Civics Quiz Review Worksheet

1. - 6. List the goals of the constitution listed in the preamble

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Write in the number of the Article (1-7) of the Constitution that says the following.
______7. How to amend the constitution.

______8. Provides for Congress as the Legislative branch of Government.

______9. Executive power is vested in a President

______10. Domestic Tranquility- state relations

______11. Creates Supreme Court

______12. Ratification procedure

______13. SUPREMACY CLAUSE- constitution shall be "supreme law of the land."

Match the correct word with the definition. Powers of the Constitution

_______14. Reserved A. Shared among the levels of government

_______15. Delegated (enumerated) B. Powers that are denied

_______16. Concurrent C. Those given by the constitution

_______17. Prohibited D. Power the people keep

18. At the Constitutional Convention they chose not to deal with what issue because it was so controversial?

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19. What was the 3/5 compromise?_____________________________________________________________

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20. What was the Great Compromise?__________________________________________________________

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21. The first ten amendments are known as what?________________________________

22. What are the Civil War Amendments?______________________

23. Who was John Locke? What was his theory about Government? __________________________________

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24. List 4 Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:_____________________________________________

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25. Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?_________________________

26. Who was the "father of the constitution", the secretary?_______________________

27. Why was the Constitutional Convention called?_________________________________________________

28. The first amendment gives us Freedom of _____________ _______________ __________________ assembly, petition.

29. Second Amendment- Right to keep and bear ___________

30. Fourth Amendment- Prohibition against unreasonable ______________ and _____________

31. _____th amendment Protection against self- incrimination and double jeopardy

32. What amendment Prohibited the POLL TAX requirement for voting? ______

33. What amendment gave women the right to vote? _________

34. What amendment set a two- elected term limit for the President _________

35. What amendment gave the District of Columbia 3 electoral votes _________

36. What amendment set the voting age at 18? ('Vietnam War amendment') ________

37. What amendment repealed prohibition?_________

38. What amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy?_______

39. The 8th amendment prohibits what?_____________________________________

40. What does the 6th amendment say?___________________________________________________________


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