Provided by Kansas Secretary of State CyberCivics Kris W. Kobach Test Your Knowledge: Constitutions
1 The Kansas Constitution was originally known 5 Kansas entered the Union as the ___ state. as the Wyandotte Constitution. How many A. 33rd constitutions for the future state were proposed B. 34th before the Wyandotte Constitution? C. 35th A. 6 D. 36th B. 2 C. 3 D. 1 6 Which term means “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people”? The Wyandotte Constitution denied women the 2 A. Democracy right to vote but did grant them which right? B. Oligarchy A. The right to bear arms C. Republican B. The right to own property D. Federalism C. The right to own slaves D. The right to file for divorce
7 Who was the 26-year-old delegate at the Wyan- dotte Constitutional Convention who coined the 3 Which term means “a state in which the su- Kansas state motto “Ad astra per aspera”? preme power rests in the body of citizens enti- A. John James Ingalls tled to vote and is exercised by representatives B. Benjamin Franklin Simpson chosen directly or indirectly by them”? C. James Hanway A. Democracy D. John Brown B. Oligarchy C. Republican D. Federalism 8 What were the two most popular professions among the delegates at the convention?
A. Physicians and lawyers Which president signed the Kansas bill on Jan- 4 B. Mechanics and surveyors uary 29, 1861, that made the state and the state C. Lawyers and merchants constitution official? D. Lawyers and farmers A. Abraham Lincoln B. Franklin Pierce C. George Washington D. James Buchanan Provided by Kansas Secretary of State CyberCivics Kris W. Kobach Test Your Knowledge: Constitutions
9 Which term means “a union of states under a 13 Which of the following was not the subject of an central government distinct from the individual amendment to the Kansas Constitution? governments of the separate states”? A. The right to keep and bear arms A. Democracy B. The right of women to vote B. Oligarchy C. Creation of a state lottery C. Republican D. The right o inalienable natural rights such D. Federalism as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
10 Which method of amending the Kansas Con- stitution is the most directly influenced by the 14 What does the term “constitution” mean? voice of the voters? A. The system of fundamental principles A. Proposals by Legislature according to which a nation, state, B. Constitutional convention corporation, or the like, is governed C. Proposals by people B. The fundamental political principles on D. The voter’s convention which a state is governed, especially when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that state C. The fundamental law of the United States 11 How many amendments to the Kansas Consti- D. All of the above tution are allowed per election?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7
12 Which term means “government by the few”? A. Democracy B. Oligarchy C. Republican D. Federalism
Provided by Kansas Secretary of State CyberCivics Kris W. Kobach Test Your Knowledge: Constitutions Answer Key
1 The Kansas Constitution was originally known 5 Kansas entered the Union as the ___ state. as the Wyandotte Constitution. How many A. 33rd constitutions for the future state were proposed B. 34th before the Wyandotte Constitution? C. 35th A. 6 D. 36th B. 2 C. 3 D. 1 6 Which term means “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people”? The Wyandotte Constitution denied women the 2 A. Democracy right to vote but did grant them which right? B. Oligarchy A. The right to bear arms C. Republican B. The right to own property D. Federalism C. The right to own slaves D. The right to file for divorce
7 Who was the 26-year-old delegate at the Wyan- dotte Constitutional Convention who coined the 3 Which term means “a state in which the su- Kansas state motto “Ad astra per aspera”? preme power rests in the body of citizens enti- A. John James Ingalls tled to vote and is exercised by representatives B. Benjamin Franklin Simpson chosen directly or indirectly by them”? C. James Hanway A. Democracy D. John Brown B. Oligarchy C. Republican D. Federalism 8 What were the two most popular professions among the delegates at the convention?
A. Physicians and lawyers Which president signed the Kansas bill on Jan- 4 B. Mechanics and surveyors uary 29, 1861, that made the state and the state C. Lawyers and merchants constitution official? D. Lawyers and farmers A. Abraham Lincoln B. Franklin Pierce C. George Washington D. James Buchanan Provided by Kansas Secretary of State CyberCivics Kris W. Kobach Test Your Knowledge: Constitutions Answer Key
9 Which term means “a union of states under a 13 Which of the following was not the subject of an central government distinct from the individual amendment to the Kansas Constitution? governments of the separate states”? A. The right to keep and bear arms A. Democracy B. The right of women to vote B. Oligarchy C. Creation of a state lottery C. Republican D. The right o inalienable natural rights such D. Federalism as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
10 Which method of amending the Kansas Con- stitution is the most directly influenced by the 14 What does the term “constitution” mean? voice of the voters? A. The system of fundamental principles A. Proposals by Legislature according to which a nation, state, B. Constitutional convention corporation, or the like, is governed C. Proposals by people B. The fundamental political principles on D. The voter’s convention which a state is governed, especially when considered as embodying the rights of the subjects of that state C. The fundamental law of the United States 11 How many amendments to the Kansas Consti- D. All of the above tution are allowed per election?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7
12 Which term means “government by the few”? A. Democracy B. Oligarchy C. Republican D. Federalism