Constitution/3 Branches of Government Study Help

What document was before the Constitution? This document made us realize we needed a Constitution.

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

How many branches of government does the United States have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Who is considered the father of the Constitution?

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Peyton Randolph

What was the name of the man who was so upset after the Revolutionary War because once again the soldiers were not being paid for their service?

• John Adams

• Peyton Randolph

• Benedict Arnold

• Daniel Shays

Reorder the following

The steps that a bill takes to be a law.

• Senate

• The President

• House of Representatives

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The Articles of Confederation abled the new country to do what?

• collect taxes, declare war, make an army and make a government

• declare war, make an army, make a government, make money

• make money, declare war, collect taxes, create an army

The U.S. Constitution begins with these words......

• We the people of the United States in tranquility...

• We the people in order to form a more perfect union...

• We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union....

What is the beginning of the Constitution called?

• the Bill of Rights

• the Preamble

• the Constitution

What are the first 10 Amendments called?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Preamble

• The first 10 Amendments

The first amendment says,

• freedom to gather in a group, choose your own religion, and own a tv

• freedom of speech, religion, and to gather in a group

• freedom of speech, religion, and to own a car