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The U.S. Constitution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT true about the U.S. Constitution

a)

It says how much power the branches of the government can have

b)

It changes with every new president

c)

it tells the government how to make sure all Americans follow the laws

d)

It is the symbol of democracy

2.

The country's first set of rules after the revolutionary war was the--

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Preamble to the Constitution

3.

Who is known for the father of the constitution

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

4.

What do the seven articles of the Constitution explain?

a)

the reasons America needs a government and a Constitutuion

b)

the purpose of the amendments

c)

the many rights that Americans have

d)

the branches of the U.S. government

5.

Congress is divided into two parts, the Senate and the

a)

Electoral College

b)

president's Cabinet

c)

Supreme Court

d)

House of Representatives

6.

What is the constitution?

a)

a set of rules for our country

b)

a list of people who run the country

c)

a meeting about forming our country

d)

a plan for new buildings in our country

7.

What does the part "Many different Ideas" tell about the Constitution?

a)

how long it took to write

b)

why it was difficult to write

c)

the number of people who wrote it

d)

the names of everyone who wrote it

8.

The passage tells where parts of the government are headquartered . What does the word headquartered mean?

a)

safe

b)

hidden

c)

located

d)

announced

9.

Why are the amendments an important part of the constitution?

a)

because they were added later

b)

because they give people many rights

c)

because there are more than 20 of the them

d)

because there are new ones added each year

10.

What is this passage mainly about?

a)

how the constitution has changed over the years

b)

the place where the constitution was made

c)

the people who wrote the Constitution

d)

the history of the Constitution