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Can You Pass: Constitution Basics?

Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. 20 questions covering the articles, amendments, and clauses every citizen should know — but most don’t.

20 questions~4 min70% to pass

What This Quiz Covers

Test your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. 20 questions covering the articles, amendments, and clauses every citizen should know — but most don’t.

20 questions · Beginner level · ~4 minutes · CAN YOU PASS?

Key Facts You'll Learn

  • The Constitution has just 7 articles. Article I covers Congress, Article II the President, Article III the courts, and Articles IV–VII cover state relations, amendments, federal supremacy, and ratification.
  • Article I — the longest article — establishes Congress. The Founders considered the legislature the most important branch because it was closest to the people. The President doesn’t show up until Article II.
  • “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union...” opens the Preamble. Notably, the Preamble has no legal force — courts have ruled it grants no powers and protects no rights. It’s a statement of intent, not law.
  • There are 27 amendments. The first 10 (the Bill of Rights) were ratified in 1791. The most recent — the 27th, about congressional pay raises — was proposed in 1789 but wasn’t ratified until 1992, making it a 203-year journey. A college student’s term paper helped revive it.
  • The phrase “separation of church and state” appears nowhere in the Constitution. The First Amendment says Congress shall make no law “respecting an establishment of religion,” and Article VI prohibits religious tests for office.