Understanding the U.S. Constitution

Understanding the U.S. Constitution

6th Grade

13 Qs

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Understanding the U.S. Constitution

Understanding the U.S. Constitution

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

6th Grade

Easy

Created by

Ross Hermelee

Used 96+ times

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the Constitution called a living document?

Because it has a heartbeat

Because you can touch it

Because it can make its own decisions

Because it is deisgned to grow and change as the country changes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the original goal of the Philadelphia Convention?

Declare independence from Great Britain

Elect a new president

Fix the Articles of Confederation

Write a new Constitution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the below were a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Lack of power and money

Lack of Central Power

Rules of Central Power

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the founding fathers restart writing the Constitution?

Because it was ruined

Because the could not choose what to put in it

Because the lost it

All of the above

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country had the earliest form of democracy?

Egypt

Greece

Spain

India

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did most of the delegates of the Philadelphia Convention agree on?

Increasing the power of the central government

Increasing the power of state governments

Decreasing the power of the central government

decreasing the power of the central and state governments

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was the Constitution signed?

1787

1791

1788

1789

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