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Constitution Quiz 1
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A
Robert Morris
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
George Washington
2) Where where the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War?
A
Lexington
B
Yorktown
C
Luxemberg
D
Louisville
3) Where did the British surrender to end the Revolutionary War?
A
Yorkville
B
Yorktown
C
Lexington
D
Luxemberg
4) Describe a typical delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
A
prestigious, white
B
wealthy, prestigious, white
C
wealthy, white
D
wealthy, prestigious, black
5) In what year did the Constitutional Convention meet?
A
1787
B
18178
C
1677
D
1767
6) What group supported ratification of the Constitution?
A
Federalists
B
Democrats
C
Anti-Federalists
D
Republicans
7) What group did not support the ratification of the constitution?
A
Southerners
B
Federalists
C
Anti-federalists
D
Republicans
8) How many states need to ratify the Constitution before it went into effect?
A
12
B
9
C
19
D
10
9) What did the people that fought against the constitution want to have added to it before they would ratify it?
A
Bill of Rights
B
Amendements
C
Equal Representation
D
Equal Rights
10) What were two goals of the First Continental Congress?
A
Create a Bill of Rights, Put a tax on British Trade Goods
B
Complain to the British King, Put a tax on British Trade Goods
C
Complain to the British King, Put a tax on Trade Goods
D
Complain to the Spanish King, Put a tax on British Trade Goods
11) What were two of the three main reasons the colonists were upset with the British?
A
no power to tax, no national courts
B
Taxation without representation, tax on goods
C
Taxation without representation, quartering of soldiers
D
Taxation on goods, quartering of soldiers
12) On what day was the Declaration of Independence signed and adopted?
A
July 4, 1774
B
July 4, 1776
C
July 4, 1677
D
July 4, 1676
13) What were two of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
A
no power to tax, quartering soldiers
B
no power to tax, no national courts
C
no power to tax, taxation without representation
D
no national courts, taxation without representation
14) What two things decided by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention proved they didn't trust the people?
A
the people were not able to decide the senate (state legislatives did), adding national courts
B
the people were not able to decide the senate (state legislatives did), electoral college could override decision
C
adding national courts, electoral college could override decision
D
the people were able to decide the senate (state legislatives did), electoral college could override decision
15) Give two things in the Constitution that show the strength of it
A
Very basic, and a way to elect government
B
a good way to add amendments, complex
C
a good way to add amendments, very basic
D
complex, a way to elect government
16) What were three of the six purposes of the constitution as stated in the preamble?
A
make a less perfect union, establish justice, enforce general rowdiness
B
make a more perfect union, establish justice, enforce general tranquility
C
make a more perfect union, establish justice, enforce general rowdiness
D
make a less perfect union, establish justice, enforce general tranquility
17) What were three of the six purposes of the constitution as stated in the preamble?
A
provide for common defense, support the general welfare, support and establish a constitution for other people
B
provide for common defense, support the general well being, support and establish a constitution for ourselves and posterity
C
provide for common defense, support the general welfare, support and establish a constitution for ourselves and posterity
D
provide for common need, support the general welfare, support and establish a constitution for ourselves and posterity
18) How is the number of electoral votes a state receives determined?
A
1/3 of a state's population
B
# of representatives + # of senators /2
C
33% of a states population
D
# of representatives + # of senators
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