1) Which document was an agreement by King John to grant freedoms and liberties? a) The Constitution b) The Declaration of Independence c) The Magna Carta d) The Monroe Doctrine 2) Which was the first agreement between states? a) The Constitution b) Articles of Confederation c) The Magna Carta d) The Monroe Doctrine 3) What term means the government should have restrictions and people have individual rights that cannot be taken away? a) limited government b) federal government c) representative government d) regular government 4) What term means that people should have a say; the government should serve the will of the people? a) limited government b) federal government c) representative government d) regular government 5) Who was NOT an influencer to the Constitution? a) John Locke b) William Blackstone c) Rousseau d) Montesquieu e) Bill Locksmith 6) Which is NOT an idea that came from the philosophers? a) separation of powers b) natural rights c) checks and balances d) origin behaviors e) social contract 7) When were the Articles of Confederation ratified? a) 1776 b) 1787 c) 1601 d) 1777 8) In the Articles of Confederation, who had more power? a) State government b) Central government 9) What were the two main reasons that the Articles of Confederation failed? a) Congress had too much power b) lacked the ability to levy taxes c) Couldn't regulate commerce d) States were lazy 10) A Constitutional Convention was called to... a) solve the issues created by the Articles of Confederation. b) allow everyone from each state to brag about their hometowns. 11) How many delegates came to the Constitutional Convention? a) 45 b) 95 c) 55 12) Who was the primary architect of the Constitution? a) Ben Franklin b) George Washington c) Thomas Jefferson d) James Madison 13) Which was NOT an issue debated at the Constitutional Convention? a) fears about democracy b) how many rooms the new White House would have c) whether or not to have a strong executive branch d) slavery 14) James Wilson and Gouverneur Morris wanted... a) a strong, independent executive b) a weak co-dependent executive 15) Electing the president was a tough issue because... a) the framers worried poll lines would be too long b) this was not a tough issue c) the framers worried there were too many candidates who would want to run d) the framers worried people couldn't be trusted to make a wise choice 16) Most delegates supported the idea that... a) slavery was non-issue b) all people were smart and would make excellent voters c) voters needed qualifications d) the Articles of Confederation were still working 17) Mostly written by Madison and Randolph; called for 3 branches, a bi-cameral or two house congress; national power over state power a) Virginia Plan b) Connecticut or Great Compromise c) New Jersey Plan d) 3/5 Compromise 18) Wanting a unicameral house; power to tax and regulate trade between states; 3 federal executives and one supreme court a) Virginia Plan b) Connecticut or Great Compromise c) New Jersey Plan d) 3/5 Compromise 19) Called for a two houses... House of Reps based on state population and Senate based on equal representation a) Virginia Plan b) Connecticut or Great Compromise c) New Jersey Plan d) 3/5 Compromise 20) The allowance of Southern states to count 3/5 of the slave population if a tax was paid; later abolished in 1865 a) Virginia Plan b) Connecticut or Great Compromise c) New Jersey Plan d) 3/5 Compromise 21) The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise said which TWO things? a) Congress could interfere with the slave trade every 6 years b) Congress was forbidden to tax the export of goods from any state c) Congress could tax exports and imports as they saw fit d) Congress could not interfere with the slave trade for 20 years 22) On which date was the Constitution approved by the convention? a) November 11, 1787 b) July 4, 1776 c) September 17, 1787 d) September 11, 1801 23) Who supported ratification of the Constitution? a) Federalists b) Anti-Federalists 24) Who did not support ratification of the Constitution? a) Federalists b) Anti-Federalists 25) What was the biggest point of contention in ratifying the initial Constitution? a) It didn't feature each state's name in bold letters b) It didn't include a Bill of Rights c) It didn't have enough clauses d) No one was against the Constitution ever 26) Which was a collection of essays and commentary in support of ratifying the Constitution? a) The Anti-Federalist b) The Moralist c) The Federalist d) The Opinionated 27) Which was the ninth state to ratify the Constitution? a) New Hampshire b) New York c) New Jersey d) New Mexico 28) Who was chosen to be our first president/vice president? a) John Adams and George Lucas b) George Washington and John Adams c) George Washington and John Locke d) John Adams and Alexander Hamilton 29) Who was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers? a) James Madison b) Alexander Hamilton c) John Jay d) George Washington 30) The Constitution was fully ratified by all states within 3 months of the Constitutional Convention. a) True b) False

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