The United States Constitution

Question 1

The present King of Great Britain . . . has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws.
The “constitution” referred to in the quotation above from the Declaration of Independence was

Answer 1

The principles the colonists believed had traditionally regulated British government

Question 2

The present King of Great Britain . . . has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws.
The protest that the king had “combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution” referred to George III’s

Answer 2

Approval of parliamentary laws impinging on colonial self-government

Question 3

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution, adopted in 1791 to guarantee individual rights and to help secure ratification of the Constitution

Answer 3

The Bill of Rights

Question 4

Which of the following amendment that prohibits slavery or involuntary servitude?

Answer 4

The 13th Amendment