Quiz on James Madison and the U.S. Constitution

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• James Madison

• John Tyler

What number president was James Madison?

• 3rd

• 4th

• 5th

• 6th

What was James Madison’s biggest accomplishment?

• Drafting the U.S. Constitution

• Leading the American Revolution

• Becoming the first U.S. President

• Writing the Declaration of Independence

What is a preamble? What governing document has a notable preamble?

• An introduction to a document; The United States Constitution

• A conclusion of a document; The Magna Carta

• A summary of a document; The Declaration of Independence

• A footnote in a document; The Bill of Rights

What does the preamble in the U.S. Constitution state?

• To form a more perfect union

• To establish justice

• To ensure domestic tranquility

• To provide for the common defense

State the U.S. Constitution's Preamble.

• We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

• We the Citizens of the United States, in Order to create a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Peace, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Freedom to ourselves and our Descendants, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

• We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Peace, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Descendants, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

• We the Citizens of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

What is the Articles of Confederation?

• A document that established the first government of the United States

• A treaty between the United States and Great Britain

• A collection of essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• A declaration of independence from British rule

The Articles of Confederation were written in which year?

• 1776

• 1777

• 1781

• 1787

Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Dickinson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to:

• Establish a strong central government

• Create a loose confederation of sovereign states

• Form a monarchy in the United States

• Abolish all state governments