U.S. History_Constitution Bk (3-20) Review

True or False: At the First Continental Congress, the delegates voted to declare independence.

• True

• False

True or False: The Articles of Confederation could be considered the first U.S. Constitution.

• True

• False

True or False: Thomas Jefferson was elected to be the President of the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

True or False: James Madison is considered the "Father of the Constitution."

• True

• False

True or False: The original Constitution did not outlaw slavery.

• True

• False

True or False: The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.

• True

• False

True or False: The Declaration of Independence is not a type of constitution.

• True

• False

The system of government in which the national government shares powers with the state and local governments is called _________.

• Federalism

• Unitary system

• Confederation

• Monarchy

How many amendments have been made to the United States Constitution?

• 10

• 12

• 27

• 30

How many branches of government are there? Name them.

• Two: legislative and executive

• Three: legislative, executive, and judicial

• Four: legislative, executive, judicial, and military

• Three: federal, state, and local