Constitution Study Guide

The Founders believed that people should have certain basic rights. These rights are to

• Life

• Liberty

• Property

• All of the above

The thirteen American colonies fought against which country to gain their independence?

• Great Britain

• Mexico

• China

• Russia

What document contained the basic ideals of the new nation and was signed by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Code of Conduct

• Expectations

The immigrants brought their customs, traditions, and ways of life with them to America. This ______ contributed to the unique identity of the colonists.

• colony

• America

• diversity

• Great Britain

The ______ __ ________ created a government that helped keep our country together during the American Revolution. It did not work because it was too weak, did not have the power to unite the country, and had no money.

• Articles of Confederation

• Shay's Rebellion

• natural rights

• Framers

On May 25, 1787, delegates arrived for the Philadelphia Convention, to write a new ________________.

• Constitution

• state

• framers

• delegates

The ________ to the Constitution explains who created the Constitution and the basic purposes of our government.

• Framers

• delegates

• Preamble

• immigrants

The Framers separated the powers of our government among three branches. They are the

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• All of the above

Which branch makes the laws, has two houses of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• None of the above

Each state can have two representatives in the ________. We have 100 members.

• Senate

• House of Representatives