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WorksheetsCivics: Primary Documents
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What happened at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
The Constitution was written
b)
The Constitution was ratified
c)
The Magna Carta was signed
d)
The Declaration of Independence was written
2.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
called for an end to the Civil War
b)
called for the creation of state borders
c)
called for an end to Southern Secession
d)
called for the freeing of slaves in the Confederate States
3.
What is the supreme law of the land?
a)
the U.S. Constitution
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
the Declaration of Independence
4.
What does the Constitution do?
a)
sets up and defines the government
b)
draws boundaries of congressional districts
c)
sets codes of conduct for obeying local and federal laws
d)
determines whether citizens are prosecuted to the full extent of the law
5.
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?
a)
We the United
b)
We the People
c)
We the Citizens
d)
We the Americans
6.
What is an amendment?
a)
a change to the Constitution
b)
a preamble to the Constitution
c)
an explanation of the Bill of Rights
d)
an introduction to the Bill of Rights
7.
What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
a)
the Preamble
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
the Articles of the Confederation
d)
the Declaration of Independence
8.
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
a)
declared freedom for the slaves
b)
declared equal rights for women
c)
declared freedom from Great Britain
d)
declared an end to the war with Great Britain
9.
Which of the following includes two rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
life and liberty
b)
free speech and justice
c)
bear arms and pay taxes
d)
vote and pursuit of happiness
10.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
a)
10
b)
27
c)
36
d)
50
11.
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
a)
to vote
b)
jury trial
c)
free speech
d)
to bear arms
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