US Constitution Review 1

Which of these is NOT an unalienable right of the Declaration of Independence?

• Life

• pursuit of happiness

• education

• liberty

The Declaration of Independence was written by:

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

• Washington

• Adams

Our first national constitution was the

• Bill of Rights.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

• Articles of Confederation.

Small states objected to the Virginia Plan because they

• Feared that the debate over it would destroy the convention.

• Objected to counting slaves in the South.

• Believed that each state should have more than one vote.

• Feared that large states would outvote them.

Anti-federalists opposed the Constitution because they believed that it

• Needed a bill of rights.

• Gave the states too much power.

• Made the people pay high taxes.

• Did not provide adequate representation for the people.

The Bill of Rights consists of the first ______ amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 27

What is the purpose of the Preamble?

• To state the goals of the Constitution.

• To set limits of the authority of the federal government.

• To establish the relationship of the branches of government.

• To explain the reasoning behind the break with England.

The _________ has the sole power to impeach.

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• House of Representatives

• Electoral college

Article VII explains

• How the Constitution can be changed.

• How the Constitution can be ratified (approved).

• When the Constitution went into effect.

• Why the Articles of Confederation didn’t work.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 13th

• 19th

• 26th

• 27th