Quiz Me! - Era: The Constitution Test your knowledge about the Constitution. 1 / 10 Which of the following does NOT constitute a part of the “supreme law of the land”? Federal laws State Constitutions Treaties U. S. Constitution 2 / 10 In 1960 Lyndon B. Johnson was elected as Vice-President of the United States. He was also re-elected as a United States Senator from Texas. He resigned as a Senator because Vice-President Johnson decided it was too much work to be both a Senator and Vice-President. The Texas Constitution prohibits any Texas resident from holding two public offices at the same time. Ms. Lady Bird Johnson expressed concern that holding both positions would be detrimental to her husband’s health. The Constitution prohibits a person holding another office in the U. S. government (like Vice-President) from being a member of either house of Congress during the person’s continuance in office. 3 / 10 Federalist No. 39 defends the notion of a “republic.” Under the proposed Constitution the features found in a republic include all EXCEPT: Each state is guaranteed a Republican form of government No titles of nobility Recall elections for U.S. Senators and Representatives Elections decided directly or indirectly by the people 4 / 10 In a letter to the Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, the author wrote that the Establishment clause created “a wall of separation between church and state.” Who was the author? George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson 5 / 10 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” originally meant that the new national government could not establish a national religion or a national church members of the clergy to serve in Congress Permit the states to have a preferred (or official) religion in the states Have paid Chaplains for the Congress 6 / 10 How did the Fourteenth Amendment address the economic fallout of the Civil War? Debts incurred by the Union during the Civil War would be honored. No debts incurred by any participants in the Civil War would be honored. Confederate currency was considered null and void. Confederate debts would be covered but only at a rate of fifty percent. 7 / 10 Which of the following statements best describes the concept of nullification? The Congress refuses to pass legislation to support a Supreme Court decision. The president refuses to enforce a law passed by Congress. The Bureaucracy refuses to comply with an executive order. The states refuse to enforce a law passed by the national government. 8 / 10 Why was the District of Columbia given 3 electoral votes by the Twenty Third Amendment? They were allocated based on the 1960 census. This is the maximum number that the Constitution written in 1787 would allow. They were awarded based on DC’s population at the time. This is the minimum number granted to any other state. 9 / 10 Which concept is NOT typically associated with the idea of individual rights? Natural rights Free exercise of religion Three co-equal branches of government Majority rule with protection for the majority 10 / 10 Texas wishes to tax all imports into the state coming across the border from Mexico in order to fully fund public schools in the state. Which of the following statements is most nearly correct? No state can place taxes on imports except what may be absolutely necessary for enforcing the state’s inspection laws. The tax revenue generated must be equally divided between the state and the national government. None of the above. The consent of Congress is not necessary for Texas to tax goods from Mexico. Your score is Restart quiz
