Q 01/05

In what city was the U.S. Constitution written and signed in 1787?

A) Philadelphia

B) New York

C) Boston

D) Washington, D.C.

Answer · why

A) Philadelphia

Philadelphia hosted the Constitutional Convention at Independence Hall from May to September 1787; the national capital of Washington, D.C. did not ye...

Q 02/05

How many articles does the original U.S. Constitution contain?

A) Three

B) Seven

C) Five

D) Ten

Answer · why

B) Seven

The Constitution has seven articles: Articles I to III create the legislative, executive and judicial branches, and Article VII sets out how the docum...

Q 03/05

How many times has the U.S. Constitution been amended?

A) 10

B) 17

C) 27

D) 22

Answer · why

C) 27

The Constitution has 27 amendments; the 27th, on congressional pay, was ratified in 1992, more than 200 years after Congress proposed it.

Q 04/05

What is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

A) The Federalist Papers

B) The Preamble

C) The Articles of Confederation

D) The Bill of Rights

Answer · why

D) The Bill of Rights

The Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15, 1791; James Madison drafted the amendments and steered them through the House in 1789.

Q 05/05

Which amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, the press, assembly and petition?

A) First

B) Second

C) Fourth

D) Fifth

Answer · why

A) First

The First Amendment, ratified in 1791, guarantees those five freedoms; the Second covers the right to bear arms and the Fifth guards against self-incr...