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Constitution Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT WAS OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST CONSTITUTION CALLED?

a)

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

b)

THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

c)

THE "FEDERALIST PAPER"

d)

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

2.

LAWS FOR THE UNITED STATES ARE MADE BY:

a)

The President

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

Congress

d)

The states

3.

THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED IF HE/SHE

a)

WINS A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES

b)

WINS MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S VOTE

c)

WINS THE MAJORITY OF THE STATES' VOTES

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

4.

How many Articles are in the Constitution?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

3

5.

How many Amendments have been added to the Constitution?

a)

19

b)

27

c)

10

d)

38

6.

Which of the following is NOT a right that is protected by the First Amendment?

a)

Press

b)

Religion

c)

Privacy

d)

Speech

7.

Have any of the Amendments ever been repealed?

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Women won the right to vote in..

a)

1968

b)

1865

c)

1848

d)

1920

9.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN AN ACCUSED CRIMINAL "PLEADS THE FIFTH"?

a)

He refuses to testify against himself.

b)

He agrees to testify against someone else in exchange for immunity.

c)

He believes he is wrongly accused.

d)

He wants to exercise his right to an attorney.

10.

What is the introductory sentence of the Constitution called?

a)

The Constitutional Address

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Preamble

d)

The Articles of Confederation

11.

Congress is composed of two parts. Which answer reflects these two parts?

a)

House of Representatives and Senate

b)

Senate and Congress

c)

Senate and Cabinet

d)

None of the above

12.

How many Senators come from each state?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

None of the above.

13.

The (a)   is the president of the Senate.

14.

This house of Congress has 435 members with the number of members based on each state's population

a)

Senate

b)

Cabinet

c)

House of Representatives

d)

None of the above

15.

Which of the following is a requirement to become President?

a)

Must be 35 years old

b)

A native born American citizen

c)

A resident of the US for at least 14 years

d)

All of the above.