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I am creating a test on the U. S. Constitution for eighth-grade students who must pass it in order to be promoted to high school. This is being done in conjunction with project-based learning.
- 1.Name two of the men who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
Robert Livingston
- C.
Robert Sherman
- D.
John Adams
- E.
Benjamin Franklin
- 2.When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
- A.
July 4, 1787
- B.
July 4, 1767
- C.
July 4, 1776
- 3.Fifty-five delegates met in 1787 to write a document. What was this meeting called?
- A.
House of Representatives
- B.
Constitutional Convention
- C.
Second Continental Congress
- 4.What document were these men creating?
- A.
Bill of Rights
- B.
Illinois state laws
- C.
U.S. Constitution
- 5.Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he contributed more to the writing than any other delegate?
- A.
James Madison
- B.
Thomas Jefferson
- C.
Robert Livingston
- 6.What is another name for the fifty-five delegates at the Constitutional Convention?
- A.
U.S. Senate
- B.
Framers of the Constitution
- C.
Supreme Court Justices
- 7.The delegates at the convention dealt with some very powerful ideas about our government. One of them was what?
- A.
Who the next president would be
- B.
The system of checks and balances
- C.
How to celebrate Independence Day
- 8.What is democracy?
- A.
Government by the people
- B.
A country ruled by one person who makes all the laws
- C.
A divided country
- 9.Which branch of government is headed by the president?
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Executive
- 10.Which branch of government makes our country's laws?
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Executive
- 11.Which branch of government makes sure that our laws are interpreted according to our constitution?
- A.
Legislative
- B.
Judicial
- C.
Executive
- 12.What body of people heads the judicial branch of government?
- A.
House of Representatives
- B.
Supreme Court
- C.
Senate
- 13.How many justices sit on the Supreme Court?
- A.
7
- B.
8
- C.
9
- 14.What term refers to the right of every citizen to be protected from unlawful and or abusive actions by the government?
- A.
Due process
- B.
Bill of Rights
- C.
State laws
- 15.The presidential system of government is also known as what else?
- A.
Executive system
- B.
Democratic system
- C.
Shared powers
- 16.What do the stars stand for?
- A.
Number of states
- B.
Number of laws
- C.
Number of Bill of Rights
- 17.How many stripes are on the American flag?
- A.
14
- B.
13
- C.
16
- 18.What do the stripes on the flag stand for?
- A.
Number of presidents we've had
- B.
Number of states
- C.
Number of original colonies
- 19.Which of these is not seen as an important symbol of the United States?
- A.
Pledge of Allegiance
- B.
Bald eagle
- C.
Our school system
- 20.What two houses make up Congress?
- A.
House of Representatives
- B.
Secretary of State
- C.
The Senate
- 21.How many years is a presidential term?
- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
5
- 22.How many terms can a president serve?
- A.
1
- B.
4
- C.
2
- 23.If the President of the United States is unable to complete his term, who is next in line for his position?
- A.
Speaker of the House
- B.
Secretary of State
- C.
Vice President
- 24.What is the capital of the United States?
- A.
New York City
- B.
Los Angeles
- C.
Washington, DC
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