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Constitutional Day Tournament 2015
Constitutional Day Tournament 2015
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Constitution Day
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1
What is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment
Freedom of Religion
The right to a speedy trial
The right to bear arms
Freedom of Speech
2
In order to become president, a candidate must meet all of the following criteria except
Have resided in the US for at least 14 years
Have a college education
be a natural born citizen of the US
be at least 35 years of age
3
How many members are there in the Senate
150
435
100
50
4
Who has thesole power to impeach or bring charges against the President
The Senate
The President
The House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
5
The number of main branches in our government is
21
3
7
6
6
Which branch has the power to make laws
The Legislative
The Executive
None of the above
The Judicial
7
What do we call the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution
The Preamble
The Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
8
The length of a term of a Sentor is:
8 years
2 years
6 years
4 years
9
This Amendment gave women the right to vote
14th
19th
20th
12th
10
Which court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional
Dred Scott V. Sandford
Marbury V. Madison
Brown V. Board of Education
Roe V. Wade
11
After a bill has been sent to the President it becomes a law if they do not sent it back within
1 week
15 days
1 month
10 days
12
A member of the House of Representative must have been a citizen of the US for at least
10 years
7 years
5 years
1 year
13
How long is the term of a Chief Justice
Life
10 years
6 years
20 years
14
Senators are now elected by:
State Legislatures
State electors
The House of Representatives
the people
15
The length of term of members of the House of Representatives is
5 years
4 years
6 years
2 years
16
One provision of the 2nd Amendment is
Freedom of speech
the right to bear arms
freedom from unusual punishments
The right to an impartial jury
17
When is Constitution Day
July 4th
August 17th
September 17th
April 30th
18
According to the Constitution, how many Supreme Court Justices are there
At least 5
Always 9
Never more than 11
It does not establish the number
19
Which Amendment gaurantees an American's Right to criticize the US Government
5th
2nd
1st
4th
20
This Amendment limits presidents to ten years in office, no more than two terms
15th
11th
26th
22nd
21
How old must the Vice President be?
28
35
33
30
22
How many Articles are in the Constitution
48
12
7
21
23
What year was the Bill of Rights ratified
1776
1791
1789
1787
24
Who was called the "Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
25
How is the number of Senators fro each state determined
eachs tate receives equal representation
by population
By physical size
The oldest states gets the most
26
The legislative brach of our government is called
Congress
Supreme Court
the Cabinet
President
27
Money may be coined or printed only by
the States
the President
Congress
the Attorney-General
28
This Amendment repealed prohibition
27th
11th
13th
21st
29
Which Amendment gives 18 year ols the right to vote for President
The 15th
The 26th
The 14th
The 19th
30
How many Admendments does the Constitution have
20
27
18
10
