1. Constitution Open-Note Quiz
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2. 1. What document contains the bill of rights?
The Constitution
2. The Bill of rights was ratified in 1791, how many amendments are included in it?
Ten
3. The directions for how our government should work are written in the constitution in chapters, or ___________.
articles

3. 4. The official changes to the Constitution are called ______________.
5.Ratify means to _______________.
pass or approve

4. 6. What sections are found in the constitution and what question(s) does each on answer?
Preamble – What does the Constitution do?
Article I – How does the legislative branch work? What powers do the states have?
Article II – How does the executive branch work?
Article III – How does the judicial branch work?
Article IV – How should the states get along with each other?
Article V – How can the Constitution be amended, or changed?
Article VI – Can the U.S. be in debt? Is federal law superior to state law? What do officials say when they are sworn into office?
Article VII – How did they make they Constitution law?
Amendments – What changes have been made to the Constitution?

5. 7. The 1st Amendment protects our rights to ________________________________ ________________________ __________________________ ______________.
freedom of religion, of speech, of the press; the right to assemble peacefully, and the right to petition the government
8. Which Amendment gives criminals the right to a jury trial and counsel (a lawyer) in criminal cases?
6th

6. 10. What does the 5th Amendment prevent the government from doing?
9. Which Amendment gives criminals the right to a jury trial in non-criminal cases over twenty dollars in value?
7th
10. What does the 5th Amendment prevent the government from doing?
keeps the government from trying someone twice (double jeopardy) for the same crime, forcing someone to testify or give evidence against themselves, taking away someone’s life, liberty, or property without due process of law.

7. 11. How many words are in the constitution?
A little over 4,500
12. The 3 categories that rights fall under in the bill of rights are _______________ ____________________________
_____________________________
_______.
individual freedoms,
protections against government abuse
and power, and rights of people accused
of crimes

8. 1st, 2nd, and 9th 14. What was a federalist?
13. Which amendments address the “individual freedoms of u.s. citizens?
1st, 2nd, and 9th
14. What was a federalist?
a group who thought the Constitution gave people enough protection

9. 15. What was an ANTI-federalist?
A group that feared the national government might become too strong and violate peoples’ rights
16. How many states must approve an amendment before it can be ratified?
3/4
17. Which amendment prohibits excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishments?
VIII (8th)

10. Creates the 3 branches of government
18. What does the phrase- “to form a more perfect union” from the preamble of the constitution mean?
A better joining of the states than before
19. What do articles 1-3 have to do with in the constitution?
Creates the 3 branches of government

11. Legislative Branch Judicial Branch
20. This branch of government writes bills that become laws, prints money, declares war, punishes pirates, collects taxes, and is divided into the House of representatives and senate.
Legislative Branch
21. Which branch of government decides what a law means and can declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial Branch

12. 22. A System where the national government shares power with state governments is known as
Federalism
23. When did the constitution become the law of the land?
1789
When was the bill of rights added?
1791

13. 24. What is the term for members of the house of representatives?
2 years
25. Which article tells how to ratify the constitution?
Article VII (7)
26. What does the word execute mean?
Carries out a law

14. 27. This branch of government makes sure the laws are carried out and enforced. ________________
Executive Branch
28. Article 6 says that the constitution is the ____________ ______________
“supreme law
of the land.”
29. How many senators are in the U.S. Senate? How long do they serve?
100
6 years

15. 30. What does article 4 discuss?
How states should interact with each other
30. What does article 4 discuss?
31. How many articles are in the constitution?
VII (7)
32. The first thing that needs to happen to an amendment is that it be ___________ in congress.
proposed

16. Former slaves and people of color
33. What amendments were added to the constitution in the 1860’s and 1870’s?
13th, 14th, and 15th
34. They were written for which groups of U.S. citizens?
Former slaves and people of color