Constitution and Bill of Rights MCQs [USA – America] January 8, 2026August 20, 2024 by u930973931_answers 40 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/40 Subscribe 1. Which document established the framework for the government of the United States? (A) The Magna Carta (B) The Constitution (C) The Articles of Confederation (D) The Federalist Papers 2. Which amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery? (A) 13th Amendment (B) 14th Amendment (C) 15th Amendment (D) 19th Amendment 3. What does the First Amendment protect? (A) The right to vote (B) The right to bear arms (C) Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition (D) The right to a fair trial 4. Which branch of government is responsible for making laws? (A) Executive (B) Legislative (C) Judicial (D) Administrative 5. How many amendments are there in the Bill of Rights? (A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 27 6. The right to a speedy and public trial is guaranteed by which amendment? (A) 5th Amendment (B) 7th Amendment (C) 6th Amendment (D) 8th Amendment 7. Which amendment gives women the right to vote? (A) 19th Amendment (B) 15th Amendment (C) 24th Amendment (D) 26th Amendment 8. Which amendment provides for the right to keep and bear arms? (A) 1st Amendment (B) 4th Amendment (C) 3rd Amendment (D) 2nd Amendment 9. The Constitution was signed in which year? (A) 1776 (B) 1787 (C) 1781 (D) 1791 10. Which amendment limits the President to two terms? (A) 27th Amendment (B) 20th Amendment (C) 25th Amendment (D) 22nd Amendment 11. Which amendment repealed Prohibition? (A) 18th Amendment (B) 19th Amendment (C) 21st Amendment (D) 22nd Amendment 12. The 4th Amendment protects against what? (A) Self-incrimination (B) Unreasonable searches and seizures (C) Excessive bail (D) Cruel and unusual punishment 13. Which article of the Constitution describes the powers of the Executive Branch? (A) Article I (B) Article II (C) Article III (D) Article IV 14. The principle of judicial review was established by which case? (A) Roe v. Wade (B) McCulloch v. Maryland (C) Brown v. Board of Education (D) Marbury v. Madison 15. Which amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury in civil cases? (A) 7th Amendment (B) 6th Amendment (C) 5th Amendment (D) 8th Amendment 16. The President’s power to veto legislation is an example of which principle? (A) Federalism (B) Checks and Balances (C) Separation of Powers (D) Popular Sovereignty 17. Which amendment provides for the direct election of Senators? (A) 19th Amendment (B) 17th Amendment (C) 20th Amendment (D) 22nd Amendment 18. What is the minimum age required to become President of the United States? (A) 25 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 35 19. Which amendment abolished poll taxes? (A) 26th Amendment (B) 25th Amendment (C) 24th Amendment (D) 27th Amendment 20. The right to not self-incriminate is guaranteed by which amendment? (A) 4th Amendment (B) 8th Amendment (C) 6th Amendment (D) 5th Amendment 21. Which of the following is NOT a power of Congress? (A) Declaring war (B) Regulating commerce (C) Appointing Supreme Court Justices (D) Impeaching the President 22. The 18th Amendment is known for establishing what? (A) Women's suffrage (B) The right to vote at 18 (C) The income tax (D) Prohibition 23. Which amendment guarantees the right to privacy? (A) 1st Amendment (B) 3rd Amendment (C) 4th Amendment (D) 5th Amendment 24. Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18? (A) 26th Amendment (B) 24th Amendment (C) 25th Amendment (D) 19th Amendment 25. What is the main function of the Supreme Court? (A) To draft legislation (B) To enforce laws (C) To interpret laws (D) To veto bills 26. Which article of the Constitution deals with the relationship between states and the federal government? (A) Article I (B) Article IV (C) Article III (D) Article II 27. The process of amending the Constitution requires approval by: (A) A majority of the Senate (B) A majority of the House of Representatives (C) Three-fourths of the state legislatures (D) The President 28. The 5th Amendment includes protection against: (A) Excessive bail (B) Double jeopardy (C) Cruel and unusual punishment (D) Unreasonable searches 29. Which amendment outlines the presidential succession process? (A) 22nd Amendment (B) 25th Amendment (C) 23rd Amendment (D) 27th Amendment 30. The Constitution’s Preamble starts with which phrase? (A) “Establish Justice” (B) “In Order to Form a More Perfect Union” (C) “To Secure the Blessings of Liberty” (D) “We the People” 31. The “elastic clause” is found in which article of the Constitution? (A) Article IV (B) Article II (C) Article III (D) Article I 32. Which amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial and legal representation? (A) 8th Amendment (B) 7th Amendment (C) 6th Amendment (D) 9th Amendment 33. Which amendment addresses the powers reserved to the states? (A) 14th Amendment (B) 11th Amendment (C) 12th Amendment (D) 10th Amendment 34. Which amendment gave the federal government the power to levy an income tax? (A) 18th Amendment (B) 17th Amendment (C) 16th Amendment (D) 19th Amendment 35. The Constitution established which of the following as the supreme law of the land? (A) Federal statutes (B) State constitutions (C) Federal regulations (D) The Constitution itself 36. The right to a trial by jury in criminal cases is guaranteed by which amendment? (A) 5th Amendment (B) 7th Amendment (C) 6th Amendment (D) 8th Amendment 37. The “necessary and proper” clause is also known as: (A) The Elastic Clause (B) The Commerce Clause (C) The Supremacy Clause (D) The Establishment Clause 38. Which amendment prohibits the establishment of a national religion? (A) 1st Amendment (B) 2nd Amendment (C) 3rd Amendment (D) 4th Amendment 39. Which amendment provides for the right to due process? (A) 4th Amendment (B) 8th Amendment (C) 6th Amendment (D) 5th Amendment 40. The Constitution created which of the following? (A) A monarchy (B) A confederation of states (C) A federal government (D) A unitary government