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CE.2B And C - Earlier Documents And Preamble To The Constitution
Test Description: CE.2B and C - Earlier Documents and Preamble to the Constitution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which document was an early version of the Rule of Law principle? This document established for the first time that everyone including the king was subject to the law giving basic rights and freedoms to Englishmen.
A
Constitution
B
Magna Carta
C
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
D
Bill of Rights
2) What guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists?
A
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
B
Magna Carta
C
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
D
Declaration of Independence
3) What served as a model for the Bill of Rights?
A
Articles of Conferderation
B
virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
C
Charters of the Virginia Company of London
D
Virginia Declaration of Rights
4) Which of the following did the Declaration of Independence NOT do?
A
declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain
B
established the first form of national government for the independent states
C
stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
D
affirmed the idea that all people are created equal
5) Which of the following did the Articles of Confederation NOT do?
A
led to the writing of the Constitution
B
created weak central government
C
maintained the major powers resided with individual states
D
affirmed certain unalienable rights (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
6) Which document stated freedom of religious beliefs and opinions?
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
C
Virginia Declaration of Rights
D
Bill of Rights
7) Which of the following does NOT apply to the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)?
A
established the first form of national government
B
affirmed individual worth and dignity of all people
C
protected the fundamental freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
D
established the structure of the United States government
8) What does the Preamble of a constitution do?
A
lists all of the authors of the document
B
states when the document was written
C
sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government
D
outlines the document
9) What does the Preamble begin with?
A
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, pr
B
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated
C
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
10) What does the word purpose mean?
A
result
B
definition
C
action
D
reason
11) How many purposes does the United States government have?
A
4
B
2
C
6
D
8
12) The purposes of the United States government included; to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common _________, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty.
A
good
B
person
C
happiness
D
defense
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