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US Constitution Test Flashcards2024/2025 Full Set
1. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." is in the
second paragraph of which document? - ANS-Declaration of Independence
2. "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union..." begins
which document? - ANS-Constitution
3. Animal that represents Democrats - ANS-Donkey
4. Animal that represents Republicans - ANS-Elephant
5. Checks & Balances: One check on the people. - ANS-Electoral College chooses the
President
6. Checks & Balances: One way the judicial branch checks both other branches. -
ANS-Declaring laws unconstitutional
7. Checks & Balances: One way the legislative branch checks the executive branch. -
ANS-Overriding a veto
8. Checks & Balances:One way that the Senate and House check each other. -
ANS-bills must be approved by both houses
9. Checks & Balances:One way the executive branch checks the legislative branch. -
ANS-Vetoing bills
10. If the Congress wants to override a Presidential veto, how many of them need to
approve the bill? - ANS-2/3
11. Maximum years an elected President can serve - ANS-8
12. Members in the House of Representatives - ANS-435
13. Members in the Senate - ANS-100
14. Minimum age to be President - ANS-35
15. Says you don't have to testify against yourself, nothing can be taken from you without
the usual process of law, and you can't be tried for the same crime twice - ANS-5th
16. Senators representing Illinois - ANS-2
17. Supreme Court Justices - ANS-9
18. Two political Parties in the US - ANS-Republican and Democrat
19. Vice President - ANS-Kamala Harris
20. What branch contains the President and Vice President? - ANS-Executive Branch
21. What branch contains the Senate and House? - ANS-Legislative Branch
22. What branch contains the Supreme Court? - ANS-Judicial Branch
23. What determines how many Representatives each state gets in the house? -
ANS-Population
24. What is the Bill of Rights? - ANS-1st 10 Amendments
25. What is the main duty of the Executive Branch? - ANS-Enforce the Laws
26. What is the main duty of the Judicial Branch? - ANS-Interpret the laws
27. What is the main duty of the Legislative Branch? - ANS-Make the laws
28. What is the purpose of the Constitution? - ANS-to describe our laws and government
29. What is the title of the person who presides over House meetings? - ANS-Speaker of
the House
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