Unit 3 Quiz

Question 1

The framers of the Constitution called what is best for the people as a whole the ___.

Answer 1

general welfare

Question 2

When colonial representatives met in New York in October 1765, they protested unjust taxation without ___.

Answer 2

representation

Question 3

Freedom of religion is guaranteed tin the ___.

Answer 3

First Amendment

Question 4

In a compromise about the make-up of Congress, the Constitutional Convention made representation in the House of Representatives to be based on ___.

Answer 4

population

Question 5

Newspaper articles by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay in support of the Constitution are called ___.

Answer 5

The Federalist Papers

Question 6

The Articles of Confederation established no national ___ court system.

Answer 6

court system

Question 7

Under the Confederation Congress, each state had ___.

Answer 7

one vote

Question 8

The Constitutional Convention met in ___.

Answer 8

1787

Question 9

The Preamble to the Constitution states that the Constitution is ordained by ___

Answer 9

the people

Question 10

In ___ Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed a resolution in the Continental Congress that the colonies ought to be free and independent.

Answer 10

1776