How Well Do You Know The U.S. Constitution?

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U.S. Constitution Quiz

Let's Test Your Knowledge of the Law of the Land!

The phrase "We the people" in the preamble indicated the Framers understood governmental power was derived from...

Pure democracy.

The consent of the governed.

A bicameral legislature.

According to the Constitution, what form of government was America established as?

Democracy

Monarchy

Constitutional Republic

Oligarchy

True or false: According to the Constitution, children are not allowed to pray in school.

True

False

Executive orders give the President the power to:

Make law that Congress won't pass.

Change parts of the law that Congress has passed.

See to it that the laws Congress passes are faithfully executed.

Create new federal jobs, i.e. Czars

According to the Constitution, the President is elected by who?

Natural born citizens only.

Electors who have been appointed by the States.

Majority vote.

None of the above.

How many Constitutional Convention delegates were members of Christian churches?

Hint: There were 55 delegates.

What Amendment was created for the original Bill of Rights, but was not ratified until 1992?

27th

18th

11th

26th

True or False: All law is based on moral values which have their roots in religion.

True

False

The term, "separation of church and state" is found in which amendment to the Constitution?

19th Amendment

1st Amendment

4th Amendment

12th Amendment

This term is not found anywhere in the Constitution

If change in the Constitution is necessary, the Constitutional means for making that change is:

Judges determining what the new interpretations and meanings are required

Congress passing new laws that will meet the new requirements

The Amendment Process

The President issuing Executive Orders to meet the new requirements

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