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Constitution Quiz 15 Qs
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Question 1
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
Question 2
2.
The Federalists papers were written to persuade people to support the new constitution.
A False
B True
C
D
Question 3
3.
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
Question 4
4.
______ 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
Question 5
5.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the  _______.
A Articles
B Naturalization
C Preamble
D Bill of Rights
Question 6
6.
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
Question 7
7.
Which branch interprets the laws?
A Executive
B Judicial
C Legislative
D Republicanism
Question 8
8.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
A Federalism
B Ratification
C Amendment
D Veto
Question 9
9.
Citizens elect representatives to carry out their will is an example of which principle?
A popular sovereignty
B federalism
C individual rights
D republicanism
Question 10
10.
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.
Question 11
11.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
A Federalists
B Democrats
C Anti-federalists
D Northerners
Question 12
12.
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.
Question 13
13.
James Madison was a federalist who wanted a federal constitution.
A True
B False
C
D
Question 14
14.
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
Question 15
15.
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