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How many of the thirteen states had to ratify the Constitution in order for it to go  into effect?
a) 5
b) 9
c) 11
d) 13

Who write the Virginia Declaration of Rights which later became the basis for the Bill of Rights.
a) John Adams
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Mason
d) James Madison

Which document replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a) The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
b) The Declaration of Indepedence
c) The Bill of Rights
d) The Constitution of the United States of America

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?
a) George Washington
b) George Mason
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) Thomas Jefferson

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are part of what document?
a) Articles of Confederation
b) Gettysburg Address
c) Bill of Rights
d) Emancipation Proclamation

In which house of Congress is the number of a state's representatives based on the  state's population?
a) Parliament
b) House of Representatives
c) Senate
d) House of Burgesses

The vocabulary word bicameral is a word that means made up of two houses that are  responsible for making laws. Which United States document would this definition  apply to?
a) Declaration of Independence
b) Great Compromise
c) Articles of Confederation
d) United States Constitution

Which branch decides cases and determines if laws are Constitutional?
a) Congress
b) Judicial
c) Legislative
d) Executive

Which headline would be most likely to appear in a Philadelphia newspaper at the  time of the Constitutional Convention?
a) Great Compromise Defeated
b) Decided: One Branch of Government
c) Thomas Jefferson Appointed President of Convention
d) Articles of Confederation Will Not Be Revised

Which document includes the Bill of Rights?
a) Constitution of the United States
b) Virginia Declaration of Rights
c) Articles of Confederation
d) Declaration of Independence

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