Rding Comp: A Strong Yet Balanced Governemnt

Who wrote, "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes."?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What are the three parts of the Constitution as described in the text?

• The Declaration, the Articles, and the Amendments

• The Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments

• The Introduction, the Body, and the Conclusion

• The Bill of Rights, the Articles, and the Amendments

What does the Preamble to the Constitution describe?

• The reasons for the Revolutionary War

• The purpose of the document and the government it creates

• The detailed laws and regulations of the government

• The history of the American colonies

According to the text, why did the framers of the Constitution want to create a strong government?

• To ensure it had the power to govern effectively

• To control the citizens' freedoms completely

• To establish a military state

• To abolish the previous government

Why did the framers of the Constitution organize it very carefully?

• To make it difficult to understand

• To ensure ordinary Americans could understand and support it

• To prevent any amendments from being made

• To create a document that only lawyers could interpret

According to the Preamble of the Constitution, what is the source of the government's authority?

• A) A supreme being

• B) The consent of the governed

• C) The existing government

• D) The states

What was one of the goals for the new government as stated in the Preamble?

• A) To form a less perfect Union

• B) To ensure the union of states would argue among themselves

• C) To form a more perfect Union

• D) To establish justice only for the selected few

What does "insure domestic Tranquility" refer to in the Preamble?

• A) The government's role in international peace

• B) The government's role in preventing domestic violence

• C) The government's role in the internal affairs of the nation

• D) The government's role in economic affairs

What does the government aim to "promote" according to the Preamble?

• A) The general Welfare

• B) The power of the states

• C) The existing government's policies

• D) The interests of foreign countries

Who does "our Posterity" refer to in the context of the Preamble?

• A) The current generation

• B) The framers of the Constitution

• C) Future generations

• D) Foreign nations