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American Constitution drafted
Contributed by: Crossley
  • 1. Who is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?
A) Benjamin Franklin
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
  • 2. What year was the American Constitution drafted?
A) 1776
B) 1800
C) 1791
D) 1787
  • 3. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
A) Philadelphia
B) Washington D.C.
C) Boston
D) New York City
  • 4. How many delegates signed the American Constitution?
A) 55
B) 13
C) 27
D) 39
  • 5. Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
A) Virginia
B) Massachusetts
C) Rhode Island
D) New York
  • 6. What is the opening phrase of the Constitution?
A) We hold these truths to be self-evident
B) Four score and seven years ago
C) We the People
D) In Congress, July 4, 1776
  • 7. How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
A) 12
B) 5
C) 15
D) 10
  • 8. Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) James Madison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) George Washington
  • 9. Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) Benjamin Franklin
  • 10. What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
A) To establish a monarchy
B) To form a new nation
C) To revise the Articles of Confederation
D) To declare independence from Britain
  • 11. How many branches of government are established by the Constitution?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
  • 12. The Constitution replaced which document as the supreme law of the land?
A) Articles of Confederation
B) Mayflower Compact
C) Magna Carta
D) Declaration of Independence
  • 13. Which delegate proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Convention?
A) George Washington
B) James Wilson
C) Roger Sherman
D) John Dickinson
  • 14. How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution for it to take effect?
A) 7
B) 13
C) 9
D) 11
  • 15. Who served as the secretary of the Constitutional Convention?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) William Jackson
C) James Madison
D) Alexander Hamilton
  • 16. Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting the Constitution?
A) Executive
B) Military
C) Legislative
D) Judicial
  • 17. How many original articles are in the Constitution?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 12
D) 10
  • 18. Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
A) New York
B) Virginia
C) Delaware
D) Massachusetts
  • 19. Which delegate proposed the Great Compromise at the Convention?
A) James Madison
B) John Dickinson
C) George Washington
D) Roger Sherman
  • 20. The Constitution was adopted on what date in 1787?
A) January 1
B) December 25
C) July 4
D) September 17
  • 21. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) George Washington
  • 22. Which state was the first to call for a Constitutional Convention?
A) Massachusetts
B) New York
C) Pennsylvania
D) Virginia
  • 23. Which part of the Constitution outlines the amendment process?
A) Article III
B) Article VII
C) Article V
D) Article I
  • 24. Which branch of government is outlined in Article II of the US Constitution?
A) Judicial Branch
B) Legislative Branch
C) Amendment Branch
D) Executive Branch
  • 25. Which amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote?
A) 15th Amendment
B) 10th Amendment
C) 1st Amendment
D) 19th Amendment
  • 26. Which part of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court and other federal courts?
A) Article VII
B) Article I
C) Article V
D) Article III
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