c963 American Politics and the US Constitution - Set 4 - Part 1

Test your knowledge of technical writing concepts with these practice questions. Each question includes detailed explanations to help you understand the correct answers.

Question 1: What does the Ninth Amendment protect?

Rights of states

Rights not specifically enumerated in the Constitution

Right to bear arms

Powers of the President

Question 2: What power does the Necessary and Proper Clause grant Congress?

Power to levy taxes

Power to declare war

Power to pass laws needed to carry out its duties

Power to veto bills

Question 3: Which amendment guarantees the right to counsel in criminal cases?

4th Amendment

5th Amendment

6th Amendment

8th Amendment

Question 4: Which amendment abolished poll taxes?

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

24th Amendment

26th Amendment

Question 5: What does the Full Faith and Credit Clause require states to do?

Protect citizens' rights

Recognize laws and judicial decisions of other states

Establish local governments

Create a militia

Question 6: Which Supreme Court case overturned "separate but equal"?

Plessy v. Ferguson

Brown v. Board of Education

Roe v. Wade

Marbury v. Madison

Question 7: Which branch of government interprets laws?

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

Administrative

Question 8: What did the Supreme Court rule in Gideon v. Wainwright?

All citizens have the right to bear arms

Defendants have a right to an attorney

Public education must be integrated

Citizens cannot be searched without a warrant

Question 9: What is required to override a presidential veto?

A simple majority in Congress

A two-thirds vote in both the House and Senate

Approval by the Vice President

Supreme Court review

Question 10: Which amendment protects against self-incrimination?

4th Amendment

5th Amendment

6th Amendment

8th Amendment

Question 11: What does judicial review allow the Supreme Court to do?

Create new laws

Amend the Constitution

Declare laws unconstitutional

Veto congressional bills

Question 12: Which amendment grants equal protection under the law?

5th Amendment

8th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

Question 13: What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch?

Enforcing laws

Creating laws

Interpreting laws

Overseeing state governments

Question 14: Which case required that suspects be read their rights upon arrest?

Gideon v. Wainwright

Miranda v. Arizona

Texas v. Johnson

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 15: What role does the Speaker of the House have?

Leads the Senate

Oversees the House of Representatives

Appoints Supreme Court Justices

Enforces laws

Question 16: What is the minimum age requirement for a U.S. Senator?

Question 17: Which amendment established the right to vote regardless of race?

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

Question 18: What does the Tenth Amendment state about powers not given to the federal government?

They are shared equally

They belong to the people and the states

They are reserved for the executive branch

They are eliminated

Question 19: What is the term length for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

4 years

6 years

10 years

Life tenure

Question 20: Who has the power to impeach the President?

Senate

House of Representatives

Supreme Court

Vice President

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