US Constituiton Test Study Guide

Choose all correct statements about the Declaration of Independence:

• It is a document announcing the colonies’ separation from Britain.

• It was approved on July 4, 1776.

• Its main author was Thomas Jefferson.

• It created the first U.S. government under the Constitution.

The Treaty of Paris (1783) is best described as (a)   .

• An agreement that ended the American Revolution
• A compromise about counting enslaved people
• A set of laws establishing the federal gov. 
• A document that created an alliance with France

was created to establish a framework for the national government after independence from Britain.

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Treaty of Paris

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalist Papers

• The Constitution

Which option best describes the Bill of Rights?

• The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect individual freedoms

• The preamble introducing the Constitution

• The list of grievances in the Declaration of Independence and the list of the rights they deserved

• The principles of checks and balances between branches

Select the battles that were fought during the American Revolution.

• Lexington and Concord

• Yorktown

• Gettysburg

• The Alamo

Why was the American Revolution significant for the world?

• It inspired other nations to pursue self-government and individual rights

• It expanded the British Empire across Europe

• It ended slavery worldwide

• It created the League of Nations

According to John Locke, what is the primary purpose of government?

• To protect people’s natural rights such as life, liberty, and property

• To make the military the most powerful part of society

• To increase taxes to fund large projects

• To give unlimited power to the rulers

Choose the statements that best explain the social contract:

• People agree to give up some freedoms so government can keep order and protect rights.

• Government’s power comes from the consent of the governed.

• Citizens owe unlimited obedience even if rights are violated.

• A social contract means no rules and total freedom.

In a social Contract,​ people give up some of their ​ (a)   to protect someone's​ (b)  

• Liberty
• Natural Rights
• Life
• Laws
• Property
• Fortitude
• Money

The ​ (a)   supported independence from Britain, while ​ The ​ (b)   supported remaining under British rule during the American Revolution.

• Loyalists
• Patirots
• Colonists
• Redcoats
• Brittish
• Framers