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The Constitution

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the First Amendment?

a)

The First Amendment abolishes slavery.

b)
The First Amendment only protects the right to bear arms.
c)
The First Amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
d)
The First Amendment is a law that restricts religious practices.
2.

What is the Second Amendment?

a)
The Second Amendment abolishes the right to bear arms.
b)
The Second Amendment grants the right to free speech.
c)
The Second Amendment is about the right to vote.
d)
The Second Amendment protects the right to keep and bear arms.
3.

What is the Third Amendment?

a)
The Third Amendment addresses the freedom of speech.
b)
The Third Amendment prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without consent.
c)
The Third Amendment grants the right to bear arms.
d)
The Third Amendment allows soldiers to live in private homes during peacetime.
4.

What is the 4th Amendment?

a)
The 4th Amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
b)
The 4th Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
c)
The 4th Amendment allows for random searches without cause.
d)
The 4th Amendment mandates a trial by jury for all crimes.
5.

What is the Fifth Amendment?

a)
The Fifth Amendment allows for unlimited bail.
b)
The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
c)
The Fifth Amendment mandates a public trial for all offenses.
d)
The Fifth Amendment protects against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and guarantees due process.
6.

What is the Sixth Amendment?

a)
The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to bear arms.
b)
The Sixth Amendment addresses the right to free speech.
c)
The Sixth Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that ensures the rights of individuals in criminal prosecutions.
d)
The Sixth Amendment pertains to the right to vote.
7.

What is the Seventh Amendment?

a)
The Seventh Amendment guarantees the right to a jury trial in civil cases.
b)
The Seventh Amendment abolishes the death penalty.
c)
The Seventh Amendment pertains to the right to bear arms.
d)
The Seventh Amendment addresses the powers of the President.
8.

What is the Eighth Amendment?

a)
The Eighth Amendment allows for the death penalty without restrictions.
b)
The Eighth Amendment prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments.
c)
The Eighth Amendment addresses the right to bear arms.
d)
The Eighth Amendment guarantees the right to free speech.
9.

What is the Ninth Amendment?

a)

The listing of certain rights in the Constitution does not deny other rights that belong to the people.

b)

To right to sue in court.

c)

The right to life, liberty, and happiness.

d)

The right to own a pet.

10.

What is the Tenth Amendment?

a)
The Tenth Amendment grants the federal government more power.
b)

The Tenth Amendment reserves powers not stated in the Constitution to the states and the people.

c)
The Tenth Amendment abolishes state laws.
d)
The Tenth Amendment is about the right to bear arms.
11.

What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

a)

The Rights of Man

b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Bill of Rights
12.

How many amendments are there to the Constitution?

a)

22

b)
30
c)
20
d)
27
13.

The system that gives each branch of government the power to change, reverse, or even cancel acts of another branch is called ___.

a)

federalism

b)
executive privilege
c)
judicial review
d)
checks and balances
14.

Which of these in NOT one of the three branches of the U.S. government?

a)

Federalist

b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Judiciary
15.

If something violates the Constitution, it is called ____.

a)

anti-federalist

b)
invalid
c)
unlawful
d)
unconstitutional
16.

Federalism is the U.S. system of government that separates powers between _____.

a)
the judiciary and administrative agencies
b)
the executive branch and legislative branch
c)

the president and the vice president

d)
the national government and state governments
17.

Which of these people was NOT a Founding Father?

a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)
Abraham Lincoln
18.

TRUE/FALSE: Many of the Founding Fathers had EXTREME disagreements on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

TRUE/FASLE: The idea of political parties comes from the Constitution itself.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Presidents and Vice Presidents are elected by the _____.

a)
Popular Vote
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Electoral College
21.

The group of advisers who are the heads of the executive departments are called the President's ____.

a)
Cabinet
b)
Council
c)
Committee
d)
Task Force
22.

When the government loses its ability to govern effectively that is called political ____.

a)

gridlock

b)
efficiency
c)
corruption
d)
stability

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