Constitution Quiz

The __________, signed in 1215 by King John, was the first document that limited power of the ruler. 

• Magna Carta 
• Treaty of Paris of 1763
• Declaration of Independence
• Northwest Ordinance

________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies independence from England.

• Declaration of Independence 
• Articles of Confederation 
• Constitution of the United States 
• Bill of Rights

_________ was the first American constitution. It was very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.

• Articles of Confederation 
• Declaration of Independence
• Mayflower Compact
• Constitution of the United States 

The first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.

• Bill of Rights
• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution 
• Declaration of Independence 

The Constitution is

• a document that does not exist anymore

• nothing we need to worry about

• the supreme law of the land

• the laws that were written after 1970

The Constitution creates a system to prevent government from becoming too powerful. What is this known as?

• the Declaration of Independence

• checks and balances

• Charters

• a bill that needs to be vetoed

What was one major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Gave the Federal government too much power

• Required states have a population of 5,000 free men

• Gave individual states too much power

• Outlawed free speech for all citizens

What are three unalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Riches

• Protection from illegal search and seizure

• Liberty, Life, and Freedom of the Press

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• To explain and justify why the colonists wanted to declare independence from Great Britain

• To create a movement of ideas and to apply reason

• Created generalizations about a group in which a defined set of characteristics is assigned to that group

• Imposed taxes because they did not like Great Britain

What is the correct definition of Ratify?

• Approve

• Decline

• Ignore

• Decide