Constitution of the United States Quiz

What is the theory of interpretation that believes the constitutional text should be given the original public meaning it had at the time it became law?

• Pragmatism

• Originalism

• Living Constitutionalism

• Textualism

According to Living Constitutionalism, when did racial segregation become unconstitutional?

• 1877

• 1868

• 1896

• 1954

What was the landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

What is the purpose of the Constitution that functions as a gag rule by taking certain subjects off the table of discussion in ordinary politics?

• Restrain the Passions of the Moment

• Serve as a Gag Rule

• Divide and Allocate Power

• Set Up or Constitute the Institutions of the National Government

Which purpose of the Constitution promotes the rule of law and not of individual men or women?

• A Framework for Private Ordering

• Promote Democracy

• A System of Intergenerational Lawmaking

• Promote the Rule of Law

What is the purpose of the Constitution that makes it easier to find the law by getting it down in writing?

• Promote Democracy

• Certainty from Getting Things in Writing

• Serve as a Gag Rule

• Lead to Good Consequences

Which purpose of the Constitution provides for popular ratification and for popular election of representatives, senators, and indirectly, Presidents?

• Serve as a Gag Rule

• Restrain the Passions of the Moment

• Promote Democracy

• A System of Intergenerational Lawmaking

What is the final purpose of the Constitution that is aspirational and consequential?

• Lead to Good Consequences

• Serve as a Gag Rule

• Divide and Allocate Power

• Set Up or Constitute the Institutions of the National Government

According to originalists, when did the Fourteenth Amendment forbid racial segregation?

• 1877

• 1954

• 1868

• 1896

What is the theory of interpretation that believes race discrimination will always be unconstitutional unless the 14th Amendment is repealed?

• Originalism

• Living Constitutionalism

• Textualism

• Pragmatism