U.S. Constitution Day Quiz

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          1. The Bill of Rights is:

     the first ten amendments

     the first fifteen amendments 

     the entire constitution

     all of the amendments

2.  The principal author and the man who earned the title "Father of the Constitution" was:

     Thomas Jefferson

     James Madison

     James Monroe

      Benjamin Franklin

3. Article III states that the judicial branch of government consists of:

      the Supreme Court and U.S. Courts

      the Congress

      the Senate

      the Cabinet

4. The  main branches of our government are:

        defense, treasury, and judicial

          commerce, defense, and  judicial

          legislative, executive, and judicial

        legislative, treasury, and judicial          

5.  The number of amendments to the Constitution is:

           7

        21

        27

        12

6.  The nineteenth Amendment protects the voting rights of:

        new citizens

        women

        absentee voters

        foreign born citizens

7.  The Constitution went into effect in 1788 when which state became the ninth state to ratify it?

        New York

        Massachusetts

        Delaware

        New Hampshire

8. Amendment 17 of the Constitution changed the election of Senators from:

        State legislators to the people

        Electoral College to the people

          the people to the State legislators

          State legislators to the Electoral College

9.  Article I, Section 7 states that after a bill has been sent to the President,
      it becomes a law if he does not send it back within:

          10 days

           1 week

          15 days

           1 month

10.  The number of articles in the Constitution is:

        7

        12  

        21

        48   

 

Stumped? 

Answers to these questions can be found in the display case on the first floor of Ablah Library beginning September 7, 2007.

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