U.S. Constitution Study Guide Quiz

The original purpose of the convention was to ______________ the Articles of Confederation.

In what city was the Constitution written, debated and passed?

• Washington D.C.
• Boston
• New York
• Philadelphia

Which state refused to send a delegate to the convention?

• Rhode Island
• Massachusetts
• Connecticut
• New York

____ delegates attended the convention, and of those, ____ signed it.

• 200 delegates attended the convention, and of those, 150 signed it.
• 50 delegates attended the convention, and of those, 25 signed it.
• 55 delegates attended the convention, and of those, 39 signed it.

• 75 delegates attended the convention, and of those, 50 signed it.

Who are three famous people who were there when the Declaration of Independence was passed but not there at the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Samuel Adams
• James Madison

Who were the two most famous people who DID attend the Constitutional Convention?

• Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
• John Jay and Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
• George Washington and Benjamin Franklin

Who wrote the U.S. Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Benjamin Franklin
• James Madison

What were the three branches of government as set up by James Madison?

• Monetary, Social, Environmental
• Legislative, Administrative, Regulatory
• Judicial, Diplomatic, Military
• Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Of those branches, which makes the laws?

• Legislative branch
• Executive branch
• Judicial branch
• Administrative branch

Which enforces the laws?

• Legislative bodies
• Judicial branches
• Government officials
• Law enforcement agencies