Constitution and Government Quiz

What is a constitution?

• A method of transportation

• A type of currency

• A plan for a government

• A system of taxation

Which branch of government creates laws?

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• State Constitutions

Which branch of government enforces laws?

• Judicial Branch

• State Constitutions

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

What is the purpose of the Judicial Branch?

• Amend the constitution

• Interpret laws

• Enforce laws

• Create laws

What was the first national constitution of the United States?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Federalist Papers

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

What was one of the major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• No state constitutions

• No representation in the Senate

• No executive or judicial branches

• No federal government

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

• To create the Executive Branch

• To establish the Bill of Rights

• To abolish the Articles of Confederation

• To settle disputes between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

What was the ⅗ Compromise about?

• The rights of the Judicial Branch

• The relationship between states and federal government

• The powers of the Executive Branch

• Representation in the House of Representatives in relationship to slavery

Who wrote the Federalist Papers?

• John Jay, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

When were the Bill of Rights added to the constitution?

• 1791

• 1777

• 1788

• 1789