Constitution Quiz

Question #1:
In which of its seven articles does the Constitution create Congress?

Article 1

Article 2

Article 3

Article 7

Question #2:
The Constitution says that Congress shall consist of which two groups?

Supreme Court and White House 

House of Representatives and Senate

House of Representatives and Supreme Court 

Senate and Supreme Court 

Question #3:
How old do you have to be to serve in the House of Representatives?

50

25

40

35

Question #4:
How many years older do you have to be to serve in the Senate?

3

5

10

15

Question #5:
There are 435 members of the House of Representatives. On what basis is the number of members of the House of Representatives divided among the states?

Taxation

Amount of land

Population

Date the state entered the United States

Question #6:
There are 100 members of the Senate. Each state gets the same number of Senators. What is that number?

4

5

1

2

Question #7:
There are 27 Amendments to the Constitution. Which Amendment set the voting age to 18 years of age or older?

Amendment 19 

Amendment 26

Amendment 15

Amendment 24

Question #8:
Who must sign a bill passed by Congress before it becomes a law?

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 

Secretary of State 

Attorney General 

President

Question #9:
If a bill is not signed by the person mentioned in question 8, Congress can still make it a law by a vote of how many members?

Three-fourths of the House and three-fourths of the Senate 

Three-fourths of the House and two-thirds of the Senate 

Two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate

Three-fifths of the House and three-fifths of the Senate 

Question #10:
Each of the three branches of the federal government has distinctive duties. This term describes the duties of Congress.

Legislative

Executive

Judicial

Administrative

Question #11:
This Amendment to the Constitution altered the method of electing Senators

16th

17th

18th

19th

Question #12:
True or False. The Vice President is President of the Senate and has full voting privileges.

True

False

Question #13:
True or False. The Constitution does not specify that the Speaker of the House of Representatives must be a member of the House

True

False

Question #14:
Which of the following is NOT a specified power of Congress?

Establishing a uniform rule of naturalization 

Regulating foreign commerce 

Punishing piracy on the high seas 

All of the above 

None of the above

Question #15:
Which Article in the Constitution uses the term “Electoral College” when referring to the process of electing the President?

Article 1 

Article 2

Article 4

None of the above

Question #16:
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 failed to prohibit states from implementing which of the following provisions:

Literacy Tests 

Interpreting the Constitution 

Poll Taxes

None of the above

Question #17:
Members of Congress are privileged from arrest during congressional sessions and “in going to and returning from the same” except for cases of:

Treason

Felony

Breach of the peace

a and b only 

a, b, and c

Question #18:
Which of the following was not specifically mentioned in Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution:

Post offices and post roads 

Letters of marque and reprisal 

Standard of weights and measures 

Penitentiaries

Counterfeiting

Question #19:
Article 1, Section 8 grants Congress the right to exercise “exclusive legislation … over such District” that might become the seat of government and over areas purchased for what purposes?

Forts

Dockyards

Arsenals

All of the above

None of the above

Question #20:
The Constitution prohibited Congress from doing all of the following, EXCEPT:

Passing bills of attainder 

Passing ex post facto laws 

Suspending writ of habeas corpus

Taxing exports