Constitution Quiz

The introduction to the Constitution is called?

• Preamble

• Article I

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

The Founding Fathers gathered for the Constitutional Convention in 1787 in what city and for what purpose?

• Washington DC, propose amendments to the constitution

• Washington DC, study the Articles of Confederation

• Philadelphia, produce a revision to the Articles of Confederation

• Philadelphia, draft the Bill of Rights

The opening words of the preamble express which constitutional principles?

• checks and balances

• federalism

• separation of powers

• popular sovereignty

Judicial Review refers to the power of the Supreme Court to

• review every law passed by Congress

• declare actions taken unconstitutional

• advise both Congress and the President on the constitutionality of their proposals

• declare actions of the President illegal

He is considered the Father of the Constitution

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

This man was the presiding officer at the constitutional convention and also unanimously chosen as the first president

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

What are the three branches of government set out in the constitution?

• The president, vice president and secretary of state

• The executive, legislative and judiciary

• the governors, president and vice-president

• The House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court

This was added because the Anti-Federalists opposed the new Constitution and a strong national government

• The Articles

• The Preamble

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What was an outcome of the Great Compromise?

• It guaranteed states equal representation in the Senate but based on population in the House

• It provided 2 year terms for the House of Representatives but made Senate terms 6 years

• It determined how the slave population would be counted for representation purposes

• It outlined the country's plans for expansion

Which of the following best defines CONSTITUTION?

• anything the government does

• the document that declared our freedom

• the institution that makes and enforces policy

• the Framework of our government