Quiz: Lessons 4-8

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16 questions

1

According the Preamble to the Constitution, what is the source of authority for the Constitution?

The people

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The President of the United States of America

The House of Representatives

Which article of the Constitution refers to the legislative branch of government?

Article II

Article III

Article IV

Article I

Which article of the Constitution refers to the executive branch of government?

Article I

Article III

Article II

Article IV

Which article of the Constitution refers to the judicial branch of government?

Article IV

Article I

Article II

Article III

How is the legislative branch organized?

It is organized as inferior to the Executive branch

It is organized as a bicameral Congress

It is organized to exercise legislative control over both the federal and state governments

It is organized as a unicameral Congress

How many courts did the Constitution create?

It created one Supreme Court

The Constitution did not create the court system. The courts were created while Great Britain still governed the colonies.

It created all courts in the United States.

It created two courts; the Supreme Court and the Juvenile Court

Which amendment includes freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government?

1st amendment

3rd amendment

4th amendment

2nd amendment

Which of your civil rights is protected by the 2nd Amendment?

The right to legally own a firearm

The right to a jury trial

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Freedom from excessive bail

Who is the chief officer of the House of Representatives?

The minority whip

The majority whip

The house manager

The speaker of the house

Who is the chief officer of the Senate?

The minority whip

The majority whip

The senate manager

The president of the senate who is also the vice president of the United States

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, but it was heavily influenced by this man from Virginia.

Pierce Butler

John C. Calhoun

George Mason

Charles Pinckney

Why did the 13 colonies send delegates to the convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

To storm the capitol and overturn the results of an legitimate election

To write a new document that would create a more stable government

To fix the flaws in the Articles of Confederation

To elect George Washington as the first president of the United States of America

No-knock warrants were pretty controversial from the start. It was implemented at the federal level shortly after Richard Nixon was elected as President. And there were a lot of botched drug raids and mistaken drug raids across the country. Some people were even killed because of them. What was really interesting was that Congress held hearings about these tragedies. Congress ended up repealing the federal no-knock raid law a few years later. It then comes back in the 1980s. Some people who have been victims of no-knock raids have sued police departments saying that they violated which constitutional amendment?

1st amendment

4th amendment

3rd amendment

2nd amendment

The 5th amendment includes a clause that allows the federal government to confiscate your private property, compensate you according to the federal government's determination of fair market value, and use your land for public projects such as schools and widening roads. What is the name of this clause?

Emoluments clause

Supremacy clause

Eminent domain

Necessary and proper clause

According to the 6th amendment, you have the right to confront witnesses against you in a court of law.

True

False

Our civil rights and liberties, as enumerated in the Bill of Rights, are only protected from the overreach of the federal government, not state government.

True

False

According the Preamble to the Constitution, what is the source of authority for the Constitution?

The people

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

The President of the United States of America

The House of Representatives

Which article of the Constitution refers to the legislative branch of government?

Article II

Article III

Article IV

Article I

Which article of the Constitution refers to the executive branch of government?

Article I

Article III

Article II

Article IV

Which article of the Constitution refers to the judicial branch of government?

Article IV

Article I

Article II

Article III

How is the legislative branch organized?

It is organized as inferior to the Executive branch

It is organized as a bicameral Congress

It is organized to exercise legislative control over both the federal and state governments

It is organized as a unicameral Congress

How many courts did the Constitution create?

It created one Supreme Court

The Constitution did not create the court system. The courts were created while Great Britain still governed the colonies.

It created all courts in the United States.

It created two courts; the Supreme Court and the Juvenile Court

Which amendment includes freedom of press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government?

1st amendment

3rd amendment

4th amendment

2nd amendment

Which of your civil rights is protected by the 2nd Amendment?

The right to legally own a firearm

The right to a jury trial

Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment

Freedom from excessive bail

Who is the chief officer of the House of Representatives?

The minority whip

The majority whip

The house manager

The speaker of the house

Who is the chief officer of the Senate?

The minority whip

The majority whip

The senate manager

The president of the senate who is also the vice president of the United States

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, but it was heavily influenced by this man from Virginia.

Pierce Butler

John C. Calhoun

George Mason

Charles Pinckney

Why did the 13 colonies send delegates to the convention in Philadelphia in 1787?

To storm the capitol and overturn the results of an legitimate election

To write a new document that would create a more stable government

To fix the flaws in the Articles of Confederation

To elect George Washington as the first president of the United States of America

No-knock warrants were pretty controversial from the start. It was implemented at the federal level shortly after Richard Nixon was elected as President. And there were a lot of botched drug raids and mistaken drug raids across the country. Some people were even killed because of them. What was really interesting was that Congress held hearings about these tragedies. Congress ended up repealing the federal no-knock raid law a few years later. It then comes back in the 1980s. Some people who have been victims of no-knock raids have sued police departments saying that they violated which constitutional amendment?

1st amendment

4th amendment

3rd amendment

2nd amendment

The 5th amendment includes a clause that allows the federal government to confiscate your private property, compensate you according to the federal government's determination of fair market value, and use your land for public projects such as schools and widening roads. What is the name of this clause?

Emoluments clause

Supremacy clause

Eminent domain

Necessary and proper clause

According to the 6th amendment, you have the right to confront witnesses against you in a court of law.

True

False

Our civil rights and liberties, as enumerated in the Bill of Rights, are only protected from the overreach of the federal government, not state government.

True

False