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The Constitution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A government where the people chose the representatives that will work for them.

Hint: This is the type of government that we have in the USA.

a)

Representative Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Direct Democracy

2.

A man who took careful notes during the Constitutional Convention

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

3.

The meeting in 1787 in Philadelphia where the founders wrote the Constitution

a)

The Constitutional Convention

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

4.

the place in Philadelphia where the Constitution was debated and signed

a)

White House

b)

Washington Monument

c)

Independence Hall

5.

A brief introduction to the Constitution that states its purpose

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Constitution

6.

An area that is controlled by another country

a)

Constitution

b)

Colony

c)

Independence Hall

7.

The man who led the meetings at the Constitutional Convention and was our country's 1st president

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

8.

Life, Liberty, and the Puruit of Happiness

a)

Everyone has the right to vote

b)

Everyone has the right to freedom of Speech

c)

Everyone has the right to live how they want and be happy

9.

Each person is treated fairly and equally

a)

Justice

b)

Freedom

c)

Happiness

10.

A man who suggested many new ideas advice during the Constitutional Convention

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Goerge Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

11.

The war the colonist fought to win their freedom from Great Britain

a)

Civil War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Revolutionary War

12.

the 55 men who wrote the Constitution

a)

Fathers

b)

Writers

c)

Founders

13.

Who is in charge of a Democracy?

a)

The King

b)

The Dictator

c)

The People

d)

Mrs. Pappas

14.

The document that states the duties of the government

a)

Constitution

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

15.

The first plan of government for our new nation that had a weak national government

a)

Preamble

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

16.

A man who gave valuable advice during the Constitutional Convention

a)

James Madison

b)

Goerge Washington

c)

Ben Franklin

17.

Part of the Constitution that gives the people specific rights

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Preamble

c)

Constitution

18.

_________ are rights that the people of the United States of America that are stated in the Constitution

a)

freedom to buy a house and a car

b)

the right to live anywhere you want

c)

freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press

d)

the right to go to school