US Constitution Study Quiz 1

The Preamble

• states the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

• States the purpose of the Constitution

• concludes the Constitution

• influence the War of Independence

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was?

• James Madison

• James Monroe

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

the war in which the colonies won their independence from England was?

• French and Indian War

• Revolutionary War

• Civil War

• Crimean War

Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were joined by the?

• Articles of Confederation

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

The Preamble begins with?

• When in the course of human events...

• We the citizens need to form...

• As people of the United States...

• We the people of the United States...

Which of the following is NOT included in the Preamble?

• to form a more perfect union

• to promote the pursuit of happiness

• to provide for the common defense

• to establish justice

The plan of government proposed during the Constitutional Convention which called for a bicameral Congress based on population was the?

• Florida Plan

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

The Constitution needed the approval from how many states?

• seven

• nine

• thirteen

• five

The United States Constitution went into effect?

• June 21, 1787

• June 21, 1788

• June 21, 1791

• June 21, 1970

Power in the United States government is divided among?

• two branches

• seven branches

• twenty-five branches

• three branches