US Constitution Quiz

When were the Bill of Rights added to the US Constitution?

• 1800

• 1776

• 1781

• 1791

What was the name of the first truly national government in the US?

• Continental Congress

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

Who were the leading statesmen who championed the new US Constitution?

• John Adams, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson

• Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Thomas Paine

• Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere

What was the main concern of the Anti-Federalists regarding the US Constitution?

• Too much state representation

• Lack of foreign treaties

• Lack of taxation power

• Overreaching by the central government

When were the amendments proposed by James Madison finally ratified?

• 1776

• 1800

• 1781

• 1791