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 Which amendment repealed Prohibition?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