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Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. A few helpful sources are listed at the end of the quiz.

  1. Which was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
    1. Pennsylvania
    2. Delaware
    3. Massachusetts
    4. Rhode Island
  2. Which state’s ratification put the Constitution into effect, according to the provisions of Article VII?
    1. Virginia
    2. New Jersey
    3. New Hampshire
    4. New York
  3. What did the Constitution replace as the framework for the government of the United States?
    1. Articles of Confederation
    2. Magna Carta
    3. Monroe Doctrine
    4. Declaration of Independence
  4. How many amendments to the Constitution are there?
    1. 10
    2. 31
    3. 27
    4. 17
  5. How many amendments have been repealed?
    1. 1
    2. 3
    3. 4
    4. 7
  6. Amendments must be ratified by how many states before they become part of the Constitution?
    1. Two-thirds of the existing states
    2. Three-fourths of the existing states
    3. 51 percent of the existing states
    4. All states
  7. What series of essays were written to support the adoption of the Constitution?
    1. The Federalist Papers
    2. The Articles of Confederation
    3. The Age of Reason
    4. Common Sense
  8. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest written national constitution still in force today.
    1. true
    2. false
  9. Who was the first person to sign the U.S. Constitution?
    1. Benjamin Franklin
    2. John Hancock
    3. Thomas Jefferson
    4. George Washington
  10. How many constitutional amendments make up the Bill of Rights?
    1. 10
    2. 12
    3. 27
    4. 26
  11. The vote for ratification of the Constitution was unanimous in how many states, out of the 13?
    1. 13
    2. 9
    3. 1
    4. 3
  12. Where and when was the Constitution signed?
    1. Philadelphia; September 17, 1787
    2. New York; March 4, 1789
    3. Boston; July 4, 1776
    4. Williamsburg; July 14, 1789
  13. In which city did the first U.S. Congress convene, on March 4, 1789?
    1. Boston
    2. New York
    3. Philadelphia
    4. Washington
  14. In the Connecticut Compromise, which state’s plan served as a model for the U.S. Senate?
    1. New York
    2. New Jersey
    3. Massachusetts
    4. Pennsylvania
  15. Which state’s plan was the model for the U.S. House of Representatives?
    1. Connecticut
    2. Georgia
    3. Rhode Island
    4. Virginia
  16. Which of the following Revolutionary-War heroes and patriots argued against the Constitution?
    1. Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and George Mason
    2. Benjamin Franklin and James Madison
    3. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
    4. Aaron Burr and Sam Houston
Helpful Sources on the U.S. Constitution:

The American Presidency. c2005. Grolier Online. <http://ap.grolier.com/> 30 Aug. 2005.

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789. American Memory. 2 Feb. 2001. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress. 30 Aug. 2005. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html

United States Constitution. 17 Aug. 2006. Wikipedia. 17 Aug. 2006. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Constitution>