US Constitution Quiz

Match the following

• Asserted the colonies' independence from Britain

• Constitution

• Emphasized the need for a strong central government

• VA Declaration of Rights

• Established the framework for the federal government

• Articles of Confederation

• Influenced the Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Guarantees individual freedoms and rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which of the following is true of the Constitution?

• The Constitution is the supreme law of the land

• The Constitution contains articles and amendments

• The Constitution establishes the structure of the national government

• All of the above

The division of power between the state governments and the national government is known as

• Constitution

• Anti-Federalism

• Federalism

• Reserved

A Federalist was someone who -

• Supported the Constitution

• Opposed the Constitution

• Supported the Articles of Confederation

• Opposed the signing of the Declaration of Independence

One of the main reasons the Anti-Federalists were opposed to the Constitution was their concern that -

• The Constitution did not give enough power to the national government

• The Constitution did not give enough power to the president

• The Constitution gave too much power to the states

• The Constitution originally did not include a Bill of Rights

The first part of the Constitution is called....

• Preamble
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights
• Article 1

What is the purpose of the Preamble to the Constitution?

• To establish a confederation form of government

• To express the reasons the Constitution was written

• To declare independence from Great Britain

• To outline the Bill of Rights

When the government provides medical assistance after a natural disaster (e.g. tornado, hurricane) they are fulfilling which goal of the Preamble?

• Form a more perfect union

• Establish justice

• Provide for the common defense

• Promote the general welfare

"We the people of the United States..." The Preamble begins with this phrase so as to -

• Establish that power is derived from the president

• Establish the idea that government gets its power from the people

• Give a name to the new country

• Give the states power over the federal government

Which goal of the Preamble deals with making the states into one nation, stronger than it was under the Articles of Confederation?

• Form a more perfect union

• Establish justice

• Insure domestic tranquility

• Provide for the common defense

• Promote the general welfare