U.S. Constitution Exam/103 Questions and
Solved Answers
to negotiate treaties - -Which one of these powers does NOT belong to the
Congress
A)to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states
B) to issue money
C) to declare war
D) to raise and support armies
E) to negotiate treaties
-The judicial branch may, when proper suit is brought, review the
constitutionality of actions of the legislature and the executive branch - -The
principle of judicial review means that:
A) The executive and legislative branches may review candidates for the
judiciary
B) The judicial branch may, when proper suit is brought, review the
constitutionality of actions of the legislature and the executive branch
C) The Department of Justice may review actions of the federal and state
governments
D) The Congressional Judicial Review Board may review bills prior to floor
action
E) The Senate Judicial Committee acts as a check on the executive branch
-The House - -A presidential election results in no candidate having a
majority of the electoral votes. (For example: a third party candidacy results
in 3 candidates each receiving 1/3 of the electoral votes) The outcome will
be decided by:
A) A recount of the electoral vote
B) A tally of the popular vote
C) The Senate
D) The House
E) Not specified by the Constitution
-2 - -Every member of the House of Representatives stands for election
every ______ years.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
E) 10
-none - -What role does the president play in amending the Constitution?
A) Sign or veto, as with other congressional legislation
B) "Pocket" veto only
,C) Amendments must be ratified by the president
D) President proposes amendments, Congress ratifies
E) None
-2/3 vote of the senate - -For a negotiated treaty to become law, it must be
ratified by
A) 2/3 vote of congress
B) 2/3 vote of the house of representatives
C) 3/4 vote of the state legislatures
D) 2/3 vote of the senate
E) signature of the president
-based on the population of the state - -In the House of Representatatives,
the number of members from each state is
A) Based on the number of electoral votes in each state
B) Based on the population of the state
C) Always two
D) Based on the number of registered voters in each state
-None of the above - -The original Constitution
A) Prohibited slavery
B) Prohibited the importation of slaves
C) Strongly condemned the practice of slavery
D) Agreed on a future date after which slavery would be prohibited
E) None of the above
-Approval of at least nine states and was narrowly achieved after months of
intense political maneuvering by those in favor of, and those against, the
new Constitution. - -In order to go into effect, the new Constitution drafted
by the convention was required to be ratified by
A) Approval of two-thirds of the existing Congress.
B) Approval of at least nine states and passed easily.
C) Approval of at least nine states and was narrowly achieved after months
of intense political maneuvering by those in favor of, and those against, the
new Constitution.
D) Approval of all 13 states.
E) No one. Article VII includes a self-ratifying clause.
-Would be paid in full - -Article VI provided that all obligations contracted by
the government under the Articles of Confederation
A) Would be paid in full
B) Were not necessarily the obligation of the new government
C) Would be paid if approved by the Congress and signed by the president
D) Would not be paid
, -Amendment to the Constitution - -In the 19th century, congressional
attempts to legislate an income tax were repeatedly struck down by the
Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In the 20th century the income tax was
created by:
A) Executive order
B) Federal law made by Congress
C) Amendment to the Constitution
D) Judicial reversal by the Supreme Court
-I, IV and V only - -Webster's defines a democracy as "a government by the
people, especially: rule of the majority. A government in which the supreme
power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly
through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free
elections." A perennial problem for majoritarian democracies is protecting
the rights of those of the minority opinion. In our constitutional system,
which of the following are MOST likely to protect the rights of those of a
minority opinion?
I. The first 10 amendments
II. Democratic elections
III. The electoral college
IV. The many potential roadblocks on the route from bill to federal law (e.g.
rejection in committee, House, Senate, veto, override, etc.)
V. Judicial review of legislation
A) I, II, and III only
B) II and III only
C) II only
D) I, IV and V only
-a majority in both the House and Senate - -To pass, a bill must be
approved by
A) a majority in both the House and Senate
B) a majority in the House only
C) a 2/3 majority in both House and Senate
D) a 2/3 majority in the House only
E) 3/4 of the state legislatures
-It may become a law it two-thirds of both houses of Congress approve it - -
If the bill is "vetoed":
A) It cannot become a law
B) It may become a law if two-thirds of the Senate approves it
C) It may become a law it two-thirds of both houses of Congress approve it
D) It may become a law if the Supreme Court approves it
-State governor - -When a vacancy occurs in the Senate (e.g. from death or
disability), the ______________________ appoints someone to fill the office until
the next general election.
