The United States Constitution: Knowledge Test! Quiz

1. The United States is a republic; people exercise their power by ________ for political representatives.

Arresting

Voting

Persecuting

2. What are two examples of individual rights mentioned in the Bill of Rights?

Freedom to own slaves

Freedom of speech

Freedom of religion

Freedom to kill

Freedom to steal

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3. What are the 3 branches of U.S. government?

Executive

Legislative

Parliament

Congress

Judicial

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4. The Constitution is America's plan for ________________.

Government

Slavery

War

Popular Sovereignty

5. Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice to serve on the Supreme Court. Which branch of government does she work in?

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

6. Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Barak Obama worked in what branch of the United States government?

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

7. Popular sovereignty means that ______________ rule.

Kings

Presidents

Police

People

Slaves

8. With "limited government", the government is granted power by the _______________ and nothing more.

Declaration of Independence

Treaty of Paris

Constitution

President of the United States

9. What branch of government makes the laws?

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

10. What two things can the federal government do that individual states cannot do?

Print Money

Establish Marriage Laws

Create Schools

Declare War

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11. The Constitution is based on what 7 principles?

Popular sovereignty, republicanism, federalism, separation of powers, slavery, checks and balances, and exploration

Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness,Popular sovereignty, republicanism, federalism, and separation of powers

Popular sovereignty, republicanism, federalism, separation of powers, limited government, checks and balances, and individual rights