United States Constitution Test

The Preamble
1. states the purpose of the Declaration of Indepence
2. states the purpose of the Constitution
3. concludes the Constitution
4. influenced the War for Independence
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was
1. James Madison
2. James Monroe
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Thomas Paine
The war in which the colonies won their independence from England was the
1. French and Indian War
2. Revolutionary War
3. Civil War
4. Crimean War
Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the
1. Articles of Confederation
2. Magna Carta
3. Mayflower Compact
4. Bill of Rights
The Constitutional Convention met in the city of
1. Philadelphia
2. New York
3. Boston
4. Trenton
The Constitution needed the approval of how many states
1. seven
2. nine
3. thirteen
4. five
Power in the United States government is divided into
1. two branches
2. seven branches
3. twenty-five branches
4. three branches
Congress is divided into
1. two branches
2. three branches
3. two houses
4. three houses
The number of Articles in the U.S. Constitution is
1. three
2. two
3. seven
4. nine
The number of amendments that have been added to the Constitution is
1. twenty-five
2. twenty-seven
3. ten
4. sixteen
The number of representatives each state has in the House depends on
1. how big the state is
2. when the state was admitted
3. the population of the state
4. how rich the state is
U.S. Senators are elected for
1. four years
2. two years
3. life
4. six years
Members of the House of Representatives are elected for
1. two years
2. six years
3. four years
4. life
The total number of members in the House of Representatives is
1. 435
2. 453
3. 100
4. 50
The total number of U.S. Sentors is
1. 435
2. 354
3. 100
4. 50
All revenue (money) bills originate in the
1. Senate
2. House
3. Executive Branch
4. Judicial Branch
The power to declare war belongs to the
1. President
2. Chief Justice
3. Congress
4. Secretary of State
The number of justices on the Supreme Court is
1. seven
2. nine
3. eleven
4. fifteen
The President of the U. S. does not have the power to
1. declare war
2. negotiate treaties
3. appoint judges
4. veto bills
The term of justices in the Supreme Court is
1. eight years
2. ten years
3. life
4. six years