Constitution Test 1 Practice
32 Questions I 18332 Attempts I Created By chrisg 1658 days agothis will help students prep for their Constitution test
Question Excerpt From Constitution Test 1 Practice
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What document broke our ties with mother England? |
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| Q.2) | Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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What branch makes the law? |
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| Q.4) | What branch enforces the law? |
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| Q.5) | What branch interprets the law? |
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| Q.6) | To show respect following a death or a time of mourning, what do you do with the flag? |
| Q.7) | If a flag becomes torn or tattered, what should you do? |
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| Q.8) | What plan at the Philadelphia Convention favored the large states b/c it wanted representation based on population? |
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| Q.9) | What problem did the Great Compromise settle? |
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| Q.10) | Which of the following is NOT true about the Articles of Confederation? |
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| Q.11) | What fraction of Congress does it take to override a veto of President? |
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| Q.12) | What fraction of Congress does it take to "propose an amendment"? (Step 1 of the amendment process) |
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| Q.13) | Which of the following is NOT true about the House and Senate? |
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How many total amendments are there to the Constitution? |
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What amendments make up the Bill of Rights? |
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How many terms can the President serve according to the 22nd amendment? |
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| Q.17) | What level of government does the Bill of Rights apply to? |
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| Q.18) | WHat amendment contains the equal protection clause? |
| Q.19) | What amendment gave women the right to vote? |
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| Q.20) | Giving aid and comfort to an enemy of the United States is called ____________. |
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| Q.21) | True or False??? Habeas Corpus prevents people from being kept in jail indefinitely. It is a court order to see the judge which allows you to have a trial. |
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| Q.22) | Which of the following is NOT a check the President has on Congress? |
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| Q.23) | Due process rights include all of the following except... |
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| Q.24) | Dividing power between the states and the national government is called.... |
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| Q.25) | Giving each branch some degree of oversight of the other branches is called ________. |
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| Q.26) | Why did the framers originally meet in Philadelphia in 1787? |
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| Q.27) | Which of the following is NOT in the Bill of Rights? |
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Which of the following is NOT in the preamble of the Constitution? |
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| Q.29) | Which of the following is NOT a power/responsibility of the president? |
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| Q.30) | According to the _____________ clause, states must recognize the legal documents of other states. |
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| Q.31) | When state and national law conflict, who is Supreme? |
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| Q.32) | Which of the following is NOT a power of Congress? |
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