CONSTITUTIONAL QUIZ
Based on questions asked during the Constitution’s bicentennial in 1987
True or false: Each of the 13 original
states was represented at the Constitutional Convention?
False: Rhode Island refused to
attend.
True or false: All 55 delegates to the
Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution.
False: Five delegates refused to
sign.
True or false: The Constitution signed in 1787 contained the Bill of Rights.
False: The Bill of Rights was
adopted in 1791.
True or false: The original 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution.
False: Only nine of the 13 states
were required to ratify the Constitution.
1. In 1787, the founding fathers opened a
convention in Philadelphia to write a constitution for the following purpose:
a. To
declare independence from England
b. To
create a federal government and define its powers
c. To
establish the 13 original states
2. The Bill of Rights is
a. Contained
in the preamble to the Constitution
b. Article
I of the original Constitution
c. The
first 10 amendments to the Constitution
3. Constitutional amendments take effect
only after they have been ratified by:
a. three-fourths
of the states.
b. two-thirds
of the states.
c. all
of the states.
4. How many amendments to the constitution
have been ratified?
a. 11
b. 27
c. 34
5. The Constitution may be suspended by
the president in time of national emergency. True or false?
6. Under the Constitution, as interpreted
by the Supreme Court, a person accused of a crime must be provided with a
lawyer if he or she cannot pay for one. True or false?
7. The Constitution does not guarantee
trial by jury. True or false?
8. Only a person born in the United States
may be elected president. True or false?
9. The presidential candidate who gets the
most votes in a popular election automatically becomes president. True or
false?
10. The constitution prevents a community
from imposing religious requirements as a qualification for running for public
office. True or false?