Civics - Lesson 2 - The United States Constitution - Exam

Suppose you're an attorney. In a case you're presenting to a federal court, you argue that the person you're defending suffered cruel and unusual punishment. Which Amendment of the Constitution should you cite?

Amendment VIII

The right to petition members of the government is contained in the ____ Amendment to the Constitution.

First

What Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?

Marbury v. Madison

A woman named Harriet Miller comes before a judge in a pretrial hearing. She pleads guilty to the charge of stealing money. Under the Sixth Amendment, what's her next right that applies?

NOT Harriet is guaranteed to a speedy trial.

Choose the statement from the following choices that best describes the separation of powers.

Powers and duties of the United States government are divided among three branches of government .

The purpose of the Constitution is presented in the

Preamble.

The delegate who created the compromise for the Constitution was

Roger Sherman.

Which Article proclaims the Constitution as the highest law?

Sixth

Which of the following problems did Shays' Rebellion show about the Articles of Confederation?

There was no federal standing army

Which one of the following statements is accurate for the Articles of Confederation?

There was no president.

Which statement is true of The Federalist Papers?

They were written to gain support for the Constitution.

The ____ Amendment is the only constitutional amendment that was ratified by approval of conventions in three-fourths of the states.

Twenty-First

Supporters of the New Jersey Plan

called for a legislature in which each state had one vote.

Controls given to one branch of government to limit the power of another branch are known as

checks and balances.

Suppose Briscoe Cole is found not guilty of murder in a fair jury trial. Later, evidence comes to light that Briscoe may have been guilty. Under the ____ principle of the Fifth Amendment, Briscoe can't be tried again for that same crime.

double jeopardy

The Preamble to the Constitution does not specify providing for

economic equity.

The New Jersey plan called for

equal representation for all states in the Congress.

The two proposed plans for the Constitution agreed on

having three branches of government.

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to

revise the Articles of Confederation.

Shay's Rebellion encouraged national leaders to

seek alternatives to the Articles of Confederation.