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Important Documents

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the U.S. Constitution created?

a)

To add another leader

b)

To fix the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

c)

To create a new state

d)

To go to war with Great Britain

2.

What is a constitution?

a)

A paper allowing a new state to be formed

b)

The establishment of a new country

c)

A document that establishes a system of government

d)

A petition for a new law

3.

The U.S. Constitution is called the "____________," because it the nation's highest law.

a)

Symbol of Justice

b)

Law of Peace

c)

Supreme Law of the Land

d)

Judicial Review

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three sections of the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Amendments

b)

Preamble

c)

Articles

d)

Actions

5.

Which of the following was NOT established under the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Established the structure of the U.S. government

b)

Protects fundamental freedoms

c)

Guarantees equality under the law

d)

Established the supremacy of the larger states

6.

Which document established the Rule of Law principle?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

VA Declaration of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

7.

Which document established freedom of religious belief and opinion?

a)

Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Charters of the VA Company

8.

What document created a government with most of the power given to the states?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Charters of the VA Company

9.

Which document promised the colonists full rights of English citizens?

a)

VA Declaration of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Charters of the VA Company

d)

Articles of Confederation

10.

What document was used as a model for the Bill of Rights?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

VA Declaration of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

11.

What document allowed colonists to govern themselves?

a)

VA Declaration of Rights

b)

Magna Carta

c)

VA Statue for Religious Freedom

d)

Charters of the VA Company

12.

What document outlined the colonists' anger towards the king?

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

VA Declaration of Rights

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

13.

What is Consent of the Governed?

a)

Everyone must follow the law

b)

The people rule

c)

The government gets all its powers and authority from the people

d)

A change to the Constitution

14.

What document established for the first time that everyone, including the king, must obey the laws?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Charters of the VA Company

c)

VA Declaration of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

15.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The national government had all the power

b)

No common currency

c)

It created a monarchy

d)

It increased taxes for all citizens