Origins of the Constitution

Origins of the Constitution

10th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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Origins of the Constitution

Origins of the Constitution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which idea did the United States get from ancient Greece?

Republican government

Democracy

Veto power

All of the above

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which idea(s) (multiple answer) did the U.S. get from ancient Rome?

Representative democracy

Bill of rights

Veto power

Senate

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

The Magna Carta helped limit the power of what?

The Military

White Men

The King

The Church

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the KEY difference between the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights?

The Magna Carta only addressed voting rights.

The English Bill of Rights provided rights for ALL citizens.

The English Bill of Rights eliminated taxation without representation.

The Magna Carta only created 1 branch of government.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Each colony had its own legislature. What does a legislature do?

Enforce laws.

Determine rights.

Make laws.

Provide protection.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes the Articles of Confederation?

Powerful, centralized government

A loose league of friendship

Authoritarian dictatorship

Collaborative effort

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why didn't the Articles of Confederation work (multiple answer)?

It had too many branches of government.

It had no power to raise revenue (tax).

It was too weak to raise an effective national militia.

It gave too much power to the national government.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who led a rebellion that exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Nathaniel Bacon

John Locke

Patrick Henry

Daniel Shays