1) Why does the US Constitution start "We the people"? a) To show that the government gets its power from the people b) To make the Constitution sound more important and official c) To list the names of the people who wrote the Constitution d) To show that leaders are people too 2) This section is the introduction and explains the purpose for writing the Constitution. a) Preamble b) Amendment c) Federal d) Articles 3) What is in the US Constitution? a) A list of the laws made in every state of the United States b) The speeches of all the presidents since 1776 c) Stories about the country’s history and important leaders d) The rules for how the government works and the rights of the people 4) Who was elected the first president of the United States? a) John Adams b) Benjamin Franklin c) George Washington d) Abraham Lincoln 5) What is an amendment? a) A rule that cannot be changed b) A new law made by the president c) A type of court decision d) A change or addition to the Constitution 6) What was one problem the delegates had to solve at the 1787 Philadelphia Convention? a) How to write the Declaration of Independence b) How to balance power between a central government and states c) How to choose a king for the U.S. d) How to build more schools 7) The first 10 Amendments (the Bill of Rights) protect people in the United States against a) the government trying to misuse its power b) their neighbors c) gun owners d) no one 8) Who needs to approve an Amendment (change) to the Constitution? a) Congress b) the States c) the President and Congress d) Congress and the US States

Self-check: The US Constitution

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