Quiz 1: The United States Consitution

The Preamble

• states the purpose of the Declaration of Independence.

• states the purpose of the Constitution.

• concludes the Constitution.

• influenced the War for Independence.

The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was

• James Madison.

• Thomas Jefferson.

• James Monroe.

• Thomas Paine.

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

• French and Indian War.

• Revolutionary War.

• Civil War.

• Crimean War.

Before the adoption of the Constitution, the newly independent states were governed by the

• Articles of Confederation.

• Mayflower Compact.

• Magna Carta.

• Bill of Rights.

The Constitutional Convention met in the city of

• Philadelphia.

• Boston.

• New York.

• Trenton.

The Preamble begins with the words:

• 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 of America . . .

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 that called for a bicameral Congress based on population was the

• Florida Plan.

• New Jersey Plan.

• Great Compromise.

• Virginia Plan.

The Constitution needed the approval of how many states?

• seven

• thirteen

• nine

• five

The United States Constitution went into effect

• June 21, 1787.

• June 21, 1791.

• June 21, 1788.

• June 21, 1970.