American History Quiz

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To improve the national government

• To draft the Bill of Rights

• To elect the first President

What issue did the Great Compromise resolve?

• The issue of slavery

• The issue of state sovereignty

• The issue of representation in the legislature

• The issue of federal taxation

What was agreed upon in the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To end the slave trade by 1808

• To grant women the right to vote

• To establish a national bank

• To create a federal income tax

What was the new government based on according to the Constitution?

• Monarchy and aristocracy

• Popular sovereignty, balance of power, and federalism

• Military rule and dictatorship

• Theocracy and religious law

What did the Federalists and Antifederalists debate about?

• The location of the national capital

• Their views of the Constitution

• The design of the national flag

• The establishment of a national bank

What was promised to be added to the Constitution upon its ratification?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

What system did the framers of the Constitution devise to divide power?

• A unitary system

• A confederate system

• A federal system

• A parliamentary system

What is the role of the legislative branch according to the Constitution?

• To enforce the nation's laws

• To make the nation's laws

• To interpret the nation's laws

• To veto the nation's laws

What is the role of the executive branch according to the Constitution?

• To make the nation's laws

• To enforce the nation's laws

• To interpret the nation's laws

• To veto the nation's laws

What is the role of the judicial branch according to the Constitution?

• To make the nation's laws

• To enforce the nation's laws

• To determine whether or not laws are constitutional

• To veto the nation's laws