Q 01/05

Which day of the week does the US Constitution exclude from the ten days a president has to act on a bill?

A) Mondays

B) Saturdays

C) Sundays

D) Fridays

Answer · why

C) Sundays

Sundays are excluded when counting the ten days a president has to act on a bill; if that deadline passes while Congress is in session, the bill becom...

Q 02/05

How often does Article II require the president to give Congress information on the state of the union?

A) From time to time

B) Every January

C) Once a year

D) At each new Congress

Answer · why

A) From time to time

From time to time is all the Constitution says, so the annual State of the Union address is custom rather than law, and for over a century presidents ...

Q 03/05

Which honor may the United States never grant under Article I, which also bars officials taking foreign gifts?

A) Honorary citizenship

B) Titles of nobility

C) Land grants

D) Lifetime pensions

Answer · why

B) Titles of nobility

Titles of nobility are banned outright by Article I, Section 9, the same clause that stops federal officers accepting any present, office or title fro...

Q 04/05

Which chamber must every bill for raising revenue start in, though the other chamber may amend it?

A) The Senate

B) The House

C) A joint session

D) The Supreme Court

Answer · why

B) The House

The House alone can originate revenue bills under Article I's Origination Clause, a nod to the chamber that was directly elected by the people in 1789...

Q 05/05

Which Article II phrase names the Senate's role in approving treaties and presidential appointments?

A) Checks and balances

B) Consent of the governed

C) Advice and consent

D) Due process of law

Answer · why

C) Advice and consent

Advice and consent appears twice in Article II, Section 2, covering treaties, which need two-thirds of senators present, and appointments from Cabinet...