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U S Constitution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two rights of everyone living in the United States?

a)

Freedom of speech and freedom to run for president.

b)

Freedom to petition the government and freedom to disobey traffic laws.

c)

Freedom of speech and freedom of worship

2.

What is freedom of religion?

a)

No one can practice a religion

b)

You must choose a religion

c)

You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.

3.

Who is in charge of the executive branch

a)

The President.

b)

The Speaker of the House.

c)

The Prime Minister.

4.

Name one branch or part of the government.

a)

State government

b)

Legislative.

c)

Parliament

5.

What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Articles of Confederation

c)

The Declaration of Independence

6.

Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the states. What is one power of the states?

a)

Provide schooling and education

b)

Create an army

c)

Coin or print money

7.

What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful

a)

The President

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Freedom of speech

8.

We elect a President for how many years

a)

8 years

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

9.

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words

a)

We the People

b)

Congress shall make

c)

We the British

10.

Who makes federal laws

a)

The states

b)

Congress

c)

The supreme court

11.

What is the highest court in the United States

a)

Federal Appeals Court

b)

Supreme Court

c)

International Court of Justice

12.

What does the Constitution do

a)

Defines the government

b)

Sets up the government

c)

Protects basic rights of Americans

d)

All of these answers

13.

What are the two major political parties in the United States today

a)

Reform and Green

b)

American and Bull-Moose

c)

Democrat and Republican

14.

What happened at the Constitutional Convention

a)

The Declaration of Independence was written

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation was written

c)

The Constitution was written

15.

What is the capital of the United States

a)

St. Louis, MO

b)

New York, NY

c)

Washington, DC