Constitutional pre-quiz

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which issue led to the development of the first political parties in the United States?

• Abolition of slavery

• Women's suffrage

• Expansion of western territories

• National government's powers

Which member of the Constitutional Convention is called the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Franklin

• Washington

• Madison

• Adams

Which principle is shared by the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?

• Judicial review

• Limited government

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

All of the following were problems of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

• Each state had one vote

• Powerful central government

• Did not have the power to tax

• No judicial branch

True or false: The federalists were opposed to the strong central government that would be established by the Constitution.

• True

• False

The Great Compromise settled the differences between

• Slave states and free states

• The President and Congress

• The United States and Great Britain

• Large states and small states

Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment philosopher who suggested that people would be most free if

• The executive, legislative, and judicial powers were held by different bodies

• Central authority is embodied in a king

• Government is abolished

• The President is more powerful than Congress

Which of the following is true about the Federalists?

• They were led by Thomas Jefferson

• They wanted the states to have more power than the national government

• They opposed the Constitution

• They wanted to establish the Federal Reserve

True or false: The Democratic-Republicans supported economic development and public improvements.

• True

• False