Constitutional Trivia
In order to answer the following questions, you need to read the US Constitution. You must also
note where in the US Constitution you found the answer.
1. Which of the following powers is NOT explicitly given to Congress by the Constitution?
a. the power to impeach the President
b. the power to regulate commerce among the states
c. the power to extradite a person accused of a crime from one state to another
d. the power to confirm the president’s nominee to fill a vacancy in the vice-presidency
2. If the president is impeached by the House and tried in the Senate, who presides over the trial?
3. Based on the Constitution, the Supreme Court includes how many justices? (Think!)
4. Where is the term “democracy” specifically listed in the US Constitution?
5. Where do the first references (written) to “race” and “color” appear in the US Constitution?
6. The phrase “due process of law” occurs in what two places in the Constitution?
7. Which constitutional amendment repeals another constitutional amendment? Identify both
amendments.
8. According to the Constitution, what is “the supreme law of the land?”
9. Which amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a
crime?
10. According to the US Constitution, what is the definition of citizenship?
