Founding of the United States Quiz

What was the governing body during the war for independence from Great Britain?

• Continental Congress

• Supreme Court

• Federal Government

• United Nations

Who was elected by Congress to lead the Confederation Congress under the Articles of Confederation?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• John Hanson

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts target?

• Trade imbalance

• Taxation laws

• Military alliances

• Immigration and immigrants

Who served as the first president of the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Mason

• Thomas Jefferson

Who proposed the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• George Washington

What was the compromise that gave both large and small states equal power in Congress?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

Who served as the secretary of the treasury and established the Bank of the United States?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Mason

What did the Supreme Court review to determine if they were in agreement with the Constitution?

• Federal regulations

• State constitutions

• International treaties

• Laws of individual states

What did the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist Papers argue about?

• The role of the president

• The taxation system

• The power of the Supreme Court

• The balance of power between state and federal government