FZ US Constitution Test Review

The legal process by which a person of another country can become a United States citizen is...

The President is officially elected by

The Tenth Amendment states that...

This Cabinet member is appointed by the Pres to lead the Justice Department & to act as the chief lawyer for the US govt

Which of the following is a formal duty assigned to the Vice President of the United States?

According to the Fourth Amendment, the police can search and seize a person's property only if...

The Fourteenth Amendment ...

Federalism is a system of government in which...

What is the title of the Senator who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President?

Which Cabinet member is appointed by the President to represent the United States in foreign policy?

The source of any and all governmental power in the United States is...

In 1973 Pres Nixon vetoed the War Powers Act. Congress overrode the President’s veto. What principle does this apply to

All judges who sit on federal courts...

How many electoral votes does each state receive?

Life, liberty, and property cannot be denied without __________.

What Cabinet member is appointed to oversee & coordinate counter-terrorism intelligence &protection of the US?

Why did students have reason to cheer when in 1969 the Supreme Court ruled on Tinker v. Des Moines?

The 13th Amendment to the Constitution deals with a subject that some would argue started the Civil War. What was that?

During the impeachment process the __________ impeaches, and the ________ conducts the impeachment trial.

The case is ruled the "separate, but equal" was unconstitutional.

Which of the following is NOT an example of checks and balances?

The newly elected President of the United States is inaugurated on ...

In 1966 the Supreme Court made a key ruling in the case of "Miranda v. Arizona." What was the central idea of this case?

A federal judge may be removed from office ...

Poll taxes were outlawed by the Twenty-fourth Amendment...

Which of these is not allowed, according to the Eighth Amendment?

Which Articles of the US Constitution identify each of the following branches of govt - Legislative, Executive, Judicial

When state and national laws conflict, national takes precedence. This is stated in the Constitution’s ________ clause.

Right to an attorney regardless of ability to pay was determined a constitutional right in this court case.

According to the 25th amendment, what is the order of Presidential succession?

According to a Writ of Habeas Corpus...

Montesquieu’s idea that powers of government should be divided between branches is called...

A person may be elected to no more than two terms in a row as President, according to which amendment?

Which amendment allows for "eminent domain" - when the govt can take/buy your property from you

“Suffrage for women! Suffrage for women!” Which Constitutional Amendment allows for this?

Which of the following examples is NOT a reserved power?

New Jersey v TLO the Supreme Court decided that schools need not obtain a warrant/show probable cause when searching if

Which of the following rights and freedoms is specifically guaranteed by the First Amendment?

What do the Fifteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-third, and Twenty-sixth Amendments all have in common?

The right of the people to keep and bear Arms is part of which amendment?

Why was the Ninth Amendment added to the Constitution?

This Supreme Court case ruled that school newspapers may be censored by an advisor/principal if content is unreasonable

Treaties signed by the United States President and a foreign nation must be ratified by the...

Normally, in order for a bill to become a law it must be...

Which of the following is NOT a concurrent powers?

In the United States, the three branches of government are...

Ruled that segregation was ok as long as facilities were "separate, but equal".

Who must approve the choices for the President’s Cabinet?

A census is taken every ___ years. After a census, the realigning of the seats in the House of Reps is called ________.

The Fifth Amendment states that a person cannot be...

All of the following are true of the qualifications for members of the Senate EXCEPT

In a presidential election, if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, who selects the president?

The significance of Marbury v. Madison was that it created judicial review. What is judicial review?

Which of these was the last group to gain the right to vote?

Which of the following documents is referred to as “The Supreme Law of the Land?”

What is the title of the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

All of the following are true of the qualifications for president EXCEPT