the constitution quiz

When was the Constitution signed?

• 1492

• 1776

• 1788

• 1957

WHAT DOCUMENT DID THE U.S. CONSTITUTION REPLACE THAT WAS TOO WEAK?

• ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
• DECLARATION OF INDPENDENCE
• TREATY OF PARIS
• MONROE DOCTRINE

THIS PERSON IS GIVEN CREDIT FOR WRITING THE CONSTITUTION? 

• THOMAS JEFFERSON
• JAMES MADISON
• GEORGE WASHINGTON
• BILL GATES

What are the first three words of the Preamble?

• We the people . . .

• We the citizens . . .

• We the USA . . .

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?

• Representatives

• Budget

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

What was our country's first constitution called?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Federalist Papers

• The Emancipation Proclamation

The first ten amendments of the Constitution are called the ______________?

• Judicial Branch

• Preamble

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

What was the Constitutional Convention?

• the first meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives
• the building in which the Constitution is on display
• another term for the Bill of Rights
• a meeting between states to create the Constitution

In what year was the Constitution ratified?

• 1777

• 1781

• 1788

• 1791

One reason American colonists were angry was ____

• The English government had a good Constitution

• The king made the soldiers destroy people's homes

• The English government made slavery illegal

• The king made them pay taxes, but didn't give the people a choice