The Founding Documents

Which document states that all men are created equal?

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

Which document gives us our individual rights and freedoms?

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Which document was the first Constitution?

• Articles of Confederation
• /Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Which document had 5 weaknesses?

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

Which document is made up of 10 amendments?

• Articles of Confederation
• Bill of Rights
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of which document?

• Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Virginia Declaration of Rights
• The United States Constitution

What is the basic significance of the United States Constitution?

• It outlines rules for trade with other nations of the world.
• It establishes structure for a national government.
• It sets forth ways of conducting warfare.
• It provides methods and rules for forming state governments.

The Declaration of Independence is significant because it was –

• the peace treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War
• an explanation of why the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain
• the first ten amendments to the Constitution
• the document that the Articles of Confederation replaced

All of the following are true of the Articles of Confederation except -

• the states had little power
• it created a weak central government
• the national government had no power to tax
• it gave no power to enforce laws