Constitution and Government Quiz

Copies of this document can be found in the Middle Atlantic region. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. It was written at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. It has four parts. What is the document?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• United States Constitution

Why is the Articles of Confederation an important document in United States' history?

• 1st document that organized the government of the United States

• 1st document that named the 13 colonies of the United States

• 1st document that addressed fair treatment of Native Americans

• 1st document that addressed fair treatment of enslaved populations

Madison : Federalist :: Mason:

• Landowner

• Author

• Republican

• Anit-Federalist

By establishing a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government, what did the writers of the Constitution hope to avoid?

• Imbalance of Power

• Growth of political parties

Why did many delegates to the Constitutional Convention think the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights?

• To place limits on government power

• To place limits on individual freedom

When a person is on trial for a criminal offense in the United States, what does the Bill of Rights guarantee that person?

• The right to a lawyer

• The right to a short trial

• The right to a sympathetic jury

Which is ONE of the purposes of the Constitution mentioned in the Preamble?

• limit the duties of the U.S. President

• define the role of the U.S. Supreme Court

• promote the common good

According to the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what was one purpose of the Constitution?

• to establish a national church

• to give citizens the right to vote

• to grant people the right to protest

• to create a better government

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to -

• set up colonies

• explain the duties of the Continental Congress

• describe the colonists' power to elect a president

• address the colonists' complaints against the king

America announced its freedom from the British with which historic document?

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact