Constitution Lesson #2 Quiz
- 1.What is the function of the US Constitution?
- A.
Give all the laws that citizens need
- B.
Provide the basic principles which guide our country's government and laws
- C.
Decide who our government leaders are
- 2.The Constitutuion was in written in what year?
- A.
1787
- B.
1776
- C.
1791
- 3.The Constitution states that the United States can do the following (check all that apply)
- A.
President and Vice President
- B.
People elect other people to represent
- C.
Form a Congress
- D.
Guarantees the rights and liberties of people
- E.
Provide education to all citizens
- 4."Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" This quote is supporting what important principle of the US Constitution?
- A.
Delegated Powers
- B.
Popular Sovereignty
- C.
Federalism
- 5.The US Constitution divides the power of government between two main groups: The national government and the state governments. This is known as
- A.
Federalism
- B.
Seperation of Powers
- C.
Popular Sovereignty
- D.
Concurrent Powers
- 6.Which of the following are Concurrent Powers? (Check all that apply)
- A.
Declaring War
- B.
Collecting Taxes
- C.
Creating Courts
- D.
Punishing Criminals
- E.
Creating Marriage Laws
- 7.Which Amendment quarantees the states Reserved Powers which give states powers not given to the National Government and NOT FORBIDDEN to the states?
- A.
Amendment 1
- B.
Amendment 5
- C.
Amendment 7
- D.
Amendment 10
- 8.The idea of dividing the government's powers into three branches is known as
- A.
Federalism
- B.
Separation of Powers
- C.
Concurrent Powers
- 9.Which of the following are branches of the US government? (check all that apply)
- A.
Judicial
- B.
Executive
- C.
Economic
- D.
Social
- E.
Legislative
- 10.The first formal constitution of the United States was
- A.
The Mayflower Compact
- B.
The Magna Carta
- C.
The Constituion
- D.
The Articles of Confederation
- 11.The Great Compromise addressed a disagreement among states on
- A.
How to elect the president
- B.
How to become a state
- C.
How to collect taxes
- D.
How to create a fair representative government
- 12.What are the three main parts of the US Constitution? (check all that apply)
- A.
Signatures
- B.
Preamble
- C.
Articles
- D.
Introduction
- E.
Amendments
- 13.The Bill of Rights are
- A.
Part of the Preamble
- B.
The first 10 amendments
- C.
Are part of the Declaration of Independence
- D.
The first 10 articles
- 14.Who is known as the "Father" of the Constitution?
- A.
James Madison
- B.
Alexander Hamilton
- C.
Benjamin Franklin
- D.
Thomas Jefferson
- 15.The system that balances the powersof the government's three branches is known as
- A.
Concurrent Powers
- B.
Checks and Balances
- C.
Separation of Powers
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