Q.1
Who is considered the father of the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin
James Monroe
George Washington
James Madison
Q.2
Which word is not in the Constitution?
"rights"
"justice"
"democracy"
"science"
Q.3
What did the Senate initially want to call the President?
King
His Highness the President of the United States of America and Protector of their Liberties
The President of the United States of America
Chief of State and Commander in Chief of the United States of America
Q.4
Under the Constitution, the longest a President can serve is...
8 years
9 years
10 years
11 years
Q.5
Who did not sign the Constitution?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Q.6
The Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787, but not ratified by the required number of states until 1788. How many of the 13 states had to approve it for ratification?
7
8
9
13
Q.7
What word is used in the Constitution to refer to ethnic minorities?
Minorities
Others
Non-whites
All of the above
Q.8
Only one of the 27 amendments to the Constitution has overturned another amendment. What was the subject?
Voting rights for women
Prohibition
Capital punishment
Giving Miranda rights to criminal suspects
Q.9
Laws for the U.S. are made by:
President
Senate
Congress
Supreme Court
Q.10
Invoking the Fifth Amendment means an accused man:
Refuses to testify against himself
Refuses to be tried again
Demands a grand jury
Wants to appeal his case
Q.11
The Bill of Rights is:
The first 10 amendments
The Fifteenth Amendment
The entire Constitution
All of the amendments
Q.12
The President is elected if he:
Wins most of the country's vote
Wins a majority of the electoral votes
Wins all of the states' votes
Wins most of the states' votes
Q.13
The average age of the framers of the Constitution was approximately:
30
40
50
60
Q.14
With regard to education, the Constitution explicitly provides:
A fundamental right to a basic education for every American
Federal oversight of education
A system of public and private education
None of the above
Q.15
Which ONE of the following is explicitly mentioned somewhere in the Constitution?
The right to keep and bear arms
Separation of Church and State
The right of association
The right to privacy