Socrative Current U.S Consitiuiton Test

27. Article 1 of the Constitution gives congress the ability to, "lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises," which allows congress to establish tariffs. What are tariffs?

A .Tax on imported goods

59. What is the electoral college?

A .The group that formally elects the president

49. What is the term length for members in the US House of Representatives?

A. 2 year term

50. What is the minimum age requirement for members in the US House of Representatives?

A. 25 years of age

11. The 6th amendment guarantees a "fair and speedy trial" in __________ cases.

A. Criminal cases

58. Who are the current President and Vice President of the US? MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

A. Donald Trump/ Joe Biden C. Mike Pence/Kamala Harris

20. The ability of the federal government to take property, with fair compensation, for public use is known as?

A. Eminent domain

39. _______________________ powers are given to Congress and directly stated or listed in the

A. Expressed

15. The 24th amendment abolished poll taxes, which had kept many blacks in the south from regestering to vote. What were poll taxes?

A. Fees charged in order to vote

67. Who was the 1st president of the United States?

A. George Washington

69. Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

A. James Madison

43. What is addressed in Article 1 of the Constitution?

A. Legislative Branch

33. What is the main duty of the Legislative Branch?

A. Making Laws

17. What section of the Constitution is the following text taken from? We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union... do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

A. Preamble

62. Which of the following is a cabinet-level position?

A. Secretary of State

25. In 1998 President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representative for lying under oath and obstruction of justice. What does impeachment mean?

A. To formally charge a government official with a crime.

64. What is one responsibility of an American citizens

A. Voting

4. This image portrays which cultural or political factor that was a major motivation for the 26th amendment in 1971?

A. Young people were protesting the Vietnam War and many were being drafted to fight at the age of 18

70. What year was the constitution written?

B. 1787

65. How old must a US citizen be to vote?

B. 18

52. What is the minimum age requirement for members in the US Senate?

B. 30 years of age

51. What is the term length for members in the US Senate?

B. 6 year term

13. The 14th amendment (ratified in 1868 after the Civil War) guaranteed citizenship to _______ and included further expansion of _________.

B. African Americans; Due process of law

9. The 18th amendment made producing ________ illegal in the US beginning in 1919 due to pressures from religious groups, angry housewives, and temperance movement leaders.

B. Alcohol

19. Article 1 of the Constitution divides congress into the Senate and the House of Representatives. What is the term for America's legislative branch being divided into two bodies?

B. Bicameral

47. When President Obama approved a raid by navy seals on a compound in Pakistan to capture Osama bin Laden, he was acting under which presidential duty?

B. Commander in Chief

34. What is the main duty of the Executive Branch?

B. Enforcing Laws

44. What is addressed in Article 2 of the Constitution?

B. Executive Branch

6. "The passage of the 22nd amendment make inexperience the redeeming quality of the chief executive." What historical event

B. Franklin Roosevelt broke the two-term tradition set by George Washington, and Congress wanted to prevent future presidents from doing it again

63. Who is the Chief Justice of the United States?

B. John Roberts

23. What is the term for the body who decides guilt or innocence in criminal trial?

B. Jury

14. The 4th amendment protects citizens from illegal _________ of property (homes, cars, etc.)

B. Searches

2. According to the 2nd amendment ...

B. The people have the right to keep and bear arms

68. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

B. Thomas Jefferson

22. J. Strom Thurmond holds the record for longest filibuster when in the face of the Civil Rights Bill of 1957, he spoke for 24 hrs. and 18 min. What is the purpose of filibustering?

B. To delay voting on specific bills proposed in the Senate

5. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery beginning in 1865?

C. 13th

How many total amendments are in the Constitution?

C. 27

42. How many Articles are in the Constitution?

C. 7

60. Which of the following was NOT a complaint listed in the Declaration of Independence?

C. Allowing the wealthy to avoid laws

57. What is the process for determining the population of the country every 10 years?

C. Census

48. When President Obama made affordable health care a corner stone of his presidency and helped push Congress into passing the Affordable Health Care Act (law), he was acting under which presidential duty?

C. Chief Legislator

18. Southwest Missouri sits in the 7th congressional district and is represented by Billy Long. What is the term for the individuals (people) living in the 7th district and who are represented by Long?

C. Constituents

35. What is the main duty of the judicial branch?

C. Interpreting Laws

61. During what month is the president inaugurated?

C. January

45. What is addressed in Article 3 of the Constitution?

C. Judicial Branch

36. Judicial review means that courts can declare actions of the other branches to be unconstitutional. What Supreme Court case strengthened the idea of judicial review for the Supreme Court?

C. Marbury v. Madison

16. Which of the following is the correct order for the three parts of the Constitution?

C. Preamble, Articles, Amendments

8. What right or freedom was given to women across the US beginning in 1920 19th amendment)?

C. Right to vote

3. Which of the following types of revenue (income) did the 16th amendment allow the government to collect beginning in 1913?

C. Taxes on personal income

31. As a group, the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are known as what?

C. The Bill of Rights

28. Congress' authority to do all things "necessary and proper" to carry out their expressed powers is known as ________?

C. The Elastic Clause

38. US Supreme Court Justices are appointed by _____________________:

C. The President

24. Ratification of the Constitution required 9 of the 13 states. What does ratify mean?

C. To pass

7. Which of the following would be in line with the language of the 8th ammendment?

C. You cannot be given the death penalty for shoplifting

40. A proposed law is known as a ___________________.

C. bill

37. US Supreme Court Justices serve for _____________________.

C. life

26. Who acts as the 100 person jury during the trial of a federal government official in the event of impeachment?

D .The Senate

10. The ______ amendment repealed the 18th amendment due to public outrage over increased crime, black market sales of alcohol, and a general disrespect for law enforcement.

D. 21st

32. Which of the following is not part of determining the 538 votes in the electoral college?

D. 3 votes, one each, to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam

29. How many total votes are possible in the electoral college for a presidential election?

D. 538

55. Which of the following rights are protected in the first amendment?

D. All answers are correct

56. Which of the following would be examples of expressed powers of Congress?

D. All of the above

46. If the President makes a treaty with a foreign nation, which presidential duty are they acting under?

D. Chief Diplomat

30. In the Constitution, who is given the power to declare war?

D. Congress

66. Which is NOT a reason why colonists came to the British Colonies?

D. Educational Opportunities

54. Which of the following is NOT an action the President can take on bill submitted from congress?

D. Line item veto

53. Which of the following is not a qualification for President of the United States?

D. Previous political experience

1. According to the 25th amendment, what happens if the President of the US should die in office (or must leave office before the term expires)?

D. The Vice President takes the oath of office as President and appoints a new vice president to be approved by congress

21. In November of 2014 a grand jury in Ferguson decided they would not indict officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael Brown. What did this decision mean?

D. The grand jury ruled there was not sufficient evidence to charge officer Wilson with a crime.

12. The 5th amendment guarantees which of the following?

E. All answers are correct