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U.S. Constitution Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?

a)

The Founders' Library

b)

The Articles

c)

The Preamble

d)

The Bill of Rights

2.

Which article of the U.S. Constitution outlines the Legislative Branch?

a)

Article IV

b)

Article III

c)

Article II

d)

Article I

3.

What does the First Amendment protect?

a)

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

b)

Right to Bear Arms

c)

Quartering of Soldiers

d)

Search and Seizure

4.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

15th Amendment

c)

16th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

5.

What is the main focus of Article II of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

Legislative Branch

d)

Amendment Process

6.

What is the purpose of the Preamble in the U.S. Constitution?

a)

To list the amendments

b)

To introduce the articles and amendments

c)

To outline the rights of citizens

d)

To describe the judicial process

7.

What is the main subject of Article III of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Judicial Branch

c)

States, Citizenship, New States

d)

Executive Branch

8.

What is the main focus of Article V of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

States, Citizenship, New States

b)

Ratification

c)

Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests

d)

Amendment Process

9.

What is the main focus of Article I of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Amendment Process

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Executive Branch

10.

In Article 5, a change or addition to the Constitution is called an:

a)

Article

b)

Amendment

c)

Advisor

11.

What is the main focus of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Judicial Branch

b)

Amendment Process

c)

States, Citizenship, New States

d)

Executive Branch

12.

The article of the Constitution that details the Legislative Branch

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

e)

Article 6

13.

The article of the Constitution that details the Judicial Branch.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

e)

Article 6

14.

The article of the Constitution that details the Amendment process

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

e)

Article 6

15.

The article of the Constitution that establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Article 3

d)

Article 5

e)

Article 6

16.

Which of the following is not a requirement to become a U.S. senator?

a)

must be at least 30 years of age

b)

must be a US citizen for at least 9 years

c)

must live in the state they reside in

d)

must have a college degree

17.

Members of the House of Representatives serve a term of ______ years.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

8

18.

Members of the Senate serve a term of ______ years.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

2

d)

8

19.

Where are the powers of Congress enumerated (listed)?

a)

Article 1, Section 9

b)

Article 1, Section 8

c)

Article 3, Section 8

d)

Article 2, Section 3

20.

Which of the following pertain to the Preamble?

a)

establish Justice

b)

insure domestic Tranquility

c)

provide for the common defence

d)

promote the general Welfare

21.

The number of states that needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to be ordained/established?

a)

13

b)

9

c)

12

d)

7

22.

The Supremacy Clause is located in

a)

Preamble

b)

Article 4

c)

Article 5

d)

Article 6

23.

The form of government that is required of the states by the Constitution

a)

democratic

b)

fair

c)

equal

d)

republican

24.

Which of the following are powers of the President?

a)

Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States

b)

Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

c)

Make Treaties

d)

To declare War

25.

What is the main focus of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Amendment Process

c)

Supremacy Clause

d)

Judicial Branch

26.

Official name for a system of government in which power is shared / distributed between a central government and individual states, is called​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

federalism

democracy

nationalism

27.

What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Ratification

c)

Federalism

d)

Checks and Balances

28.

The Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

Checks and Balances

Limited Government

Individual Rights

Federalism

Popular Sovereignty

Republicanism

Separation of Powers

29.

What are the first three words of the Constitution?

a)

In order to

b)

WE THE PEOPLE

c)

Once upon a time

d)

The United States

30.

What is the main focus of Article VII of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Executive Branch

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Ratification

31.

What is the main focus of Article V of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Executive Branch

b)

Legislative Branch

c)

Amendment Process

d)

Judicial Branch

32.

Which article of the U.S. Constitution outlines the Executive Branch?

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

Article IV

33.

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

0

b)

10

c)

27

d)

50

34.

How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

0

b)

34

c)

27

35.

The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, which lists the goals of the document, is better known as the _________________.

a)

Preface

b)

Prologue

c)

Preamble

d)

Bill of Rights

36.

What are the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

We the Citizens

b)

We the People

c)

We the Nation

d)

We the Government

37.

How many Branches of Government are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

38.

When both the federal government and the state government can tax people this is an example of..

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Radicalism

c)

Federalism

d)

Limited Government 

39.

Every American citizen gets to enjoy the rights guaranteed by the ______________________.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Articles of Confederation

40.

Rights that all American citizens have under the Constitution are known as what?

a)

Civil Rights

b)

Godly Rights

c)

Elected Rights

d)

Freedom of the People

41.

A system of checks and balances was built into the Constitution to prevent...

a)

states from passing laws that duplicate federal laws

b)

individual states from deciding to leave the Union.

c)

any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

d)

the federal government from spending more money than it collects in taxes.