The U.S. Constitution Quiz
Test your knowledge of the
United States Constitution
How many Founding Fathers
signed the Constitution?
Answer:
39 of the 55 Founding Fathers
When was the Constitution
signed?
Answer:
September 17, 1787
What are the first 10
amendments to the
Constitution called?
Answer:
The Bill of Rights
How many amendments are
there to the Constitution?
Answer:
27 Amendments
What is the first part of the
Constitution called?
Answer:
The Preamble
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Which amendment granted
women the right to vote?
Answer:
The 19th Amendment
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What does the first amendment
to the Constitution ensure?
Answer:
Freedom of Speech
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What is the only crime
described in the Constitution?
Answer:
Treason
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What system ensures that the
branches of government share
power and responsibilities?
Answer:
Checks and Balances
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Source: The National Archives Experience
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html
What is the Executive Branch
comprised of?
Answer:
The President , Vice President , and other
executive officers
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What is the job of the executive
branch?
The purpose of the executive branch is to
enforce the laws.
What offices make up the legislative
branch?
Answer: The House of Representatives and
the Senate.
The legislative branch is the law making
branch of government.
How do we decide the number of
senators and representatives?
There are 2 senators for every state.
The number of representatives depends on
the population of the state. The large the
population, the larger the number of
representatives for that state.
What is the judicial branch?
The judicial branch includes the Supreme
Court.
There are 9 justices on the Supreme Court.
They are appointed by the President, but
must be approved by Congress.
What is the job of the Judicial
Branch?
The judicial branch makes sure that the laws
follow the constitution.
What is democracy?
Democracy is government by the people,
exercised either directly or through elected
representatives
What is limited government?
Limited government means that one person
in the government cannot have all the
power.
The powers of the government are limited
so that the freedom of people is protected.
Democracy is a limited government..