Which of the following is NOT something a constitution does?

It dictates how communities must set up laws

Which of the following is the first step to amending the US Constitution?

A two-thirds vote in both houses of the US Congress

Which Amendment to the US Constitution was repealed by another Amendment?

The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment

What was Thomas Paine's goal in writing his book Common Sense?

To show the logic behind America freeing itself from Great Britain

Which of the following is a reason the American Colonists revolted against England in the American Revolution?

They wanted a voice in the laws that were being passed

What is a reason America emerged from the revolution much more stable than most nations emerging from revolutions?

Because leaders believed in the consent of the governed to rule

What is a way in which the Judicial Branch can keep the Legislative Branch in check?

The Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional

What was determined to be wrong with the Articles of Confederation?

It could not raise an army or force states to pay taxes

What was significant about the chair that George Washington sat in during the convention?

The image of the sun on it could be rising or setting

What was Madison's plan for how the new government would deal with factions?

Construct a system of checks and balances

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1
Which of the following is NOT something a constitution does?
It provides a nation's basic laws
It dictates how communities must set up laws
It provides guarantees to citizens
It assigns the powers of the government
2
Which of the following is the first step to amending the US Constitution?
A majority vote in a referendum of US citizens
A recommendation from the US Supreme Court
An Executive order by the president
A two-thirds vote in both houses of the US Congress
3
Which event drew attention to the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays' Rebellion
The Philadelphia Riot
Bacon's Rebellion
The Confederation Riot
4
Which Amendment to the US Constitution was repealed by another Amendment?
The 28th Amendment was repealed by the 31st Amendment
The 8th Amendment was repealed by the 10th Amendment
The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment
The 16th Amendment was repealed by the 18th Amendment
5
What was Thomas Paine's goal in writing his book Common Sense?
To show that winning a war against Great Britain would be easy
To show that American Colonists were superior to other British citizens
To show the logic behind America freeing itself from Great Britain
To show that the British government was poorly set up
6
Which of the following is a famous Anti-Federalist?
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
George Mason
7
Which of the following is a reason the American Colonists revolted against England in the American Revolution?
They did not want to share their vast resources with England
They were upset that the British did not like Paine's book Common Sense
They wanted a voice in the laws that were being passed
They wanted to be a separate country from England
8
What is a reason America emerged from the revolution much more stable than most nations emerging from revolutions?
Because taxes were voluntary during the Articles of Confederation
Because America had vast resources that lowered the rate of poverty
Because they agreed on a weak central government
Because leaders believed in the consent of the governed to rule
9
What is a way in which the Executive Branch can keep the Judicial Branch in check?
The President can fire justices
The President nominates judges
The President can issue Executive Orders
The President can declare a Supreme Court decision unconstitutional
10
What is a way in which the Judicial Branch can keep the Legislative Branch in check?
The Judicial Branch can fire members of Congress
The Judicial Branch lays down rules for Congress to act by
The Judicial Branch gives Congress the Brennan list of recommended laws
The Judicial Branch can declare laws unconstitutional
11
What did the Anti-Federalists find wrong with the new Constitution?
It was too much like the Articles of Confederation
It had a weak central government
It lacked a bill of rights
It had too many branches of government
12
What was determined to be wrong with the Articles of Confederation?
It could not raise an army or force states to pay taxes
It did not provide enough protection from the Native American tribes
It mirrored the government of Great Britain too closely
It weilded too much control over the individual states
13
Which of the following is a famous Federalist?
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
George Mason
14
What was significant about the chair that George Washington sat in during the convention?
At one point the chair broke and the delegates took it as a warning
The wood looked as if it was woven, like the states coming together
The image of the sun on it could be rising or setting
Washington's chair was the largest, predicting he would be president
15
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
16
Which of the following was NOT a delegate to the Philadelphia convention?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Mason
William Paterson
17
What was Madison's plan for how the new government would deal with factions?
Provide two houses for representation: the House and the Senate
Give more power to the president
Construct a system of checks and balances
Ensure a strong military presence
18
What event led to the writing of a new U.S. Constitution?
The Albany Convention
The Providence Convention
The Washington Convention
The Philadelphia Convention
19
Which of the following is NOT a plan proposed for how states should be represented in the new constitution?
The Virginia Plan
The Hamilton Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
20
Which of the following was a name used by an Anti-Federalist when writing the Anti-Federalist Papers?
Centinel
Citizen
Quintus
Sextus

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