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The constitution

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Form a more perfect union- create a government better than under the king or Articles of Confederation based on the same basic principles

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles

c)

Amendments

2.

Establish justice-equality before the law

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles

c)

Amendments

3.

Insure domestic tranquility- keep the peace at home

a)

Amendments

b)

Articles

c)

Preamble

4.

Provide for the common defense- defend against foreign attack

a)

Articles

b)

Preamble

c)

Amendments

5.

Promote the general welfare-provide necessary services to improve the quality of people's lives

a)

Articles

b)

Amendments

c)

Preamble

6.

Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity-protect and promote freedom for present and future generations through limited government

a)

Amendments

b)

Preamble

c)

Articles

7.

What is it

a)

Article I- Legislative Branch

b)

Article II- Executive Branch

c)

Article V- Amending Process

d)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

8.

Creates a national executive

a)

Article VII- Ratification

b)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

c)

Article II- Executive Branch

d)

Article VI- National Supremacy

9.

Creates a supreme court and allows Congress to create lower courts

a)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

b)

Article V- Amending Process

c)

Article -I Legislative Branch

d)

Article III- Judicial Branch

10.

What is it

a)

Article I- Executive Branch

b)

Article VII- Ratification

c)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

d)

Article V-I National Supremacy

11.

Outlines formal methods for amending the Constitution

a)

Article -I Legislative Branch (longest article)

b)

Article VII- Ratification

c)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

d)

Article V- Amending Process

12.

Constitution is the "supreme law of the land;" highest authority in U.S.

a)

Article VII- Ratification

b)

Article III- Judicial Branch

c)

Article V- Amending Process

d)

Article V-I National Supremacy

13.

Nine of thirteen states required to ratify in special conventions

a)

Article V- Amending Process

b)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

c)

Article VII- Ratification

d)

Article IV- Interstate Relations

14.

Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and petition

a)

Second amendment

b)

Fourth amendment

c)

27 amendment

d)

First amendment

15.

Right to keep and bear arms

a)

Third amendment

b)

25th amendment

c)

Second amendment

d)

Fifth amendment

16.

Forbids the quartering (housing) of soldiers in privatehomes during peacetime

a)

23rd amendment

b)

26th amendment

c)

Fourth amendment

d)

Third amendment

17.

Bans unwarranted search and seizure

a)

Amendment, 21

b)

20th amendment

c)

First amendment

d)

Fourth amendment