Civics Constitution Quiz #1

Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?

• The Great Compromise
• The three-fifths compromise
• The constitutional compromise
• The big compromise

What is the name of the first Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation
• Articles of Incorporation
• The Federalist Papers
• The Great Constitution 

Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

• Federalists
• Anti-federalists
• Democrats
• Northerners

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

• Individual Rights
• State Rights
• Slavery
• The Articles of Confederation

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

• Rule of Law
• Popular Sovereignity
• Checks and balances
• Federalism

The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.

• Bill of Rights
• Preamble
• Articles
• Naturalization

What article of the Constitution created the Executive Branch of government?

• ArcticleI
• Article II
• Article III
• Article IV

The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.

• Article 1
• Preamble
• Bill of Rights
• Prelude

Which branch makes the laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Appellate
• Legislative

Which branch interprets the laws?

• Executive
• Judicial
• Appellate
• Legislative