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5th grade · Social Studies · Unit 6 of 8

Building a Government

Articles, Constitution and Bill of Rights

What your child practices

Why the Articles of Confederation were replaced, the compromises of 1787, the three branches, checks and balances, federalism and the Bill of Rights (1791).

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: C2.5.3; C2.5.4; C2.5.5; C1.5.2 · the origins of the Constitution, the three branches of government and the Bill of Rights

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    How many branches of government does the Constitution create?

    • Three
    • Four
    • Thirteen
    • Two

  2. Question 2

    Where did delegates meet in 1787 to write the Constitution?

    • Washington, D.C.
    • Philadelphia
    • New York City
    • Boston

  3. Question 3

    What are checks and balances?

    • Each branch can limit the others' power
    • Banks check accounts
    • A way to pay taxes
    • The president controls everything

  4. Question 4

    Which branch carries out laws?

    • The states
    • Executive (the president)
    • Judicial (the courts)
    • Legislative (Congress)

  5. Question 5

    What are the opening words of the Constitution?

    • "We the People"
    • "I pledge allegiance"
    • "Four score and seven years ago"
    • "When in the course"

  6. Question 6

    How many of the 13 states had to approve the Constitution for it to take effect?

    • 9
    • 50
    • 13
    • 1

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