Constitution Quiz

What is the plan of government that was written in 1787 and is still used today?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Albany Plan

• 
  

  the Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution of the U.S.

The U.S government is made up of _______ branches.

• one

• 
  five

• 
  three

• 
  

  nine

The most important function of the Legislative branch of government is to

• make laws

• interpret or make sense of laws

• enforce laws

• check the power of the president

An important function of the executive branch of government is to

• make laws

• 
  interpret or make sense of laws

• enforce laws

• 
  check the power of the legislative branch

The most important function of the judicial branch of government is to

• make laws

• interpret or make sense of laws

• enforce laws

• 
  

  check the power of the president

The executive branch is made up of ________________ and 15 executive departments.

• 
  the chief justice

• the speaker of the House of Representatives

• 
  the president

• senators

The legislative branch is made up of

• The House of Representatives and the Senate

• 
  The Supreme Court and the Senate

• the president and the Supreme Court

• The House of Representatives and the president

The first plan of government BEFORE the Constitution was

• the Pilgrim Compact

• the Bill of Rights

• the Articles of Confederation

• Revere's Rules

Who was the commanding general for the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

• 
  Horatio Gates

• George Washington

• 
  Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

Where was the Constitution written?

• 
  Philadelphia

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

• 
  Trenton