Constitution/Bill of Rights Quiz

What is the main purpose of the Constitution?

• To create rules for schools and businesses

• To explain the history of the United States

• To establish the laws and government of the United States

• To list every right that people have

What is the main purpose of the bill of rights?

• To give the government more power over the people

• To list the rights and freedoms of American citizens

• To create new laws for each state

• To explain how the president is elected

Changes to the Constitution are called _____________.

• Bill of Rights

• Founding Fathers

• preamble

• amendments

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called _________________.

• The Founding Fathers

• Bill of Rights

• the preamble

• Branches of Government

What begins with, "We the People...?"

• Bill of Rights

• the preamble

• Branches of Government

• The Founding Fathers

Why is the Constitution called the "highest law of the land?"

• Because it is the longest law ever written

• Because it can never be changed or updated

• Because it is the most important set of laws that all other laws must follow

• Because only the president has to follow it

What is an example of Freedom of Speech?

• A person is arrested for saying bad things about the government.

• A teacher forces students to say only positive things.

• A person peacefully protests against a new law.

• A newspaper is shut down for writing an opinion article.

What is an example of the right to a fair trial?

• A person is sent to jail without a trial.

• A judge decides someone is guilty without hearing their side of the story.

• A person accused of a crime gets a lawyer and a trial with a jury.

• The police punish someone without proving they did something wrong.

What might happen if the United States did not have the Constitution?

• The country would have clear laws and a strong government.

• Each state might make its own rules, leading to confusion and unfairness.

• Everyone would automatically know their rights without needing written laws.

• The government would still function exactly the same.

The men who wrote the Constitution were ______________.

• British leaders

• Soldiers in the Civil War

• Presidents of the United States

• Called the Founding Fathers