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WorksheetsU.S. Constitution Quiz
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 19mins
What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?
The Founders' Library
The Articles
The Preamble
The Bill of Rights
Which article of the U.S. Constitution outlines the Legislative Branch?
Article IV
Article III
Article II
Article I
What does the First Amendment protect?
Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Right to Bear Arms
Quartering of Soldiers
Search and Seizure
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
14th Amendment
What is the main focus of Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Amendment Process
What is the purpose of the Preamble in the U.S. Constitution?
To list the amendments
To introduce the articles and amendments
To outline the rights of citizens
To describe the judicial process
What is the main subject of Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
States, Citizenship, New States
Executive Branch
What is the main focus of Article V of the U.S. Constitution?
States, Citizenship, New States
Ratification
Debts, Supremacy, Oaths, Religious Tests
Amendment Process
What is the main focus of Article I of the U.S. Constitution?
Amendment Process
Legislative Branch
Judicial Branch
Executive Branch
In Article 5, a change or addition to the Constitution is called an:
Article
Amendment
Advisor
What is the main focus of Article IV of the U.S. Constitution?
Judicial Branch
Amendment Process
States, Citizenship, New States
Executive Branch
The article of the Constitution that details the Legislative Branch
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 5
Article 6
The article of the Constitution that details the Judicial Branch.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 5
Article 6
The article of the Constitution that details the Amendment process
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 5
Article 6
The article of the Constitution that establishes the Constitution as the supreme law of the land.
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 5
Article 6
Which of the following is not a requirement to become a U.S. senator?
must be at least 30 years of age
must be a US citizen for at least 9 years
must live in the state they reside in
must have a college degree
Members of the House of Representatives serve a term of ______ years.
4
6
2
8
Members of the Senate serve a term of ______ years.
4
6
2
8
Where are the powers of Congress enumerated (listed)?
Article 1, Section 9
Article 1, Section 8
Article 3, Section 8
Article 2, Section 3
Which of the following pertain to the Preamble?
establish Justice
insure domestic Tranquility
provide for the common defence
promote the general Welfare
The number of states that needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to be ordained/established?
13
9
12
7
The Supremacy Clause is located in
Preamble
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
The form of government that is required of the states by the Constitution
democratic
fair
equal
republican
Which of the following are powers of the President?
Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States
Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Make Treaties
To declare War
What is the main focus of Article VI of the U.S. Constitution?
Executive Branch
Amendment Process
Supremacy Clause
Judicial Branch
Official name for a system of government in which power is shared / distributed between a central government and individual states, is called (a)
federalism
democracy
nationalism
What term refers to the idea that the national government shares power with state governments?
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Federalism
Checks and Balances
The Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional. (a)
Checks and Balances
Limited Government
Individual Rights
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Republicanism
Separation of Powers
What are the first three words of the Constitution?
In order to
WE THE PEOPLE
Once upon a time
The United States
What is the main focus of Article VII of the U.S. Constitution?
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Ratification
What is the main focus of Article V of the U.S. Constitution?
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Amendment Process
Judicial Branch
Which article of the U.S. Constitution outlines the Executive Branch?
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?
0
10
27
50
How many amendments have been added to the U.S. Constitution?
0
34
27
The introduction to the U.S. Constitution, which lists the goals of the document, is better known as the _________________.
Preface
Prologue
Preamble
Bill of Rights
What are the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution?
We the Citizens
We the People
We the Nation
We the Government
How many Branches of Government are there?
3
4
5
6
When both the federal government and the state government can tax people this is an example of..
Popular Sovereignty
Radicalism
Federalism
Limited Government
Every American citizen gets to enjoy the rights guaranteed by the ______________________.
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Emancipation Proclamation
Articles of Confederation
Rights that all American citizens have under the Constitution are known as what?
Civil Rights
Godly Rights
Elected Rights
Freedom of the People
A system of checks and balances was built into the Constitution to prevent...
states from passing laws that duplicate federal laws
individual states from deciding to leave the Union.
any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
the federal government from spending more money than it collects in taxes.
