Name ______________________________________________________
Period___________
Study Guide for the U.S
Constitution Test
Numbers in (xxx) are the pages the
answers can be found on.
1. The Constitutional Convention met in the city of ____Philadelphia____
in the month of ______May__ in the year _________1787_____. (202)
2. The man who is considered the “Father of the Constitution” is
___________James Madison____ (203)
3. ________________George Washington______ was the president of the
Constitutional Convention. (202)
4. Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention could be described
as :
a. ________wealthy_______ (202)
b. _________well educated_____________________ (202)
c. ____________only 1 was over 80_________________ (202)
d. ___ half went to college ___________________--5. The Constitutional Convention was in session for ______5____ months? (202205)
6. The delegates settled their differences by giving up parts of what they each
wanted. What is the term that describes this? ___compromise_____(204)
7. What month and day and year did the Constitutional Convention finish its
work and approve the Constitution? ____Sept___ ________ ____1787____ (205)
8. List the following events in the order in which they occurred.
Articles of Confederation U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence
1st ___________Declaration________________________________________________
2nd ___________Articles________________________________________________________
3rd ___________Constitution_________________________________________________________
9. The introduction to the Constitution is called the _____preamble______ (217)
10. The first three articles of the Constitution are about the _____________3
branches of govt______________ (209 – 223-226)
11. What was the month and year that enough states had ratified the
Constitution _____June___ ______1788_____ (213)
12. There are ______27___ amendments to the Constitution. (221)
13. The ___________legislative_____ branch has the power to make laws. (223)
14. The President and Vice-President are in the _______executive________
Branch. (225)
15. Only _____congress____ has the power to declare war. (225)
16. The __president___ is the person who has the power to veto a law. (224)
17. The Senate and the House of Representatives together are called the
____________legislative________ Branch. (223)
18. The court system in our country is part of the ____judicial_____
Branch. (226)
19. Laws are enforced or carried out by the ______executive____________
Branch. (219 and 225)
20. A member of the Supreme Court serves for __________life____ or
_______________bad behavior___________________________.
21. The job of interpreting or defining the laws is the main job of the
____________Judicial Branch________________. (219 and 227)
22. Under the system of _____checks____ and _____balances___ some
appointments by the President must be approved by the Senate. (210)
23. There are ____435___ members in the House of Representatives. (223)
24. There are ___10______ amendments in the Bill of Rights. (221)
25. The section that was added to the Constitution to protect the rights of the
individual citizens is called the _________Bill of Rights_______. (213)
26. Freedom of speech, the press, assembly, religion, and petition are
guaranteed by the _______1st____ Amendment. (228)
27. The people who advise the President are called his ______cabinet____. (226)
28. Members of the House or Representatives are elected for a term of
_____2__ years. (223)
29. Members of the Senate are elected for a term of _____6____ years. (223)
30. The President of the United States serves a ____4__ year term of office.
(210)
31. There are ____9___ justices in the Supreme Court of the United States. (227)
32. Under our system of government, the final authority is the
______________Constitution_____.
33. The flag should never _______touch the ground__________. (229)
34. The stars on the flag represent the ______________50 states_________.
35. The stripes on the flag represent the ________13 colonies____________.
36. This part of the Constitution lists the 6 goals of the new government.
________preamble____. (217)
37. When a change is made to the Constitution, the states must approve or
____ratify____ it. (211)
38. A _________constitution_____ is a written plan of government.
39. An _________amendment_________ is a change to the Constitution. (213)
40. A person who represents others is called a ____delegate or
representative______. (202)