Quiz Me! - Era: Creation of the Constitution Test your knowledge about the Creation of the Constitution era. 1 / 10 To become a lawyer in the American colonies, most read which of the following? Commentaries on Laws of England Common Sense U.S. Constitution Declaration of Independence 2 / 10 Which portion of the Magna Carta do we see in our Bill of Rights today? Due process of law No cruel and unusual punishment The right to bear arms Freedom of Religion 3 / 10 Roger Sherman believed that Congress should have the power to select the President. He felt that which branch should have the most power? The Legislative The Judicial The Executive They should be equal 4 / 10 What was the first Constitution of the United States? Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The Mayflower Compact The U.S. Constitution of 1787 The Articles of Confederation 5 / 10 Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? George Mason James Madison Thomas Jefferson George Washington 6 / 10 Gouverneur Morris was a delegate at the Constitutional Convention, an ambassador to France and turned down an offer from Alexander Hamilton to co-write what? George Washington’s Farewell Address The Preamble to the Constitution The Federalist Papers The Farmer Refuted 7 / 10 What is a major influence of the English Petition of Right on the American government? It modeled how to get a monarchy to listen to the rights of people. The document influenced America’s right to petition and right to due process of law. America borrowed the idea of state’s rights from the English Petition of Right. The entire U.S. Bill of Rights is taken from the English Petition of Right. 8 / 10 Alexander Hamilton died as a result from a duel with this man. James Madison Aaron Burr Thomas Jefferson Marquis de Lafayette 9 / 10 George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a template for what? The Magna Carta Preamble to the Constitution The Declaration of Independence The Bill of Rights 10 / 10 This American Patriot, along with John Jay and James Madison, wrote 52 out of the 85 total essays defending the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Alexander Hamilton George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Your score is Restart quiz
