Here is a quiz to test your constitutional knowledge:

1. What was our country's first constitution called?

a. The Articles of Confederation

b. The Declaration of Independence

c. The Federalist Paper

d. The Emancipation Proclamation

2. Which of the following is not a right protected by the First Amendment?

a. Assembly

b. Petition

c. Privacy

e. Press

f. Speech

3. The longest possible time a person can now serve as president is:

a. 4 years

b. 8 years

c. 10 years

d. 12 years

4. What controversy is the subject of two separate amendments?

a. Slavery

b. Abortion

c. Prohibition

d. Prayer in schools

5. A man accused of a crime in court has a right to:

a. Hear the witnesses against him

b. Be tried wherever he wants

c. Have any judge he wants

d. Change courts

6. Is it constitutional to teach about religion in a public school? (Yes or no)

7. Do Americans have the right to burn the American flag as a means of political protest? (Yes or no)

8. The Bill of Rights is:

a. The first 10 amendments

b. The 15th Amendment

c. The entire Constitution

d. All of the amendments

9. If the president cannot serve and the vice president cannot step in, the position is filled by:

a. The speaker of the House

b. The chief justice

c. The elected president of the Senate

d. The secretary of state

10. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

a. Virginia

b. Delaware

c. Florida

d. California

11. How many states must ratify an amendment to the Constitution?

a. Half

b. Two-thirds

c. Three-fourths

d. All of them

12. What is the name for the beginning of the Constitution?

a. The Preamble

b. The Bill of Rights

c. The Introduction

d. Article 3

13. What is the minimum age for a U.S. president?

a. 30

b. 35

c. 40

d. 42

Answers: 1. a; 2. c; 3. c; 4. c; 5. a; 6. Yes; 7. Yes; 8. a; 9. a; 10. b; 11. c; 12. a; 13. b

Questions were taken from www.constitutionfacts.com, www.teachfirstamendment.org, www.whitehouse.gov and Post staff writer David von Drehle.