Constitution Vocab Quiz

Constitution Vocab Quiz

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Maurine Terry

History

8th Grade

Hard

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

1. The Constitutional Convention was

A convention to establish a peace treaty with France

A meeting to elect new ambassadors

A meeting held to make changes to the US government under the Articles of Confederation

A meeting to create equal rights for all Americans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Unfair taxes on farmers in Massachusetts led to

Shays's Rebellion

Returning to the British system of taxes

Cancelling the taxes owed to Massachusetts

Increasing taxes on the rich to make it more fair for the farmers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The papers defending and explaining the Constitution were known as

The Constitutional Defense

The Defense Documents

The Legal Papers

The Federalist Papers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Land Ordinance of 1785 established

A plan for selling land in the Northwest Territory

Borders of the states in the South

Laws limiting the amount of land one person can own

The resettlement of Americans in the Pacific Northwest

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The current branches of the US government are

Monarch, nobility, peasantry

Executive, legislative, and judicial

Prime Minister and Parliament

Galactic Senate, Parliament, and President

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Great Compromise established

A compromise between Americans and remaining Loyalists within the country

An agreement between men and women regarding voting rights

A two-house system of government combining the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan

Eventual freedom for the African-American slaves in the southern states

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Bill of Rights is

The first ten amendments of the Constitution

The rights given only to people in government

The rights given to the government regarding taxing American citizens

A document about the rights of American youth