Choose the letter of the best answer.

____ 1. For what period of time is a president's term of office?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 4 years
D. 6 years

____ 2. Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States?
A. Supreme Court and president
B. House and Senate
C. Senate and Supreme Court
D. all of the above

____ 3. Which branch of the government has the power to pass laws?
A. executive branch
B. legislative branch
C. judicial branch
D. all of the above

____ 4. Which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill?
A. impeachment
B. military action
C. judicial review
D. veto

____ 5. What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights?
A. checks and balances
B. limited government
C. Bill of Rights
D. separation of powers

____ 6. Who has the power to declare war?
A. Congress
B. Supreme Court
C. president
D. all of the above

____ 7. Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches?
A. separation of powers
B. limited government
C. federalism
D. checks and balances

____ 8. How are members of the Supreme Court chosen?
A. elected by the people and confirmed by the Senate
B. chosen by the Senate and confirmed by the House
C. appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
D. two-thirds vote of the House and three-fourths vote of the Senate

____ 9. A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on
A. the number of that state's electors for president.
B. the size of that state's population.
C. a ruling by the state's supreme court.
D. an appointment of the president.

____ 10. Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political principle of
A. individual rights.
B. monarchy.
C. republicanism.
D. federalism.

____ 11. Which of the following Midwestern states would a candidate most want to win?
A. Illinois
B. Iowa
C. Indiana
D. Wisconsin

____ 12. Which of the following statements is true about California, Texas, and Florida?
A. each has more than 20 electoral votes available
B. each is considered advantageous states to win
C. each has more electors than any neighboring state
D. all of the above

____ 13. Which of the following is a power of the legislative branch?
A. grant reprieves and pardons for federal crimes
B. declare executive acts unconstitutional
C. suggest laws and send messages to Congress
D. establish lower federal courts

____ 14. Which branch has the power to act as a check on both the president and the Supreme Court?
A. judicial branch
B. executive branch
C. legislative branch
D. financial branch

____ 15. How does the judicial branch act as a check on the executive branch?
A. can declare executive acts unconstitutional
B. can call special sessions of Congress
C. can impeach and remove the president
D. all of the above

____ 16. How does the executive branch influence Congress?
A. through judicial review
B. by suggesting laws
C. by controlling spending of money
D. all of the above

____ 17. Which government officials receive appointments for life?
A. presidents
B. senators
C. federal judges
D. representatives

____ 18. Which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the Senate approve?
A. Congress
B. Supreme Court
C. president
D. Senate

____ 19. The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of which of the following principles?
A. checks and balances
B. federalism
C. individual rights
D. republicanism

____ 20. Which of the following items do members of political parties vote for?
A. introduction of a bill
B. election of the president
C. appointment of federal judges
D. impeachment of the president

____ 21. What was the purpose behind federalism?
A. to establish a governing body for the state and national governments
B. to strengthen state governments
C. to build cooperation between the state and national governments
D. all of the above

____ 22. Which two governmental groups may propose amendments to the Constitution providing there is a two-thirds majority vote to do so?
A. Congress and state legislatures
B. Supreme Court and the president
C. F.B.I. and C.I.A.
D. all of the above

____ 23. Who has the power to declare wars and to raise armies?
A. Congress
B. Supreme Court
C. president
D. Senate

____ 24. Who is president of the Senate but has no vote unless the Senate is equally divided?
A. president
B. vice-president
C. Chief Justice
D. Speaker of the House

____ 25. How many members of Congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed?
A. one-fourth
B. one-half
C. two-thirds
D. all must agree

____ 26. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The Congress makes the law, while the president enforces the law.
B. The Supreme Court enforces the law, while Congress interprets the law.
C. The president makes the law, while the Supreme Court enforces the law.
D. All of the above are true.

____ 27. What important process is provided for in Article 5?
A. police to get a search warrant
B. the Constitution to be amended
C. the president to be impeached
D. 18 year olds the right to vote

____ 28. Who does the Congress have the ability to impeach?
A. presidents and federal judges
B. representatives and senators
C. members of the military
D. all of the above

____ 29. Whose acts may the Supreme Court declare unconstitutional?
A. executive branch only
B. legislative branch only
C. both the executive and legislative branches
D. neither the executive or legislative branches

____ 30. Which of the following is NOT a power of the legislative branch?
A. declare executive acts unconstitutional
B. impeach and remove the president
C. establish lower federal courts
D. control spending of money

____ 31. What is one possible effect of the Senate's power of impeachment and the Supreme Court's power of judicial review?
A. They encourage presidents to veto more acts of Congress.
B. They help prevent presidents from becoming dictators.
C. They make the legislative and judicial branches too powerful.
D. They help the president win sympathy from the public.

____ 32. Which official might call for a special session of Congress?
A. president
B. vice-president
C. Chief Justice
D. all of the above

____ 33. How can Congress override a presidential veto?
A. One house must pass the bill by a two-thirds majority.
B. Both houses must pass the bill by a two-thirds majority.
C. One house must pass the bill by a three-fourths majority.
D. Both houses must pass the bill by a three-fourths majority.

____ 34. How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it took effect?
A. 7
B. 9
C. 11
D. all 13

____ 35. The Fifteenth Amendment gave which of the following groups the right to vote?
A. women
B. 18 year-olds
C. African-American men
D. all of the above

____ 36. For which office does the Senate NOT have the power to confirm candidates?
A. vice-president
B. secretary of state
C. federal judges
D. ambassadors

____ 37. What roles do both houses of Congress play in the introduction of a new bill?
A. They may rewrite or stop a bill that was passed by the other house.
B. They may work together to approve a bill.
C. They may vote to pass a vetoed bill.
D. All of the above are true.

____ 38. Which amendment protects the right to petition the government?
A. Fifth Amendment
B. Nineteenth Amendment
C. First Amendment
D. Fourth Amendment

____ 39. To introduce a constitutional amendment, what majority is required in Congress?
A. one-fourth
B. two-thirds
C. one-half
D. all must agree

____ 40. What is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment repealed it?
A. The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment.
B. The 21st Amendment was repealed by the 18th Amendment.
C. The 13th Amendment was repealed by the 9th Amendment.
D. The 9th Amendment was repealed by the 13th Amendment.

____ 41. Which of the following are powers shared by the national and state governments?
A. declare war
B. protect copyrights
C. setup schools
D. regulate marriage

____ 42. What is the only situation in which the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended?
A. lame duck session
B. cases of rebellion or invasion
C. for non U.S. citizens
D. all of the above