US Politics Constitutional Convention Test 1

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Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Constitutional Convention) High School & Adult (US Government & Civics, USA) USA US Constitution, Bill of Rights & Civics (USCIS)

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For High School, University and adult learners preparing for civics/citizenship in the USA
Section: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Constitutional Convention) · Education: High School & Adult · Part: Politics & Civics — Test 1 (Constitutional Convention) · Country: USA

Civics knowledge is crucial for knowing individual rights and responsibilities and understanding government structure.

This test is designed to assess your knowledge of constitutional law and essential civics.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

The 15th Amendment accomplished which of these?

A) Black men's vote

B) income tax

C) prohibition

D) ended slavery

Question 2

What does the 1st Amendment protect?

A) travel

B) speech, religion, press

C) housing

D) guns

Question 3

Who wrote most Federalist essays?

A) Washington alone

B) Jefferson alone

C) Madison and Hamilton

D) Adams alone

Question 4

Which term means "Congress regulates trade"?

A) the supreme law of the USA

B) the Bill of Rights

C) federalism

D) the commerce clause

Question 5

Which of the following best defines limited government?

A) Restricted official power

B) Total control

C) No taxes

D) No courts

Question 6

Which term means "the first 10 amendments"?

A) the supreme law of the USA

B) the Bill of Rights

C) federalism

D) checks and balances

Question 7

What is popular sovereignty?

A) Kings hold power

B) Judges hold power

C) People hold power

D) Generals hold power

Question 8

What best defines dual federalism?

A) Merged powers

B) Only federal power

C) Only state power

D) Separate state-federal spheres

Question 9

Which of these does Article I cover?

A) Congress

B) President

C) Courts

D) States

Question 10

What is federalism?

A) only courts

B) power shared nation and states

C) no states

D) one ruler

Question 11

What did the 14th Amendment do?

A) women's vote

B) poll taxes

C) citizenship and equal protection

D) ended slavery

Question 12

Which of the following best defines the supreme law?

A) Declaration

B) Bill of Rights

C) Magna Carta

D) Constitution

Question 13

Who led the Constitutional Convention?

A) George Washington

B) James Madison

C) Ben Franklin

D) John Adams

Question 14

How many amendments are there?

A) 10

B) 27

C) 50

D) 13

Question 15

What best defines limited government?

A) Total control

B) No taxes

C) Restricted official power

D) No courts

Question 16

When was the Constitution signed?

A) 1776

B) 1789

C) 1791

D) 1787

Question 17

Which term means "the Constitution"?

A) the supreme law of the USA

B) the Bill of Rights

C) federalism

D) checks and balances

Question 18

Which of the following best defines the elastic clause?

A) Bendy paper

B) Necessary and proper laws

C) State vetoes

D) Court term limits

Question 19

Which of the following best defines the preamble's goal?

A) Tax the states

B) Crown a king

C) Form a better union

D) End courts

Question 20

What best defines the supreme law?

A) Declaration

B) Bill of Rights

C) Magna Carta

D) Constitution

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