Do You Know The Constitution?

1.

The duty of the judicial branch is to...

Interpret the laws

Administer the laws judiciously

Create laws by judicial decree

Propose legislation

Settle disputes between the United States and foreign countries

2.

The duty of the executive branch is to..

Make the laws

Decide if a law is constitutional or not

Declare war

Enforce the laws

Create laws by executive order

3.

Only twice in U.S. history has the House impeached a president—Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998. The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Richard Nixon in July 1974, but...

He resigned before the full House voted on the charges

They dropped the charges

He was acquitted

They did not have enough evidence

He gave himself a presidential pardon

4.

Congress can propose amendments to the constitution by...

A vote of one half of both houses

A vote of two thirds of both houses

A vote of two thirds of one house

Secret ballot

Getting the President to agree with them

5.

Article I has to do with..

Presidential powers

Supreme Court powers

Legislative responsibilities

Legal holidays

None of the above

6.

Colonial Americans were intimately familiar with the invasive power of government. British officials ransacked their homes and arrested them without warrants. The purpose of the---------- ------------- is to prevent such arbitrary actions and protect Americans’ privacy against the government

First Amendment

Fifth Amendment

Third Amendment

Second Amendment

Fourth Amendment