Section A
1. What is the purpose of government according to the passage?
A. To make money
B. To organize society under rules and institutions
C. To enforce religious beliefs
D. To promote political campaigns
Correct Answer: B. To organize society under rules and institutions
2. Why should we study government?
A. To get elected
B. To memorize laws
C. To participate in an informed way
D. To avoid paying taxes
Correct Answer: C. To participate in an informed way
3. What does the term “politics” describe?
A. Court decisions
B. Distribution of power in government
C. History of government
D. Economic plans
Correct Answer: B. Distribution of power in government
4. What is the minimum age to serve in the House of Representatives?
A. 21
B. 30
C. 25
D. 35
Correct Answer: C. 25
5. How long must someone be a citizen to serve in the House?
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 10 years
D. No requirement
Correct Answer: B. 7 years
6. How is representation in the House determined?
A. Equally among all states
B. By state legislatures
C. By population
D. By land area
Correct Answer: C. By population
7. How many members are there currently in the House of Representatives?
A. 100
B. 435
C. 250
D. 52
Correct Answer: B. 435
8. How many senators does each state have?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Based on population
Correct Answer: B. Two
9. What is the minimum age requirement to become a senator?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 35
D. 40
Correct Answer: B. 30
10. How many years must someone be a citizen to become a senator?
A. 5 years
B. 7 years
C. 9 years
D. 10 years
Correct Answer: C. 9 years
11. Before the 17th Amendment, how were senators selected?
A. By the president
B. By popular vote
C. By governors
D. By state legislatures
Correct Answer: D. By state legislatures
12. What power is specifically granted to the House of Representatives?
A. Ratifying treaties
B. Confirming judges
C. Impeaching federal officials
D. Appointing the president
Correct Answer: C. Impeaching federal officials
13. Who presides over a presidential impeachment trial?
A. The Vice President
B. The Senate Majority Leader
C. The Speaker of the House
D. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Correct Answer: D. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
14. If no presidential candidate wins a majority of the Electoral College, who decides the election?
A. The Senate
B. The President
C. The Supreme Court
D. The House of Representatives
Correct Answer: D. The House of Representatives
15. All revenue bills must originate in which body?
A. The Senate
B. The Supreme Court
C. The House of Representatives
D. The Treasury Department
Correct Answer: C. The House of Representatives
16. What is the term “power of the purse” related to?
A. Control of elections
B. Control of military
C. Control of government spending and taxation
D. Control of public speeches
Correct Answer: C. Control of government spending and taxation
17. Which body ratifies treaties?
A. House of Representatives
B. Senate
C. President
D. Supreme Court
Correct Answer: B. Senate
18. What vote is required in the Senate to ratify a treaty?
A. Simple majority
B. 2/3 vote
C. Unanimous
D. 3/4 vote
Correct Answer: B. 2/3 vote
19. Which branch confirms presidential appointments?
A. House
B. Senate
C. Supreme Court
D. Cabinet
Correct Answer: B. Senate
20. Why are there two houses of Congress, historically speaking?
A. To increase efficiency
B. Due to disagreement between large and small states
C. To mirror British Parliament
D. To give more power to the president
Correct Answer: B. Due to disagreement between large and small states
21. What did large states support during the Constitutional Convention?
A. Equal representation
B. The New Jersey Plan
C. The Virginia Plan
D. The British Plan
Correct Answer: C. The Virginia Plan
22. What did the Great Compromise establish?
A. A single house
B. Two houses with different types of representation
C. State-run legislatures
D. One federal chamber
Correct Answer: B. Two houses with different types of representation
23. Why are senators given longer terms than representatives?
A. To allow more campaign time
B. To make the Senate more responsive
C. To provide insulation from public opinion
D. To reduce corruption
Correct Answer: C. To provide insulation from public opinion
24. What is the term length for a U.S. senator?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 6 years
D. Lifetime
Correct Answer: C. 6 years
25. Why is the House given the power to initiate revenue bills?
A. Because they are less educated
B. Because they are closer to the people
C. Because they have longer terms
D. Because they are elected by state legislatures
Correct Answer: B. Because they are closer to the people
Section C
1. How many branches does the national government have under the principle of separation of powers?
A. Two
B. Four
C. Three
D. One
Answer: C. Three
2. Which branch of government is discussed first in the U.S. Constitution?
A. Judicial
B. Executive
C. Legislative
D. Administrative
Answer: C. Legislative
3. What is the main function of the legislative branch?
A. Enforcing laws
B. Interpreting laws
C. Making laws
D. Vetoing laws
Answer: C. Making laws
4. Which Article of the Constitution outlines the executive branch?
A. Article 1
B. Article 3
C. Article 5
D. Article 2
Answer: D. Article 2
5. What does Article 3 of the Constitution primarily describe?
A. The legislative process
B. The president's duties
C. The judicial branch
D. The Bill of Rights
Answer: C. The judicial branch
6. Who has the power to impeach the president?
A. Senate
B. House of Representatives
C. Supreme Court
D. Vice President
Answer: B. House of Representatives
7. What fraction of the Senate must vote to remove the president from office after impeachment?
A. 1/2
B. 3/4
C. 2/3
D. 1/3
Answer: C. 2/3
8. How can Congress override a presidential veto?
A. With a simple majority in the House
B. With a 2/3 vote in both houses
C. By asking the Supreme Court
D. By public referendum
Answer: B. With a 2/3 vote in both houses
9. What is one way the executive branch checks the legislative branch?
A. Declaring laws unconstitutional
B. Impeaching senators
C. Calling Congress into special session
D. Controlling congressional elections
Answer: C. Calling Congress into special session
10. Who presides over a presidential impeachment trial in the Senate?
A. The Vice President
B. The President
C. The Chief Justice
D. The Speaker of the House
Answer: C. The Chief Justice
11. What can the president do to cancel judgments made by courts?
A. Issue a veto
B. Call for a retrial
C. Pardon the convicted person
D. Override with executive order
Answer: C. Pardon the convicted person
12. What is a judicial check on the legislative branch?
A. Investigating laws
B. Appointing lawmakers
C. Declaring laws unconstitutional
D. Vetoing laws
Answer: C. Declaring laws unconstitutional
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