Constitution Unit Review

This Founding Father is remembered for being the first ______ in the newly formed United States of America.

• President
• Vice President

• Secretary of State

• Federalist Candidate

After the Revolution, the new nation needed a set of guidelines for how it would work. What was the first written set of these guidelines called?

• Stamp Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

According to the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, what is one purpose of the Constitution?

• establish a weaker court system

• create a more perfect government

• define the role of the U.S. Congress

• expand the duties of the U.S. President

What makes up the Bill of Rights?

• Amendments 13-15

• Amendments 1-10

• Amendments 16-19

• Amendments 21-26

Leaders like George Mason argued for the addition of a list of individual rights to the U.S. Constitution because they —

• felt that states’ rights were being ignored

• hoped to provide for the common defense

• wanted to end the practice of enslaving people

• feared the power of a strong federal government

The Founding Fathers created a government system characterized by checks and balances in order to —

• ensure that political change came slowly

• prevent one branch from becoming too powerful

• concentrate power in an executive branch

• make elected officials accountable to voters

Look carefully at the diagram.

• Judicial: Vetoes Laws

• Judicial: Changes Laws

• Judicial: Proposes Laws

• Judicial: Interprets Laws

What is the "supreme law of the land"?

• Declaration of independence

• Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Federalist Papers

Read the excerpt below. "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." —Preamble of the U.S. Constitution, 1787 Based on the excerpt, what is the purpose of creating the U.S. Constitution?

• To unite Americans in a peaceful nation where citizens are free.

• To declare to the British king that Americans are free and independent.

• To create a new monarchy that would defend the rights and freedoms of Americans.

• To establish a strong federal government that rules over Americans living in the states.

Which description of leadership qualities best applies to the Founding Fathers of our nation?

• They dedicated their lives to ending the practice of slavery.

• They used decision-making abilities to establish a new nation.

• They shared their wealth to help fund the American Revolution.

• They courageously fought in many battles during the Revolution.