WorksheetsSOA and Constitution Trivia
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 33mins
This President utilized the concept of a bully pulpit as a way to push his agenda out and respond to detractors and opposing legislators
Richard Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Calvin Coolidge
This President, while an admirable military leader, served the shortest term in office, lasting only 32 days in office after suffering pneumonia
George Washington
Zachary Taylor
George H.W. Bush
William Henry Harrison
This President and co-founder of the Freedoms Foundation was also known for leading the Allied forces in WWII
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
He was nicknamed the "Teflon President" as he was so charismatic that blame and dirt seemingly avoided him, allowing for a positive approval rating while in office
Gerald Ford
James Madison
Ronald Reagan
FDR
This New Jersey man is best known for being the only President elected to two non-consecutive terms, hence why we have 46 Presidents with only 45 men who have held the office
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Chester A. Arthur
William McKinley
Despite running on a "Return to Normalcy" slogan and platform, this man's presidency was often maligned with scandals, such as Teapot Dome
Harry S. Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hubert Humphrey
Warren G. Harding
Famously, he said "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death" at a declaration to the Second Virginia Convention
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Jay
Patrick Henry
These two men, Founding Fathers, good friends, and bitter political rivals, both died on the same day 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence
George Washington & James Wilson
James Madison & Ben Franklin
John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
This man was integral in the Sons of Liberty and for detailing the events of the Boston Massacre in his propaganda piece "The Bloody Massacre"
Paul Revere
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Crispus Attucks
This Founding Father believed strongly in staying away from foreign affairs and partisan politics if a new nation was to be preserved
John Adams
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Elbridge Gerry
This man's pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain sold 120,000 copies within the first three months and 500,000 by the end of the Revolution
Thomas Jefferson
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thomas Paine
John Locke
These three men authored 85 essays under the pseudonym "Publius" articulating their support of and promotion for the ratification of the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, & James Madison
James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson
Which political party wanted a strong federal government, to unite all 13 states? Most of their supporters were business people from the northern states. Its leaders were John Adams and Alexander Hamilton
Federalists
Anti-Federalists (aka Democratic-Republicans)
Which political party wanted stronger state governments and a weaker national government? They supported creating the Bill of Rights. Most of their supporters were farmers and their leaders were Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Federalists
Anti-Federalists (aka Democratic-Republicans)
While not legally binding, this document is powerful and has continued to be an inspiration in the fight for freedom and equality
The US Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
Both the Fifth and the Fourteenth Amendments assert this fundamental right
The right to a fair and speedy trial
The right of due process
The right of the people to peaceably assemble
The right to bear arms
"The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution."
Serves as the Preamble to what Founding Document?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
The Emancipation Proclamation
This 13th century document served as inspiration for the Founding Fathers and political thinkers as it dictated safeguards for individual liberty
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances
The Magna Carta
The Second Treatise on Government
The First Treatise on Government
At the Constitutional Convention, these two plans were at the forefront of structuring the new government, before a compromise was struck by Roger Sherman of Connecticut
The New York Plan and The Pennsylvania Plan
The Virginia Plan and The New Jersey Plan
The New Jersey Plan and the North Carolina Plan
The Virginia Plan and the New Hampshire Plan
Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?
a series of meetings planned to respond to England
a provisional government designed to negotiate peace
a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes
"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?
right to rebel
natural rights
popular sovereignty
What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?
he persuades the colonists to rebel
he persuades the colonists to remian loyal
he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England
This landmark case established the critical concept of Judicial Review, paving the way for how the Supreme Court would hear and rule on cases
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott v. Sandford
How are Supreme Court justices selected?
Appointed by the Senate, approved by the President
by an election
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Students' wearing of armbands protesting the Vietnam War is protected under freedom of speech - the school can only ban student behavior/actions if it significantly interrupts discipline or the school day
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
School administration need "reasonable suspicion" instead of "probable cause" to search students on campus
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
New Jersey v. TLO
Held that African Americans were not citizens and did not have the right to sue in court; legalized slavery in the whole U.S. regardless of Missouri Compromise
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Held that keeping races separate was inherently unequal; overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and "separate but equal" principle; integrated schools and most public places
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Established the "separate but equal" principle
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
Korematsu v. U.S.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
This landmark case established the critical concept of Judicial Review, paving the way for how the Supreme Court would hear and rule on cases
Texas v. Johnson
Gideon v. Wainwright
Korematsu v. United States
Roe v. Wade
The primary purpose of free speech is to allow for the criticism of government.
True
False
Which one of these are not protected under the freedom of speech?
Your right to criticize your mayor.
Your right to criticize your senator.
Your right to criticize your boss.
Your right to criticize the President.
Which of the following is covered under symbolic speech?
Writing a false claim about someone.
Burning a U.S. flag.
Yelling fire into a crowded room when their is no fire.
Making a false claim about someone
The government action that prohibits speech or other expression before the speech happens is called
Free Expression
Establishment Clause
Prior Restraint
Free Exercise Clause
1) The United States cannot impose a set religion and
2) public schools cannot require students to participate in a prayer.
These are protected by what clause of the First Amendment?
Free Exercise Clause
Establishment Clause
Prior Restraint Clause
Freedom of the press
The clause of the First Amendment that protects you from the government telling you what you can/cannot believe in
Establishment
Free Exercise
Free Speech
Freedom to assemble
The right to know the charges against come from which amendment?
Fourth Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Sixth Amendment
Seventh Amendment
Which amendment protects your rights to be searched and have things taken from you with a warrant?
Amendment Three
Amendment Four
Amendment Five
Amendment Seven
Which of these cases limited citizens' free speech rights?
Schenck v. the United States
New York Times v. United States
Tinker v. Des Moines
Wisconsin v. Yoder
As of today, the Constitution consists of this many Amendments
24
25
26
27
This man served as chief attorney for the Plaintiffs in Brown v. Board and later became the first African-American Justice on the Supreme Court
John Jay
Thurgood Marshall
John Marshall
William Rehnquist
How many Presidents have served in the House, Senate, and Vice-Presidency prior to ascending to the highest office
0
2
4
7
While the first 10 Amendments were made into the Bill of Rights, initially this many amendments were introduced
It was just 10
8
12
13
While the Second Continental Congress was held at Independence Hall, the First Continental Congress was convened at this nearby location
Congress Hall
Albany Hall
Carnegie Hall
Carpenter's Hall
This man's Second Treatise of Government, published in 1689, is widely regarded as the biggest influence on the Declaration of Independence as it laid out "inalienable natural rights"
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
James MacArthur
Niccolo Machiavelli
