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Preamble, Amendments to the Constitution

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which first amendment freedom is not pictured above?

a)

religion

b)

speech

c)

press

d)

assembly

2.

The total number of amendments is?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

14

d)

27

3.

Which of the following is the best example of free speech?

a)

NBC Nightly News broadcasting election results

b)

asking the mayor about potholes in the road

c)

wearing a t-shirt that says,"Just Say No to School!"

d)

meeting with others about neighborhood issues

4.

Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

10th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

5.

"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free

exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the

people peaceably to assemble; and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Which of the following freedoms is not guaranteed in this amendment?

a)

Individuals are free to express their opinions

b)

Individuals have the right to bear arms

c)

Individuals may gather peacefully

d)

Individuals have the right to make their ideas know to public officials

6.

What would be the best title for the web?

a)

Goals of the Articles of Confederation

b)

Freedoms in the Bill of Rights

c)

Goals of the Preamble of the US Constitution

d)

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

7.

Which of the Preamble goals is the cartoon above most likely illustrating?

a)

establish justice

b)

form a more perfect union

c)

ensure domestic tranquility

d)

provide for the common defense

8.

What would be the best title for the model above?

a)

Amendment process for the US Constitution

b)

Legislative process for Virginia

c)

Amendment process of the VA Constitution

d)

Writing process for the US Constitution

9.

Adding an amendment to the US Constitution that limits the number of years a person

elected to Congress can serve completes which goal of the Preamble?

a)

form a more perfect union

b)

establish justice

c)

promote the general welfare

d)

provide for the common defense

10.

Which fundamental freedom is the cartoonist illustrating?

a)

religion

b)

presss

c)

assembly

d)

petition

11.

What would be the best title for the list of characteristics below?

1. Protects citizens from being held for committing a crime unless they've been charged by

the police

2. Guarantees that the state and country have to respect a citizen's legal rights

a)

"Protections Guaranteed to Citizens by the First Amendment"

b)

"Liberties Granted by the Fourteenth Amendment"

c)

"Due Process Protections Provided by the Fifth Amendment"

d)

"Restrictions Provided by the Fifteenth Amendment"

12.

Which drawing shows a freedom guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.

The main difference between an amendment to the VA Constitution and the US Constitution

is that?

a)

the voters ratify amendments to the VA Constitution

b)

the voters ratify the amendments to the US Constitution

c)

the Constitution becomes a changed document

d)

the legislative branch proposes a change

14.

The model represents what?

a)

Amendment process for the US Constitution

b)

Legislative process for Virginia

c)

Amendment process for the VA Constitution

d)

Writing process for US Constitution

15.

Why have only 27 amendments been added to the Constitution of the United States in more

than 200 years?

a)

The process of adding amendments is very complex.

b)

The courts strike down many amendments.

c)

National laws limit the number of amendments

d)

Changes in society are too small to require amendments.

16.

When an amendment is proposed to the Constitution of Virginia by the General Assembly,

who has the power of ratification?

a)

Governor

b)

Congress

c)

Voters

d)

House of Burgesses

17.

Which goal of the Preamble ensures fairness in the court system?

a)

secure the blessings of liberty

b)

ensure domestic tranquility

c)

promote the general welfare

d)

establish justice

18.

Match the following scenarios with the correct Fundamental principle.

I will vote on November 7th.

Rule of Law

The citizens of the Unites States

are the source of all govenment

power.

Representative Government

On November 7th, citizens will

elect a candidate for the 16th

District to work on their behalf..

Democracy

The government can only do what

the people have consented to and

nothing further.

Consent of the Governed

Governor Youngkin was given a

speeding ticket.

Limited Government

19.

Match the description to the document it describes.

First form of national government

Charters of the VA Company of London

Served as a model for the Bill of

Rights

Virginia Declaration of Rights

Established for the first time the

principle that everyone including

the king was subject to the law

Magna Carta

Affirmed unalienable rights... life,

liberty, and the pursuit of

happiness

Declaration of Independence

Guaranteed the rights of

Englishmen to the colonists

Articles of Confederation