Solved Answers
to negotiate treaties - -Which one of these powers does NOT belong to the
Congress
A)to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states
B) to issue money
C) to declare war
D) to raise and support armies
E) to negotiate treaties
-The judicial branch may, when proper suit is brought, review the
constitutionality of actions of the legislature and the executive branch - -The
principle of judicial review means that:
A) The executive and legislative branches may review candidates for the
judiciary
B) The judicial branch may, when proper suit is brought, review the
constitutionality of actions of the legislature and the executive branch
C) The Department of Justice may review actions of the federal and state
governments
D) The Congressional Judicial Review Board may review bills prior to floor
action
E) The Senate Judicial Committee acts as a check on the executive branch
-The House - -A presidential election results in no candidate having a
majority of the electoral votes. (For example: a third party candidacy results
in 3 candidates each receiving 1/3 of the electoral votes) The outcome will
be decided by:
A) A recount of the electoral vote
B) A tally of the popular vote
C) The Senate
D) The House
E) Not specified by the Constitution
-2 - -Every member of the House of Representatives stands for election
every ______ years.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6
E) 10
-none - -What role does the president play in amending the Constitution?
A) Sign or veto, as with other congressional legislation
B) "Pocket" veto only
,C) Amendments must be ratified by the president
D) President proposes amendments, Congress ratifies
E) None
-2/3 vote of the senate - -For a negotiated treaty to become law, it must be
ratified by
A) 2/3 vote of congress
B) 2/3 vote of the house of representatives
C) 3/4 vote of the state legislatures
D) 2/3 vote of the senate
E) signature of the president
-based on the population of the state - -In the House of Representatatives,
the number of members from each state is
A) Based on the number of electoral votes in each state
B) Based on the population of the state
C) Always two
D) Based on the number of registered voters in each state
-None of the above - -The original Constitution
A) Prohibited slavery
B) Prohibited the importation of slaves
C) Strongly condemned the practice of slavery
D) Agreed on a future date after which slavery would be prohibited
E) None of the above
-Approval of at least nine states and was narrowly achieved after months of
intense political maneuvering by those in favor of, and those against, the
new Constitution. - -In order to go into effect, the new Constitution drafted
by the convention was required to be ratified by
A) Approval of two-thirds of the existing Congress.
B) Approval of at least nine states and passed easily.
C) Approval of at least nine states and was narrowly achieved after months
of intense political maneuvering by those in favor of, and those against, the
new Constitution.
D) Approval of all 13 states.
E) No one. Article VII includes a self-ratifying clause.
-Would be paid in full - -Article VI provided that all obligations contracted by
the government under the Articles of Confederation
A) Would be paid in full
B) Were not necessarily the obligation of the new government
C) Would be paid if approved by the Congress and signed by the president
D) Would not be paid
, -Amendment to the Constitution - -In the 19th century, congressional
attempts to legislate an income tax were repeatedly struck down by the
Supreme Court as unconstitutional. In the 20th century the income tax was
created by:
A) Executive order
B) Federal law made by Congress
C) Amendment to the Constitution
D) Judicial reversal by the Supreme Court
-I, IV and V only - -Webster's defines a democracy as "a government by the
people, especially: rule of the majority. A government in which the supreme
power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly
through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free
elections." A perennial problem for majoritarian democracies is protecting
the rights of those of the minority opinion. In our constitutional system,
which of the following are MOST likely to protect the rights of those of a
minority opinion?
I. The first 10 amendments
II. Democratic elections
III. The electoral college
IV. The many potential roadblocks on the route from bill to federal law (e.g.
rejection in committee, House, Senate, veto, override, etc.)
V. Judicial review of legislation
A) I, II, and III only
B) II and III only
C) II only
D) I, IV and V only
-a majority in both the House and Senate - -To pass, a bill must be
approved by
A) a majority in both the House and Senate
B) a majority in the House only
C) a 2/3 majority in both House and Senate
D) a 2/3 majority in the House only
E) 3/4 of the state legislatures
-It may become a law it two-thirds of both houses of Congress approve it - -
If the bill is "vetoed":
A) It cannot become a law
B) It may become a law if two-thirds of the Senate approves it
C) It may become a law it two-thirds of both houses of Congress approve it
D) It may become a law if the Supreme Court approves it
-State governor - -When a vacancy occurs in the Senate (e.g. from death or
disability), the ______________________ appoints someone to fill the office until
the next general election.
