GED Social Studies Practice Test: The Constitution and Amendments
Question 1
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Question 2
To define the rights and responsibilities of state governments
To limit the power of the federal government by protecting individual liberties
To outline the process for amending the Constitution
To establish the three branches of government
Question 3
State governments only
The federal government
Local governments only
All of the above
Question 4
First Amendment
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Question 5
Vote in elections
Bear arms
A fair trial
Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
Question 6
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Question 7
Sixteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Question 8
The government must provide free healthcare to all citizens.
All citizens must pay the same amount of taxes.
States must have the same laws.
All citizens must be treated fairly under the law.
Question 9
Age or gender
Race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Property ownership
Religious beliefs
Question 10
By a simple majority vote of Congress
By a two-thirds vote of Congress only
By a three-fourths vote of state legislatures
By a popular vote of the American people
Question 11
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
All of the above
Question 12
Supreme Court
Congress
President
State Governors
Question 13
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Question 14
The right to bear arms
Freedom of speech and religion
Powers not specifically delegated to the federal government
The right to a jury trial
Question 15
Second Amendment
Third Amendment
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Question 16
Tenth Amendment (reserves powers to states)
Fifteenth Amendment (voting rights)
Fourteenth Amendment (defines citizenship)
First Amendment (protects individual liberties)
Question 17
Congress can propose amendments, but the Supreme Court ratifies them.
The President can veto legislation, but Congress can override it with a supermajority.
The Senate confirms presidential appointments, but the House can reject them.
The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional, but the President can ignore the ruling.
Question 18
Constitution's main body (Article II)
Twenty-sixth Amendment
Twelfth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Question 19
State laws can never contradict federal laws.
State laws always take precedence over federal laws.
Federal and state laws operate independently.
The Supreme Court decides which laws have priority.
Question 20
It outlawed discrimination in voting based on race.
It established the right to bear arms for self-defense.
It ended segregation in public schools.
It allowed states to collect income taxes.
Question 21
It allows states to incorporate these rights into their own constitutions.
It grants these rights only to federal government employees.
It gradually applies these rights to the states through Supreme Court decisions.
It allows the federal government to restrict these rights during wartime.
Question 22
First Amendment (protects freedom of religion)
Second Amendment (protects right to bear arms)
Fourth Amendment (protects from unreasonable searches and seizures)
Fifth Amendment (protects against self-incrimination)
Question 23
It has strictly limited the scope of federal commerce regulations.
It has broadly interpreted the clause to include most economic activity.
It only applies to commerce between states bordering each other.
It allows states to regulate commerce within their own borders.
Question 24
25 years old
30 years old
35 years old
40 years old
Question 25
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The House of Representatives
The Cabinet
Question 26
The 3rd Amendment
The 1st Amendment
The 5th Amendment
The 8th Amendment
Question 27
The Speaker of the House
The Senate Majority Leader
The Vice President
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Question 28
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
Question 29
To regulate interstate commerce
To declare war
To coin money
To establish and maintain schools
Question 30
The 1st Amendment
The 2nd Amendment
The 3rd Amendment
The 5th Amendment
Question 31
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Question 32
5 years
10 years
15 years
20 years
Question 33
The 1st Amendment
The 4th Amendment
The 5th Amendment
The 8th Amendment
Question 34
The Articles of Confederation
The Declaration of Independence
The Federalist Papers
The Emancipation Proclamation
Question 35
The 15th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 21st Amendment
The 26th Amendment
Question 36
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Question 37
The Vice President
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Speaker of the House
The President
Question 38
That the President is the supreme leader of the country
That federal laws take precedence over state laws
That the Supreme Court is the highest court in the land
That all citizens must pledge allegiance to the flag
Question 39
The Executive Branch
The Legislative Branch
The Judicial Branch
The State Governments
Question 40
The 4th Amendment
The 5th Amendment
The 6th Amendment
The 8th Amendment
Question 41
Ensure that the President has the most power
Divide power between the federal and state governments
Prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
Allow the judicial branch to control the legislative branch
Question 42
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
Question 43
To coin money
To declare war
To establish post offices
To appoint Supreme Court justices
Question 44
Taxation and representation of slaves
The regulation of interstate commerce
The process of amending the Constitution
The election of the President
Question 45
The 15th Amendment
The 17th Amendment
The 19th Amendment
The 21st Amendment
Question 46
5
7
10
12
Question 47
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Question 48
The Necessary and Proper Clause
The Full Faith and Credit Clause
The Commerce Clause
The Supremacy Clause
Question 49
The Executive Branch
The State Governments
The Judicial Branch
The Legislative Branch
Question 50
Equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House
A unicameral legislature
The abolition of the slave trade
The creation of the Bill of Rights
Question 51
Right to bear arms
Freedom of the press
Freedom of religion
Freedom of speech
Question 52
Philadelphia
Washington, D.C.
Boston
New York
Question 53
The 26th Amendment
The 25th Amendment
The 24th Amendment
The 23rd Amendment
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