Foundations of the U.S. Constitution

The _____ was(were) the United States first written plan for government.

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• none of the above

The Declaration of Independence was formally approved by the members of the Continental Congress on _____.

• November 11, 1620

• July 4, 1787

• July 4, 1776

• December 7, 1941

__________________ was unanimously selected to preside over the Constitutional Convention.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

At 81 years of age, __________________ was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention.

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The introduction to the United States Constitution is called the____________.

• Articles

• Preamble

• Amendments

• Confederation

The main content or body of the Constitution is made up of _________________.

• 27 Articles

• 27 Amendments

• 7 Clauses

• 7 Articles

The United States Constitution is the oldest active written constitution for any nation in the world.

• True

• False

The U.S. Constitution was written in _____________.

• 1776

• 1787

• 1789

• 1812

Which of the following does the Great Compromise deal with?

• The Senate

• The House of Representatives

• A Bicameral Legislature

• D all of the above

The Constitution has survived all these years due to the fact that our founding fathers designed it to be flexible enough to change to meet the needs of the times.

• True

• False