Constitution Quiz

WHAT WAS OUR COUNTRY'S FIRST CONSTITUTION CALLED?

• THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

• THE "FEDERALIST PAPER"

• THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

LAWS FOR THE UNITED STATES ARE MADE BY:

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

• The states

THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED IF HE/SHE

• WINS A MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTES

• WINS MOST OF THE COUNTRY'S VOTE

• WINS THE MAJORITY OF THE STATES' VOTES

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

How many Articles are in the Constitution?

• 7

• 10

• 12

• 3

How many Amendments have been added to the Constitution?

• 19

• 27

• 10

• 38

Which of the following is NOT a right that is protected by the First Amendment?

• Press

• Religion

• Privacy

• Speech

Have any of the Amendments ever been repealed?

• Yes

• No

Women won the right to vote in..

• 1968

• 1865

• 1848

• 1920

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN AN ACCUSED CRIMINAL "PLEADS THE FIFTH"?

• He refuses to testify against himself.

• He agrees to testify against someone else in exchange for immunity.

• He believes he is wrongly accused.

• He wants to exercise his right to an attorney.

What is the introductory sentence of the Constitution called?

• The Constitutional Address

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• The Articles of Confederation