choice Question
The judicial branch:
A. Makes laws
B. Judges laws
C. Enforces laws
D. Vetoes laws
• The Answer Is….B
Multiple Choice Question
The number of justices on the Supreme Court
is:
A. 7
B. 9
C. 11
D. 15
• The Answer Is….B
True – False Question
The Constitution is a
permanent
document, it can
never be changed.
• The
Answer
is…
false.
True – False Question
The president does
not have to be a
natural born
citizen.
• The
Answer
Is…
• false.
True – False Question
The House of Representatives acts as the jury in
an impeachment case.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
You can be tried for the same crime twice.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
The Bill of Rights was part of the original
Constitution.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
The amendment process is very difficult.
• The Answer Is…true.
True – False Question
The 17th amendment limits the president to two
terms.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
No president has ever been removed from
office, but one has resigned.
• The Answer Is…true.
True – False Question
The introduction to the Constitution is called the
Preamble.
• The Answer Is…true.
True – False Question
The Constitution does not specifically state the powers
of the branches.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
The Constitution can only be changed by the
president.
• The Answer Is…false.
True – False Question
There are nine Supreme Court justices.
• The Answer Is…true.
True – False Question
Supreme Court justices serve for 10 years.
• The Answer Is…false.