US Constitution Quiz

The constitutional principle that the ultimate authority of government comes from the people

• separation of powers

• federalism

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

The ability of the President to veto an act of Congress is an example of which constitutional principle?

• separation of powers

• federalism

• limited government

• checks and balances

What position does the Vice President hold in the legislative branch?

• Speaker of the House

• President of the Senate

• Chief Justice

• None- VP is ONLY Executive branch

Which part of the US Constitution guarantees that Coach Ryon and his wife's marriage in Texas will be honored if they move to another state, through the Full Faith Clause?

• Article IV, Section 1

• Article IV, Section 2

• Article IV, Section 3

• Article VI

Besides creating the judicial branch, Article III speaks of what important right of the people?

• no cruel and unusual punishment

• right to an attorney

• freedom of the press

• trial by jury

What two groups may propose amendments to the US Constitution?

• state legislature or state constitutional conventions

• state legislature or Congress

• Congress or national constitutional conventions

• National constitutional conventions or state constitutional conventions

What important religious guarantee is found in Article VI?

• freedom to worship the way you want

• freedom from having religious qualifications to run for office

• separation of church and state

• protection against state sponsored prayer

What is the subject of Article VII?

• states' rights

• amendments procedures

• ratification of the Constitution

• supremacy of the Constitution

Which article of the Constitution states that the Constitution "...shall be the supreme law of the land..."?

• II

• IV

• V

• VI

Formal changes to our Constitution are called -

• sections

• amendments

• articles

• clauses