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1) What are the first three words of the United States Constitution? a) In God We Trust b) We the People c) E Pluribus Unum d) God Bless America 2) The first three articles of the United States Constitution describe the three branches of government, what are they? a)
House of Representative, Judicial & President
b) Senate, Executive & House of Representative c) Legislative, Executive & Judicial d) Legislative, Senate & Judicial 3) The Congress of the United States is divided into two sections, what are they? a) Legislative & Executive b) Executive & Judicial c) Senate & House of Representative d) Senate & Executive 4) How many Senators are there from each state? a) Two b) Three c) One d) Depends on population of state 5) How long is one term of office for a member of the United States House of Representatives? a) Five Years b) Four Years c) Three years d) Two years 6) The Constitution gives three necessary qualifications for someone to become a member of the United States House of Representative, what are they? a) Be 25 years old, be a citizen of the United States for seven years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected b) Be 35 years old, be a citizen of the United States for six years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected c) Be 30 years old, be a citizen of the United States for nine years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected d) Be 35 years old, be a citizen of the United States for seven years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected 7) How long is one term of office for a member of the United States Senate? a) Four Years b) Two Years c) Six years d) Three Years 8) The Constitution gives three necessary qualifications for someone to become a member of the United States Senate, what are they? a) Be 25 years old, be a citizen of the United States for 8 years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected b) Be 30 years old, be a citizen of the United States for 9 years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected c) Be 35 years old, be a citizen of the United States for 7 years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected d) Be 30 years old, be a citizen of the United States for 6 years, be an inhabitant of the state from which elected 9) Where do all bills to raise revenue for the United States Government have to start for that bill to become law? a) Senate b) Executive c) Judicial d) House of Representative 10) How long is one term of office for the President of the United States? a)
Two years
b) Three years c) Five years d) Four years 11) The United States Constitution gives three necessary qualifications for someone to become President of the United States, what are they? a) Be 30 years old, be a natural born citizen of the US and be a resident of the United States for 9 years b) Be 25 years old, be a natural born citizen of the US and be a resident of the United States for 7 years c) Be 35 years old, be a natural born citizen of the US and be a resident of the United States for 14 years d) Be 35 years old, be a natural born citizen of the US and be a resident of the United States for 9 years 12) Who is the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States? a) The Vice President of the United States b) The President of the United States c) The Speaker of the House of Representative d) The First Lady 13) If both Houses of Congress approve a bill, and send it to the President for his signature, what can the President do to reject the bill? a) He can “throw” it away. b) He can “veto” it. c) He can "ignore" it. d) He can "review" it. 14) If the President vetoes a bill that Congress has sent, how may Congress make that bill into a law anyway? a) By a two-thirds vote b) By a majority vote c) By secret vote d) Any of the above 15) The five rights below are in which Amendment of the US Constitution?
a)
Fourth Amendment
b) Third Amendment c) Second Amendment d) First Amendment 16) What two rights are guaranteed in the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution? a) No warrants without probable cause and Right to Bear Arms b) Right to petition the government for a redress of grievances and Freedom of Religion c) No unreasonable searches & seizures and No warrants without probable cause d) No unreasonable searches & seizures and Right to petition the government for a redress of grievances 17) The five rights below are in which Amendment of the US Constitution?
2. No double jeopardy 3. Don’t have to be a witness against yourself 4. Due process of law 5. Just compensation for taking private properly a)
6th Amendment
b) 5th Amendment c) 14th Amendment d) 1st Amendment 18) In which Amendment of the US Constitution are Americans guaranteed a “speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury?” a) 6th Amendment b) 5th Amendment c) 14th Amendment d) 1st Amendment 19) The three rights below are in which Amendment of the US Constitution? a) Fifth Amendment1. No excessive bail b) Eighth Amendment c) First Amendment d) Fourteenth Amendment 20) In which Amendment to the US Constitution are Americans guaranteed “equal protection of the laws?” a)
12th Amendment
b) 13th Amendment c) 14th Amendment d) 15th Amendment 21) What right is given in the 15th Amendment of the US Constitution? a)
No excessive bail
b) The right of people of all races to vote c) The right of women to vote d) The right for 18-year-olds to vote 22) What power is given Congress in the 16th Amendment of the US Constitution? a) The power to declare war b) The power to veto bills c) The power to collect income tax. d) The power to increase Congressional wages 23) What right is given in the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution? a) The right to pay income taxes b) The right for 18-year-olds to vote c) The right for women to vote d) The right of people of all races to vote. 24) What right is given in the 26th Amendment of the US Constitution? a)
The right for 18-year-olds to vote
b) The right for women to vote c) The right of people of all races to vote d) The right to pay income taxes 
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