Constitution Quiz

The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution gives a list that helps explain what?

• Purpose of our Government

• Structure of our Government

• the Amendments

• How to add amendments

The Idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Preamble to the Constitution.. What are these words? 

• The people's choice

• We the people

• We the leaders

• In our hands

All of the following  Articles of the U.S. Constitution focus on the powers and responsibilities of each branch of the American government EXCEPT:

• Article 1

• Article 2

• Article 3

• Article 4

The 26th Amendment lowered the voting age to ____?

• 16 years old

• 25 years old

• 18 years old

• 21 years old

Identify two amendments that extended suffrage (voting rights) to groups of people.

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

• 19 Amendment

This Constitutional Amendment guarantees civil rights as defined by the U.S. Constitution. It was ratified as part of the larger "Civil War Amendments," in today's world it has been used to expanded Constitutional protections to many groups. Without this amendment, none of the others matter. 

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 12th Amendment

Which of the following is not considered a Civil War Amendment

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

All of the following are guaranteed by the 1st Amendment EXCEPT

• Freedom to Bear Arms

• Freedom of Press

• Freedom to peaceably assemble

• Freedom of speech

These Constitutional Amendments focus on the rights of those accused of a crime, within them are no double jeopardy, the right to a trial by jury, and the right to not incriminate yourself. (PICK 2)

• 1st

• 3rd

• 5th

• 6th

This Amendment states that whatever powers are not given to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution is left to the states.

• 10th

• 7th

• 9th

• 8th