A More Perfect Union movie part 1

How much time elapsed between the announcement of the Declaration of Independence and the writing of the Constitution?

• four years

• eight years

• eleven years

• fourteen years

Three of the following four delegates to the Convention did not sign the finished document on Monday, September 17, 1787, because it lacked a Bill of Rights. Which one of the following delegates did sign the Constitution?

• Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts

• George Mason of Virginia

• Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia

• Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania

What was the exact day, month, and year that the Constitution was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• May 31, 1787

• September 17, 1787

• May 5, 1788`

• July 4, 1787

Who was America's ambassador to England during the Constitutional Convention time period?

• Gouverneur Morris

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Mason

Between July 10 and July 16 over sixty ballots were cast in the Convention to determine what issue?

• How to abolish slavery

• How the President should be elected

• How senators should be appointed

• How many representatives each state should have

How much access did the public have to the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention?

• None

• Daily reports sent to the Philadelphia presses

• James Madison's notes were published the week after the convention adjourned.

• One non-partisan reporter was allowed access to the proceedings, and reported back to Congress.

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed that they had met to _____ the Articles of Confederation.

• abolish

• adopt

• ratify

• amend

What item(s) do Americans call "the supreme law of the land"?

• The Constitution

• Laws passed by Congress

• Treaties

• All of the above

Can the Congress propose new amendments to the Constitution?

• Yes

• No

What power was provided for under the Articles of Confederation?

• The power to tax

• The power to regulate interstate commerce

• Treaties

• All of the above