FCLE Constitution 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the term length for a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
- 6 years
- 10 years
- Life tenure (Correct answer)
- Until age 70
Correct answer: Life tenure
Article III states that federal judges, including Supreme Court Justices, shall hold their offices during 'good behavior,' which in practice means lifetime appointment.
Question 2: The Second Amendment protects the right of citizens to:
- Petition the government
- Keep and bear arms (Correct answer)
- Refuse quartering of soldiers
- Freedom from unreasonable searches
Correct answer: Keep and bear arms
The Second Amendment states that a well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.
Question 3: Which constitutional amendment lowered the national voting age to 18?
- Twenty-Third Amendment
- Twenty-Fourth Amendment
- Twenty-Fifth Amendment
- Twenty-Sixth Amendment (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, largely in response to the Vietnam War draft of 18-year-olds.
Question 4: What does the 'full faith and credit' clause require of states?
- States must fund federal programs
- States must recognize public acts and judicial proceedings of other states (Correct answer)
- States must honor federal treaties
- States must share tax revenues
Correct answer: States must recognize public acts and judicial proceedings of other states
Article IV's Full Faith and Credit Clause requires each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
Question 5: Which branch of government has the power to declare war?
- The President (Executive Branch)
- The Department of Defense
- Congress (Legislative Branch) (Correct answer)
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff
Correct answer: Congress (Legislative Branch)
Article I, Section 8 grants Congress the power to declare war, though the President serves as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.
Question 6: The Third Amendment prohibits the government from doing what during peacetime?
- Censoring the press
- Quartering soldiers in private homes without consent (Correct answer)
- Conducting warrantless searches
- Imposing poll taxes
Correct answer: Quartering soldiers in private homes without consent
The Third Amendment prohibits the government from quartering (housing) soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.
Question 7: According to the Constitution, who becomes President if both the President and Vice President are unable to serve?
- Secretary of State
- Speaker of the House (Correct answer)
- President pro tempore of the Senate
- Senate Majority Leader
Correct answer: Speaker of the House
Under the Presidential Succession Act and the Constitution, the Speaker of the House is third in the line of succession after the Vice President.
FCLE Constitution 4
What is the term length for a U.S.
Supreme Court Justice?