Constitution Quiz

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention decide to draft a new Constitution and not just revise the Articles of Confederation?

• The states wanted to be more powerful than the federal government

• The Articles of Confederation were very strong

• The Articles of Confederation were too weak

• George Washington wanted to be President

Which part of the US Constitution was based on these documents: The Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Articles of Confederation

What is the name of the first 10 amendments (or changes) to the Constitution, which protects the rights of individual American citizens?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Virginia Declaration of Rights

How many states had to vote in favor of the Constitution in order for it to officially become law?

• 1 out of 13

• 9 out of 13

• 13 out of 13

• 0 out of 13

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• Who would be the first President of the United States

• How many votes each state had in the Senate and the House of Representatives

• The first 10 amendments should make the Bill of Rights

• How many British Loyalists should be sent back to Great Britain