American Constitution Quiz

One reason Americans wanted a written constitution was to:

• Limit the power of individual citizens

• None of the above

• Limit the power of the government

• Expand the rights of slaves and free blacks

Before the Constitution was adopted, the states were joined by the:

• Articles of Confederation

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• None of the above

The Constitutional Convention met in the city of:

• None of the above

• Boston

• New York

• Philadelphia

At the Constitutional Convention, the disagreement over how to count slaves was settled by the:

• Great Compromise

• North-South Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• None of the above

The framers of the Constitution feared that voters would be unable to make wise choices for president, so they set up the:

• Impeachment process

• Veto power

• None of the above

• Electoral College

The Constitution needed the approval of how many states?

• Thirteen

• Five

• None of the above

• Nine

The Constitution creates which type of government?

• A republican form of government

• An oligarchy

• A pure democracy

• None of the above

The supreme law of the land is:

• A law passed by Congress

• The United States Constitution

• None of the above

• A state constitution

There are _____ Articles in the U.S Constitution

• Three

• None of the above

• Seven

• Nine

Currently, the U.S Constitution has _____ Amendments

• 27

• 22

• 13

• None of the above