Constitution Quiz

What are the seven sections that the Constitution is broken up into called?

• Appendixes

• Articles

• Preamble

• Amendments

What does it mean to amend the Constitution?

• to make a change

• to make an addition

• to add an article

• to delete a section

The delegates at the Constitutional Convention helped to ordain the Constitution. What does ordain mean?

• to put firmly into place

• make it fair

• create and accept

• revise

What part of the Constitution is considered the introduction?

• the amendments

• the articles

• the preamble

• the conclusion

Peace is the definition of which word?

• tranquility

• liberty

• justice

• Union

What does the word posterity mean?

• our ancestors

• fairness

• our descendents

• the people who came before us

Liberty is defined as...

• order

• freedom

• a united country

• fairness

A person's sense of justice refers to their ...

• sense of freedom

• sense of fairness

• sense of peace

• sense of order

When our fore fathers wrote the constitution they wanted to establish a strong federal government. What does establish mean?

• to unite the country

• to bring peace to the country

• to help our descendants

• to put the law of the land firmly into place

Which one of the following statements can be used to remember the order of the articles and what each article refers to?

• Lemons and oranges are my favorite fruits to eat.

• Lynn likes to play outside in the rain.

• Leo eats juicy grapes and little apples.

• Low basketball nets are easy to dunk on.