Constitution Day Quiz

What was our country's first Constitution called?

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Declaration of Independence
• The "Federalist Paper"
• The Emancipation Proclamation

Laws for the United States are Made by:

• The President
• The Senate
• Congress
• The Supreme Court

The Longest possible time a person can now serve as President is: 

• 4 years
• 8 years
• 10 years
• 12 years

A man accused of a crime in a court has a right to:

• Hear the witnesses against him
• Be tried whereever he wants
• Have any judge he wants
• Change courts

Invoking the Fifth Amendment means an accused man:

• Refuses to testify against himself
• Refuses to be tried again
• Demands a grand jury
• Wants to appeal his case

Our first Vice-President was: 

• Alexander Hamilton
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
• John Adams

The Bill of Rights is:

• The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
• The 15th Amendment
• The entire Constitution
• All of the amendments

If neither the president nor the Vice-Presidence can serve, the position would be filled by: 

• The Chief Justice
• The Speaker of the House
• The Elected President of the Senate
• The Secretary of State

The major department head who is appointed by the President to Deal with Foreign countries is the:

• Secretary  of Defense
• Secretary of State
• Attorney General
• Secretary of Commerce

The President is elected if he:

• Wins a majority of the Electoral votes
• Wins most of the country's vote
• Wins all of the states' votes
• Wins most of the states' votes