The Constitution and The Bill Of Rights! Trivia Questions Quiz

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

Washington D.C.

Philadelphia

New York City

Albany

2. Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

James Madison

John Locke

3. Which federal office is correctly paired with it's length of term?

President - 4years

Senate - 8 years

House of Representative - 4 years

Supreme Court Justice - 10 years

4. The Preamble of the United States Constitution says that the power to govern comes from the...

The people

Supreme Court

President

States

5. Which event showed that the Articles of Confederation were not working?

Whiskey Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion

American Rebellion

Shay's Rebellion

6. Which document is characterized by the four statements below? • Congress could not levy and collect taxes. • Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade. • 1st National Government of the U.S. • Gave more power to the states

United States Constitution

Northwest Ordinance

Articles of Confederation

Federalist Papers

7. Which two states submitted proposals for governments at the Convention?

New York and New Jersey

New Jersey and Virginia

Pennsylvania & New York

New York & Virginia

8. What issue was the focus of the ⅗ Compromise?

Presidential terms

Women’s rights

Slavery

Bill of Rights

9. What name is given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

Declaration of Independence

Articles of Confederation

Bill of Rights

Federalism

10. What two bodies make up the United States Congress?

House of Burgesses and the Senate

The Assembly and the Senate

The President and the Senate

The House of Representatives and the Senate

11. Which of the following are the five rights listed in the 1st Amendment?

Speech, press, petition, slavery, religion

Speech, press, death penalty, religion, slavery

Speech, press, bear arms, religion, assembly

Assembly, speech, press, religion, petition

12. Which branch of government makes the laws?

Legislative

Executive

Federal

Judicial

13. • The president appoints new members to the Supreme Court. • The Senate must approve presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. • The Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional. Which constitutional principle do the statements above illustrate?

Federal supremacy

Flexibility

Federalism

Checks and balances

14. Which branch of government enforces the laws?

Legislative

Executive

Federal

Judicial

15. Which branch of government interprets the laws?

Legislative

Executive

Federal

Judicial

16. Which of the following combined parts of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?

3/5 Compromise

Great Compromise

Congress Compromise

New York Compromise

17. What term refers to the sharing of power between the states and the national government?

Checks and Balances

Federalism

Separation of Powers

Bill of Rights

18. By what process can the Constitution be changed?

Checks and Balances process

Amendment Process

It cannot be changed

The Supreme Court changes the Constitution

The Constitution and The Bill Of Rights! Trivia Questions Quiz

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

3. Which federal office is correctly paired with it's length of term?

4. The Preamble of the United States Constitution says that the power to govern comes from the...

5. Which event showed that the Articles of Confederation were not working?

6. Which document is characterized by the four statements below? • Congress could not levy and collect taxes. • Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade. • 1st National Government of the U.S. • Gave more power to the states

7. Which two states submitted proposals for governments at the Convention?

8. What issue was the focus of the ⅗ Compromise?

9. What name is given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

10. What two bodies make up the United States Congress?

11. Which of the following are the five rights listed in the 1st Amendment?

12. Which branch of government makes the laws?

13. • The president appoints new members to the Supreme Court. • The Senate must approve presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. • The Supreme Court can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional. Which constitutional principle do the statements above illustrate?

14. Which branch of government enforces the laws?

15. Which branch of government interprets the laws?

16. Which of the following combined parts of the New Jersey and Virginia Plans?

17. What term refers to the sharing of power between the states and the national government?

18. By what process can the Constitution be changed?