U.S. Constitution & the 27 Amendments

U.S. Constitution & the 27 Amendments

By Jillene Partrick

Fill in the Blank

There have been ________ amendments made to the Constitution

Poll

Documents & other primary sources are ______________ than other types of history to understand and learn.

• Easier

• Harder

• More challenging

Multiple Choice

Article ________ lays out what the judicial branch does in the U.S. government.

• I or 1

• II or 2

• III or 3

• 4 or IV

Multiple Choice

The last Article of the Constitution (Article VII) is about _____________.

• being part of a new country

• being loyal

• swearing an oath

• ratification

Multiple Choice

Article I (1), about the legislative branch was made the first article to show

• that the inclusion of all of the people in the government was important.

• necessary the people were to the new government being established.

• the importance of representation of the people in the new government was.

• which people were important in the new government.

Poll

The Articles of the Constitution are ___________ to understand than the Amendments.

• easier

• more challenging

Multiple Choice

The Article that describes/explains the Executive Branch is

• Article II (2)

• Article IV (4)

• Article VI (6)

• Article VIII (8)

Multiple Choice

There are ________ members in the Senate.

• 50

• 100

• 150

• 200

Multiple Choice

The House of Representatives has _________ elected members. Their term of office is _______ years before they have to run for re-election (if they decide to do so).

• 435; 2

• 450; 4

• 420; 3

• 475; 5

Multiple Choice

Senators elected to the Senate have a term of ________ years before they run for re-election (if they decide to do so).

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Multiple Choice

In the U.S. Constitution there are a number of principles in the new government. Three of the principles we have studied in documents and charts are

• Federalism; Honesty; Checks & Balances

• Separation of Powers; Integrity; Racism

• Checks & Balances; Federalism; Separation of Powers

• Big State/Little State; Great Compromise; Checks & Balances

Multiple Choice

The group of people at the head of the judicial branch are called the ________________.

• High Court

• Deciding Court

• Supreme Court

• Federal Court

Multiple Choice

We refer to the 1st ten Amendments to the Constitution as

• the Bill of Attainder

• the Bill of Rights

• the Bill of Righteousness

• the Bill of Sale

Multiple Choice

Which amendment outlaws slavery (finally) in the United States?

• XI (11th)

• XII (12th)

• XIII (13th)

• XIV (14th)

Multiple Choice

The Article that provides for the ability to change (amend) the Constitution is the ________ one.

• I (1)

• III (3)

• V (5)

• VII (7)

Multiple Choice

The 1st ten amendments to the constitution were ratified/approved together at the same time.

• True

• False

Poll

Of the Articles of the Constitution, which do you think are the more important?

• I, II, III

  (1,2,3)

• I, II, III, V

  (1,2,3,5)

• III, IV, V, VI

  (3,4,5,6)

• All of them

• I, II, III, V, VII

  (1,2,3,5,7)

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment was cancelled by a later Amendment?

• XV (15th)

• XVI (16th)

• XVII (17th)

• XVIII (18th)

Poll

It's difficult to pick the most important Amendment to the Constitution.

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What are the rights in the 1st Amendment?

• right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness

• freedoms of speech, press, elections, travel

• right to free speech, freedom of/from religion, freedom of the press

• right to assemble, right to petition the government, right to free speech, press & religion

Multiple Choice

This is something of a being aware of the world question. What amendment has been and continues to be fought over and about?

• II (2nd)

• III (3rd)

• IV (4th)

• V (5th)

Fill in the Blank

Each state has ______ senators.

Multiple Choice

Which 3 amendments happened after the Civil War? This corrected multiple rights and situations legally regarding people of African descent that hadn't been in American history.

• X, XI, XII

  (10th, 11th, 12th)

• XV, XVI, XVII

  (15th, 16th, 17th)

• XVIII, XIX, XX

  (18th, 19th, 20th)

• XIII, XIV, XV

  (13th, 14th, 15th)

Multiple Choice

The main check the Judicial Branch has on the other two branches is _____________________>

• Can declare the actions of the other two branches to be unconstitutional.

• Can declare that what they say is untrue.

• Can declare where language needs to be fixed to be constitutional.

• Can rule against either of them without reasons.

Multiple Choice

The legislative branch (Congress) asks the executive branch (President) for a declaration of war.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One of the main jobs/titles in the Constitution that the President has is to be ____________________.

• Commander in Chief of the Country

• Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

• Commander in Chief of the Legislative Branch

• Commander in Chief of Making Treaties

Multiple Choice

Popular Sovereignty means

• popular people have the power

• one person has the power

• certain people have the power

• the people have the power

Multiple Choice

The Preamble to the Constitution is also called the ________________________ to the Constitution.

• starting point

• beginning

• introduction

• commencement