Constitution Quiz

When was the constitution written?

• 1787

• 1788

• 1789

• 1790

Who is credited alongside Thomas Jefferson for writing the constitution?

• James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

• Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams

• Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Paine

• John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Ethan Allen

What principles are the constitution based on?

• Federalism

• Freedom from Britian

• Religion

• Separation of powers

What two plans formed the Great Compromise?

• The New Jersey plan

• The Virginia plan

• The Connecticut plan

• The Massachusetts plan

What did the Commerce Compromise allow?

• Tariffs on exports only

• Tariffs on imports only

• Tariffs on imports and exports

• No tariffs at all

What was the purpose of the north's stance in the Enslaved Trade Compromise?

• To increase tariffs

• To stop the slave trade

• To expand westward

• To lower taxes

Which compromise required a 2/3 majority vote to pass?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Commerce Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

What was the purpose of the Electoral College?

• To allow the people to directly elect the President

• To set forth a President without elections

• To elect a President through electors proportional to population

• To eliminate the need for a President

What was the role of the constitution in the election of a President?

• It eliminated the need for elections

• It set forth a President to be elected through the Electoral College

• It allowed the people to directly elect the President

• It abolished the position of President

When could the Constitution go into effect?

• After all 13 states ratified it

• Once 9 of the 13 original states ratified it

• When New York ratified it

• After the first presidential election