Sorta Kinda the US Constitution Test

Which of the following is one way an amendment to the Constitution can be ratified?

• 3/4 vote in each house

• simple majority

• 3/4 of states

• Convention in one-half of the states

The main purpose of the Bill of Rights is to

• Create a system of laws

• maintain social order

• organize the national government

• Protect individual rights and freedoms

The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed by the

• original constitution

• electoral college

• Bill of rights

• Supreme Court

Which of the following authorized the federal government to collect income tax?

• bill of rights

• supremacy clause

• 16th amendment

• original constitution

Who has the ultimate authority to decide whether or not a federal law or action is constitutional?

• senators

• congress

• supreme court

• president

The 1803 landmark Supreme Court case Marbury vs Madison establised the principle of

• federalism

• popular sovreignty

• separation of powers

• judicial review

What is the main responsibility of executive branch agencies?

• deciding what bills to submit to Congress

• carrying out laws and programs passed by Congress

• determining whether acts of Congress are constitutional

• approving agreements made by the president

What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

• cabinet

• electoral college

• representatives

• senators

Which of the following factors led to the passage of the Twenty-second Amendment limiting the presidents to two terms?

• George Washington's popularity

• unlimited power of the electoral college

• unclear rules for presidential succession

• Franklin Roosevelt's stay in office

Under the Constitution, who holds the actual power to elect the president?

• electoral college

• state legislatures

• representatives

• voters