1965 Alabama Literacy Test Answers

1965 Alabama Literacy Test

1. Which of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?
   _____Public Education
   _____Employment
   _____Trial by Jury
   _____Voting
2. The federal census of population is taken every five years.
   _____True _____False
3. If a person is indicted for a crime, name two rights which he has.
   ______________________ ________________________
4. A U.S. senator elected at the general election in November takes office the following year
   on what date?
   _________________________________________________
5. A President elected at the general election in November takes office the following year
   on what date?
   ______________________________________________________________________
6. Which definition applies to the word “amendment?”
   _____Proposed change, as in a Constitution
   _____Make of peace between nationals at war
   _____A part of the government
7. A person appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court is appointed for a term of __________
8. When the Constitution was approved by the original colonies, how many states had to
   ratify it in order for it to be in effect? _________________________________________
9. Does enumeration affect the income tax levied on citizens in various states? __________
10. Person opposed to swearing in an oath may say, instead:
    (solemnly) ______________________________________________________________
11. To serve as President of the United States, a person must have attained:
    _____25 years of age
    _____35 years of age
    _____40 years of age
    _____45 years of age
12. What words are required by law to be on all coins and paper currency of the U.S.?
    ________________________________________________________________________
13. The Supreme Court is the chief lawmaking body of the state.
    _____True _____False
14. If a law passed by a state is contrary to provisions of the U.S. Constitution, which law
    prevails?
    ________________________________________________________________________
15. If a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the state must hold an election, but meanwhile the
    place may be filled by a temporary appointment made by _________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
16. A U.S. senator is elected for a term of _____ years.
17. Appropriation of money for the armed services can be only for a period limited to _____
    years.
18. The chief executive and the administrative offices make up the ___________________
    branch of government.
19. Who passes laws dealing with piracy?_________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
20. The number of representatives which a state is entitled to have in the House of
    Representatives is based on _________________________________________________
21. The Constitution protects an individual against punishments which are _______________
    and _______________________.
22. When a jury has heard and rendered a verdict in a case, and the judgment on the verdict
    has become final, the defendant cannot again be brought to trial for the same cause.
    _____True _____False
23. Name two levels of government which can levy taxes: ____________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
24. Communisn was the type of government in:
    _____U.S.
    _____Russia
    _____England
25. Cases tried before a court of law are two types, civil and _________________________.
26. By a majority vote of the members of Congress, the Congress can change provisions of
    the Constitution of the U.S.
    _____True _____False
27. For security, each state has a right to form a _________________________________.
28. The electoral vote for President is counted in the presence of two bodies. Name them:
    _____________________________________________________________________
29. If no candidate for President receives a majority of the electoral vote, who decides who
    will become President?___________________________________________________
30. Of the original 13 states, the one with the largest representation in the first Congress was
    ______________________________________________________________________.
31. Of which branch of government is the Speaker of the House a part?
    _____Executive
    _____Legislative
    _____Judicial
32. Capital punishment is the giving of a death sentence.
    _____True _____False
33. In case the President is unable to perform the duties of his office, who assumes them?
    ___________________________________________________________________
34. “Involuntary servitude” is permitted in the U.S. upon conviction of a crime.
    _____True _____False
35. If a state is a party to a case, the Constitution provides that original jurisdiction shall be in
    ______________________________________________________________________.
36. Congress passes laws regulating cases which are included in those over which the U.S.
    Supreme Court has ____________________________________________ jurisdiction.
37. Which of the following is a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the U.S.
    Constitution.
    _____Public Housing
    _____Education
    _____Voting
    _____Trial by Jury
38. The Legislatures of the states decide how presidential electors may be chosen.
    _____True _____False
39. If it were proposed to join Alabama and Mississippi to form one state, what groups would
    have to vote approval in order for this to be done?________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
40. The Vice President presides over ____________________________________________.
41. The Constitution limits the size of the District of Columbia to ____________________
    ______________________________________________________________________.
42. The only laws which can be passed to apply to an area in a federal arsenal are those
    passed by ___________________________________________ provided consent for the
    purchase of the land is given by the _________________________________________.
43. In which document or writing is the “Bill of Rights” found?______________________.
44. Of which branch of government is a Supreme Court justice a part?
    _____Executive
    _____Legislative
    _____Judicial
45. If no person receives a majority of the electoral votes, the Vice President is chosen by the
    Senate.
    _____True _____False
46. Name two things which the states are forbidden to do by the U.S. Constitution.
    ________________________________________________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
47. If election of the President becomes the duty of the U.S. House of Representatives and it
    fails to act, who becomes President and when? _________________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
48. How many votes must a person receive in order to become President if the election is
    decided by the U.S. House of Representatives? _______________________________
49. How many states were required to approve the original Constitution in order for it to be
    in effect? ______________________________________________________________
50. Check the offenses which, if you are convicted of them, disqualify you for voting:
    _____Murder
    _____Issuing worthless checks
    _____Petty larceny
    _____Manufacturing whiskey
51. The Congress decides in what manner states elect presidential electors.
    _____True _____False
52. Name two of the purposes of the U.S. Constitution. _____________________________
    _______________________________________________________________________
53. Congress is composed of __________________________________________________.
54. All legislative powers granted in the U.S. Constitution may legally be used only by
    ______________________________________________________________________.
55. The population census is required to be made very _____ years.
56. Impeachments of U.S. officials are tried by ___________________________________.
57. If an effort to impeach the President of the U.S. is made, who presides at the trial?
    _____________________________________________________________________
58. On the impeachment of the chief justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S., who tries the
    case? ________________________________________________________________
59. Money is coined by order of:
    _____U.S. Congress
    _____The President’s Cabinet
    _____State Legislatures
60. Persons elected to case a state’s vote for U.S. President and Vice President are called
    presidential _________________________________________________________.
61. Name one power which is exclusively legislative and is mentioned in one of the parts of
    the U.S. Constitution above______________________________________________.
62. If a person flees from justice into another state, who has authority to ask for his return?
    _____________________________________________________________________
63. Whose duty is it to keep Congress informed of the state of the union? _____________
    _____________________________________________________________________
64. If the two houses of Congress cannot agree on adjournment, who sets the time?
    _____________________________________________________________________
65. When presidential electors meet to case ballots for President, must all electors in a state
    vote for the same person for President or can they vote for different persons if they so
    choose? ______________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
66. After the presidential electors have voted, to whom do they send the count of their votes?
    _____________________________________________________________________
67. The power to declare war is vested in ________________________________________.
68. Any power and rights not given to the U.S. or prohibited to the states by the U.S.
    Constitution are specified as belonging to whom? ______________________________