History May 2023

The first document in 1781 was called

• The Articles of the Confederation

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• None of these

What was one of the biggest problems of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was one way of raising money for the military or for other purposes

• There were 11 ways of raising money for the military or for other purposes

• There was no way of raising money for the military or for other purposes

• None of these

·         The Constitution was written in

• 1755

• 1987

• 1789

• 1808

The purpose of the constitution was

• A compromise had to be reached because only the large states argued that they should have more power.

• A compromise had to be reached because the larger states argued that they should have more power; the smaller states said that was not fair and that they should have equal power

• A compromise had to be reached because all states argued that they should have more power.

• None of these

There are 3 parts to the Constitution:

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd parts

• legislative, executive, and judicial

• The hook, the bridge, and the thesis sentence

• Preamble, Articles, Amendments

The purpose of the preamble is....

• The preamble is a checkpoint to the highest law of the land; it is not the law.

• The preamble is an introduction to the highest law of the land; it is not the law.

• The preamble is a conclusion to the highest law of the land; it is not the law.

• The preamble is the law.

What is the purpose of The Articles of the Constitution?

• The Articles of the Constitution talk about the duties of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.

• The Articles of the Constitution talk about the laws of the three main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, and the Judicial Branch.

• The Articles of the Constitution talk about the duties of the four main parts of government: the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch, the State, and the Judicial Branch.

• None of these

What are the amendments of the constitution?

• None of these

• Amendments do not allow laws and policies to be refined over time rather than replaced outright

• Amendments allow only seven laws and policies to be refined over time rather than replaced outright

• Amendments allow laws and policies to be refined over time rather than replaced outright

Why do you think the Preamble begins with “We the people”?

• They declare that the Confederation gets its power not from a king or a Congress, but from the people themselves.

• They declare that the Constitution gets its power not from a king or a Congress, but from the people themselves.

• They declare that the Constitution gets its power from the King of England

• Nobody knows why it starts like with those words

What is the purpose of the legislative branch?

• All of these

• None of these

• The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known collectively as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch DOES NOT make all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.

• The legislative branch is made up of the House and Senate, known as the Congress. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies.