Gov Quiz 1/29

1. What is the supreme Law of the Land?

A.      Constitution

B.      Articles of Confederation

C.      The Executive Branch

D.      The Legislative Branch

2. Who follows right behind the Vice President in succession for the office of president?

A.      Secretary of defense

B.      Colonel Sanders

C.      Speaker of the House

3. Which of the following is NOT a qualification for being a member of Senate?

A.      30 yrs. Old

B.      Natural Born Citizen

C.      Resident of the State

4. The name of John Locke’s idea of a clean slate.

A.      Tabula Rasa

B.      Pursuit of Happiness

C.      Magna Carta

5. How long is one Presidential term?

A.      2 years

B.      4 years

C.      6 years

6. What is the 19^th amendment about?

A.      Age of voting

B.      Selling alcohol

C.      Women’s right to vote

D.      Abolishing Slavery

7.  Which two amendments have to do with prohibition and the repeal of prohibition?

A.      19 and 22

B.      18 and 21

C.      18 and 25

D.      13 and 14

8. The 13^th amendment abolished slavery.

A.      True

B.      False

9. What power is DENIED to congress?

A.      Form a Militia

B.      Declare war

C.      Run the Post Office

D.      Give titles of Nobility

10. How many senators does a state have?

A.      4

B.      Depends on the population

C.      2

11. What is the 8^th amendment about?

a.       Cruel and Unusual Punishment

b.       Search and Seizure

c.       Freedom of Religion

12. Which amendment prevents you from having to quarter soldiers?

a.       1^st

b.       2^nd

c.       3^rd

d.       4^th

13.   How many states had to accept the constitution before it was ratified?

A.      13

B.      9

C.      10

D.      1

14.   The 26^th Amendment does what?

A.      Shorten Presidential Terms

B.      Allows 18 year old citizens the right to vote

C.      Repeals Prohibition

15.   Search and Seizure is a part of what Amendment?

A.      1^st

B.      4^th

C.      14^th

16.   The first Article of the Constitution is about what branch?

A.      Legislative Branch

B.      Executive Branch

C.      Judicial Branch

17.   Why was the Constitution created?

A.      To declare independence from Britain

B.      To elect a president

C.      To form a more perfect union

18.   The 13^th, 14th, and 15^th amendments deal with civil rights for former slaves?

a.       True

b.       False

19.   Which article of the Constitution deals with States?

a.       First

b.       Fourth

c.       Fifth

d.       Seventh

20.   What year was the Constitution written?

a.       1776

b.       1782

c.       1787

21.   In what city was the constitution written?

a.       New York

b.       Washington D.C.

c.       Philadelphia