The Constitution Quiz for the Scholastic Magazine

What is a constitution?

• a set of rules for how a nation will be run

• a check list for how to run a country

• a law about the government

• a declaration for independence from a country

What plan was created to ensure that the federal government did not have too much power?

• each branch would compete for power over another branch in the government

• each branch would be able to check, or limit, the power of the other branches

• each branch would veto another branch's ideas

• each branch would relinquish power to the state government

What is at the very beginning of the Constitution?

• the amendments

• the articles

• the Bill of Rights

• the preamble

What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?

• Bill of Rights

• Laws

• Preambles

• Articles

List the three parts of the Constitution

According to the article, how many men helped create the Constitution?

• 25

• 12

• 24

• 55

What is the genre of the text?

• informational

• historical fiction

• biography

• autobiography

"When he made a mistake, he scraped the ink off the parchment with a knife."

In this sentence, the word "parchment" most nearly means:

• pen

• paper

• desk

• ink

Can the Constitution be changed?

• Yes, the Constitution can be changed.

• No, the Constitution cannot be changed.

The Constitution has a total of 27 amendments. What does the word amendment mean?

• no one knows

• mistake

• law

• change or addition