Constitution Quiz 15 Qs - Amanda Lopez | Laabri | Nneɛma a ɛma wotumi yɛ ade

1

Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...

A Individual Rights

B State Rights

C Slavery

D The Articles of Confederation

1

The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.

A False

B True

C

D

1

Which one of the following is NOT a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?

A Right to own a gun

B Right to petition the government

C Right to freedom of Speech

D Right to assemble peacefully

1

______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.

A Separation of Power

B Checks and balances

C Popular sovereignty

D Federalism

1

The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.

A Articles

B Naturalization

C Preamble

D Bill of Rights

1

The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.

A Declaration of Independence

B Emancipation Proclamation

C Bill of Rights

D Articles of Confederation

1

Which branch interprets the laws?

A Executive

B Judicial

C Legislative

D Republicanism

1

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

A Federalism

B Ratification

C Amendment

D Veto

1

Citizens elect representatives to carry out their will is an example of which principle?

A popular sovereignty

B federalism

C individual rights

D republicanism

1

George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because...

A he felt that it did not do a good enough job protecting individual rights.

B the legislative branch was weaker then the executive branch.

C he wanted to be President.

D he felt that the executive branch did not have enough power over the military.

1

Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?

A Federalists

B Democrats

C Anti-federalists

D Northerners

1

Shay's Rebellion helped prove what point?

A The federal government needed changing.

B The Articles of Confederation were powerful.

C The states powers were too weak.

D George Washington was a great leader.

1

James Madison was a federalist who wanted a federal constitution.

A True

B False

C

D

1

Due process and the right to not incriminate yourself are rights usually found in which Amendment?

A 4th Amendment

B 5th Amendment

C 6th Amendment

D 7th Amendment

1

The rights to ask the government to change a law is found in which amendment?

A 1st Amendment

B 2nd Amendment

C 3rd Amendment

D 4th Amendment