Let's Test Your Constitution Knowledge With This Quiz
Are you a grade school civics drop out or a Supreme Court Justice? Test your knowledge with our Constitution Quiz, in honor of Constitution Day!
- 1.Who is the head of the executive branch of government?
- A.
The Secretary of State
- B.
The President
- C.
The Vice-President
- D.
The Speaker of the House
- 2.What Amendment to the Constitution protects freedom of speech?
- A.
Amendment 10
- B.
Amendment 1
- C.
Amendment 14
- D.
Amendment 2
- 3.What are the first 10 Amendments often called?
- A.
The Preamble
- B.
Article 1
- C.
Order of the Convention
- D.
The Bill of Rights
- 4.What three primary branches of federal government did the Constitution create?
- A.
Executive, Judicial, and Military
- B.
Executive, Legislative, and Military
- C.
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
- D.
Senate, House of Representatives, Electoral College
- 5.What right does Amendment 2 protect?
- A.
The right to a trial by jury
- B.
Freedom of assembly
- C.
The right to keep and bear arms
- D.
The right to an attorney
- 6.In what year was the Constitution created?
- A.
1776
- B.
1782
- C.
1787
- D.
1790
- 7.How many Amendments have been made to the Constitution?
- A.
26
- B.
27
- C.
28
- D.
29
- 8.According to the Constitution, who is the commander-in-chief of the US Navy?
- A.
The Grand Admiral
- B.
The President
- C.
The Vice-President
- D.
The Secretary of Defense
- 9.How long is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?
- A.
1 year
- B.
2 years
- C.
4 years
- D.
6 years
- 10.Which Article of the Constitution created the Legislative branch?
- A.
Article 1
- B.
Article 3
- C.
Article 5
- D.
Article 7
- 11.Which Amendment abolished slavery?
- A.
Amendment 13
- B.
Amendment 15
- C.
Amendment 17
- D.
Amendment 19
- 12.Which Amendment states: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex”?
- A.
Amendment 13
- B.
Amendment 15
- C.
Amendment 17
- D.
Amendment 19
- 13.What document governed the United States before the Constitution was written?
- A.
The Declaration of Independence
- B.
British Common Law
- C.
The Articles of Confederation
- D.
The Virginia Plan
- 14.In what city was the Constitutional Convention held?
- A.
New York
- B.
Washington D.C.
- C.
Boston
- D.
Philadelphia
- 15.At minimum, how old is the President required to be?
- A.
35 years old
- B.
33 years old
- C.
30 years old
- D.
25 years old
- 16.Who brokered the “Great Compromise” between James Madison’s and Edmund Randolph’s Virginia Plan and William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan?
- A.
Benjamin Franklin
- B.
Pierce Butler
- C.
Alexander Hamilton
- D.
Roger Sherman
- 17.How many “persons” was a slave counted as in the original Constitution?
- A.
2/5
- B.
1/2
- C.
3/5
- D.
2/3
- 18.What Amendment allows Congress to collect income taxes?
- A.
Amendment 20
- B.
Amendment 24
- C.
Amendment 16
- D.
Amendment 25
- 19.Which states were the first and last of the original thirteen colonies to ratify the Constitution, respectively?
- A.
Pennsylvania, Delaware
- B.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
- C.
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania
- D.
Delaware, Rhode Island
- 20.When was the last Amendment to the Constitution ratified?
- A.
1971
- B.
1986
- C.
1992
- D.
1995
- 21.According to the National Archives and Records Administration, how many words are in the Constitution?
- A.
1,458
- B.
4,543
- C.
11,347
- D.
25,607
- E.
35,050
- 22.Who actually engrossed the Constitution (wrote out the final form)?
- A.
Jacob Shallus
- B.
John Dickinson
- C.
John Langdon
- D.
James Rutledge
- E.
Jared Ingersoll
- 23.In the debate leading up to ratification of the Constitution, James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton wrote a series of essays supporting the Constitution known as the “Federalist Papers.” What Latin pseudonym did they use to author the Papers?
- A.
Cato
- B.
Brutus
- C.
Publius
- D.
Valerius
- E.
Cassius
- 24.Who was called the “Expounder of the Constitution”?
- A.
Benjamin Franklin
- B.
Daniel Webster
- C.
John Adams
- D.
Alexander Hamilton
- E.
George Washington
- 25.Which of these methods of electing the President was not considered by the Constitutional Convention?
- A.
By special electors
- B.
By the previous President, with approval from Congress
- C.
By state legislatures
- D.
By state executives
- E.
By the Congress
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