FoundationNation

A majority is:

a) a number that is less than half of the total

b) a number that is more than half of the total

c) a number that is the same as the total

A majority is:

B)a number that is more than half of the

total

Your name written in your own handwriting is called your:

a) John Hancock b) Autographc) Signatured) all of the above

Your name written in your own handwriting is called your:

D)All of the above

When you sign your name on a document, you are saying that

you _________ with that document

a) Agreeb) Disagreec) neither a nor b.

When you sign your name on a document, you are saying that

you _________ with that document

A)Agree

In what year was George Washington born?

a. 1801b. 1725c. 1732d. 1755

In what year was George Washington born?

C)1732

What is an amendment?

a) Free and independentb)the basic beliefs and laws of a

nation, state, or social group that establish the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

c) a change in wording or meaning to a law or bill

What is an amendment?

c) a change in wording or meaning to a

law or bill

Who was the Father of the Constitution?

a. James Madisonb. George Washingtonc. Abraham Lincolnd. Ben Franklin

Who was the Father of the Constitution?

A)James Madison

How many people signed the Constitution?

a. 35b. 39c. 43d. 29

How many people signed the Constitution?

B)39

The word ‘liberty’ means:

a)Free and independentb)the basic beliefs and laws of a

nation, state, or social group that establish the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

c) a change in wording or meaning to a law or bill

The word ‘liberty’ means:

a)Free and independent

Who was the youngest delegate to go to the Constitution convention?

a. Alexander Hamiltonb. Johnathan Daytonc. John Hancockd. George Washington

Who was the youngest delegate to go to the Constitution convention?

B)Johnathan Dayton

The Preamble is the _________ to the Constitution

 a) endingb) Introductionc) middle partd) none of the above

The Preamble is the _________ to the Constitution

B)Introduction

A constitution is:

a) Free and independentb)the basic beliefs and laws of a

nation, state, or social group that establish the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

c)a change in wording or meaning to a law or bill

A constitution is:

b)the basic beliefs and laws of a nation, state, or social group that establish the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

Why is it so important that the Preamble starts with "We the people of the United

States"?

a) because it shows that the Constitution was written by people from and in the United States

b) because it shows that the Founding Fathers did not agree on what to write

c) because it was a great way to start the Preamble

Why is it so important that the Preamble starts with "We the people of the United States"?

A)because it shows that the Constitution

was written by people from and in the United States

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because some states would not agree unless there were

individual citizen ________  added to the final version

a) Lawsb) Billsc) rights

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution because some states would not agree unless there were

individual citizen ________  added to the final version

C)rights

How many amendments were written originally by James Madison?

a) tenb) thirteenc) twelve

How many amendments were written originally by James Madison?

C)twelve

The branch of government that carries out laws is the

a) Legislative branchb) Executive branchc) Judicial branch

The branch of government that carries out laws is the

b)Executive branch

The branch of government that makes sure that laws are

Constitutional is the

a) Legislative branchb) Executive branchc) Judicial branch

The branch of government that makes sure that laws are Constitutional is the

c)Judicial branch

The branch of government that makes the laws is the

a) Legislative branchb) Executive branchc) Judicial branch

The branch of government that makes the laws is the

c)Legislative branch