Constitution Quiz

Which of the following is a principle in which the Constitution is based?

• Popular sovereignty

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• All of the above

The constitution consists of how many articles?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

How many Amendments are in the Constitution?

• 10

• 16

• 27

• 31

The 15^th, 19^th, and 26^th Amendment to the Constitution are related in that they all involve

• Personal rights

• Voting rights

• A structural change to the constitution

• Property rights

Which article of the Constitution lays out how to add a new amendment?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The branch of government that interprets the law

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Theocratic

The division between the federal government and the state and local governments

• Legalism

• Federalism

• Judicialism

• Confederalism

The branch of government that makes the laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Theocratic

Which Amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States?

• 21st

• 13th

• 2nd

• 26th

The branch of government that enforces the law

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Theocratic